The Miami Marlins won by one for a change, and the Atlanta Braves again came up just a little bit short.
Yimi García worked around a leadoff single and a two-out walk in the ninth inning to seal the Marlins’ 4-3 win Friday. They improved to 5-12 in one-run games, while Atlanta has lost three consecutive games by a run each.
“Those kind of games are usually decided by something small,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “We’ve had a chance to win a lot of them.”
Because of their poor record in close games, the Marlins are 28-35 even though they’ve outscored their opponents.