Sports
Sports

Relive Kurt Suzuki’s walk-off single against the Marlins

Catcher Kurt Suzuki #24 and second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after Suzuki's game-winning, walkoff single in the ninth inning during the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on September 7, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)

Credit: Mike Zarrilli

Credit: Mike Zarrilli

Catcher Kurt Suzuki #24 and second baseman Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves celebrate after Suzuki's game-winning, walkoff single in the ninth inning during the game against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on September 7, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Sept 8, 2017

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki hit a walk-off single to win the game 6-5.

Suzuki had an 0-2 count when he smacked the ball into left field, scoring Freddie Freeman who was on second base.

The Braves tied the game 5-5 earlier in the ninth when Ozzie Albies doubled to deep right center, scoring Nick Markakis who was on third.

The Braves and Marlins play the second of four games on Friday night at 7:35 p.m. at SunTrust Park.

About the Author

Juliakate E Culpepper
More Stories

Keep Reading

Atlanta Dream's Brittney Griner (42) shoots against Indiana Fever's Natasha Howard (6) and Aliyah Boston (7) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Credit: AP

Griner’s 15 points help Dream take 37-point win over Sky

Parkview’s Malachi Washington competes in High School Home Run Derby

The Georgia native, who participated in Saturday’s High School Home Run Derby, hit seven home runs in the first round and added two in the second.

Why Georgia native Whit Weeks is the ‘driver’ of LSU’s defense

Weeks's father was a former Bulldogs’ offensive lineman and his two brothers also play at LSU. Some believe he could help LSU could win the national championship.

The Latest

Florida Panthers executive Mike Huff partied at Johnny's Hideaway with the Stanley Cup. (Brandon Amato/Courtesy of Johnny's Hideaway)

Credit: Brandon Amato/Johnny's HIdeaway

Sports Daily: Party responsibly

Atlanta TV sports listings

Sports Daily: Grumbling about pitches

Featured

“Our members cannot be bought off,” General President Sean O’Brien said in a social media statement, calling UPS' offers “illegal and haphazard.” (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2023)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

UPS offers unprecedented buyouts for drivers

The Teamsters union, which represents about 340,000 UPS employees, is urging its full-time members to reject the offers.

Longtime south Atlanta flea market set for massive mixed-use makeover

The developer is planning one of the largest projects in Atlanta’s Southside, a more than $500 million project near Greenbriar Mall.

MARTA chief Collie Greenwood retiring early

MARTA CEO and General Manager Collie Greenwood is leaving “because of immigration and personal matters” and has elected early retirement.