Miami Marlins losing skid hits three games after another loss to the Atlanta Braves

The Miami Marlins’ downfall on Saturday started within the fourth inning. They’d a runner on third base with one out in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, a main likelihood to interrupt open the scoreless impasse.

As an alternative, a pair of poor selections resulted in two outs on the basepaths on the identical play.

The Braves took benefit from there, scoring in every of the following three innings to beat the Marlins 4-3 at loanDepot park for Miami’s third consecutive loss. The Marlins are 17-22, whereas the Braves enhance to 19-21.

We’ll get to the scoring in a second, however first… the fourth-inning baserunning.

Jesus Sanchez was on third base after hitting a triple to proper subject in opposition to Atlanta’s Kyle Wright. Bryan De La Cruz was on the plate with the Braves’ infield drawn in.

De La Cruz scored a 1-0 sinker to the left aspect of the infield. Sanchez started working on contact.

The issue? The ball went straight to shortstop Dansby Swanson, who fired a throw to catcher William Contreras and compelled Sanchez right into a rundown the place he was ultimately tagged out by third baseman Austin Riley.

That’s one out.

However De La Cruz tried to make his method to second base towards the top of the Sanchez rundown. Riley threw to first baseman Matt Olson, who then threw to second baseman Ozzie Albies to finish the five-man, four-throw double play and finish the inning.

Contreras then hit a solo dwelling run off Elieser Hernandez within the fifth to present the Braves a lead they’d not relinquish. Atlanta added two extra runs within the sixth on RBI singles from Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall — Ozuna’s off Tanner Scott, Duvall’s off Dylan Floro — earlier than Contreras hit his second dwelling run of the sport within the seventh in opposition to Cody Poteet.

The Marlins scored their solely runs on a Jorge Soler RBI double that scored Garrett Cooper from first base within the sixth and a Brian Anderson fielder’s selection that scored Cooper from third base within the eighth. Miami had the profitable run on the basepaths with two outs within the ninth after Jacob Stallings walked, Jazz Chisholm Jr. recorded an infield hit and Cooper hit an RBI double however Soler struck out swinging to finish the sport.

Hernandez allowed simply the one run on three hits and a stroll whereas putting out 5 over 5 innings.

▪ Shortstop Miguel Rojas was faraway from the sport within the seventh inning with left calf tightness. Erik Gonzalez changed him.