Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Box Score on Aug 15, 2020

Adam Duvall hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the top of the ninth inning, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday night.

Atlanta snapped a four-game losing streak.

On the game's biggest hit, Duvall appeared to be fooled on an 0-1 slider from reliever Brandon Kintzler (1-1). Even so, he managed to reach for and pull the 83 mph pitch 387 feet down the left-field line. The ball struck off the foul pole for Duvall's third homer of the season.

Atlanta's only other run came from Marcell Ozuna's seventh inning solo homer. Ozuna, who leads the Braves with five homers, spent his first five major league seasons with the Marlins.

Miami's offense came from rookie Monte Harrison, who was hitting .105 on the season when he slugged his first major league homer in the eighth.

Reliever Will Smith (1-0), who allowed the homer by Harrison, got the victory in just his third appearance as a member of the Braves.

Mark Melancon pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save of the season. He has the second-longest active streak for scoreless innings (14 1/3) in the majors.

The game's starting pitchers -- both lefties -- pitched well but were left with no-decisions.

Atlanta's Max Fried lowered his already-stellar ERA to 1.24 by striking out seven and allowing just four hits and three walks in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. He was especially dominant in the fourth, striking out the side -- all swinging -- in a 1-2-3 inning.

Miami rookie Daniel Castano, making just his second major league appearance, allowed four hits, two walks and one run in six-plus innings, striking out two while mostly mixing in off-speed pitches.

Prior to the game, the Marlins placed outfielder Corey Dickerson on the bereavement list. The Marlins also recalled rookie first baseman Lewin Diaz from their alternate training site. Diaz made his majors debut in the ninth, stroking a pinch-hit, opposite-field single.

The Marlins are already without 18 players who tested positive for COVID-19 last month.

--Field Level Media