Marlins keep rolling, sweep Braves
Cody Ross and his Florida Marlins teammates aren’t shocked to have the best record in the majors.
The real surprise, he said, was sweeping three games in Atlanta for the first time.
Ross hit a three-run homer and the Marlins beat the Braves 6-2 Thursday, as Florida improved to 8-1 for the first time since 1997. Ross finished with three hits and four RBI after beginning the day with a .115 average.
“Nobody in here is surprised,” Ross said of the Marlins’ hot start. “We feel like we’re a good team. There are a lot of skeptics who say it’s early. We have to have confidence and never let down.”
The Marlins outscored the Braves 21-7 in the series. Florida had never swept a series of more than two games in Atlanta, and the last time that happened was May 13-14, 1997.
“We’ve come through here a lot of times, and you’d think there would have been a sweep,” Ross said, “but the Braves are always a good team. … It’s better to be on the other side, instead of what it has been here in other years.”
Anibal Sanchez (1-0) gave up eight hits and two runs in six innings to give Kenshin Kawakami his first loss, despite walking three batters.
Kawakami (1-1) allowed five hits and five runs, four earned, in six innings.