Going for a sweep in Miami, the Braves bats were stymied by Justin Nicolino, and Tyler Moore’s pinch-hit, three-run homer off of R.A. Dickey handed them their 21st loss of the season.
The low-scoring affair was plagued with wasted offensive opportunities by both teams in the early going. Two walks and a Freddie Freeman pop single into no man’s land loaded the bases in the top of the first, but Nick Markakis hit a first-pitch tapper from Nicolino that ended up going for an easy 1-2-3 double play to end the threat.