Marlins Vs. Braves Recap: Miami Loses 8-2 As Atlanta Completes Sweep

The Miami Marlins dropped their third game in a row to the Atlanta Braves, losing an 8-2 decision in Miami and falling behind Atlanta in the standings. The Braves are now 32-25 on the year, while the Marlins are a game behind -- in fourth place in the National League East -- at 31-26.

The Marlins trailed by two runs heading into the ninth, but a solo homer from Jason Heyward followed by a three-run shot from Michael Bourn sealed the result. Atlanta hit four home runs on the day. Mike Minor, who had the worst ERA in the majors coming into this game, only gave up one earned run in five innings of work for Atlanta.

Mark Buehrle went six innings, giving up only three hits and two earned runs. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Reyes both homered for Miami.

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Marlins Vs. Braves: Miami Looks To Reignite Its Offense

With two straight losses to the Atlanta Braves, the Miami Marlins have dropped down to a second-place tie with their series opponents. The Marlins have scored one run in two games, and they'll need some more production from their bats if they're not to get swept tonight.

They'll get to take on the struggling Mike Minor (2-4, 6.98 ERA), who is 0-3 with a 9.95 ERA in his last six starts and has the worst ERA in the majors. Mark Buehrle (5-5, 3.53) will take the mound for Miami. Buehrle's sporting an uninspiring 4.05 ERA in three career starts against Atlanta, but he's managed to win all three.

Miami has a total of seven hits in the series.

The game is scheduled to begin at 7:10 p.m. It will be televised on Fox Sports Florida.

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Braves Vs. Marlins Final Score: Miami's Bats Go Cold, Go Down 2-1

The Miami Marlins were trying to rebound from a blowout 11-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, and the Marlins certainly rebounded in the sense that the Braves were only limited to two runs. The Marlins got a nice outing from starting pitcher Josh Johnson, who went 7.2 innings, striking out nine batters.

Randall Delgado on the other hand for the Atlanta Braves also had a nice, albeit short, outing striking out seven batters in just 6.1 innings of work. The Marlins were limited to just two hits on the night and couldn't plate anymore runs after Bryan Peterson knocked in Giancarlo Stanton in the fifth inning. Miami loses their second game in a row to the Braves, 2-1.

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Braves Vs. Marlins Recap: Miami Blown Out 11-0

The Atlanta Braves opened their three-game set at Marlins Park with a blowout win over the Fish. It all caved in on Anibal Sanchez, who gave up seven earned runs in 6.2 innings pitched. Chad Gaudin came on late in relief and gave up four runs in the ninth inning as the Braves extended the lead for the 11-0 win.

Dan Uggla had a huge night at the dish for the Braves, ripping two homers and knocking in five of Atlanta's 11 runs. Aside from the power bursts from Uggla, Atlanta did most of their damage with station-to-station baseball, tallying 16 hits off the Miami staff. The bottom half of the order came through with the other six RBIs, as even pitcher Tim Hudson got in on the act.

Ozzie Guillen will try to even the series up on Wednesday night with Josh Johnson on the mound. Randall Delgado will get the ball for Atlanta.

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Marlins Vs. Braves: Tuesday Starting Lineups

Fresh off two consecutive wins over the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend, along with the best month in franchise history, the Miami Marlins are slated to host the Atlanta Braves in a three-game weekday series beginning tonight at Marlins Park at 7:10 p.m. EST. Fox Sports Florida will be televising tonight's matchup.

For the Marlins, Anibal Sanchez takes the mound. Thus far this season, Sanchez has gone 3-3 with a 2.56 ERA through 10 starts. He will face Tim Hudson, who be on the hill for the Braves.

Braves (29-25)

Michael Bourn CF
Martin Prado 3B
Brian McCann C
Dan Uggla 2B
Freddie Freeman 1B
Jason Heyward RF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Tim Hudson P
Jose Constanza LF

Marlins (31-23)

Jose Reyes SS
Omar Infante 2B
Hanley Ramirez 3B
Giancarlo Stanton RF
Logan Morrison 1B
Bryan Petersen CF
John Buck C
Chris Coghlan LF
Anibal Sanchez P

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Marlins Vs. Braves: Miami Welcomes Atlanta For A Three-Game Set

Jose Reyes looks to extend his league-leading 18-game hitting streak as the Braves come to town.