Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Orlando Arcia power the Braves past the Marlins, 4-2

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit first-inning home runs, Orlando Arcia added a shot in the third and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Thursday night.

The Braves have won five of their last six games.

“We’re hitting again,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Bullpen continues to be really solid. Starting pitching has been really good. The biggest thing is the runs, putting something together consistently offensively. We’re kind of scratching the surface of doing that.”

Charlie Morton (6-6) allowed just one run on five hits in six innings. He had six strikeouts and two walks. Morton allowed the leadoff batter to reach five times in six innings, but kept the Marlins off the scoreboard with the exception of an unearned run in the fifth.

“I felt good about my delivery,” Morton said. “I felt good about my four-seamer, it was getting good spin off the top. I can afford to give up hits if my four-seamer is working and my breaking ball is there."

Marcell Ozuna was 2 for 4 with a run, and Olson was 1 for 4 with two RBIs. Leadoff man Jorge Soler was 0 for 3 with a walk in his first home appearance after rejoining the Braves on Tuesday after a trade with the Giants. Soler was the MVP of the 2021 World Series for Atlanta.

Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his 23rd save after A.J. Minter pitched a perfect eighth.

Jake Burger was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Marlins.

Newly acquired Luke Jackson came on for the Braves with two on in the seventh inning. He gave up a run-scoring single to Burger but ended the inning by getting Jesús Sánchez to ground out.

The Braves jumped on Marlins rookie Max Meyer (2-1) early. Riley lifted a home run into the right field seats with one out in the first. Ozuna followed with a walk and then Olson hit another home run to right field, with this one traveling 374 feet. It was Olson's fifth home run in six games and 18th of the season.

Meyer went five innings, giving up four runs, seven hits and a walk while striking out seven.

“I was impressed with how he bounced back,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “A young pitcher, that could have easily gone sideways and not gotten through the first inning. He was good in the next four innings. He had a tough first inning, but it shows a good mentality and to get through five was pretty impressive today.”

Arcia's blast came in the third inning and gave him a career-best 12-game hitting streak.

“Hats off to him,” Snitker said. “He looks like his old self, and playing good defense, too. It’s good to see.”

The Braves are 16-4 in their last 20 home games against the Marlins and 4-0 this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: Starting RHP Reynaldo López is day-to-day after leaving his last start on July 28 with forearm tightness. LHP Max Fried (forearm) is eligible to come off the IL on Friday. The Braves have yet to announce a starter for Sunday, but there is a chance it will be either López or Fried.

UP NEXT

Braves rookie RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (4-5, 4.06) carries an eight-inning scoreless streak into Game 2 of the four-game series Friday. He will face Marlins rookie RHP Valente Bellozo (0-1, 4.50), who will make the third start of his career.

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Miami Marlins' Forrest Wall is safe at third base on a throwing error by Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton (50) works against the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Max Meyer delivers to an Atlanta Braves batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta Braves' Orlando Arcia follows through on a solo-home run as Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes looks on in the thrid inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta Braves Marcell Ozuna, center, and Jorge Soler, left, react as Orlando Arcia (11) runs the bases after hitting a home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna follows through on a base hit in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins , Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting as solo-home rin in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and at least 21 deaths, state media reported.

The busy steel bridge over the engorged Red River in Phu Tho province collapsed Monday morning, local officials told state media. Several motorbikes and cars fell into the river, the initial reports said, adding that three people fished out of the river in ongoing rescue operations had been taken to the hospital.

Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades when it made landfall Saturday with winds up to 149 kph (92 mph). It weakened to a tropical depression Sunday, but the country’s meteorological agency has still warned the continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.

On Sunday, a landslide killed six people including an infant and injured nine others in Sa Pa town, a popular trekking base known for its terraced rice fields and mountains. Overall, state media reported 21 deaths and at least 299 people injured from the weekend.

Skies were overcast in the capital, Hanoi, with occasional rain Monday morning as workers cleared the uprooted trees, fallen billboards and toppled electricity poles. Heavy rain continued in northwestern Vietnam and forecasters said it could exceed 40 centimeters (15 inches) in places.

Initially, at least 3 million people were left without electricity in Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces, and it's unclear how much has been restored.

The two provinces are industrial hubs, housing many factories that export goods including EV maker VinFast and Apple suppliers Pegatrong and USI. Factory workers told The Associated Press on Sunday that many industrial parks were inundated and the roofs of many factories had been blown away.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Haiphong city on Sunday and approved a package of $4.62 million to help the port city recover.

Yagi also damaged agricultural land, nearly 116,192 hectares where rice is mostly grown.

Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi caused at least 20 deaths in the Philippines last week and three deaths in China.

Storms like Typhoon Yagi were “getting stronger due to climate change, primarily because warmer ocean waters provide more energy to fuel the storms, leading to increased wind speeds and heavier rainfall,” said Benjamin Horton, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

Flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi submerges houses in Bac Giang province, Vietnam Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Le Danh Lam/VNA via AP)

Flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi submerges houses in Phu Tho province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Ta Van Toan/VNA via AP)

A bridge collapse due to floods triggered by typhoon Yagi in Phu Tho province, Vietnam on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 (Bui Van Lanh/ VNA via AP)

A bridge collapse due to floods triggered by typhoon Yagi in Phu Tho province, Vietnam on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 (Bui Van Lanh/ VNA via AP)

Flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi submerges houses in Phu Tho province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Ta Van Toan/VNA via AP)

People carry belongings in flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Nguyen Anh Tuan/VNA via AP)

Flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi submerges houses in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Nguyen Anh Tuan/VNA via AP)

A bridge collapse due to floods triggered by typhoon Yagi in Phu Tho province, Vietnam on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 (Bui Van Lanh/ VNA via AP)