(Miami) Just like he did in his first 11 major league baseball games, Charles Leblanc hit the trails again on Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader between the Miami Marlins and the Braves. from Atlanta.
Posted at 6:38 p.m.
The Quebec third baseman hit a single and added a larceny in the Marlins’ 5-2 loss to the Braves on Saturday afternoon.
Leblanc picked up where he left off before enjoying an evening off on Friday.
Leading hitter for the Marlins in the fifth inning, he first hit a single to right field. He then stole second base before going all the way to third base following an erratic throw from catcher Chadwick Tromp.
In 12 Major League Baseball games, Leblanc stands out with a .405 batting average (17 for 42), including a home run. His average on base is .419.
He hit the safe in all but one of his games, August 3 — an 0-for-3 game against the Cincinnati Reds — where he walked.
The 26-year-old Laval resident has four doubles, five runs scored and three stolen bases.
Tromp made up for his mistake with a performance of two doubles and three RBIs in his first major league game of the season for the Braves.
In the win, Matt Olson homered while Ronald Acuña Jr. and Robbie Grossman each hit two hits.
The Braves signed a fourth consecutive victory after suffering four losses in five games against the leaders of the National East, the New York Mets.
Braves starter Kyle Muller allowed two runs and three hits in five innings of work. Muller (1-1) was recalled from their AAA farm club, the Gwinnett Stripers, on Saturday.
The Marlins have been flagged in 11 of their last 12 home games and have been limited to 21 points in their first 11 games in August.