The Tribune

MIAMI (AP) — Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr hit a grand slam for the second consecutive game and the Miami Marlins routed the Atlanta Braves 16-2 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep of the NL East champions.

Jorge Soler, Jake Burger and Nick Fortes also went deep, and Luis Arraez had three hits for the Marlins, who began the day a half-game out of the third NL wild-card spot. It was Miami’s first three-game sweep over Atlanta since 2015.

Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo struck out eight in six scoreless innings. Luzardo (10-9) allowed four hits and walked two.

Miami outscored Atlanta 36-11 in the series after getting outscored 83-29 while losing nine of the previous 10 meetings between the division foes this season.

On Saturday, Jake Burger hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Chisholm Jr added a grand slam in the eighth inning as the Marlins pulled away to beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5.

Luis Arraez and Yuli Gurriel also went deep for the Marlins, who became the first NL East team to win a series against the division champions. The Braves were 11-0-1 in their previous series against division opponents.

“This team has handled us the whole year, handled the league,” said Marlins manager Skip Schumaker, whose club was 1-9 against Atlanta before winning the first two of the series. “We knew that we weren’t going to shut them out. We had to keep punching back whenever they scored.”

Gurriel singled, and Jesús Sánchez and Garrett Hampson walked before Chisholm Jr connected off Michael Tonkin for Miami’s first grand slam of the season.

“I didn’t even know that, honestly, that it was the first grand slam,” Chisholm Jr said. “It feels great, especially how we’re playing right now.”

Yesterday, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr missed his second straight game because of right calf tightness.

Chisholm Jr’s shot over the wall in right-centre capped a five-run third against Braves starter Charlie Morton.

Josh Bell hit an RBI single before Chisholm Jr became the first Marlins player to hit grand slams in consecutive games.

Four consecutive two-out walks by Morton in the fifth increased Miami’s lead to 6-0 and ended his outing. Morton (14-12) gave up six runs and six hits.

He walked five and struck out five.

Arraez’s RBI single and Soler’s two-run homer off Dereck Rodriguez in the sixth made it 10-0. Activated from the injured list earlier in the day, Soler drove Rodriguez’s fastball into the left-field seats for his 36th homer.

Burger also connected off Rodriguez with his two-run shot in the seventh.

Rodriguez, promoted from the minors yesterday, allowed eight runs and eight hits in two innings.Marcell Ozuna hit his 35th homer and Michael Harris II had an RBI single for the Braves in the eighth before Fortes connected on a solo shot in the bottom half.

SMALLER CREW

The game was played with three umpires. Manny González, who worked the first two games, was not with the crew Sunday.

ROSTER MOVES

The Marlins optioned OF Dane Myers to Triple-A Jacksonville to make room for Soler. Miami also selected the contract of RHP Chi Chi González from Jacksonville and optioned LHP Josh Simpson to the same minor league club.

The Braves selected the contract of Rodriguez from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned Jared Shuster to the same affiliate.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: Eddie Rosario was hit on his right elbow by a 97 mph fastball from Luzardo in the fourth. Although he needed assistance from the training staff, Rosario stayed in the game before being removed in the seventh. ... LHP Dylan Lee (left shoulder inflammation) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Marlins: OF Bryan De La Cruz (right ankle discomfort) missed his second consecutive game. ...

OF Avisaíl García (left hamstring strain) is scheduled to increase his lower body rehab activities this week.

UP NEXT

Braves: Return home for a three-game series against Philadelphia beginning Monday, when RHP Kyle Wright (1-2, 7.48 ERA) will start against Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (11-6, 3.70).

Marlins: RHP Edward Cabrera (6-7, 4.52 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game series against the Mets at home on Monday. RHP José Butto (1-2, 3.46) pitches for New York.