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Nick Markakis hits a tie-breaking, two-run single in the eighth inning as the Braves beat the Marlins 4-2.

- By Charles Odum Associated Press Sports Writer

ATLANTA — Nick Markakis hit a tie-breaking, two-run single off third baseman Nick Prado’s glove with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Friday night for a rare home win.

The Braves snapped a fourgame losing streak and improved to only 3-20 in home games. They began the day tied with Minnesota for the majors’ worst record.

Ian Krol (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning and Arodys Vizcaino pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances.

Jeff Francoeur had four hits, all singles, and drove in a run for Atlanta.

Only an overturned call kept the eighth inning alive and made the decisive at-bat by Markakis possible.

His liner off David Phelps (33) was initially ruled an error on Prado before it was changed to a hit.

The Braves had the bases loaded with one out in the eighth when Tyler Flowers hit

a grounder toward the pitcher’s mound. Phelps fielded the ball, threw to catcher J.T. Realmuto for a forceout. Realmuto threw to first and first-base umpire Ben May called Flowers out for an apparent inning-ending double play.

The call was overturned following a review, setting up the Markakis at-bat.

The Braves were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position while

trailing 2-0 through four innings. They finally came through with runners in scoring position when they knocked Adam Conley out of the game with four straight hits in the fifth. Flowers’ double to the center-field wall drove in Freddie Freeman, who had a one-out single.

Flowers moved to third on a single by Markakis and scored on Francoeur’s bloop single to left field for a 2-2 tie.

Ichiro Suzuki doubled to lead off the third. After Prado singled, Suzuki scored on Marcell Ozuna’s double. Justin Bour’s groundout drove in Prado.

Ozuna had three hits, boosting his batting average to .343 and giving him a nine-game hitting streak.

Atlanta right-hander Williams Perez allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk in six innings.

 ?? John Bazemore / The Associated Press ?? Atlanta’s Gordon Beckham (center), Freddie Freeman (right) and Jeff Francoeur celebrate after Nick Markakis hit a two-run single during the eighth inning of Friday’s game against the Miami Marlins in Atlanta.
John Bazemore / The Associated Press Atlanta’s Gordon Beckham (center), Freddie Freeman (right) and Jeff Francoeur celebrate after Nick Markakis hit a two-run single during the eighth inning of Friday’s game against the Miami Marlins in Atlanta.

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