Bour, Straily lead Marlins to shutout of Braves
ATLANTA -- Justin Bour always likes hitting against Atlanta and Dan Straily enjoyed pitching against the Braves as well Friday night.
Bour hit his 11th career homer off the Braves in his first game back from the disabled list and Straily pitched 6 1/3 masterful innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-0 victory.
Straily (5-4) allowed four hits, walked none and struck out eight as he bounced back from a rough game in his previous start at Pittsburgh to lower his ERA to 3.58.
Bour hit his 17th homer in his second at-bat since being activated from the disabled list due to a left ankle contusion. He tied Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna for the team lead.
Rookie left-hander Sean Newcomb (0-2) took the loss in his second start, but again showed the promise the Braves were hoping to see.
Newcomb, who hit 100 mph four times, allowed three runs on five hits and four walks, striking out three.
The 23-year-old made his major league debut Saturday by allowing just four hits and an unearned run over 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the New York Mets. He struck out seven and walked two in that game.
The Marlins had two hits and drew three walks in the sixth inning, but Newcomb limited the damage. The only run scored on a double play.
Christian Yelich's two-run single, his third hit, padded the Marlins' lead in the ninth. Dee Gordon also had his third hit in the inning.
The Braves scored 29 runs in taking two of three games at Washington early in the week, but have scored just three runs while losing their past four home games.
Gordon led off the game with a single for Miami and, after a stolen base, scored on a one-out double by Yelich.
After walking the next batter, Newcomb retired 10 straight batters before Bour connected with a high fastball clocked at 97 mph in the fourth inning, sending it over the fence in center field for a 2-0 Marlins lead.
NOTES: Braves LF Matt Kemp sat out with left hamstring tightness. He was hurt Wednesday at Washington. C Tomas Telis was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans by the Marlins to clear a roster spot for Bour. ... RHP Bartolo Colon (oblique strain) is slated to come off the DL and start Wednesday against San Francisco as the Braves go to a six-man rotation during a stretch of 10 straight games on the homestand. ... RHP Kyle Wright, the No. 5 overall pick in the draft, signed with the Braves for a contract package of $7 million. ... 3B Martin Prado (right hamstring strain) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (left oblique strain) began a rehab assignment for the Marlins with Double-A Jacksonville.