On the first pitch, he fouled off a 95-mph four-seam fastball.

He didn’t miss the second pitch: A 95-mph four-seamer near the middle of the zone.

“I’ve noticed a lot of the times, their guys tend to go with what I guess they feel works,” Harris said. “I know he loves his fastball. In the past, I’ve kind of ambushed him on his fastball. I just missed that first one, and I’m glad I was able to connect on the second one. Kind of got an idea of what he likes to do.”

The hit took Iglesias, who blew his first save in eight opportunities, off the hook. It also made Matt Olson’s ninth-inning error — which allowed the tying run to score — rather meaningless.

This is the special part about the Braves: Regardless of what happens, they’re ready to pick up one another.

— 2. In this sweep, Atlanta’s starting pitchers set the tone. Bryce Elder, Max Fried and Reynaldo López all dominated.

They combined to allow only one run over 22 2/3 innings. Three wonderful performances.

On Monday, Elder held the Marlins scoreless over 6 2/3 frames. On Tuesday, Fried spun a three-hit shutout — the third nine-inning shutout of his career. And on Wednesday, López followed by keeping Miami off the board for seven innings.

“It’s the greatest thing you can have in this sport is really strong starts, and we’ve had a bunch of them here recently,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Tonight was no exception. (López) was really good again. It was good that he kind of took it one step further in getting through the seventh. … Stuff was really good. He’s got the ability to reach back and get a little more when he gets in trouble, which is a really good trait. He’s pitching.”

The Braves have gotten quality starts — when a pitcher allows three or fewer earned runs in at least six innings — in five of their last six games. This has given the Braves some stability in games, and with their bullpen.

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