WITH the Atlanta Braves down to their final strike, Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run home run to give his club a stunning 9-7 win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
Ozuna finished 3-for-5 and drove in four runs, the final three coming off Marlins closer Tanner Scott (0-3) for his seventh homer of the year. Braves closer Raisel Iglesias then retired all three Miami batters in the bottom of the ninth to pick up his third save of the year.
A.J. Minter (2-1) earned the win after striking out three batters in a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.
After Ronald Acuna led off the ninth with a single, Scott retired the next two batters. But he walked Matt Olson on four pitches then gave up Ozuna’s game-winning homer an 0-2 count. Olson also recorded three hits.
In other games, it was the Orioles 6, Brewers 4; Guardians 8, Yankees 7 (10 innings); Diamondbacks 5, Cardinals 0; Red Sox 5, Angels 4; Pirates 9, Phillies 2; Mets 2, Royals 1; Blue Jays 5, Rockies 0; Tigers 4, Twins 3; Rays 9, Giants 4; Reds 11, White Sox 4; Cubs 3, Mariners 2; Astros 8, Rangers 5; Athletics 7, Nationals 6; and Padres 6, Dodgers 3.
Orioles 6, Brewers 4
Jackson Holliday picked up his first major league hit as part of a two-run seventh inning and Baltimore rallied past visiting Milwaukee.
Cedric Mullins, Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser homered for the Orioles, who salvaged the finale and have not been swept in 96 series dating back to May 2022. Blake Perkins had three hits, including a homer, and William Contreras also homered for the Brewers.
