Braves 6, Marlins 4
MIAMI -- Nick Markakis drove in three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Markakis, who went 3-for-5, is hitting .341. His RBI double in the fourth keyed Atlanta's tie-breaking three-run rally. Eight of Markakis' past 12 hits have been doubles.
The Braves (2-9) won their second straight game. Miami (3-6) is 0-4 at home this season.
Bud Norris (1-2) earned the win despite allowing four runs in 5 1/3 innings. Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless ninth, picking up his first save of the season. Grilli struck out Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton with two runners on to end the game. Stanton struck out four times in the game, going 1-for-5.
Tom Koehler (0-2) took the loss, allowing nine hits, two walks and six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Miami's starting pitchers have yet to win a game this season.
Atlanta opened the scoring in the second inning. With two outs, Koehler failed to get the opposing pitcher, walking Norris after an eight-pitch battle. That loaded the bases and set the stage for Markakis, who dumped a soft, two-run, opposite-field single to shallow left.
Miami took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second. Martin Prado doubled and scored on Justin Bour's single. Adeiny Hechavarria followed with a two-run homer.
It was Hechavarria's 12th career homer and his first since Aug. 2, 2015.
Atlanta tied the score 3-3 in the third, again with a soft two-out hit. This time, it was Kelly Johnson's bloop double to center that scored Adonis Garcia.
The Braves knocked Koehler out of the game in the fourth, taking a 6-3 lead. Atlanta got RBI doubles by Markakis and Freddie Freeman, sandwiching a run-scoring single by Gordon Beckham.
Miami closed its deficit to 6-4 with a sixth-inning solo homer by Bour.
NOTES: Marlins LHP Mike Dunn (left forearm inflammation) felt discomfort during a bullpen session and his return has been pushed back indefinitely. ... Marlins LHP Justin Nicolino is off to a 2-0 start with a 2.25 ERA at Triple-A New Orleans. He's a candidate to join Miami's rotation should the big-league club need an extra starter. ... Atlanta, which has dipped from 96 wins to 79 to 67 in the past couple of years, is counting on young prospects to provide a bright future. The best of those is SS Dansby Swanson, 22, who is hitting .333 in nine games at High-A this season. ... Braves RHP Jhoulys Chacin, who starts against Miami on Sunday, is the first pitcher since 1988 to go at least six innings and strike out six or more batters in 69 or fewer pitches, accomplishing that feat in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.