The Atlanta Braves secured a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins Sunday afternoon at Truist Park and improved to 4-2 on their current nine-game homestand. The win pushed their lead in the NL East standings to 4.5 games over the Philadelphia Phillies who dropped three of four at home to the Rockies. Atlanta will finish their homestand out with three-games against Colorado which will get underway Tuesday.
National League East
Braves 76-66 (.535), —
Phillies 72-71 (.503), 4.5 GB
Mets 71-72 (.497), 5.5 GB* (Pending Sunday’s outcome)
Atlanta’s win Sunday along with Philadelphia’s loss reduced their magic number to clinch the NL East to 16.