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ATLANTA -- Jose Fernandez insisted the Atlanta Braves crossed a line by throwing two pitches near his head.The?Miami Marlins ace said winning the game following a bench-clearing fracas was the best revenge.Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and Miami rallied to beat Julio Teheran and the Braves 7-5 in a testy game Wednesday night.The benches for both teams emptied in the seventh inning after Atlanta reliever Jose Ramirez threw inside to Fernandez, who had been knocked to the ground by a pitch from Teheran in the fifth.No punches were thrown and Ramirez was ejected.Tensions began to rise in the sixth. Fernandez hit Nick Markakis on the hip with a fastball after Teheran plunked Martin Prado in the top of the inning. Both teams said no warning was issued by plate umpire Marvin Hudson before he tossed Ramirez.Fernandez maintained he was not trying to hit Markakis, who clocked a two-run homer in Atlantas four-run second.The ball slipped out of my hand and I hit him, Fernandez said.The right-hander pointed to his ribs when he added: If you think its on purpose and you want to hit me, good, hit me. I dont mind. Thats part of baseball. But dont throw at somebodys head, because I have a family.Teheran said a curveball slipped out of his hand on his inside pitch to Fernandez in the fifth.If Im going to hit somebody, Im not going to hit him with my curveball, Teheran said. If Im going to move somebody off the plate, Im going to do it with my fastball.The comeback from a 4-1 deficit helped Fernandez (15-8) stop a five-game road losing streak, the longest of his career, and boosted Miamis fading playoff hopes.The Marlins are four games behind the New York Mets for the second National League wild card.Forget about everything else that happened, Fernandez said. We gained a game in the wild card.Ozuna drove in four runs on two hits, including a run-scoring single off Mauricio Cabrera in the eighth.A.J. Ramos pitched around a one-out double by Jace Peterson in the ninth for his 36th save.Teheran (5-10) and the Braves lost a 4-1 lead in the sixth. Teheran gave up Ozunas three-run homer one out after hitting Prado with a pitch. Ozuna matched a career high with his 23rd homer.The Marlins won two of three in their final series at Turner Field but are only 6-9 overall against the team with the NLs worst record, a mark that has hurt their playoff chances.Oh, baby!Freddie Freemans third-inning single for Atlanta gave him a 20-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the majors. It matched a 20-game string in 2011 as the longest of his career. He has reached base in 36 consecutive games since Aug. 6.Freeman left the game early after receiving a message his wife was about to give birth.Braves add two armsThe Braves, looking for pitching depth after recent injuries to Williams Perez and Mike Foltynewicz, acquired veteran right-handers Josh Collmenter and Joe Wieland in separate deals with the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners.Collmenter, 30, was acquired for cash and could start on Saturday against Washington. After being released by Arizona on Aug. 7, he signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and had a 2.25 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Iowa. He was Arizonas Opening Day starter in 2015.Atlanta will send cash or a player to be named to Seattle for Wieland, who will report to Triple-A Gwinnett.Trainers roomPerez, who left Sundays loss to the Mets, has a right elbow impingement and might be done for the season. Interim manager Brian Snitker said Perez will be shut down and let everything calm down before he starts throwing again. ... Snitker hopes Foltynewicz, hit on his calf by Ozunas liner on Monday, misses only one start. The Braves are looking for a Saturday starter against Washington.Up nextMarlins: RHP Tom Koehler (9-11, 3.97 ERA), who has lost his past three decisions, will look to continue his success against the Phillies on Friday night in Philadelphia. Koehler is 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season.Braves: Rookie RHP John Gant (1-3, 4.39), who has lasted at least five innings in only two of his six starts, will look for his first win since June 17 against Washington in Friday nights opening game of a weekend series. Alejandro Palacios Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. Rodolfo Pizarro Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. http://www.nationalsoccermexico.com/miguel-layun-mexico-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. Andres Guardado Mexico Jersey . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. Marco Fabian Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. PITTSBURGH -- The NFLs most productive receiver over the past three years is getting a raise commensurate with his star status.A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Pittsburgh Steelers have restructured Antonio Browns current contract, giving him a $4 million advance against his 2017 salary. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details had not been made public. ESPN first reported the reworked deal.This is the second straight year the Steelers have tweaked the details of Browns contract to give him a pay bump.The team advanced the two-time All-Pro $2 million in 2015. Brown will make $10.25 million this season. He celebrated by posting a picture of himself signing the amended contract on Wednesday next to agent Drew Rosenhaus.The 28-year-old Brown has led the NFL in receptions in each of the past two seasons, including 136 in 2015 even with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sidelined for a significant chunk of the season because of an injury.Brown, who is the only player in league history to have consecutive seasons with at least 125 receptions, has hinted at wanting a new deal each of the past two springs but the Steelers have declined, pointing to a team policy of not opening contract talks to players with more than one season left onn their current deals.ddddddddddddBrown has two years remaining on the six-year, $42.5-million contract he signed in 2012, an agreement that coincided with Browns rise to being one of the NFLs elite players at his position.Pittsburgh has found a way to sidestep the policy by basically paying Brown early. The two sides will almost certainly begin working on a new contract next offseason, one that would likely make Brown of the leagues highest-paid wide receivers. Browns 526 receptions are the most by an NFL player in the first six seasons of their career.Brown is not expected to play during Thursday nights preseason finale at Carolina. The Steelers open the season at Washington on Monday, Sept. 12.Game notes The Steelers claimed quarterback Zach Mettenberger off waivers from San Diego on Wednesday and placed injured backup Bruce Gradkowski on injured reserve with a significant hamstring injury. Mettenberger, who went 0-10 as a starter while playing for Tennessee in 2014 and 2015, will serve as Pittsburghs No. 3 quarterback behind Roethlisberger and Landry Jones.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '