WATCH: Eddie Rosario, Ozzie Albies go back-to-back to extend the Braves' lead in the eighth
A comfortable lead had suddenly been cut in half after Miami found some holes and strung together a rally off Dylan Lee in the top of the eighth, cutting a 5-1 lead down to 5-3 and raising the collective heart rates at Truist Park. But just as quickly as the rally stirred up, it died back down as the Miami threat ended abruptly with an around-the-horn double play. Then Eddie Rosario faced yet another Marlins southpaw reliever (Tanner Scott) to lead off the bottom of the eighth.
Eddie Money (a nickname I wholeheartedly support) went oppo taco, driving a first-pitch slider over the fence in the left-field corner, pushing the Braves' lead back up to 6-3. And as you saw in the video above, Ozzie Albies kept the train rollin'. He turned around a heater this time, but otherwise this homer looked eerily similar to the one he hit back in the sixth inning, and it gave him the team lead in taters on the season with seven. The Braves go to the ninth now ahead 7-3.
The two clubs are back at it again tomorrow night at 7:20 Eastern, televised by Bally Sports South. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.
Stories from the series vs the Miami Marlins
WATCH: Ozzie Albies extends the lead with a solo homer
WATCH: Braves string together a big fourth-inning rally
WATCH: Speed kills as Ronald Acuña Jr. scores first run of the night for Atlanta
Takeaways: Spencer Strider leads Atlanta to game one win vs Miami
WATCH: Sean Murphy blasts a home run to take lead vs Miami Marlins
WATCH: Spencer Strider's dangerous slider gets 4th strikeout
WATCH: Spencer Strider had two nasty strikeouts early
Injury updates: Michael Harris, Collin McHugh nearing returns
Podcast: Ronald Acuña Jr deserves better from the Braves offense
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