1 of 5 | Outfielder Jurickson Profar recorded two home runs in an Atlanta Braves thrashing of the Miami Marlins on Wednesday in Miami. File Photo by Casey Sykes/UPI | License Photo
The Atlanta Braves needed fewer than 60 seconds to secure a lead they never lost, with a Jurickson Profar homer sparking a Wednesday rout of the Miami Marlins.
Profar swatted the third pitch of the day to right field for a 350-foot home run and the Braves never looked back in the 12-1 victory in Miami. He returned to the plate for a second round trip in the seventh inning.
First baseman Matt Olson, second baseman Ozzie Albies and center fielder Michael Harris II also homered for the Braves.
Albies went 2 for 5 with five RBI, including three from a 391-foot homer in the third inning of the one-sided slugfest. Olsen hit a 426-foot, two-run shot in the same inning.
A leadoff home run from @JURICKSONPROFAR!#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/TFitjnyOc8— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 27, 2025
Profar came to the plate for the first at-bat of the night at about 1:11 p.m. EDT Wednesday at loanDepot park. He watched a 92.8-mph fastball hit the outside of the strike zone to start the exchange. Marlins starter Ryan Gusto then missed the zone with a cutter.
Gusto finished the exchange with an 85.3-mph changeup, which Profar sliced just over the right field fence. Profar also touched the plate for the Braves’ second run when Olson hit a two-run blast in the second at-bat of the third inning.
Albies recorded his three-run shot three at-bats later for a 6-0 Braves lead. Albies returned to the plate in the fourth and swatted a two-run single. Harris brought the second baseman home with another single in the next at-bat for a 9-0 Braves advantage.
Center fielder Derek Hill finally got the Marlins on the scoreboard with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth, but Harris responded with a 362-foot, two-run homer in the top of the next inning. Profar added his second homer of the night — a 397-foot solo shot — in the seventh.
Starter Joey Wentz allowed four hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings to improve to 3-3 for the Braves and 5-4 overall this season. Gusto allowed seven hits and nine runs over 3 2/3 innings to drop to 7-7.
Jurickson Profar goes deep again!
His second homer of the day lands in the second deck! pic.twitter.com/6QGSj88l1d— MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2025
Profar went 2 for 3 with three walks, two RBIs and four runs scored. Braves outfielder Jake Fraley went 3 for 5 in the victory. Olson, Albies and Harris recorded two hits apiece for the Braves.
Hill and fellow Marlins outfielder Jakob Marsee each went 2 for 3 in the loss.
The Marlins (62-71) still sit in third place in the National League East, one game ahead of the Braves (61-72) and 14.5 games behind the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies (76-56).
They will take on the second-place New York Mets (62-70) at 7:10 p.m. EDT Thursday in Flushing, N.Y.
The Braves will play the Phillies at 6:45 p.m. Thursday in Philadelphia.
