ATLANTA (AP) – Rookie Mike Foltynewicz won for the first time in three starts since returning to the Braves rotation as Atlanta downed the slumping Miami Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.
Nick Markakis had three hits and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, the National League’s longest activestreak. His run-scoring single in the fifth inning gave the Braves the lead for good.
Foltynewicz (4-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings, walking four and hitting a batter while striking out three. The Braves have won five of seven.
Tom Koehler (8-9) started for the Marlins, who have lost six straight overall and six straight against the Braves.