ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves didn’t miss their second shot at a sweep-sealing victory over the Miami Marlins.
Michael Harris II doubled home Ronald Acuña Jr. in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Braves edged the Marlins 4-3 after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep in the matchup of National League East Division teams at Truist Park.
A.J. Minter (4-1) struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the 10th to earn the win for the Braves, who have won nine of their past 10 games. Atlanta (17-6) has a three-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East, where the Braves are six-time reigning champions.
“Every game is not going to be pretty,” Harris said. “I’m just glad our defense just gave us a chance to just need one run at the end. It was clutch of Minter to get those outs with runners on. (Austin) Riley made a nice play at third. Defense was great.”
Riley threw out Nick Gordon at the plate with one out in the 10th, and Orlando Arcia threw out Chisholm at home with one out in the ninth to preserve the 3-3 tie both times.