ATLANTA – It felt like opening night to Kevin Gausman, and he battled first-game jitters – for two batters.
After that, the right-hander was on top of his game.
Gausman allowed only two hits in seven innings, and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Tyler Flowers homered as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 Friday night.
The Braves escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn their fourth win in a row. Miami has lost four straight, and has dropped nine consecutive games in Atlanta.
Gausman combined with relievers Jesse Biddle and Arodys Vizcaíno on a three-hitter, but only after he walked the first two batters he faced.