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Knoxville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Josh Richardson and Kevin Punter combined for more than half of Tennessees points and the Volunteers rallied to knock off No. 15 Butler, 67-55, on Sunday. Richardson scored 20 points and Punter had 18 for the Vols (4-3), who had lost eight straight games against ranked opponents. All 10 players who took the court for Tennessee scored a point. Ive been fortunate to have some great players and great coaches and be part of some great teams and have some really, really good wins, but I dont know that Ive ever been more proud of a group of guys than I was today, said Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall. Kellen Dunham led Butler (8-2) with 16 points and Kameron Woods pulled down 16 boards in the setback. We have to give Tennessee a lot of credit for how they played, said Butler interim coach Chris Holtmann. In watching them, we felt like they were going to be difficult to play. You have to give them credit. They were tougher than us throughout the second half. We did some things to contribute to that, but you have to give them credit. Punter opened the game with consecutive jumpers. Dunham got Butler on the board with a 3 and Woods threw down a dunk to make it 5-4. The Bulldogs didnt trail again until late in the second half. Alex Barlow and Kelan Martin made 3-pointers in the final minute of the first half to send the Bulldogs into halftime with a 34-25 lead. Dunhams 3 early in the second half made it 37-25, but the Vols ran off 12 straight points to tie it at 37. Richardson had eight in a row during the flurry, which Barlow finally ended with a 3-ball at 12:11. Tennessee finally got over the hump with an Armani Moore layup at 6:15. A minute later, Punter extended the lead to 54-49 with a 3-pointer from Richardson. Out of a timeout, Derek Reese banked in a triple with just over two minutes left, and Tennessee held on from there. Game Notes Tennessee outscored Butler 32-12 in the paint ... 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Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and Gattis all doubled to lead off that fourth inning, Atlantas highest-scoring frame since a five-run fifth against Philadelphia on Aug. 2. Kris Medlen (13-12) was the beneficiary that night against the Phillies and again on Monday, getting the win after allowing six hits and two runs in 6 1-3 innings. Atlanta (86-57) passed idle Boston (87-58) for baseballs best record. Medlen -- who went 10-1 last season -- got his record over .500 for the first time in 2013. "Its pretty fun to look back and see that I started 1-6 and kind of turned things around," Medlen said. "Im not the one scoring the runs, and they had a huge inning for me today. Its kind of whats gotten me to this point this year." Chris Coghlan tied a career high with four hits for Miami, which lost for the 24th time in its last 34 games. Ed Lucas added a two-run double in the seventh for the Marlins. "I was able to get some good pitches to hit and had some good counts," Coghlan said. "I was able to find some holes." Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez (3-4) rolled through the first three innings, before Atlanta got to him in the fourth. Upton got it started with a double to right, Freeman followed with one to left, Gattis drove both home with another two-base hit, and the Braves were rolling. Chris Johnson and Elliot Johnson both had run-scoring singles, and Chris Johnson later scored on a wild pitcch for a 5-0 lead.dddddddddddd That was enough for Medlen and three relievers, with Craig Kimbrel working the ninth to get his 45th save in 48 tries for the NL East leaders. Atlanta has not lost more than four straight at any point this season. The Braves had some good news pregame, with manager Fredi Gonzalez announcing that slugger Jason Heyward -- out since last month with a broken jaw -- had some of "the hardware" that was surgically inserted to assist with the healing process removed. "He can eat," Gonzalez said. And more good news came afterward, given that the Braves -- who scored 10 runs during their four-game slide -- got their groove going at the plate again, if only for one inning. "Five hits and five runs on one frame," Gonzalez said. "And we made it hold up." The Marlins, meanwhile, remained on pace for a 100-loss season, and played without right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (ankle) for a second straight game. Stanton worked out pregame Monday and the Marlins are hopeful he could return to the lineup as early as Tuesday, though will let him make the decision on when to get back on the field. "Guys want to finish strong," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "They want to take advantage of every at-bat that they can and every opportunity they get to play. This time is so important for guys. I think you learn the most about your ballclub in the last three weeks of the season because guys have a lot to play for. Theyre playing for next year. Theyre trying to finish off good years, maybe finish up a not-so-good year." NOTES: Miami sends RHP Tom Koehler (3-9, 4.70) to the mound Tuesday against Atlanta RHP Julio Teheran (11-7, 3.01). ... The Braves recalled C Christian Bethancourt from Double-A Mississippi before the game. "We think the world of him," Gonzalez said. ... Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez, who will start Wednesday before getting shut down for the season, hit a ball off the centre field statue in batting practice. Since June 1, Fernandez is 9-3 with a 1.51 ERA. ... Coghlan had Miamis first three hits. ... Marlins C Jeff Mathis left after five innings with a bruised right thumb, and is day to day. ' ' '