Dixie bracket: 2019 Braves defeat 2019 Marlins in five games

Game One: Braves 5, Marlins 4
WP: Tomlin (1-0)
LP: Kinley (0-1)
HR: McCann (1), Ramirez (1)

Game Two: Braves 6, Marlins 0
WP: Soroka (1-0)
LP: C Smith (0-1)
HR: Albies (1), Acuna (1), Donaldson (1)

Game Three: Marlins 2, Braves 1
WP: E Hernandez (1-0)
LP: Fried (0-1)
Save: Romo (1)

Game Four: Braves 9, Marlins 7
WP: Swarzak (1-0)
LP: Kinley (0-2)
Save: Melancon (1)
HR: Donaldson (2), Markakis (1), Alfaro (1), Acuna 2 (3), Carmargo (1), Flowers (1)

Game Five: Braves 6, Marlins 0
WP: Teheran (1-0)
LP: Alcantara (0-1)
HR: Markakis (2), McCann (2)

Atlanta won the series by having the better bullpen. The Marlins blew two late leads and had a close game get away with ineffective middle relief work.

Miami held a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh of the opener at the Braves' SunTrust Stadium. But after Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara walked three men to load the bases, Adam Conley entered. Ozzie Albies' grounder made it 4-2, and then Freddie Freeman doubled in two runs to even the score. Tyler Kinley pitched the eighth, and he allowed two singles and two walks for the go-ahead, and decisive, run. Josh Tomlin worked two innings for the win.

The Braves had an easier time of it in Game Two. Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer in the second off Caleb Smith, and Ronald Acuna Jr and Albies hit back-to-back homers in the seventh. Mike Soroka went seven innings, allowing two hits, for the win.

The series moved to Miami for Game Three, and the Marlins never trailed in a pitchers duel. Brian Anderson drove in both runs for the Fish with a sac fly in the first and a single in the sixth. Elieser Hernandez got credit for the win with two scoreless innings, and Sergio Romo got the final out.

The Marlins got a strong start in Game Four from Trevor Richards, who allowed one earned run on four hits in six innings. Kinley relieved with a 6-2 lead in the seventh; the Braves hit four homers and scored six runs in that frame to take the lead, and they never reliquished it.

Julio Teheran lead a three-pitcher shutout in Game Five to clinch the series. The score was 1-0 after seven innings, but again Alcantara grew weary in the seventh, and the Braves scored five times, highlighted by a grand slam by Nick Markakis off the beleagured Kinley.

Player availability: Atlanta has no injuries or workload issues.

Projected rotation: Soroka-Fried-Teheran-Foltynewicz-(Soroka)-(Fried)-(Teheran). Note: Teheran will be in the rotation for each series. The last used starter other than Teheran -- in this case Keuchel -- will be deactivated, and his replacement will start Game Four of the next series.