MIAMI (AP) -- Todd Cunningham had three hits in his first big league start, including a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame two solo home runs by Giancarlo Stanton to beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Friday night.Major league batting leader Dee Gordon went 3 for 5 for Miami, hiking his average to .433. It was his 11th game with three or more hits.Stanton's second homer was a tape-measure shot that tied it in the seventh. He has 10 homers and a major league-high 35 RBIs. 
The score was 3-all when Nick Markakis doubled in the eighth off Mike Dunn (0-2), and he scored on Cunningham's single against Bryan Morris. Cunningham, who was called up before the game from Triple-A, also scored twice.Atlanta's Phil Gosselin, starting for the fifth time this year, had three hits but popped up attempting a suicide squeeze bunt in the seventh, and Eric Young was doubled off third.The Braves won despite going 4 for 19 with runners in scoring position.Miami went 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11. Martin Prado left a runner in scoring position in each of his first four at-bats.The Marlins' biggest hits came with the bases empty. Stanton hit his second home run through the TV camera box beyond the 418-foot sign in center field - a first at Marlins Park, which opened in 2012.Jason Grilli - the Braves' sixth pitcher - pitched around a walk and a wild pitch in the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances. Atlanta improved to 4-0 this year at Marlins Park.An error by shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria led to two unearned runs for Atlanta in the second. They scored when pitcher Julio Teheran singled on a 3-2 pitch with two outs and the bases loaded.Teheran allowed two runs, one earned, in 5 2/3 innings. Cody Martin (2-2) earned the victory despite allowing one run in his only inning.Miami's David Phelps delivered his fifth consecutive quality start. He allowed three runs, one earned, in six innings and tied a career high with eight strikeouts.
The score was 3-all when Nick Markakis doubled in the eighth off Mike Dunn (0-2), and he scored on Cunningham's single against Bryan Morris. Cunningham, who was called up before the game from Triple-A, also scored twice.Atlanta's Phil Gosselin, starting for the fifth time this year, had three hits but popped up attempting a suicide squeeze bunt in the seventh, and Eric Young was doubled off third.The Braves won despite going 4 for 19 with runners in scoring position.Miami went 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11. Martin Prado left a runner in scoring position in each of his first four at-bats.The Marlins' biggest hits came with the bases empty. Stanton hit his second home run through the TV camera box beyond the 418-foot sign in center field - a first at Marlins Park, which opened in 2012.Jason Grilli - the Braves' sixth pitcher - pitched around a walk and a wild pitch in the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances. Atlanta improved to 4-0 this year at Marlins Park.An error by shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria led to two unearned runs for Atlanta in the second. They scored when pitcher Julio Teheran singled on a 3-2 pitch with two outs and the bases loaded.Teheran allowed two runs, one earned, in 5 2/3 innings. Cody Martin (2-2) earned the victory despite allowing one run in his only inning.Miami's David Phelps delivered his fifth consecutive quality start. He allowed three runs, one earned, in six innings and tied a career high with eight strikeouts.
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