ATLANTA (AP) -- Dan Haren gave up three hits in seven innings, Adeiny Hechavarria went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.
With its second straight victory, Miami has its first winning streak of the season.
Haren (1-0) allowed just three base runners - two walks in the first and an error by second baseman Dee Gordon that let Freddie Freeman reach in the fourth - before Andrelton Simmons got the first hit off the right-hander with two outs in the fifth.
 
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Cameron Maybin led off the Atlanta sixth with his second homer of the season to make it 5-1. Kelly Johnson led off the Braves' seventh with his first homer of the season to cut the lead to 5-2.
Haren, who was replaced by Mike Dunn to begin the eighth, walked two and struck out five.
The Marlins went up 2-0 in the third on Gordon's two-run double. They took a 4-0 lead on Hechavarria's first homer, a two-run shot in the fifth.
Celebrating his 26th birthday, Hechavarria has gone 7 for his past 11, raising his average to .242 after beginning the season 1 for 22. He added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2 in the ninth.
Atlanta starter Eric Stults (0-1) gave up five hits, four runs and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.
Cody Martin, the first Braves reliever, allowed Michael Morse's first homer of the season in the sixth, which put the Marlins up 5-0.
Gordon has reached safely in eight of nine after going 2 for 4 and raised his average 14 points to.378.
Miami closer Steve Cisek, pitching in a non-save situation, faced the minimum in the ninth.
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton batted without a protective mask on the left side of his batting helmet when facing left-handers. Stanton, who went 0 for 4, is still wearing the mask against right-handers.
 

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