By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer

MIAMI(AP) -- The ballpark fell silent as fans rose in alarm after
a foul ball felled Florida Marlins rookie Logan Morrison in the
on-deck circle.

Morrison wasn't seriously hurt but left the game. His spot in
the lineup was filled by recent minor league call-up Scott
Cousins, who had fans standing again moments later, this time to
cheer a wild victory.

A single by Cousins - his first hit as a big leaguer - drove in
the winning run with none out in the 10th inning Sunday,
completing a dramatic swing of emotions as the Marlins beat the
Atlanta Braves 7-6.

"Definitely a roller-coaster," Cousins said. "You go from, 'Oh
no, here's one of our hottest bats in the lineup going down,' to
`This nobody just hit a walk-off.' You can't really describe
that. It's just crazy."

Cousins was summoned after Emilio Bonifacio lined a foul that
struck Morrison on the left cheek. Morrison's helmet flew off
and he collapsed face-down, but moments later he walked off the
field accompanied by a trainer.

He was taken to a hospital, where X-rays were negative.

"He's a tough kid. He wanted to keep playing," said teammate Dan
Uggla, the first player to reach Morrison. "It's as hard as I've
seen anybody get hit in the face with a baseball. ... It missed
the eye, thank goodness."

Following the game, Morrison accompanied the Marlins on their
flight to Philadelphia. He said he hoped to play Monday against
the Phillies, who trail Atlanta by one game in the NL East.

After Morrison was hurt, Bonifacio lined the next pitch for a
leadoff triple against Eric O'Flaherty (3-2). Cousins, who made
his major league debut Friday, batted for Morrison and became an
improbable star when he lofted a deep fly over the head of left
fielder Melky Cabrera.

The Marlins' Wes Helms ran out to retrieve the ball as a
souvenir for Cousins. Twenty minutes after the game, the rookie
was still trying to absorb what he had done.

"I'm rounding second and my teammates are rushing out to greet
me - I think that was one of the greatest feelings I've had in a
long time," Cousins said, his voice breaking with emotion. "I
don't know if anybody really expected much out of me in that
situation, but I did. Fortunately I was able to get the job
done."

The Braves overcame a 6-0 deficit and nearly went ahead. But
with Florida up 6-4 in the sixth inning, a leaping Cameron
Maybin reached above the center-field wall to rob Atlanta's Nate
McLouth of a grand slam.

"Maybin took a home run away, and that's the ballgame," Braves
manager Bobby Cox said. "If not for that, we win."

Instead, the Marlins won when they ended a streak of 15 1-3
consecutive scoreless innings by the Atlanta bullpen.

"I could have made two better pitches," O'Flaherty said. "It's
very frustrating when you blow a game."

Burke Badenhop (2-5) pitched a scoreless 10th for the Marlins,
who will take a taxed bullpen into Monday's doubleheader against
the Phillies. Manager Edwin Rodriguez used four relievers, and
two others - Leo Nunez and Brian Sanches - are nursing injuries.

Rodriguez said the team likely would call up a reinforcement
from the minors.

The Braves tied the game with a bizarre five-run rally in the
sixth that included three consecutive scratch singles, two
bases-loaded walks and a two-run sacrifice fly by McLouth when
Maybin made his sensational catch.

Braves starter Mike Minor lasted only four innings, the shortest
outing in his five career starts. He allowed nine hits, eight
for extra bases, and six runs to hike his ERA to 5.33. The
damage would have been worse had he not picked off Maybin and
Hanley Ramirez.

"I couldn't spot my fastball," Minor said. "And my curveball was
terrible."

Alex Sanabia held Atlanta to one hit over the first 4 1-3
innings but failed to get an out in the sixth. He gave up six
hits and five runs.

Ramirez drove in three runs, hit his 20th homer and extended his
hitting streak to 12 games.

NOTES: Braves RHP Derek Lowe, who skipped a scheduled start for
the first time in his career Friday because of right elbow pain,
played catch Sunday and said he felt better after receiving a
cortisone shot. He plans to throw in the bullpen Monday and said
he expects to make his scheduled start Wednesday at Pittsburgh.
... Rain delayed the game for 23 minutes in the bottom of the
fifth inning. ... Marlins rookie Mike Stanton, who struck out
pinch-hitting, is 1 for 30 against the Braves this season with
16 strikeouts. ... Cox gave Troy Glaus a start at 1B, resting
Derrek Lee. ... Atlanta's Freddie Freeman singled in the ninth
for his first major league hit.