Freddie Freeman hits No. 30 as Braves down Marlins

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Freddie Freeman celebrated his 32nd birthday by hitting his 30th home run to help lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Marlins reliever Antony Bass (3-8) surrendered homers to Ozzie Albies, his 28th, and Freeman, who went deep in the seventh inning to break a tie game, as the Braves won the series finale.

Freeman has at least 30 home runs in each of the last two full seasons, hitting 13 during last year's 60-game schedule.

The Braves (76-66) extended their lead in the National League East to 4 1/2 games over Philadelphia, which lost to Colorado. Atlanta went 11-8 against the Marlins (60-83) this season and have double-digit victories…