Losing streak hits eight games, Atlanta Braves fall to Marlins 7-3

Team lost eight straight at home for first time since 1988

Atlanta Braves' Williams Perez scores as Miami Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis makes the tag on a sacrifice fly by Adonis Garcia during the third inning of Wednesday's game in Atlanta. - photo by Curtis Compton

0903Braves1 — Atlanta Braves' Williams Perez scores as Miami Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis makes the tag on a sacrifice fly by Adonis Garcia during the third inning of Wednesday's game in Atlanta. - photo by Curtis Compton

ATLANTA — Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer, Martin Prado and Jeff Mathis each had two RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the reeling Atlanta Braves 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep on Wednesday. Moving past the Braves and into third place in the NL East for the first time since May 14, the Marlins earned their second three-game sweep in Atlanta and first since April 2009. The Braves have lost eight straight at home for the first time since beginning the 1988 season 0-9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

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