MIAMI -- Miami Marlins right-hander Mat Latos wasn't too concerned Friday night about getting his first win. He just wanted to pitch past the first inning.
Bouncing back from a dismal start in Miami earlier this season, Latos went 6 1/3 innings to help the revitalized Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2.
Martin Prado broke a tie with an eighth-inning single, and Latos and three relievers combined on a six-hitter.
Latos didn't get the decision, but the outing was a big improvement over his other start this year at Marlins Park, when he lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up seven runs.
"Coming back here after that embarrassment, there was a lot of emotion running through that first inning," Latos said. " Every other inning seemed easier after that."
Like Latos, the Marlins are bouncing back. They won their third game in a row after a 3-11 start.
"We're playing better baseball," Prado said. "That's what everybody was expecting with this team."
The win came at the start of a nine-game homestand. The Nationals, beginning a 10-game trip, lost their third straight.
With the score 2-all, Adeiny Hechavarria doubled to start the eighth against Tanner Roark (0-2) and advanced on an infield single by Dee Gordon. Prado followed with a single off Aaron Barrett.
Prado also made a diving stop of a sharp grounder at third base to rob Yunel Escobar of a hit leading off the ninth.
Latos, acquired by Miami in the offseason, had his best outing yet. The tall right-hander allowed two runs to lower his ERA to 7.31.
"He was battling the whole time," Prado said. "To see him work so hard like that, it's contagious. That's what we're expecting from him."
Latos, a .118 career batter, also hit a two-out RBI single in the fifth for Miami's first run.
"Accidental," he said. "Swing hard in case you hit it."
Bryan Morris (2-0) pitched around two walks in a scoreless eighth. Steve Cishek followed with a perfect ninth for his first save. He had 39 last year.
Jordan Zimmermann, who no-hit the Marlins the last time he faced them on the final day of the 2014 regular season, allowed six hits and two runs in six innings.
Bryce Harper drove in Washington's runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-out single. But the Nationals went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Six of their 10 losses this season have been by one or two runs.
"It's not fun, especially in dogfights like that," Harper said. "Jordan threw such a great game, he should have been able to win that game. It's rough for us, but we'll keep plugging."
Washington took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Ian Desmond doubled, went to third on a flyout and came home on Harper's sac fly. Harper hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-all.
Miami scored twice in the fifth on four consecutive two-out singles, including RBI hits by Latos and Gordon.
JAPANESE RECORD
With a run in the fifth, the Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki has scored 1,967 runs in the major leagues (1,309) and Japan (658). That ties the record for the most runs by a Japanese player held by Sadaharu Oh, who scored all of his in Japan.
LOUD OUTS
Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth made an over-the-shoulder basket catch at the warning track to rob Latos of an extra-base hit in the third, and center fielder Denard Span did the same on Marcell Ozuna's 400-foot fly in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer is expected to make his next start as scheduled even though he jammed his pitching hand while batting Sunday. " His thumb is a little swollen," manager Matt Williams said. "All indications are that he should be all right. Needless to say, he won't be hitting in between starts."
Marlins: Backup catcher Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) is scheduled to get a follow-up X-ray next Friday.
UP NEXT
RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Saturday for the Nationals against RHP Tom Koehler (1-2, 6.75). Strasburg is 3-4 with a 5.59 ERA in seven starts at Marlins Park.
Bouncing back from a dismal start in Miami earlier this season, Latos went 6 1/3 innings to help the revitalized Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2.
Martin Prado broke a tie with an eighth-inning single, and Latos and three relievers combined on a six-hitter.
Latos didn't get the decision, but the outing was a big improvement over his other start this year at Marlins Park, when he lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up seven runs.
"Coming back here after that embarrassment, there was a lot of emotion running through that first inning," Latos said. " Every other inning seemed easier after that."
Like Latos, the Marlins are bouncing back. They won their third game in a row after a 3-11 start.
"We're playing better baseball," Prado said. "That's what everybody was expecting with this team."
The win came at the start of a nine-game homestand. The Nationals, beginning a 10-game trip, lost their third straight.
With the score 2-all, Adeiny Hechavarria doubled to start the eighth against Tanner Roark (0-2) and advanced on an infield single by Dee Gordon. Prado followed with a single off Aaron Barrett.
Prado also made a diving stop of a sharp grounder at third base to rob Yunel Escobar of a hit leading off the ninth.
Latos, acquired by Miami in the offseason, had his best outing yet. The tall right-hander allowed two runs to lower his ERA to 7.31.
"He was battling the whole time," Prado said. "To see him work so hard like that, it's contagious. That's what we're expecting from him."
Latos, a .118 career batter, also hit a two-out RBI single in the fifth for Miami's first run.
"Accidental," he said. "Swing hard in case you hit it."
Bryan Morris (2-0) pitched around two walks in a scoreless eighth. Steve Cishek followed with a perfect ninth for his first save. He had 39 last year.
Jordan Zimmermann, who no-hit the Marlins the last time he faced them on the final day of the 2014 regular season, allowed six hits and two runs in six innings.
Bryce Harper drove in Washington's runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-out single. But the Nationals went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Six of their 10 losses this season have been by one or two runs.
"It's not fun, especially in dogfights like that," Harper said. "Jordan threw such a great game, he should have been able to win that game. It's rough for us, but we'll keep plugging."
Washington took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Ian Desmond doubled, went to third on a flyout and came home on Harper's sac fly. Harper hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-all.
Miami scored twice in the fifth on four consecutive two-out singles, including RBI hits by Latos and Gordon.
JAPANESE RECORD
With a run in the fifth, the Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki has scored 1,967 runs in the major leagues (1,309) and Japan (658). That ties the record for the most runs by a Japanese player held by Sadaharu Oh, who scored all of his in Japan.
LOUD OUTS
Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth made an over-the-shoulder basket catch at the warning track to rob Latos of an extra-base hit in the third, and center fielder Denard Span did the same on Marcell Ozuna's 400-foot fly in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer is expected to make his next start as scheduled even though he jammed his pitching hand while batting Sunday. " His thumb is a little swollen," manager Matt Williams said. "All indications are that he should be all right. Needless to say, he won't be hitting in between starts."
Marlins: Backup catcher Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) is scheduled to get a follow-up X-ray next Friday.
UP NEXT
RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Saturday for the Nationals against RHP Tom Koehler (1-2, 6.75). Strasburg is 3-4 with a 5.59 ERA in seven starts at Marlins Park.
7:10PM,EDT,April 24,2015
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Span grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Harper reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Zimmerman flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramos grounded into fielder's choice to second, Harper out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ozuna out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Uggla struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Zimmermann struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Suzuki lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Latos flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Desmond doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth flied out to right, Desmond to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper hits sacrifice fly to center, Desmond scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Zimmerman doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Gordon singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Prado popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton fouled out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gordon out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Ramos grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Uggla popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Zimmermann struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría singled to center, Suzuki to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Latos singled to center, Suzuki scored, Hechavarría to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to right, Hechavarría scored, Latos to third, Gordon out stretching at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Span walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Span stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Werth lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Harper singled to right, Span scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Harper caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Prado popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Stanton flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Escobar singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Ramos singled to center, Escobar to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Ramos relieved Latos. | 2 | 2 |
| Uggla struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Johnson hit for Zimmermann. | 2 | 2 |
| Johnson grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Roark relieved Zimmermann. | 2 | 2 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Suzuki grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Morris relieved Ramos. | 2 | 2 |
| Span grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Werth walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Harper walked, Werth to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Harper out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Hechavarría doubled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| D. Solano hit for Morris. | 2 | 2 |
| D. Solano bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Grace relieved Roark. | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon reached on infield single to second, Hechavarría to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Barrett relieved Grace. | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Prado singled to right, Hechavarría scored, Gordon to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Morse grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Cishek relieved Morris. | 2 | 3 |
| Escobar grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramos popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Robinson hit for Uggla. | 2 | 3 |
| Robinson grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .238 | .304 | .238 |
| Desmond SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .294 | .342 | .441 |
| Werth LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .152 | .256 | .212 |
| Harper RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .438 | .518 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .227 | .301 | .424 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .271 | .328 | .424 |
| Ramos C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .231 | .241 | .327 |
| Uggla 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .118 | .189 | .176 |
b-Robinson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .276 | .357 |
| Zimmermann P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Johnson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
Roark P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Grace P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Barrett P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 121 | |||
| a-grounded to third for J Zimmermann in the 7th b-grounded to second for D Uggla in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Desmond (7, Latos); Zimmerman (5, Latos) RBI: Harper 2 (10) SF: Harper 2-out RBI: Harper Nationals RISP: 1-7 (Werth 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Harper 1-1, Uggla 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Span (1, 2nd base off Latos/Realmuto) CS: Harper (2, 2nd base by Latos/Realmuto) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Desmond-Uggla-Zimmerman). Outfield Assist: Harper (Gordon at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 16,259 (43.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Gabe Morales, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
No comments:
Post a Comment