Marlins outfielders collide, knock fly ball over wall to give Braves star a home run in brutal mishap

The Miami Marlins outfielders took the explanation of outfield assistance to a full caller level.

Normally, an outfield assistance is credited to an outfielder erstwhile they propulsion a shot into the infield to grounds an retired against a baserunner. In the bottommost of the 3rd inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 nonaccomplishment to the Atlanta Braves connected Thursday astatine Truist Park, they did the implicit other of signaling an outfield assist.

With a antheral connected archetypal base, Braves prima outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hammered Marlins' starter Janson Junk’s 79-mph sweeper to heavy left-center tract but didn’t rather get capable of it to wide the wall.

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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. (13) celebrates aft hitting a two-run homer against the Miami Marlins successful the 3rd inning of a shot crippled Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Luckily for Acuña, Marlins near fielder Heriberto Hernández and halfway fielder Esteury Ruiz did not pass astir who was going to drawback the heavy alert ball, and they collided with each different connected the informing track. When Ruiz and Hernandez collided, the shot popped up and implicit the partition for a location run.

The 2 outfielders looked astir connected the crushed for the shot lone to recognize they had knocked it implicit the wall.

Acuña stood connected archetypal basal for a mates of seconds, unsure if it was a location tally earlier helium yet rounded the bases. Ruiz said the 2 outfielders couldn’t perceive each other.

"When I saw the ball, I thought it was leaving the ballpark," Ruiz said done an interpreter, per MLB.com. "While I was running, I noticed it was going to enactment connected the field. I said, 'I got it,' and you tin spot successful the video that (Hernández) besides said, 'I got it.' But we couldn't perceive each different with the sound of the ballpark. We couldn't perceive each other."

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Miami Marlins pitcher Janson Junk speaks with catcher Brian Navarreto successful the 3rd inning of a crippled against the Atlanta Braves connected Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

For Acuña, it was the archetypal of 2 location runs helium deed successful the win. He deed his 2nd location tally implicit the right-field wall, with nary assistance from the outfielders, successful the eighth inning to springiness the Braves a 9-2 lead.

"The 2nd 1 was special, due to the fact that the archetypal 1 told maine I needed help," Acuña said, according to MLB.com.

"(Acuña) had a small angel connected his enarthrosis tonight, oregon something," Braves archetypal baseman Matt Olson said, according to MLB.com.

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Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. runs aft hitting a two-run homer against the Miami Marlins successful the 3rd inning Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The Braves’ triumph was their season-high eighth straight, arsenic they proceed to physique connected their 8 1/2 crippled pb successful the National League East.

The Braves (70-45) volition look to widen their winning streak against the New York Yankees (64-51) connected Friday astatine 7:05 p.m. ET.

The Marlins (58-58) volition look to bounce backmost against the Los Angeles Angels (56-59) connected Friday astatine 7:10 p.m. ET.

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