Braves 9, Marlins 8
ATLANTA -- Left fielder Eury Perez dropped a two-out single into shallow left field to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-8 Thursday at Turner Field.
With shortstop Daniel Castro at third base, Perez lobbed a pitch from Bryan Morris (3-3) just in front of a diving effort by left fielder Derek Dietrich. Castro began the inning by lining a single off the leg off Morris, who rushed the throw and threw the ball wildly to first, sending the runner to second.
Rookie Arodys Vizcaino pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his first career save. Vizcaino pitched around a one-out single by right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, who reached second on a wild pitch but was stranded there.
The winning pitcher was Andrew McKirahan (1-0), who allowed the Marlins to score three runs and tie the game in the eighth, his only inning.
Miami second baseman Dee Gordon hit a two-run single in the eighth, and center fielder Christian Yelich drove home the tying run on a fielder's choice when the Braves couldn't complete a double play.
The Marlins jumped on top with two runs in the first inning. Yelich drove in a run with a single up the middle, and third baseman Martin Prado got the second run home with a sacrifice fly to left field.
The Braves responded with a pair in the bottom of the first. Right fielder Nick Markakis drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to left. Center fielder Cameron Maybin drove home the second with a single, scoring catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a two-out double.
The Braves added three runs in the second inning. The rally started when Castro hit a line drive that struck the lower left leg of Marlins pitcher Jose Urena and caromed away for a single. Urena fell to the ground in pain but remained in the game to complete the inning.
After Castro was sacrificed to second, he scored in second baseman Jace Peterson's single up the middle. Perez was hit with a pitch. Peterson and Perez both scored when Markakis doubled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.
Miami made it 5-4 with a pair in the third. Dietrich hit a solo homer, his seventh, to right field and Prado hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Yelich.
Urena was unable to return to the mound for the third inning because of the injury. He allowed five runs on six hits in two innings.
The Marlins tied the game 5-5 with a run in the fifth inning when Yelich doubled and scored on Prado's single to center field.
The Braves took an 8-5 lead with three runs in the fifth against reliever Adam Conley. Maybin walked and came around to score when Yelich slipped trying to field first baseman Joey Terdoslavich's line drive, which was scored as a triple. Third baseman Adonis Garcia followed with a two-run homer, his fourth.
NOTES: Atlanta put 2B Jace Peterson back in the leadoff spot and moved RF Nick Markakis back in the No. 3 hole. Peterson entered Thursday's game batting .355 over his last nine games, hitting in the No. 6 slot. ... The Marlins gave C J.T. Realmuto (bruised left hand) a second consecutive day off. ... The Braves promoted RHP Jason Hursh, the team's first-round draft choice in 2013, to Triple-A Gwinnett. Hursh has made 24 appearances at Double-A Mississippi, the last nine as a reliever, and he was 3-6 with two saves and a 5.14 ERA. ... Miami sent RHP Jarred Cosart (vertigo) to Class A Jupiter, where he will begin a rehab process that could land him back with the Marlins in September, if not sooner. ... The pitching matchup for Friday is Miami RHP Jose Fernandez (4-0, 2.13 ERA) against Atlanta RHP Julio Teheran (7-6, 4.59).