Acuña scores 3 times in return as Braves bounce back against Marlins
Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled, walked twice and scored three times in his return and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday. It was Acuña’s first game since being sidelined May 2 because of a left hamstring strain.
He batted leadoff as the designated hitter. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Mauricio Dubón had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning. Matt Olson walked twice, had two hits and drove in three runs, while Michael Harris II homered and singled for the NL East-leading Braves.
Dubón reached on a two-out infield single to put Atlanta ahead 5-4 after Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher (4-3) walked Mike Yastrzemski, Ha-Seong Kim and Acuña to load the bases. Olson followed with a two-run single to make it 7-4. Kim added an RBI single in the ninth.
Dylan Lee (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief for the win. Braves starter Martín Perez allowed four runs and five hits and struck out a career-high 10 in five innings. Harris’ leadoff drive in the sixth tied the game at 4-4.
He drove Marlins reliever Andrew Nardi’s first pitch over the wall in center for his ninth homer of the season. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter ] Miami erased a 2-0 first-inning deficit with three runs in the bottom half. Xavier Edwards hit a leadoff homer and Kyle Stowers added a two-run double.