Tag

“The place was packed”. The Braves’ young players backed the efforts of veterans Nick Markakis and A.J. Pierzynski in the win over the Marlins.

The Rockies (47-64) are losers of their last 13 games. But the Marlins didn’t make the majority early on, unable to get on the board until the sixth against Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright.

That spelled the difference for Koehler (7-4), who allowed five hits and an earned run in his six innings while striking out four and walking one for the Marlins, who have won four straight games.