Braves Top Marlins 6-3 Behind Elder's Strong Start

Atlanta Braves starter Bryce Elder delivered five and two-thirds scoreless innings on Wednesday night, powering his team to a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins in the finale of a three-game series at Truist Park.

Elder, a 26-year-old right-hander, allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven batters, lowering his earned-run average to 0.77 across four starts this season. The win improved his record to 2-1 and helped the first-place Braves secure two of three games from the Marlins, marking their fifth series victory of the year. They had split a four-game set against Arizona earlier in the week.

The Braves jumped ahead in the second inning against Miami starter Chris Paddack. Ozzie Albies led off with his fourth home run of the season, a 370-foot drive that just cleared the right-field wall. Atlanta followed with three consecutive singles, including a run-scoring liner from Mauricio Dubon that plated another run for a 2-0 lead. Paddack, who fell to 0-3, gave up two runs over four and two-thirds innings.

The Marlins threatened in the fifth with the bases loaded and one out. Shortstop Dubon fielded a grounder from Xavier Edwards, touched second and threw to first...