Braves win season-high 7th straight, top Marlins 3-2

Atlanta Braves' Emilio Bonifacio (64) steals second base as Miami Marlins' second baseman Miguel Rojas, left, is unable to handle the throw from J.T. Realmuto in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Miami. Bonifacio went on to reach third base on a throwing error by Realmuto. The Braves won 3-2. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Atlanta Braves' Emilio Bonifacio (64) steals second base as Miami Marlins' second baseman Miguel Rojas, left, is unable to handle the throw from J.T. Realmuto in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Miami. Bonifacio went on to reach third base on a throwing error by Realmuto. The Braves won 3-2. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

By Associated Press September 24, 2016 3 min read

MIAMI (AP) – The Atlanta Braves keep tripping up postseason contenders.

Adonis Garcia hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Friday night for their season-high seventh straight win.

“I keep saying it – I feel our team is fighting for a playoff spot,” Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. “You can’t be more appreciative in the way they go out there and fight for each other.”

Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a sixth-inning double. Atlanta’s winning streak is its longest since it won nine in a row from June 27-July 5, 2014.

“We’re a team that has to be reckoned with right now,” Snitker said.