The Marlins came close to doing something they’d never done before: blank the Atlanta Braves in back-to-back games.
Alas, Dansby Swanson’s leadoff home run in the ninth off Drew Steckenrider prevented that from happening.
But the Marlins still held on for a 3-1 victory over the first-place Braves.
One night after Marlins pitching shut down the first-place Braves in a 1-0 squeaker, Wei-Yin Chen kept the Braves at bay with one of his best-ever outings as a Marlin.
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Chen turned in six scoreless innings, striking out a season-high 10 batters, and the bullpen did the rest as the Marlins knocked off the Braves in consecutive games for the first time this season.