Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 5, Florida 1
When: 4:35 PM ET, Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Brian Runge
Attendance: 36390
Brooks Conrad hit a three-run homer and Derek Lowe delivered a strong performance on three days' rest as the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep with a 5-1 triumph over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.

David Ross went 3-for-4 with an RBI double for the Braves, who moved two games ahead of San Diego in the NL wild-card race. The Padres play later Wednesday.

After wasting an opportunity in the second inning, Atlanta rallied for four runs in the third to take control. Matt Diaz and Derrek Lee drew one-out walks and Ross hit one of his three doubles two batters later to plate the game's first run.

Conrad then swatted an 0-1 offering from Andrew Miller over the wall in left-center field for his eighth home run of the year and a 4-0 bulge. Pinch-hitter Eric Hinske drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth to force in the Braves' final run.

Lowe (16-12) extended his personal winning streak to five games, allowing one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. The veteran, who entered with a 9.35 ERA in two starts against Florida this season, walked one and struck out nine.

Miller (1-5) surrendered four runs and four hits in three innings en route to his fifth straight loss.

Mike Stanton hit an RBI single for Florida, which has scored just five runs over its last four games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Florida   Atlanta
Andrew Miller Player Derek Lowe
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 5.2
2 Strikeouts 9
4 Hits 7
12.00 ERA 1.59
Hitting
Florida   Atlanta
Chad TracyPlayer David Ross
3 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 6
.750 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Florida 9 0 9 .250 15 13 1 2 0 0
Atlanta 7 1 15 .233 21 6 5 10 0 1
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