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Travis d'Arnaud homers again and Bryce Elder shuts down Marlins in Braves' 3-0 win

ATLANTA (AP) Travis d'Arnaud hit his fifth home run in four games and Bryce Elder pitched 6 2/3 spotless innings in his return from the minors as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Monday night.

David Fletcher capped a three-run fourth with an RBI single to help the Braves win for the seventh time in eight games.

Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day, Elder (1-0) scattered eight hits in his first major league start this season. The right-hander struck out four and walked none.

“It says a lot about him,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “The dedication, the focus - everything. When we sent him down, he said, ‘I’ll be ready when you need me.’ And he was. He had really good command of all of his pitches. We’ve seen him do that before.”

Elder was picked for the NL All-Star team last year, when he made 31 starts for Atlanta and finished 12-4 with a 3.81 ERA. But he struggled in the second half, got hit hard in his lone playoff appearance against Philadelphia and began the 2024 season in the minors.

“I was upset at first,” Elder said about not making the big league club out of spring training. “I think that’s always going to be the reaction. But I have to realize I’m still 24 and I’m planning on playing this game for a long, long time.”

Pierce Johnson got one out and A.J. Minter pitched the eighth. Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save in seven chances, finishing an eight-hitter that marked Atlanta’s first shutout of the season.

Ryan Weathers (2-2) gave up three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out one and walked three.

In the fourth, d'Arnaud launched a two-run homer to open the scoring. He hit three home runs Friday, another on Saturday and one on Monday - all in a span of eight at-bats.

“It’s wild. I don’t know how to explain it. I’m just going to keep riding this wave,” d'Arnaud said.

The catcher added a single Monday, after his previous five hits were home runs.

Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and stole second in the first inning, his 190th career steal. That set an Atlanta-era record for the Braves, surpassing Rafael Furcal. Herman Long holds the franchise mark with 434.

Elder gave up three hits in the first inning, but some poor baserunning by Luis Arraez cost the Marlins a run. Elder ended the second and sixth with double plays as he kept all nine Marlins baserunners he allowed from scoring.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: RHP JT Chargois threw 10 pitches for Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday and is scheduled to pitch again Tuesday. He is recovering from neck spasms. ... LHP Braxton Barrett (left shoulder impingement) threw a bullpen Sunday and will throw another one in the next few days. ... C Christian Bethancourt (viral illness) is with the team and is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list Wednesday.

Braves: 2B Ozzie Albies took batting practice for the first time since breaking his toe and appears to be on track to return Friday when he is eligible to come off the IL.

UP NEXT

Braves LHP Max Fried (1-0, 7.71 ERA) will face Marlins LHP Trevor Rogers (0-2, 3.92) in the middle game of the series Tuesday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marlins MIA6-18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Braves ATL15-6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	3	8	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

W: B. Elder (1-0)L: R. Weathers (2-2)S: R. Iglesias (7)

MIAMarlins

ATLBraves

.B. ElderBryce Elder
P
6.2 IP, 4 SO, 87 P
.R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias
P
1.0 IP, SO, 11 P

HITTERS	AB	H	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Arraez 2B	4	1	1	0	.276	.336	.347	.683	0.5
B. De La Cruz DH	4	1	2	0	.273	.291	.465	.756	0.0
J. Chisholm CF	4	2	1	0	.256	.340	.384	.724	2.5
J. Bell 1B	3	0	0	2	.193	.297	.330	.627	1.0
J. Sanchez RF	4	1	1	4	.218	.259	.273	.531	0.5
T. Anderson SS	4	1	1	0	.250	.288	.276	.564	0.5
N. Gordon LF	3	1	0	2	.220	.259	.440	.699	1.0
E. Rivera 3B	3	1	0	1	.225	.326	.225	.551	1.0
N. Fortes C	3	0	1	1	.116	.174	.163	.337	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
L. Arraez 2B	4
B. De La Cruz DH	4
J. Chisholm CF	4
J. Bell 1B	3
J. Sanchez RF	4
T. Anderson SS	4
N. Gordon LF	3
E. Rivera 3B	3
N. Fortes C	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Acuna RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.293	.408	.378	.786	2.5
O. Arcia SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.338	.369	.494	.863	3.0
A. Riley 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.250	.320	.432	.751	0.5
M. Olson 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.333	.444	.778	1.0
M. Ozuna DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.325	.398	.687	1.085	2.0
T. d'Arnaud C	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	.273	.344	.636	.981	7.5
A. Duvall LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.182	.300	.303	.603	1.5
M. Harris CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.307	.344	.466	.810	6.0
D. Fletcher 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	2.0
a- J. Kelenic PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.326	.404	.391	.795	1.0
L. Guillorme 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	0.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Acuna RF	5
O. Arcia SS	4
A. Riley 3B	3
M. Olson 1B	3
M. Ozuna DH	3
T. d'Arnaud C	4
A. Duvall LF	3
M. Harris CF	4
D. Fletcher 2B	3
a- J. Kelenic PH	0
L. Guillorme 2B	0

a-walked for Fletcher in the 8th

2B - J. Chisholm (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Sanchez 2 (2), N. Gordon

2B - O. Arcia (9)
HR - T. d'Arnaud (5)
RBI - T. d'Arnaud 2 (14), D. Fletcher
2-Out RBI - D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Acuna, M. Ozuna 3 (3), D. Fletcher 2 (2)

SB - R. Acuna (10), M. Harris 2 (4)

Outfield Assist - M. Harris
DP - 2 (Arcia-Fletcher-Olson; Olson-Arcia-Elder)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Weathers (L, 2-2)	5.2	6	3	3	3	1	1	3.16	1.40	0.5
B. Smith	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.22	1.78	2.0
D. Cronin	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	2.16	1.68	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
R. Weathers (L, 2-2)	5.2
B. Smith	1.1
D. Cronin	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Elder (W, 1-0)	6.2	8	4	0.00	1.20	23.0
P. Johnson (H, 2)	0.1	0	1	3.60	1.50	1.5
A. Minter (H, 3)	1.0	0	1	1.64	0.36	3.5
R. Iglesias (S, 7)	1.0	0	1	2.16	0.72	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
B. Elder (W, 1-0)	6.2
P. Johnson (H, 2)	0.1
A. Minter (H, 3)	1.0
R. Iglesias (S, 7)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Weathers 96-59, B. Smith 26-16, D. Cronin 23-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Weathers 13-4, B. Smith 1-3, D. Cronin 1-0
Batters Faced - R. Weathers 26, B. Smith 6, D. Cronin 5

Pitches-Strikes - B. Elder 87-56, P. Johnson 5-3, A. Minter 6-5, R. Iglesias 11-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Elder 11-4, A. Minter 1-0, R. Iglesias 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Elder 26, P. Johnson, A. Minter 3, R. Iglesias 3

.B. ElderBryce Elder
P
6.2 IP, 4 SO, 87 P
.R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias
P
1.0 IP, SO, 11 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Marlins MIA6-18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Braves ATL15-6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	3	8	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

HITTERS	AB	H	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Arraez 2B	4	1	1	0	.276	.336	.347	.683	0.5
B. De La Cruz DH	4	1	2	0	.273	.291	.465	.756	0.0
J. Chisholm CF	4	2	1	0	.256	.340	.384	.724	2.5
J. Bell 1B	3	0	0	2	.193	.297	.330	.627	1.0
J. Sanchez RF	4	1	1	4	.218	.259	.273	.531	0.5
T. Anderson SS	4	1	1	0	.250	.288	.276	.564	0.5
N. Gordon LF	3	1	0	2	.220	.259	.440	.699	1.0
E. Rivera 3B	3	1	0	1	.225	.326	.225	.551	1.0
N. Fortes C	3	0	1	1	.116	.174	.163	.337	-0.5
Total	32	8	7	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
L. Arraez 2B	4
B. De La Cruz DH	4
J. Chisholm CF	4
J. Bell 1B	3
J. Sanchez RF	4
T. Anderson SS	4
N. Gordon LF	3
E. Rivera 3B	3
N. Fortes C	3
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Acuna RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.293	.408	.378	.786	2.5
O. Arcia SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.338	.369	.494	.863	3.0
A. Riley 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.250	.320	.432	.751	0.5
M. Olson 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.333	.444	.778	1.0
M. Ozuna DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.325	.398	.687	1.085	2.0
T. d'Arnaud C	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	.273	.344	.636	.981	7.5
A. Duvall LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.182	.300	.303	.603	1.5
M. Harris CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.307	.344	.466	.810	6.0
D. Fletcher 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	2.0
a- J. Kelenic PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.326	.404	.391	.795	1.0
L. Guillorme 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	0.0
Total	32	3	8	3	1	5	4	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Acuna RF	5
O. Arcia SS	4
A. Riley 3B	3
M. Olson 1B	3
M. Ozuna DH	3
T. d'Arnaud C	4
A. Duvall LF	3
M. Harris CF	4
D. Fletcher 2B	3
a- J. Kelenic PH	0
L. Guillorme 2B	0
Total	32

a-walked for Fletcher in the 8th

2B - J. Chisholm (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Sanchez 2 (2), N. Gordon

2B - O. Arcia (9)
HR - T. d'Arnaud (5)
RBI - T. d'Arnaud 2 (14), D. Fletcher
2-Out RBI - D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Acuna, M. Ozuna 3 (3), D. Fletcher 2 (2)

SB - R. Acuna (10), M. Harris 2 (4)

Outfield Assist - M. Harris
DP - 2 (Arcia-Fletcher-Olson; Olson-Arcia-Elder)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Weathers (L, 2-2)	5.2	6	3	3	3	1	1	3.16	1.40	0.5
B. Smith	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.22	1.78	2.0
D. Cronin	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	2.16	1.68	2.5
Total	8.0	8	3	3	5	4	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Weathers (L, 2-2)	5.2
B. Smith	1.1
D. Cronin	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Elder (W, 1-0)	6.2	8	4	0.00	1.20	23.0
P. Johnson (H, 2)	0.1	0	1	3.60	1.50	1.5
A. Minter (H, 3)	1.0	0	1	1.64	0.36	3.5
R. Iglesias (S, 7)	1.0	0	1	2.16	0.72	10.5
Total	9.0	8	7	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Elder (W, 1-0)	6.2
P. Johnson (H, 2)	0.1
A. Minter (H, 3)	1.0
R. Iglesias (S, 7)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Weathers 96-59, B. Smith 26-16, D. Cronin 23-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Weathers 13-4, B. Smith 1-3, D. Cronin 1-0
Batters Faced - R. Weathers 26, B. Smith 6, D. Cronin 5

Pitches-Strikes - B. Elder 87-56, P. Johnson 5-3, A. Minter 6-5, R. Iglesias 11-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Elder 11-4, A. Minter 1-0, R. Iglesias 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Elder 26, P. Johnson, A. Minter 3, R. Iglesias 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

4TH INNING
d'Arnaud homered to left, Ozuna scored 0 2
Fletcher singled to right, Duvall scored 0 3

4TH INNING
	d'Arnaud homered to left, Ozuna scored	0	2
	Fletcher singled to right, Duvall scored	0	3

1ST INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
L. Arraez: Ball, Arraez singled to center
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, De La Cruz singled to left, Arraez to second
J. Chisholm: Chisholm doubled to deep right center, Arraez out at home, De La Cruz to third
J. Bell: Foul, Bell flied out to center
J. Sanchez: Foul, Sanchez flied out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
R. Acuna: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Acuna singled to left
O. Arcia: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Acuna stole second, Arcia grounded out to shortstop
A. Riley: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Riley walked
M. Olson: Strike looking, Ball, Olson grounded out to third, Acuna to third, Riley to second
M. Ozuna: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ozuna grounded out to shortstop
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
T. Anderson: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Anderson struck out swinging
N. Gordon: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Gordon singled to center
E. Rivera: Rivera grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Gordon out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
T. d'Arnaud: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, d'Arnaud grounded out to pitcher
A. Duvall: Foul, Ball, Duvall grounded out to shortstop
M. Harris: Ball, Harris grounded out to first
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
N. Fortes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Fortes lined out to center
L. Arraez: Strike looking, Ball, Arraez flied out to deep right
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
D. Fletcher: Fletcher grounded out to second
R. Acuna: Foul, Ball, Acuna grounded out to third
O. Arcia: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Arcia singled to left
A. Riley: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Riley flied out to shallow right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
J. Chisholm: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Chisholm struck out looking
J. Bell: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Bell grounded out to first
J. Sanchez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Sanchez singled to right
T. Anderson: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Anderson singled to right center, Sanchez to second
N. Gordon: Strike looking, Gordon grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
M. Olson: Olson lined out to second
M. Ozuna: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ozuna walked
T. d'Arnaud: d'Arnaud homered to left, Ozuna scored
A. Duvall: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Duvall walked
M. Harris: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Harris grounded out to first, Duvall to second
D. Fletcher: Strike looking, Fletcher singled to right, Duvall scored
R. Acuna: Acuna grounded out to pitcher
End of the 4th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
E. Rivera: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Rivera grounded out to second
N. Fortes: Ball, Fortes grounded out to third
L. Arraez: Ball, Ball, Arraez grounded out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
O. Arcia: Ball, Foul, Ball, Arcia flied out to center
A. Riley: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Riley struck out swinging
M. Olson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Olson lined out to left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
B. De La Cruz: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
J. Chisholm: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Chisholm reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Bell: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Bell hit by pitch, Chisholm to second
J. Sanchez: Strike swinging, Sanchez grounded into double play first to shortstop to pitcher, Bell out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Weathers Pitching:
M. Ozuna: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ozuna flied out to right
T. d'Arnaud: d'Arnaud singled to left
A. Duvall: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Duvall lined out to left
M. Harris: Harris singled to right, d'Arnaud to third
Burch Smith relieved Ryan Weathers
D. Fletcher: Ball, Harris stole second, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Fletcher flied out to deep left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Marlins
B. Elder Pitching:
T. Anderson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Anderson grounded out to third
N. Gordon: Strike looking, Gordon grounded out to second
E. Rivera: Ball, Rivera singled to right
Pierce Johnson relieved Bryce Elder
N. Fortes: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Fortes struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Braves
B. Smith Pitching:
R. Acuna: Acuna flied out to deep right
O. Arcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Arcia doubled to left
A. Riley: Foul, Riley flied out to right
M. Olson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Olson walked
M. Ozuna: Strike swinging, Foul, Ozuna reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Olson out at second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Marlins
A.J. Minter relieved Pierce Johnson
L. Arraez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Arraez struck out swinging
B. De La Cruz: De La Cruz grounded out to shortstop
J. Chisholm: Chisholm lined out to right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
Declan Cronin relieved Burch Smith
T. d'Arnaud: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, d'Arnaud struck out swinging
A. Duvall: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Duvall struck out looking
M. Harris: Harris singled to right
Jarred Kelenic hit for David Fletcher
J. Kelenic: Ball, Harris stole second, Ball, Ball, Ball, Kelenic walked
R. Acuna: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Acuna struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Marlins
Luis Guillorme at second base
Raisel Iglesias relieved A.J. Minter
J. Bell: Ball, Bell flied out to shallow center
J. Sanchez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Sanchez struck out swinging
T. Anderson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Anderson grounded out to second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)