Spencer Schwellenbach pitched eight shutout innings, leading the Atlanta Braves to secure their inaugural victory of the season with a 10-0 triumph over the Miami Marlins as they hosted the opening match of a three-game set on Friday.
Schwellenbach (1-0) prolonged his consecutive scoreless inning streak to 14, achieving the longest outing of his career so far. He gave up only two hits, none advancing past first base, fanned 10 batters, and didn’t issue any walks.
Aaron Bummer finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning.
Marcell Ozuna was a key contributor to the offense, finishing 3-for-5 with his inaugural home run and double of the season. He crossed home plate three times and brought in three more runs.
Matt Olson hit his first home run in the seventh inning following Ozuna’s long ball, sending a 434-foot drive to right-center field. In the team’s five-run eighth, Olson contributed further with a two-run single.
The Braves set a season high with 16 hits, as six of their players recorded multiple hits each. Michael Harris II contributed three hits, while Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, and Bryan De La Cruz chipped in with two apiece.
The win broke Atlanta's seven-game losing skid, narrowly avoiding their franchise-lowest start of 0-10 set back in 1988. Atlanta had been the only team across the major leagues still seeking their first victory.
Miami's Max Meyer (0-1) threw for six innings, conceding three runs off eight hits, two walks, and setting a personal best with eight strikeouts. This start marked the longest outing by a Miami pitcher this season.
The Marlins failed to produce a baserunner against Schwellenbach until the fifth inning when Liam Hicks hit a two-out single to left field.
In the third inning, the Braves amassed three runs. Ozuna hit a line drive double into center field, bringing across two scores, after which Riley continued the surge with an RBI single sent to right field.
Ozuna’s home run resulted from an erratic sequence of events. To start the seventh inning, he hit a deep drive towards left-center field. Dane Myers jumped up powerfully, stretched his arm beyond the barrier, and managed to touch the ball before it slipped from his grasp and fell back into the playing area where Griffin Conine secured it. Initially, the call was made that Myers had cleanly caught the ball. However, upon reviewing the footage, officials determined that the ball actually struck the top of the fence after popping loose from Myers' mitt, leading to Ozuna being credited with a home run instead.
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