ATLANTA _ It was Kurt Suzuki's turn to play hero.
In a 5-5 tie with two outs in the ninth, Suzuki shot one past the third base bag to give the Braves a 6-5 win over the Marlins at SunTrust Park on Thursday.
After the bullpen pitched four scoreless innings in a one-run victory over the Rangers on Wednesday night, the Braves needed an encore performance; they came close to getting one, but Ozzie Albies' error put it in doubt.
Marlins rookie Brian Anderson hit a ball that snuck through Albies' legs, and Ichiro Suzuki's two-out pinch-hit single broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth.
Matt Adams started the ninth with a pinch-hit double down the left field line. Albies doubled pinch-runner Nick Markakis home to knot it at five.
Once down 3-0, the Braves' fifth inning capped off a four-run rally. Ender Inciarte led off with a triple and came home on an Albies sacrifice fly to right field. Matt Kemp hit his 18th home run to left center, giving the Braves a 4-3 lead.
Braves starter Sean Newcomb put himself in an early hole. The Marlins sent seven to the plate in the first, scoring three. Dee Gordon led off the game with a triple. Christian Yelich singled him home before Marcell Ozuna hit the second triple of the frame. Anderson collected his first career RBI to make it 3-0. He was on base four times in the game.
Newcomb's night ended at five innings. He allowed just the three first-inning runs, with four of the seven hits against him coming in the frame.
The Braves broke through in the second. Rio Ruiz and Dansby Swanson singled and advanced on Gordon's throwing error with one down. Jace Peterson, starting in right field for Markakis, plated them both with a single to left that trimmed the lead to one. He had two hits on the night after collecting one over his previous 18 at-bats.
Ruiz has a hit in each of his six games since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett. He's batting .348 (8-for-23) in that span. Ruiz will be the primary third baseman for the Braves through September.
Marlins starter Dan Straily pitched five innings, allowing four runs. He entered the game with a 4.22 in four outings against the Braves, but a 3.60 ERA in 12 starts (65 innings) against National League East opponents.
It was Miami's second win in its last eight games, all against division rivals.
Newcomb settled in after the first. He retired seven consecutive Fish before J.T. Realmuto and Brian Anderson led off the fourth with singles. Newcomb induced a A.J. Ellis double play, and intentionally walked Mike Aviles to face Straily, who struck out.
The fifth presented more problems, but no damage, for the Braves' rookie lefty. Giancarlo Stanton's hard-hit single just missed Swanson's glove. Newcomb walked Yelich, but Ozuna flew out and Realmuto grounded to third to end the inning.
Newcomb walked Anderson to start the sixth, and was relieved by Lucas Sims out of the bullpen. Sims forced Ellis to ground into his second double play of the night, and got Aviles to fly out to Peterson.
The Marlins tied it at four in the seventh. Sam Freeman walked Stanton and Yelich, and Ozuna singled off Jose Ramirez to score Stanton.
Inciarte led off the seventh with a single, but the Braves couldn't do anything with it. Inciarte had a memorable night with a single, triple, walk and steal.
