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08/05 20:42 CDT Elder leads the 1st-place Braves to their 7th win in a row, 4-1
over the Marlins
Elder leads the 1st-place Braves to their 7th win in a row, 4-1 over the Marlins
By PAUL NEWBERRY
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Bryce Elder pitched one-hit ball over seven innings, Drake
Baldwin drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves won their season-high seventh
in a row, beating the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Elder (8-6) turned in another excellent start after a tough June, surrendering
his lone hit on a fifth-inning liner to left that Jakob Marsee hustled into a
double. Owen Caissie, who had walked, raced to third and scored on Joe Mack's
groundout.
That was it against Elder, who is 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA over his last four
starts. Didier Fuentes got the final four outs for his second career save after
Dylan Dodd allowed a pair of singles in the eighth.
Baldwin capped a three-run second inning against Eury Prez (5-9) with a
two-out single to center that brought home a pair of runners. Austin Riley
drove in the first run of the night with a ground-rule double.
Mauricio Dubn sent home Atlanta's other run with his 600th career hit. The RBI
single came after a bizarre play in which Michael Harris' apparent steal of
third was nullified when Mack's throw ricocheted off Dubn's helmet and flew
into the stands, resulting in an interference call on the hitter.
After the first-place Braves failed to pick up a top-line starting pitcher
ahead of the trade deadline, Elder and Grant Holmes made strong cases for the
rotation Atlanta already has. Holmes threw six scoreless innings in the series
opener, a 4-2 win for Atlanta.
The Braves, who came into the night with a 7 1/2-game leader Philadelphia in
the NL East, have won five out of six series since the All-Star break. They
improved to 7-2 against the Marlins this season.
Prez surrendered seven hits and all four Atlanta runs over five innings,
though he did record nine strikeouts.
Atlanta's Matt Olson played in his 896th consecutive game, breaking a tie with
Stan Musial for the eighth-longest run on MLB's career list. His next target is
Joe Sewell, who played 1,103 games in a row.
On the other hand, Braves catcher Sean Murphy played his first game since May
10 and just his fifth in an injury plagued season that began with him still
rehabbing from shoulder surgery. He went 1-for-4.
Next up
Braves LHP Martn Prez (7-6, 3.24 ERA) takes the mound Thursday looking for a
sweep of the three-game series against RHP Janson Junk (5-6, 4.58).
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