ATLANTA — — The Atlanta Braves’ coaching workers instructed Ronald Acuña Jr. to be prepared on the bench if wanted.

That was all Acuña wanted to know.

Acuña’s pinch-hit double tied the sport and he scored the go-ahead run on Ozzie Albies’ two-run bloop double within the seventh inning because the Braves recovered after blowing an early three-run benefit to beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Friday evening.

“ me, I am all the time able to play,” Acuña stated by means of a translator after being held out of the beginning lineup for the third straight recreation resulting from a strained proper quadriceps.

Miami led 4-3 earlier than Acuña’s double down the left-field line off Anthony Bass (1-2) drove in Matt Olson, who led off the seventh with a stroll. The sellout crowd of 40,064 at Truist Park was nonetheless celebrating Acuña’s hit as Bass walked Dansby Swanson.

Albies then hit a blooper that fell into shallow left subject. As Marlins left fielder Jorge Soler held the ball too lengthy, Acuña simply scored the go-ahead run and Swanson ran by means of third-base coach Ron Washington’s cease signal to additionally rating.

“I simply had an intuition,” Swanson stated. “For a cut up second, I felt like his consideration went to Ozzie or his eyes moved. It was one thing as I used to be operating to 3rd that I processed that he was like on his second learn.”

Soler threw the ball to Joey Wendle at third base as a substitute of to the plate.

“It regarded like he had a bit of little bit of hesitation,” Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly stated of Soler. “I do know Dansby ran by means of the cease signal. … I don’t know if he noticed it, too.”

Acuña stated he wasn’t stunned Swanson scored.

“That is our model of play,” Acuña stated. “We’re all the time going to play laborious. If a crew is caught sleeping a bit of bit, we’ll reap the benefits of that state of affairs.”

Jackson Stephens (1-1) had two strikeouts and allowed no hits in two scoreless innings behind Ian Anderson.

Braves supervisor Brian Snitker known as the comeback “big” because the defending World Sequence champions (22-24) “are attempting to get going.”

“These type of wins can simply be so good for a membership’s psyche,” Snitker stated.

Kenley Jansen gave up a one-out single to Brian Anderson within the ninth earlier than recovering for his eleventh save in 13 possibilities. Jansen struck out Jacob Stallings and Jesús Sánchez, every on known as third strikes, to finish the sport.

Bass allowed two runs whereas recording two outs.

Jesús Aguilar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer within the sixth inning as Miami took a 4-3 lead after trailing 3-0.

Garrett Cooper additionally hit a two-run homer within the Marlins’ four-run sixth off Anderson. It was a fast reply by the Marlins following Atlanta’s three-run fifth in opposition to Trevor Rogers, who was good by means of 4 innings.

Austin Riley’s fifth-inning homer produced the sport’s first run — and Atlanta’s first hit. Travis d’Arnaud adopted Riley’s homer with a double off the glove of shortstop Miguel Rojas into left subject. With one out, William Contreras drove in d’Arnaud with a double to the wall in heart subject.

IMPROVEMENT FOR ROGERS

Rogers allowed three runs on 4 hits and one stroll in 5 innings. It was an enchancment from his final begin when he gave up 5 runs on eight hits in 4 innings in a 5-3 loss to the Braves on Might 20.

“He was lots higher at the moment,” Mattingly stated.

LONG DROUGHT ENDS

Travis Demeritte snapped an 0-for-34 droop with a run-scoring single to left subject that drove in Contreras within the fifth for a 3-0 lead. Following his first hit since Might 14, a grateful Demeritte positioned his fingers collectively in a prayerful pose as he stood and smiled at first base.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: IF Jon Berti returned from the COVID-19 injured listing, whereas OF Avisaíl García was positioned on the listing. … Berti began as 2B Jazz Chisholm (sore left hamstring) missed his third consecutive recreation. Chisholm is operating and taking part in hitting and fielding drills. … LHP Jesús Luzardo (forearm pressure) has not resumed throwing. He was positioned on the IL on Might 15, retroactive to Might 12. … Wendle (proper hamstring) had no hits in his return from the IL.

Braves: Acuña ran the bases earlier than batting follow and will begin on Saturday. He remained within the recreation in proper subject following his pinch-hit double. … LF Marcell Ozuna (decrease belly tightness) began after lacking one recreation.

UP NEXT

Braves LHP Tucker Davidson (1-1, 8.71) will make his first profession begin in opposition to Miami when he faces Marlins ace RHP Sandy Alcantara (4-2, 2.11) on Saturday. Alcantara threw a whole recreation in Sunday’s 4-3 win over the Braves in Miami.

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