Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 4, Atlanta 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Where: Marlins Ballpark, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 23009

Marlins 4, Braves 3 (10): Jose Reyes singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th, as Miami blew a 3-0 ninth-inning lead but rallied to end Atlanta’s four-game winning streak.

With one out in the 10th, Atlanta reliever Cory Gearrin (0-1) walked pinch-hitter Rob Brantly and Gorkys Hernandez was hit by a pitch. Reyes blooped a 3-2 pitch just in front of a diving Jason Heyward in short right field to score Brantly.

The Braves fell 5 1/2 games behind National League East leader Washington, which was rained out Tuesday. Atlanta’s lead over St. Louis for the top NL wild card spot dropped to 6 1/2 games.

Trailing 3-0, Atlanta rallied in the ninth. Heyward doubled and Chipper Jones walked against Steve Cishek. After a strikeout, Dan Uggla singled home a run. Brian McCann then stroked a two-run double off Mike Dunn to tie the game at 3-3.

Miami starter Nate Eovaldi dominated, holding the Braves to just four hits in eight innings. John Buck tripled and scored in the third and hit his 11th homer in the seventh to give Miami a 3-0 advantage. Heath Bell (3-5) pitched a scoreless 10th for the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Atlanta starter Paul Maholm pitched well, allowing just two runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts. … The Braves lost SS Paul Janish to a dislocated shoulder on Carlos Lee’s grounder in the ninth. ... Miami OF Giancarlo Stanton missed his second consecutive game with a sore left side muscle. Stanton is not expected to play in Wednesday’s series finale.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Miami
Paul Maholm Player Nathan Eovaldi
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.2 IP 8.0
5 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 4
2.70 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Atlanta   Miami
Brian McCann Player Jose Reyes
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.500 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 7 0 9 .194 15 9 3 4 0 0
Miami 8 1 15 .222 15 8 4 2 0 0
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