Orlando Arcia, Ozzie Albies and Travis d'Arnaud each homered and Spencer Strider won his sixth consecutive decision as the streaking Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Miami Marlins 6-3 on Sunday.
The Braves swept the three-game series and have won eight in a row. Miami has lost nine of its 10 meetings against Atlanta this season and has been outscored 83-29 over that stretch. Strider allowed three runs with one walk and nine strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.
A.J. Minter and Ben Heller followed from the bullpen before Raisel Iglesias retired the Marlins in the ninth for his 14th save in 16 opportunities. Albies delivered a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning to put the Braves ahead 4-2. Atlanta hit a total of 13 home runs in the three-game series. After combining for 11 first-inning runs in the previous two games, the Braves came up empty on Sunday after Marcell Ozuna grounded out with the bases loaded to end the opening frame. Miami scored two runs on four hits in the second inning for its first lead of the series. After Joey Wendle scored on Jonathan Davis' fielder's-choice grounder, Jacob Stallings followed with a bunt single, and Luis Arraez delivered an RBI double. Atlanta answered in the bottom half of the second on Arcia's homer to center field against Miami starter Sandy Alcantara . The 425-foot blast was Arcia's seventh of the season. Alcantara retired nine straight batters before Atlanta moved ahead with three runs in the fifth inning. Michael Harris II singled with one out, stole second base, moved to third on a throwing error and tied the game on Alcantara's wild pitch. After Ronald Acuna Jr. walked, Albies put the Braves ahead with a two-run homer to right field. It was Albies' 20th homer of the season. Alcantara was lifted after giving up four runs on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts over five innings. The Braves extended their lead on d'Arnaud's two-run homer in the eighth against Andrew Nardi. The 384-foot blast was d'Arnaud's seventh this season. Miami designated hitter Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited the game in the eighth inning due to left oblique soreness.
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