MIAMI — Leadoff batter Ronald Acuña Jr. had two hits, walked twice and drove in a run as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday.
Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin hit his eighth home run of the season, and veteran designated hitter Marcell Ozuna delivered an RBI double and singled for the Braves, who have won seven of their past nine contests after falling to a season-low 10 games under .500 on June 10.
Braves right-hander Grant Holmes (4-6) overcame control problems to pitch 5 2/3 innings, giving up five hits while walking five batters and striking out five. After walking three to load the bases with two outs in the fifth, he struck out Agustín Ramírez to end the threat.
In his previous outing last Sunday, Holmes did not allow a hit or walk through five innings and had a career-high 15 strikeouts when he exited after 6 1/3 innings with the Colorado Rockies leading 1-0. However, the Braves lost 10-1 as the bullpen and the lineup failed to back the stellar start by Holmes.
Enyel De Los Santos, Dylan Lee and Rafael Montero had no such trouble Saturday, with each working an inning to complete the shutout.