CLEVELAND -- The group of reporters approached Braves closer A.J. Minter's locker in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field, and this time it didn¡¯t have the feel of an inquisition.

¡°A good one this time,¡± Minter said with a smile.

Yes, for one day -- or, at the least, one half of one day -- the bullpen was somebody else¡¯s problem. With an 8-7 comeback win in the nightcap of Saturday's twin bill with the Tribe, a Braves team that has fielded the questions, dealt with the relief ridicule and heard the Craig Kimbrel chants, had its largest comeback in years to turn what would have been a disastrous doubleheader into perhaps the most encouraging evening of the young season.

It was $100 million man Ronald Acuña Jr.'s clutch two-out, two-run double in the top of the ninth that made the difference in the runs column, but it was the bullpen¡¯s surprising sturdiness in the wake of an ugly outing from Touki Toussaint?that guided the way to the Braves¡¯ largest comeback win since 2012.

¡°That¡¯s the definition of Atlanta Braves baseball,¡± Minter said. ¡°Chop on.¡±

The Braves had a lot of chopping to do early. As an extreme extension of what has been a trend of walks and wildness for the Atlanta pitching staff this season, Toussaint was all over the place in his 1 1/3 innings of work. He gave up seven runs on six hits with a walk, two strikeouts and three hit batsmen. His outing marked the first time a Braves starter hit that many batters in an outing since Tim Hudson hit three on May 20, 2011, against the Angels, and it left the Braves in a 7-0 hole.

This came after a doubleheader opener in which starter Julio Teheran?couldn¡¯t get out of the fifth. Reliever Wes Parsons?allowed two damaging walks amid two run-scoring singles to extend what became a six-run outburst for the Indians that inning in the Braves¡¯ eventual 8-4 loss. For the season, the Braves¡¯ walk rate (12.1 percent) is the worst in baseball and their wild pitch count (10) is in the top 10, and -- had the Braves not erupted the way they did in the ninth of the nightcap -- that would have been the story.

But erupt they did. That they were in a position to do so was a credit to 26th man Shane Carle?coming up for the day and relieving Toussaint with 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Chad Sobotka, Dan Winkler, Luke Jackson?and Minter all followed suit with scoreless frames. The Braves¡¯ biggest weakness was suddenly a strength.

¡°The bullpen did a great job once we stopped the bleeding in the second inning,¡± manager Brian Snitker said. ¡°Those guys handed the ball off to each other and gave us a chance.¡±

And though the Braves put up just a pair of runs against Tribe starter Trevor Bauer, who went 6 1/3 innings, they took advantage of the Indians¡¯ wild ways in the ninth.

Down 7-3 entering the inning, Dansby Swanson?and Tyler Flowers?drew consecutive one-out walks to load the bases against Adam Cimber. Ender Inciarte?struck out, but Ozzie Albies?ripped a single to right to score a pair. Josh Donaldson?walked to load the bases again, and the Indians summoned Tyler Olson, who walked Freddie Freeman?to bring home another run and make it 7-6.

This time, the Indians brought in Cody Anderson to face Acuna. And on a 1-0 pitch, Acuna lined a double to left to score Albies and Donaldson as the tying and go-ahead runs.

¡°Never give up, never surrender,¡± Acuna said through an interpreter. ¡°And we¡¯re going to continue to work hard until that 27th out is made.¡±

It was made in Minter¡¯s 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth, in which he struck out the side and, in a real relief, changed the storyline around this club.

¡°It's weird,¡± he said. ¡°When we went ahead, I just felt inside that the ballgame¡¯s going to be over with. I felt good, I felt confident. I didn¡¯t feel it the last couple outings. Tonight, for some reason, I did.¡±