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Braves score 11, but give up 12

Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski, left, tags out Miami Marlins' Marcell Ozuna (13) at the plate in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Credit: Lynne Sladky

Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski, left, tags out Miami Marlins' Marcell Ozuna (13) at the plate in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
By Staff
Sept 26, 2015

The Braves staked Ryan Weber to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but the Braves rookie gave it all back before recording an out. And that was just the start of one of the wildest slugfests of the season.

Justin Bour hit a tying three-run homer in a four-run first inning and Jeff Mathis had a three-run double in the third that gave the Marlins the lead for good in a 12-11 win, though the Braves rallied almost all the way back from a seven-run deficit and pushed the Marlins till the end.

The Braves fell behind 11-4 through four innings and outscored the Marlins 7-1 the rest of the way, cutting the lead to 12-11 in the eighth.

ExploreClick here to read David O'Brien's complete recap on MyAJC.com

Freeman back in lineup

ExploreHis mind was admittedly more willing than his right wrist, but Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman said the latter was good enough to play in Friday’s series opener against the Marlins and their ace Jose Fernandez. Freeman was back in the lineup after coming off the bench Wednesday at New York to hit a seventh-inning, two-run, pinch-hit double that gave the Braves a 3-2 lead against the Mets, then a mammoth, opposite-field, tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth for a 6-3 win that clinched the series. “Add (facing Fernandez) on top of everything,” Freeman said, smiling. “But I’m not going to sit on the bench. I don’t think it’s going to get worse, but obviously it’s not going to get better until the offseason.” (Click here to read more)

Former pitcher hired

ExploreThe Braves hired former major league pitcher Mike Maroth as their new minor league rehabilitation pitching coordinator, a position created last spring to oversee the many pitchers at various stages of injury rehab at the player-development complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Click here to read more)

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