5-year Marliniversary: Marlins erase 4-run deficit in 9th, top Braves in 10

Over the last decade or so, the Atlanta Braves have found a way to break the Miami Marlins' hearts late several times. On this day five years ago, however, the roles were reversed.

After forcing extra innings with four runs in the ninth, the Marlins used a sacrifice fly from Martín Prado in the 10th inning to complete the comeback. Prado's sacrifice fly lifted Miami to a 7-6 win over its National League East rivals.

It looked as though a three-run blast from Atlanta's Johan Camargo in the top of the ninth had put the game out of reach at Marlins Park on Aug. 10, 2019. Camargo's bomb pushed the Braves' lead to 6-2, but the usually reliable Mark Melancon was unable to shut the door in the bottom of the frame.

Melancon started his night by striking out Harold Ramírez, but the Marlins followed with four straight singles from Prado, Bryan Holaday, Curtis Granderson and Jon Berti. With the score now 6-3 and the tying run on base, the Braves turned to Shane Greene, but he wouldn't fare much better.

After Isan Díaz came through with a fifth straight Miami single, Starlin Castro doubled down the left-field line. Two runs scored, but Díaz was gunned down at home trying to score the winning run. Following a walk to Brian Anderson, Greene was able to get Garrett Cooper, who he had given up a game-winning grand slam to earlier in the season, to ground out to end the threat. 

With momentum on the Marlins' side, Jeff Brigham worked a 1-2-3 10th to put Miami in position to walk it off. Against Sean Newcomb, that's exactly what it did.

Ramírez started the Miami 10th with a sharp single to left before advancing to third on an errant pick-off attempt. On a 2-1 pitch from Newcomb, Prado lined a fly ball to left field. Adam Duvall made a strong throw home, but it was not in time as the Marlins completed the comeback.

Despite 13 total runs, the contest was actually scoreless through seven innings. The Braves drew first blood with three runs in the top of the eighth. Miami responded in the bottom of the inning on a solo homer from Granderson and an RBI single from Anderson.

During the 2019 season, the Braves took 15 of the 19 matchups against Miami, which included three walk-off wins. The most thrilling Marlins win from that year came on this day five years ago.