Dietrich
hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and drove in four runs before being
hit on the back of his head by a foul ball hit into his dugout, and the Miami Marlins beat Atlanta 7-3 on Sunday to avoid being swept by the last-place Braves for the second time this season.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Dietrich did not lose consciousness after he "got hit really good" by the foul ball hit by Christian Yelich in the ninth. Mattingly said the ball ricocheted off the dugout's back wall before hitting Dietrich.
Dietrich was knocked to the ground, where he remained face down in front of the bench for a few minutes before rising to his feet. He was escorted to the clubhouse, where he was seen by a doctor.
The team said X-rays were negative and Dietrich was to remain in Atlanta on Sunday night for further evaluations.
"Everyone's thoughts are with him," said Tom Koehler (3-5), who allowed three runs on three hits and five walks in seven-plus innings. "Hopefully it's just a headache and nothing serious."
Dietrich's homer landed deep in the lower section of the right-field seats in the sixth, giving Miami a 3-1 lead. The former Georgia Tech star added a two-run double off Eric O'Flaherty in the seventh inning.
Marcel Ozuna had two hits, including his 10th homer, to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. The Braves swept a three-game series at Miami on April 15-17.
A fielding error by Dietrich on Gordon Beckham's grounder to second helped the Braves score two runs in the eighth, knocking Koehler out of the game.
Julio Teheran (1-5) gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Teheran allowed only one run in the fourth inning, on a fielder's choice groundout by Miguel Rojas, after the Marlins loaded the bases with no outs.
"He kind of regrouped I thought," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Teheran. "He was right there until the homer."
Jeff Francoeur walked, moved to third on a double by Nick Markakis and scored on A.J. Pierzynski's fly to shallow left field to tie the game in the fourth.
BIG STAR, BIG CROWD
A postgame concert by country singer Chris Stapleton, a two-time Grammy winner, made the game a sellout of 50,247, though some seats remained empty for the game.
BLISTER BOTHERS TEHERAN
Teheran said he struggled with a blister on his right foot in the fourth inning, when he gave up his first run. He appeared to be favoring the right foot and was visited by assistant trainer Jim Lovell and Snitker before remaining in the game.
"I don't want to make an excuse," Teheran said. "But it was a little uncomfortable pitching with a blister. But putting that on the side, I didn't have my best stuff. It was one of those games that I battled and just made one mistake and it cost me."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Giancarlo Stanton (right side soreness) took batting practice but missed his fifth straight game. ... LHP Mike Dunn (left forearm strain) had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning for Class A Jupiter. With Dunn on the 15-day DL, the Marlins have no left-hander in their bullpen. ... OF Christian Yelich (back spasms) was back in the lineup after missing eight straight starts but pinch-hitting in each of the first two games of the series.
Braves: RHP Jim Johnson (right groin strain) hopes to come off the 15-day DL after making back-to-back appearances Tuesday and Wednesday with Triple-A Gwinnett.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Justin Nicolino (2-2, 4.37 ERA) will start when Miami opens a four-game home series against Pittsburgh on Monday night. Nicolino allowed two runs in six innings in a loss to the Pirates last season.
Braves: The 10-game homestand continues when RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-2, 3.95) starts Monday's opener of a four-game series against San Francisco. Foltynewicz was 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA in two starts against the Giants in 2015.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Dietrich did not lose consciousness after he "got hit really good" by the foul ball hit by Christian Yelich in the ninth. Mattingly said the ball ricocheted off the dugout's back wall before hitting Dietrich.
Dietrich was knocked to the ground, where he remained face down in front of the bench for a few minutes before rising to his feet. He was escorted to the clubhouse, where he was seen by a doctor.
The team said X-rays were negative and Dietrich was to remain in Atlanta on Sunday night for further evaluations.
"Everyone's thoughts are with him," said Tom Koehler (3-5), who allowed three runs on three hits and five walks in seven-plus innings. "Hopefully it's just a headache and nothing serious."
Dietrich's homer landed deep in the lower section of the right-field seats in the sixth, giving Miami a 3-1 lead. The former Georgia Tech star added a two-run double off Eric O'Flaherty in the seventh inning.
Marcel Ozuna had two hits, including his 10th homer, to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. The Braves swept a three-game series at Miami on April 15-17.
A fielding error by Dietrich on Gordon Beckham's grounder to second helped the Braves score two runs in the eighth, knocking Koehler out of the game.
Julio Teheran (1-5) gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Teheran allowed only one run in the fourth inning, on a fielder's choice groundout by Miguel Rojas, after the Marlins loaded the bases with no outs.
"He kind of regrouped I thought," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Teheran. "He was right there until the homer."
Jeff Francoeur walked, moved to third on a double by Nick Markakis and scored on A.J. Pierzynski's fly to shallow left field to tie the game in the fourth.
BIG STAR, BIG CROWD
A postgame concert by country singer Chris Stapleton, a two-time Grammy winner, made the game a sellout of 50,247, though some seats remained empty for the game.
BLISTER BOTHERS TEHERAN
Teheran said he struggled with a blister on his right foot in the fourth inning, when he gave up his first run. He appeared to be favoring the right foot and was visited by assistant trainer Jim Lovell and Snitker before remaining in the game.
"I don't want to make an excuse," Teheran said. "But it was a little uncomfortable pitching with a blister. But putting that on the side, I didn't have my best stuff. It was one of those games that I battled and just made one mistake and it cost me."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OF Giancarlo Stanton (right side soreness) took batting practice but missed his fifth straight game. ... LHP Mike Dunn (left forearm strain) had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning for Class A Jupiter. With Dunn on the 15-day DL, the Marlins have no left-hander in their bullpen. ... OF Christian Yelich (back spasms) was back in the lineup after missing eight straight starts but pinch-hitting in each of the first two games of the series.
Braves: RHP Jim Johnson (right groin strain) hopes to come off the 15-day DL after making back-to-back appearances Tuesday and Wednesday with Triple-A Gwinnett.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Justin Nicolino (2-2, 4.37 ERA) will start when Miami opens a four-game home series against Pittsburgh on Monday night. Nicolino allowed two runs in six innings in a loss to the Pirates last season.
Braves: The 10-game homestand continues when RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-2, 3.95) starts Monday's opener of a four-game series against San Francisco. Foltynewicz was 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA in two starts against the Giants in 2015.
5:05PM,EDT,May 29,2016
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Suzuki flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman walked, Beckham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Freeman out at second, Beckham to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Dietrich out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| García grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Mathis safe at first on error by shortstop d'Arnaud. | 0 | 0 |
| Koehler bunt popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado walked, Mathis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Teherán grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Inciarte out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour walked, Ozuna to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich singled to left center, Ozuna to third, Bour to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into fielder's choice to first, Ozuna scored, Dietrich out at second, Bour to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Koehler struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Freeman flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Francoeur walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Markakis doubled to deep right, Francoeur to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pierzynski hit sacrifice fly to left, Francoeur scored. | 1 | 1 |
| García grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Suzuki flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Prado popped out to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| d'Arnaud flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Teherán popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Inciarte lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Bour doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| Dietrich homered to right (431 feet), Bour scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Ogando relieved Teherán. | 3 | 1 |
| Rojas grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Mathis singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Koehler lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Beckham grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Freeman grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Francoeur lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eric O'Flaherty pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| O'Flaherty relieved Ogando. | 3 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Prado doubled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Johnson hit for Bour. | 3 | 1 |
| Johnson singled to center, Prado scored, Ozuna to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Dietrich doubled to deep center, Ozuna and Johnson scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Norris relieved O'Flaherty. | 6 | 1 |
| Rojas grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Johnson at first base. | 6 | 1 |
| Markakis popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| García singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Koehler struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki lined out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Smith hit for Norris. | 6 | 1 |
| Smith walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Inciarte singled to deep right, Smith to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Beckham grounded into fielder's choice to second, Smith scored, Inciarte safe at second on error by second baseman Dietrich. | 6 | 2 |
| Barraclough relieved Koehler. | 6 | 2 |
| Inciarte stole third. | 6 | 2 |
| Beckham stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Francoeur hit sacrifice fly to center, Inciarte scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Krol relieved Norris. | 6 | 3 |
| Prado lined out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Ozuna homered to center (434 feet). | 7 | 3 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Hechavarría at shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| Rojas at second base. | 7 | 3 |
| Ramos relieved Barraclough. | 7 | 3 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| García struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| d'Arnaud struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .317 | .385 | .366 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .326 | .367 | .391 |
| Yelich LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .314 | .414 | .510 |
| Ozuna CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .344 | .392 | .598 |
| Bour 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .255 | .327 | .496 |
a-Johnson PH-1B
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .292 | .364 |
| Dietrich 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .325 | .416 | .524 |
Hechavarría SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .288 | .346 |
| Rojas SS-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .273 | .317 | .327 |
| Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .146 | .167 | .195 |
| Koehler P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .059 | .059 | .059 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 181 | |||
| a-singled to center for J Bour in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bour (7, Teherán); Prado (10, O'Flaherty); Dietrich (10, O'Flaherty) HR: Dietrich (3, 6th inning off Teherán 1 on, 1 Out); Ozuna (10, 9th inning off Krol 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Rojas (6), Dietrich 4 (22), Johnson (7), Ozuna (27) 2-out RBI: Johnson, Dietrich 2, Ozuna GIDP: Rojas Marlins RISP: 4-10 (Rojas 0-2, Mathis 0-1, Johnson 1-1, Koehler 0-1, Dietrich 3-3, Yelich 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Dietrich (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (Rojas-Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B DIETRICH (HIT BY FOUL BALL) LEFT GAME BOT 9TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 50,247 (101% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Ben May |
