Marlins slow Braves
Dan Uggla hit his 31st homer and the Florida Marlins damaged Atlanta’s playoff hopes, winning 5-4 Tuesday night to snap the Braves’ seven-game winning streak.
Atlanta, which had won eight of 10 and 15 of 17, began the night two games behind NL wild card-leading Colorado with six games left.
Chris Coghlan had three hits and scored twice for the Marlins. Florida would be eliminated from playoff contention if the Rockies beat Milwaukee Tuesday.
Rays 3, Orioles 1: Rookie Wade Davis allowed one run over seven innings, Carl Crawford stole his career-high 60th base and Tampa Bay handed Baltimore its 12th straight defeat.
The Orioles’ slide is the longest in the majors this season. Tampa Bay (Sept. 3-13) and Cleveland (Sept. 13-24) both had 11-game skids.
Davis (2-1) gave up seven hits, with six coming in the first three innings. The right-hander retired his last 11 batters.
Ben Zobrist had a run-scoring double during a two-run first for the Rays, who are 9-5 after an 11-games losing streak.