Things appeared to be calm between the Marlins and Braves for a little more than five innings Thursday night.
Then a fastball from Miami reliever Javy Guerra drifted high and inside and hit Ronald Acuna, Jr. on the inside part of his right hand.
But just eight days after currently-suspended Marlins’ pitcher Jose Urena hit Acuna, Jr. with a 97-mph fastball leading to a bench-clearing confrontation between both teams, no such incident occurred on Thursday night during Atlanta’s 5-0 win over Miami.
Acuna, Jr. let go of his bat and slammed his helmet to the ground right after Guerra’s 93.