Sanchez wins 3rd straight start, Marlins pull away late to beat Braves 6-4

Sanchez, Ross help Marlins beat Braves 6-4

MIAMI — Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs and five hits while pitching into the seventh inning, Cody Ross hit a two-run double in the eighth and the Florida Marlins extended Kenshin Kawakami’s season of woe by beating the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Sanchez (4-2) has won three straight starts for the first time since September 2006, a stretch four years ago that included his no-hitter against Arizona.

Cameron Maybin homered in the third inning and Florida tacked on three runs in the eighth.

Brian McCann hit a two-run double and Martin Prado had three hits for the Braves, who again struggled to give Kawakami (0-7) run support. Jason Heyward hit a two-run single in the ninth off Leo Nunez, drawing Atlanta within two.