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Final 8–3

Final · Series game 2

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Desk

Harris gets four hits as the Braves answer back

Braves 8, Marlins 3 · loanDepot park · Saturday

A night after one hit, Atlanta had ten. Michael Harris II had four of them and scored three times in an 8–3 win that evened the series in Miami.

Saturday

Final at loanDepot park

Atlanta 8, Miami 3. Victor Mederos the win. Jack Ralston the loss. Dylan Lee the hold. No save. Series tied, 1–1.

The night

Who decided it

Harris had four hits and scored three times. Dominic Smith and Drake Baldwin homered. Mederos got the win.

Harris II

4-for-5, two doubles, three runs, one RBI. Scored in the first, fourth, and ninth.

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Baldwin

3-for-5, homer (25) to center in the ninth, two RBI. Harris scores ahead of him.

Smith

Two-run homer (9) to right-center in the second. Mike Yastrzemski scores.

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Olson

Sacrifice fly in the first. RBI single in the fourth. Two RBI.

Mederos

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K. Win, 6–1.

Ralston

1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER. Loss, 0–3.

The stake

Ten hits after one

Hits

10 hits, 8 runs, 0 errors

Miami had 8 hits, 3 runs, and 1 error. Harris had four of Atlanta's ten hits and scored three times.

Series

Series tied, 1–1

Game 2 of 3. Season series is 9–3. Sunday at loanDepot park, 2:10 p.m. CT. JR Ritchie vs Janson Junk.

Three watches

What held up in Miami

Suter threw three scoreless. Harris had four hits. Sunday is the finale.

Open the recap

01

Suter’s first Braves start

He threw three scoreless innings on 43 pitches. One hit, no walks, three strikeouts.

Saturday at Miami

02

An answer to the one-hitter

Atlanta had ten hits. Michael Harris II had four of them and scored three times.

Saturday at Miami

03

The series on the line

Atlanta won 8–3, and the series is tied, 1–1. Sunday’s finale is at 2:10 p.m. CT. JR Ritchie vs Janson Junk.

Sunday at Miami

The set

Series tied, 1–1

Atlanta 8, Miami 3. Season series 9–3. Sunday is the finale at loanDepot park.

Saturday final

Saturday

Atlanta 8, Miami 3

Mederos the win, Ralston the loss. Lee the hold. No save. Harris had four hits.

Saturday at Miami

Friday

Miami 3, Atlanta 0

Pérez the win, Holmes the loss. No save. One hit for Atlanta.

Friday at Miami

Thursday

Cincinnati 7, Atlanta 6

Rodríguez’s two-run homer in the sixth held up. Phillips the win, Smith-Shawver the loss, Pagán the save.

Thursday at Truist

The night’s numbers

Record

94–68

NL East

1st

Last 10

6–4

Streak

W1

94–68, NL East champions. Philadelphia 88–74, wild card. Wild Card game 2 at Truist Park. Cristopher Sánchez and Tyler Mahle, 1:00 p.m. CT. Atlanta leads the series 1–0.

Harris II

4-for-5, two doubles, three runs, one RBI.

30 · Baldwin

3-for-5, homer (25), two RBI.

Mederos

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R. Win, 6–1.

Ralston

1.1 IP, 3 ER. Loss, 0–3.

Final

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Why Saturday mattered

A night after one hit, Atlanta had ten. Michael Harris II had four of them and scored three times in an 8–3 win that evened the series in Miami.

One night after Eury Pérez held the Braves to a single hit, Michael Harris II had four by himself. He went 4-for-5 with two doubles, scored three runs and drove in another Saturday, and Atlanta beat Miami 8–3 at loanDepot park to even the series at a game apiece.

Harris started it in the first. He doubled to right and scored on Matt Olson's sacrifice fly. In the second, Dominic Smith hit a two-run homer to right-center, his ninth, bringing Mike Yastrzemski home ahead of him. Harris singled later in the inning. When Ronald Acuña Jr. reached on a fielder's choice, third baseman Javier Sanoja made a fielding error that let Ha-Seong Kim score and sent Harris to third. That made it 4–0.

The fourth made it 6–0. Harris doubled to left, his 36th double of the season, to score Kim. Olson followed with a single to first that brought Harris home.

Atlanta handed the ball to six pitchers, and Brent Suter set the tone. He threw three scoreless innings on 43 pitches, allowing one hit, walking nobody and striking out three. Miami broke through against Dylan Dodd in the fourth. Sanoja hit a solo homer to left-center, and Griffin Conine singled home Agustín Ramírez to make it 6–2.

Victor Mederos steadied it after that. He threw two hitless innings with two strikeouts and got the win. Heriberto Hernández tripled home Otto Lopez off Robert Suarez in the seventh to cut it to 6–3. Dylan Lee worked the eighth, allowing one hit and striking out one, and earned the hold.

The Braves put it away in the ninth. Harris singled to center, and Drake Baldwin homered to center, his 25th, for an 8–3 lead. Baldwin finished 3-for-5 with two RBI, and Olson drove in two as well.

Raisel Iglesias closed it out. Conine singled, then De Los Santos lined out to Harris in center and Jared Serna flied out to Yastrzemski in left. Lopez grounded to Austin Riley at third, and Riley's throw to Olson ended it.

Jack Ralston took the loss after allowing three runs in one and one-third innings.

The series comes down to Sunday's finale at 2:10 p.m. CT. JR Ritchie (one win, four losses, a 4.79 ERA in 10 starts) goes for Atlanta against Janson Junk (six wins, nine losses, a 4.31 ERA in 24 starts).

  • Final: Atlanta 8, Miami 3
  • Mederos win, 6–1 · Ralston loss, 0–3 · Lee hold · no save
  • Hits 10–8 · errors 0–1 · 35,414 · 2:37
  • Series tied 1–1 · season series 9–3 · Sunday 2:10 p.m. CT · Ritchie vs Junk

Recap

Harris gets four hits as the Braves answer back

One night after Eury Pérez held the Braves to a single hit, Michael Harris II had four by himself. He went 4-for-5 with two doubles, scored three runs and drove in another Saturday, and Atlanta beat Miami 8–3 at loanDepot park to even the series at a game apiece. Harris started it in the first. He doubled to right and scored on Matt Olson's sacrifice fly. In the second, Dominic Smith hit a two-run homer to right-center, his ninth, bringing Mike Yastrzemski home ahead of him. Harris singled later in the inning. When Ronald Acuña Jr. reached on a fielder's choice, third baseman Javier Sanoja made a fielding error that let Ha-Seong Kim score and sent Harris to third. That made it 4–0. The fourth made it 6–0. Harris doubled to left, his 36th double of the season, to score Kim. Olson followed with a single to first that brought Harris home. Atlanta handed the ball to six pitchers, and Brent Suter set the tone. He threw three scoreless innings on 43 pitches, allowing one hit, walking nobody and striking out three. Miami broke through against Dylan Dodd in the fourth. Sanoja hit a solo homer to left-center, and Griffin Conine singled home Agustín Ramírez to make it 6–2. Victor Mederos steadied it after that. He threw two hitless innings with two strikeouts and got the win. Heriberto Hernández tripled home Otto Lopez off Robert Suarez in the seventh to cut it to 6–3. Dylan Lee worked the eighth, allowing one hit and striking out one, and earned the hold. The Braves put it away in the ninth. Harris singled to center, and Drake Baldwin homered to center, his 25th, for an 8–3 lead. Baldwin finished 3-for-5 with two RBI, and Olson drove in two as well. Raisel Iglesias closed it out. Conine singled, then De Los Santos lined out to Harris in center and Jared Serna flied out to Yastrzemski in left. Lopez grounded to Austin Riley at third, and Riley's throw to Olson ended it. Jack Ralston took the loss after allowing three runs in one and one-third innings. The series comes down to Sunday's finale at 2:10 p.m. CT. JR Ritchie (one win, four losses, a 4.79 ERA in 10 starts) goes for Atlanta against Janson Junk (six wins, nine losses, a 4.31 ERA in 24 starts).

Michael Harris II · 4-for-5, two doubles, 3 runs, 1 RBI — Scored in the first, fourth, and ninth.

Drake Baldwin · 3-for-5, homer (25), 2 RBI — Two-run homer to center in the ninth. Harris scores.

Dominic Smith · Two-run homer (9) in the 2nd — To right-center. Mike Yastrzemski scores. 1–0 became 3–0.

Victor Mederos · 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 K — Win, 6–1. One walk.

Jack Ralston · 1.1 IP, 3 ER — Loss, 0–3.

What was huge

Michael Harris II went 4-for-5 with two doubles, scored three runs, and drove in one. Atlanta had ten hits in an 8–3 win.

Side note

Victor Mederos threw two hitless innings and got the win, 6–1. Dylan Lee earned the hold. Jack Ralston took the loss, 0–3. No save.

Pitching

ATL · W

Victor Mederos

2.0 IP · 0 R · 2 K · 1 BB

Win, 6–1. Two hitless innings.

MIA · L

Jack Ralston

1.1 IP · 3 ER · 2 K · 1 BB

Loss, 0–3. Three hits, three runs, all earned.

ATL · start

Brent Suter

3.0 IP · 0 R · 3 K · 0 BB

Started. One hit, 43 pitches, three scoreless innings.

ATL · H

Dylan Lee

1.0 IP · 0 R · 1 K

Hold. One hit in the eighth.

Three to watch

  1. 01

    Suter’s first Braves start

    He threw three scoreless innings on 43 pitches. One hit, no walks, three strikeouts.

  2. 02

    An answer to the one-hitter

    Atlanta had ten hits. Michael Harris II had four of them and scored three times.

  3. 03

    The series on the line

    Atlanta won 8–3, and the series is tied, 1–1. Sunday’s finale is at 2:10 p.m. CT. JR Ritchie vs Janson Junk.

Venue / TV

loanDepot park

Miami · day · roof closed

Roof closed, 72°. Wind 0 mph.

Before first pitch: Brent Suter vs Jack Ralston. First pitch 4:11 p.m. ET. Attendance 35,414. Time 2:37. Sunday 3:10 p.m. ET / 2:10 p.m. CT, JR Ritchie vs Janson Junk.

Linescore

ATL 8, MIA 3

W Victor Mederos · L Jack Ralston · H Dylan Lee

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How the score moved

ATL–MIA, scoring plays only

  1. Top 1 · 1–0

    Sac Fly · Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop Otto Lopez. Michael Harris II scores.

  2. Top 2 · 3–0

    Home Run · Dominic Smith homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores.

  3. Top 2 · 4–0

    Fielders Choice · Ronald Acuña Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice. Ha-Seong Kim scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd. Fielding error by third baseman Javier Sanoja.

  4. Top 4 · 5–0

    Double · Michael Harris II doubles (36) on a soft line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Ha-Seong Kim scores.

  5. Top 4 · 6–0

    Single · Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos. Michael Harris II scores.

  6. Bot 4 · 6–1

    Home Run · Javier Sanoja homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

  7. Bot 4 · 6–2

    Single · Griffin Conine singles on a ground ball to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Agustín Ramírez scores. Esteury Ruiz to 2nd.

  8. Bot 7 · 6–3

    Triple · Heriberto Hernández triples (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Otto Lopez scores.

  9. Top 9 · 8–3

    Home Run · Drake Baldwin homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Michael Harris II scores.

Before first pitch

Brent Suter vs Jack Ralston

Sat, Sep 26 · Before first pitch · ATL 93–67 · MIA 79–81

Roof Closed, 72°. Wind 0 mph, None.

ATL lineup

  1. 1Michael Harris II CF
  2. 2DaShawn Keirsey Jr. RF
  3. 3Matt Olson 1B
  4. 4Drake Baldwin C
  5. 5Austin Riley 3B
  6. 6Mike Yastrzemski LF
  7. 7Ozzie Albies 2B
  8. 8Dominic Smith DH
  9. 9Ha-Seong Kim SS

MIA lineup

  1. 1Otto Lopez SS
  2. 2Heriberto Hernández LF
  3. 3Jakob Marsee DH
  4. 4Javier Sanoja 3B
  5. 5Agustín Ramírez C
  6. 6Esteury Ruiz CF
  7. 7Griffin Conine RF
  8. 8Deyvison De Los Santos 1B
  9. 9Jared Serna 2B