Francoeur tallies 4 hits as Braves win late

ATLANTA — A successful challenge set the stage for Nick Markakis to halt his recent woes and allow the Braves to extend their mastery of the Marlins with a 4-2 win on Friday night at Turner Field.

After a replay review erased what would have been a double play to end the eighth inning, Markakis laced a two-run single that bounced off Marlins third baseman Martin Prado’s glove and gave the Braves a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Markakis entered the game having hit .119 over his previous 16 games.

Atlanta remained perfect through four games against Miami and notched just its third win in 23 home games.

The Braves squandered numerous scoring opportunities through the first four innings against an erratic Adam Conley, who managed to allow just two runs despite hittng three batters and surrendered eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. Atlanta’s starter Williams Perez surrendered two doubles during a two-run third inning, but he was otherwise effective over the remainder of his six frames.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDFrustration to elation: Momentum swung in favor of the Braves by a split second. Marlins reliever David Phelps almost miraculously worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam with the score tied on Tyler Flowers’ squibber back to the mound. Phelps went home for the force out, and catcher J.T. Realmuto threw to first for what initially was called a double play, which would have ended the inning. But after the call was overturned, the Braves still had two outs and the bases full. They caught a break when sure-handed …

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