MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday evening at loanDepot Park, improving to 33-16 while dropping Miami to 22-27. Atlanta scored twice in the first inning and added a run in the fifth, one in the sixth, three in the eighth and one in the ninth. Miami plated three in the first and one in the third. Braves starter Martín Pérez worked five innings, allowing five hits and four earned runs while striking out 10. Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Matt Olson was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Mauricio Dubón collected three hits and drove in one run. Dylan Lee earned the win, tossing 1⅓ scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Robert Suarez, Didier Fuentes and Raisel Iglesias each contributed scoreless relief. Calvin Faucher took the loss for Miami. Atlanta had 10 hits; Miami eight. Attendance was 7,521, and the game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes. The Braves rebounded from a 12-0 loss Monday and won for the ninth time in 13 games.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Matt Olson drove in three runs and Michael Harris II homered to help the Atlanta Braves overcome an early deficit and defeat the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday evening at loanDepot Park. The Braves improved to 33-16, while the Marlins fell to 22-27. Atlanta avenged a 12-0 shutout loss to Miami the previous night. Atlanta jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning against Marlins starter Braxton Garrett. Ronald Acuña Jr. walked, moved to second on a single by Mauricio Dubón and advanced to third when Olson walked. Ozzie Albies lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Acuña. After Austin Riley struck out, Harris singled to right to plate Dubón. José Azócar ended the inning with a groundout. Miami responded immediately in the bottom of the first against Braves starter Martín Pérez. Xavier Edwards led off with a solo home run, his sixth of the season. Otto Lopez singled, and after two strikeouts, Esteury Ruiz walked. Kyle Stowers doubled to right, driving in Lopez and Ruiz to give the Marlins a 3-2 lead. Both teams settled into a pitchers’ duel after that. Miami added a run in the third inning when Lopez walked, moved to third on a double by Christopher Morel and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ruiz. Atlanta cut the deficit to 4-3 in the fifth when Acuña doubled and scored on Olson’s double. Harris tied the game in the sixth with a leadoff home run to center field, his ninth of the season. The solo shot off Marlins reliever Anthony Bender evened the score at 4-4. The Braves broke the tie in the eighth inning against Miami reliever Calvin Faucher. Mike Yastrzemski walked, Ha-Seong Kim walked and Acuña walked to load the bases with one out. Dubón singled to first base, scoring Yastrzemski. Olson followed with a two-run single to left, scoring Kim and Acuña to make it 7-4. Atlanta added an insurance run in the ninth against Lake Bachar. Austin Riley was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a single by Chadwick Tromp and scored on a single by Kim. Miami threatened in the bottom of the ninth but could not score. Raisel Iglesias allowed a two-out single to Liam Hicks but struck out Jakob Marsee to end the game. Dylan Lee earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits and striking out two. Lee improved to 2-0. Faucher took the loss, falling to 4-3. He allowed three runs on two hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning. Pérez pitched five innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out 10. He did not factor in the decision. The Braves bullpen combined for four scoreless innings. Lee, Robert Suarez, Didier Fuentes and Iglesias held the Marlins scoreless after the third inning. For Atlanta, Dubón went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a double. Olson finished 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and two walks. Harris was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Acuña walked three times, scored twice and doubled. Miami’s Edwards homered and singled. Stowers doubled and drove in two runs. Lopez had two hits and scored twice. The game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 7,521. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Miami 7, Atlanta 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 59.10 percent probability to win. Atlanta was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The combined 12 runs went under the over-under line of 8.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves look to bounce back from a lopsided defeat Monday afternoon when they face the Miami Marlins on Tuesday evening at loanDepot Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. under a forecast of 83 degrees with rain. The Braves (32-15) own the best record in the National League, but were blanked 12-0 by the Marlins in the series opener. Atlanta sends left-hander Martín Pérez (2-2, 4.50 ERA) to the mound. The Marlins (21-26) counter with left-hander Braxton Garrett (0-1, 5.40 ERA), who makes his third start of the season after missing time with an arm injury. Atlanta enters with momentum from a 3-2 homestand against Boston and the Chicago Cubs, capped by an 8-1 victory Sunday. The Braves have won seven of their last 10 games. Miami has dropped three of its last four, including a 6-3 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Players to watch For Atlanta, right-hander Grant Holmes has been a force out of the bullpen, winning each of his last four appearances. In his most recent outing Sunday against the Red Sox, Holmes tossed six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out four. Over his last four games covering 21 innings, he has allowed 10 earned runs with 17 strikeouts. For Miami, shortstop Otto Lopez has been consistent at the plate. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday’s loss and is hitting .333 (10-for-30) over his last nine games with four RBIs. Head-to-head The Marlins pounded Atlanta 12-0 on Monday, evening the season series at 2-2. Miami took two of three from the Braves in Atlanta from April 13-15, winning 10-4 and losing 6-5 and 6-3. Betting line Atlanta is a -1.5 favorite, according to Interstat’s game simulator. The over/under is set at 8 runs. The simulator projects a 7-5 Miami victory. Up next The series continues Wednesday and Thursday, both at loanDepot Park. Atlanta then returns home for three games against the Washington Nationals starting Friday. Miami hosts the New York Mets for a three-game set beginning Friday.