Times wires
Thursday, June 9, 2011
MIAMI — Jair Jurrjens threw seven innings and drove in a run as the Braves handed the Marlins their eighth straight loss, 3-2 on Thursday.
It was Atlanta's first sweep in Miami since May 2-4, 1995.
The eight-game skid is Florida's longest since Aug. 15-22, 2007.
Jurrjens, the league leader in ERA at 1.82, threw 61 of his 87 pitches for strikes and struck out two.
Florida's Chris Volstad had a no-hitter entering the sixth and had retired 10 in a row. But Matt Young opened the sixth with a 75-foot dribbler down the first-base line. The ball traced the line as catcher John Buck raced toward it. He let it run its course until it stopped in fair territory on the dirt.
Young scored three batters later on Alex Gonzalez's double off the leftfield wall.
Volstad unraveled in the seventh, allowing four hits, walking a batter and throwing a wild pitch. One hit was a single by Jurrjens that made it 3-0 and chased Volstad.