ATLANTA -- Dan Haren needed one inning to get used to home plate umpire Alan Porter's strike zone.
Once he started hitting his spots, Haren built momentum to keep Atlanta's hitters guessing.
Haren had two walks in the first. He approached the umpire after the third out to discuss pitch location.
"I just asked him where he had them," Haren said. "He said they were close. I told him, `I'm going to stay right there and keep pounding it.' After a while he was calling them, (and I) got in a good groove."
Haren gave up three hits in seven innings, Adeiny Hechavarria went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.
With its second straight victory, Miami has its first winning streak of the season.
Haren (1-0) allowed just three base runners -- two walks in the first and an error by second baseman Dee Gordon that let Freddie Freeman reach in the fourth -- before Andrelton Simmons got the first hit off the right-hander with two outs in the fifth.
Cameron Maybin led off the Atlanta sixth with his second homer of the season to make it 5-1. Kelly Johnson led off the Braves' seventh with his first homer of the season to cut the lead to 5-2.
Haren, who was replaced by Mike Dunn to begin the eighth, walked two and struck out five. He has won four straight decisions against the Braves.
"He put a little on, took a little off, hit every location," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said of Haren. "Guys were coming back shaking their heads. He hit his spots, and it's hard to score some when you get three hits."
The Marlins went up 2-0 in the third on Gordon's two-run double. They took a 4-0 lead on Hechavarria's first homer, a two-run shot in the fifth.
Celebrating his 26th birthday, Hechavarria has gone 7 for his past 11, raising his average to .242 after beginning the season 1 for 22. He added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2 in the ninth.
Atlanta starter Eric Stults (0-1) gave up five hits, four runs and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.
Cody Martin, the first Braves reliever, allowed Michael Morse's first homer of the season in the sixth, which put the Marlins up 5-0.
Gordon has reached safely in eight of nine games after going 2 for 4 and raised his average 14 points to .378. Marlins manager Mike Redmond likes how Gordon's approach affected the lineup as Miami scored a combined 14 runs the past two days.
In their previous 10 games at Turner Field, the Marlins scored a combined 25 runs.
"The key to this whole thing is guys relaxing," Redmond said. "You're starting to see guys now taking a deep breath and starting to focus on having a good at-bat, square the ball up."
Miami closer Steve Cisek, pitching in a non-save situation, faced the minimum in the ninth.
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton batted without a protective mask on the left side of his batting helmet when facing left-handers. Stanton, who went 0 for 4, is still wearing the mask against right-handers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Manager Mike Redmond said LF Christian Yelich could return to the lineup for the next game Thursday at the New York Mets. Yelich is getting heat treatments for tightness in his back. ... Ichiro Suzuki played for the second straight game in Yelich's spot, going 0 for 4.
Braves: LHP Mike Minor still hasn't thrown off a mound as he recovers from shoulder inflammation on the 15-day disabled list.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1) tries to win for the first time in six starts when Miami visits the New York Mets on Thursday.
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (2-0) will face Toronto for the second time in his career and first time since June 10, 2012.
Once he started hitting his spots, Haren built momentum to keep Atlanta's hitters guessing.
Haren had two walks in the first. He approached the umpire after the third out to discuss pitch location.
"I just asked him where he had them," Haren said. "He said they were close. I told him, `I'm going to stay right there and keep pounding it.' After a while he was calling them, (and I) got in a good groove."
Haren gave up three hits in seven innings, Adeiny Hechavarria went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.
With its second straight victory, Miami has its first winning streak of the season.
Haren (1-0) allowed just three base runners -- two walks in the first and an error by second baseman Dee Gordon that let Freddie Freeman reach in the fourth -- before Andrelton Simmons got the first hit off the right-hander with two outs in the fifth.
Cameron Maybin led off the Atlanta sixth with his second homer of the season to make it 5-1. Kelly Johnson led off the Braves' seventh with his first homer of the season to cut the lead to 5-2.
Haren, who was replaced by Mike Dunn to begin the eighth, walked two and struck out five. He has won four straight decisions against the Braves.
"He put a little on, took a little off, hit every location," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said of Haren. "Guys were coming back shaking their heads. He hit his spots, and it's hard to score some when you get three hits."
The Marlins went up 2-0 in the third on Gordon's two-run double. They took a 4-0 lead on Hechavarria's first homer, a two-run shot in the fifth.
Celebrating his 26th birthday, Hechavarria has gone 7 for his past 11, raising his average to .242 after beginning the season 1 for 22. He added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2 in the ninth.
Atlanta starter Eric Stults (0-1) gave up five hits, four runs and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.
Cody Martin, the first Braves reliever, allowed Michael Morse's first homer of the season in the sixth, which put the Marlins up 5-0.
Gordon has reached safely in eight of nine games after going 2 for 4 and raised his average 14 points to .378. Marlins manager Mike Redmond likes how Gordon's approach affected the lineup as Miami scored a combined 14 runs the past two days.
In their previous 10 games at Turner Field, the Marlins scored a combined 25 runs.
"The key to this whole thing is guys relaxing," Redmond said. "You're starting to see guys now taking a deep breath and starting to focus on having a good at-bat, square the ball up."
Miami closer Steve Cisek, pitching in a non-save situation, faced the minimum in the ninth.
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton batted without a protective mask on the left side of his batting helmet when facing left-handers. Stanton, who went 0 for 4, is still wearing the mask against right-handers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Manager Mike Redmond said LF Christian Yelich could return to the lineup for the next game Thursday at the New York Mets. Yelich is getting heat treatments for tightness in his back. ... Ichiro Suzuki played for the second straight game in Yelich's spot, going 0 for 4.
Braves: LHP Mike Minor still hasn't thrown off a mound as he recovers from shoulder inflammation on the 15-day disabled list.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1) tries to win for the first time in six starts when Miami visits the New York Mets on Thursday.
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (2-0) will face Toronto for the second time in his career and first time since June 10, 2012.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Gordon singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Gosselin grounded out to shortstop, Maybin to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bethancourt lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Johnson grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Prado lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Morse grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Gomes struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A. Simmons flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Realmuto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría singled to center, Realmuto to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Haren sacrificed to third, Realmuto to third, Hechavarría to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon doubled to left, Realmuto and Hechavarría scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Suzuki flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Stults grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gosselin grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Prado walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Morse grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Prado out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Freeman safe at first on error by second baseman Gordon. | 2 | 0 |
| Bethancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Freeman out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| K. Johnson struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Realmuto doubled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Hechavarría homered to left (385 feet), Realmuto scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Haren grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Suzuki flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Gomes popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Peterson grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| A. Simmons singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Callaspo hit for Stults. | 4 | 0 |
| Callaspo grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cody Martin pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Martin relieved Stults. | 4 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Morse homered to left center (421 feet). | 5 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Maybin homered to left center (406 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Gosselin popped out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| Freeman popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cody Martin pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to left, Realmuto to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Haren struck out bunting foul. | 5 | 1 |
| Avilán relieved Martin. | 5 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hechavarría out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Haren pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| K. Johnson homered to right (392 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Peterson grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Avilan pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 2 |
| Stanton grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Dunn relieved Haren. | 5 | 2 |
| Young Jr. hit for Avilán. | 5 | 2 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Maybin fouled out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Gosselin grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Cunniff pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Cunniff relieved Avilán. | 5 | 2 |
| Morse walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Ozuna walked, Morse to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ozuna out at second, Morse to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Hechavarría hit sacrifice fly to center, Morse scored, Realmuto to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Brignac hit for Dunn. | 6 | 2 |
| Brignac flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Cishek relieved Dunn. | 6 | 2 |
| Freeman lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Bethancourt lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| K. Johnson struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .378 | .400 | .514 |
| Suzuki LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .188 | .263 | .188 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .200 | .368 | .267 |
| Prado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .226 | .265 | .258 |
| Morse 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .265 | .324 | .412 |
| Ozuna CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .214 | .313 | .250 |
| Realmuto C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
| Hechavarría SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .242 | .278 | .394 |
| Haren P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Brignac PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cishek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 143 | |||
| a-flied out to left for M Dunn in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gordon (3, Stults); Realmuto (1, Stults) HR: Hechavarría (1, 5th inning off Stults 1 on, 0 Out); Morse (1, 6th inning off Martin 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Gordon 2 (6), Hechavarría 3 (5), Morse (6) S: Haren SF: Hechavarría 2-out RBI: Morse GIDP: Morse, Gordon Marlins RISP: 2-8 (Suzuki 0-1, Stanton 0-1, Haren 0-1, Brignac 0-1, Hechavarría 1-1, Realmuto 0-1, Gordon 1-2) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Gordon (2, 2nd base by Stults/Bethancourt) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gordon (1, line drive) DP: 1 (Hechavarría-Gordon-Morse). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 18,342 (37.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Brian O'Nora |
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