The Marlins lost 9-4 to the Braves Wednesday night, while the Phillies won to pull within a half a game of the Fish for second place in the NL East. The Marlins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first off of back-to-back homers by Jesús Aguilar and Brian Anderson, but the lead was short-lived as the Braves strung together several hits and walks in the bottom half of the frame to plate three off a laboring Sixto Sánchez.
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