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MIAMI -- The Atlanta Braves keep tripping up postseason contenders.Adonis Garcia hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Friday night for their season-high seventh straight win.I keep saying it -- I feel our team is fighting for a playoff spot, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. You cant be more appreciative in the way they go out there and fight for each other.Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a sixth-inning double. Atlantas winning streak is its longest since it won nine in a row from June 27-July 5, 2014.Were a team that has to be reckoned with right now, Snitker said.Miami lost for the fifth time in eight games and is five games back of San Francisco for the second NL wild card.This is really typical of the way we have played, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. We catch a little stretch where we win three in a row and you feel like you have a little bit of momentum and then you lose three in a row. I think thats really been the story of our season.With the score 2-2, Emilio Bonifacio singled with one out off A.J. Ramos, stole his first base this season, took third on catcher J.T. Realmutos throwing error and came home on Garcias single to center.Brandon Cuniff (2-0) struck out two of three batters in a hitless eighth, and Mauricio Cabrera threw a hitless ninth for his sixth save in seven chances with the Braves. Tyler Flowers threw out pinch-runner Yefri Perez trying to steal second for the second out, and left fielder Mallex Smith made a game-ending diving catch on Justin Bours liner.Flowers drove in two runs for Atlanta and Martin Prado also drove in two for Miami, which has dropped three straight.Braves left fielder Matt Kemp, who turned 32, was ejected in the third inning by plate umpire Adam Hamari. And Braves interim manager Brian Snitker also was tossed. Kemp and Snitker argued with Hamari after the top of the third following a strikeout by Kemp and a bases-loaded flyout by Nick Markakis.The manager getting ejected gives you so much motivation, Garcia said through a translator. That lifted everyones emotions and made the team play better.Prado, who entered the game hitting an NL-best .377 with runners in scoring position, struck out with Ichiro Suzuki stranded at second in the bottom of the eighth.Atlantas Matt Wisler allowed two runs, two hits and three walks in six innings.Even when we were getting beat early in the year we werent down, Wisler said. There was no animosity. We just kept grinding and started playing a lot better baseball and everybodys getting hot at the same time right now.Miamis Andrew Cashner gave up one run, three hits and three walks in six innings.Obviously you feel like youre going to put some runs on the board when you get a couple in the first, Mattingly said. We have seen their guy a couple of times and from there they make adjustments and were not able to.FREEMANFreemans 80 extra-base hits lead the NL.UP NEXTComing off his first big league win, RHP Aaron Blair (1-6) starts for the Braves on Saturday. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (5-4) makes his second start for the Marlins after missing two months with an elbow strain. Allen Iverson Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Langston Galloway Pistons Jersey .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. https://www.pistonsrookiesshop.com/Sekou-Doumbouya-City-Edition-Jersey/ . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. Joe Smith Pistons Jersey . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Stanley Johnson Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers.New York Red Bulls v New York City FC is one of the fiercest rivalries in Major League Soccer, but a new documentary film shows Lloyd Sam and Kwadwo Poku putting club rivalries aside on a trip to Ghana. Ahed of the New York derby on Saturday - live on Sky Sports 5 HD from 8pm - the new short film shows New York City midfielder Poku and New York Red Bulls winger Sam taking a journey to Ghana, the west African nation both players represent on the international stage.Poku has taken MLS by storm since being picked up from North American Soccer League (NASL) side Atlanta Silverbacks in 2015. Kwadwo Poku joined MLS in 2015 The 24-year-old has scored four goals in 29 appearances, mainly coming off the bench, and has become something of a fan favourite in the Bronx for his impressive performances. He has drawn comparisons to Yaya Toure since his arrival due to a similar playing style.After a career in England with Charlton and Leeds, Sam has established himself as one of MLS most dangerous wingers. Born in Leeds but raised by Ghanaian parents, Sam made the move to the Red Bulls in 2012 after hiss contract at Elland Road was not renewed by then-manager Neil Warnock.ddddddddddddSince then, the England-born Ghana international has gone on to win two MLS Supporters Shields in 2013 and 2015, and is now hoping to go one step beyond and win the elusive MLS Cup this season. Lloyd Sam left England to join New York Red Bulls in 2012 Both Poku and Sam made their debuts for the Black Stars in a friendly against Canada in October last year. The match gave the pair a good opportunity to explore even more about the country they play for.The documentary - available here in full - sheds light on both Sam and Pokus backgrounds and how the national team has bought them together, despite the rivalry between two of MLS most renowned clubs.Watch New York City v New York Red Bulls live on Sky Sports 5 HD from 8pm on Saturday. Also See: Vieiras story so far What is MLS Rivalry Week? MLS on Sky MLS video MLS fixtures MLS results ' ' '