MILWAUKEE -- Without an arsenal of overpowering pitches, Miami rookie left-hander Justin Nicolino relies on his defense to make plays behind him.
The gloves were there Monday night, and the results were encouraging.
Nicolino pitched 6 2/3 solid innings and Derek Dietrich homered as the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 to win for the fifth time in seven games.
"That's the approach, I'm not an overpowering guy," Nicolino said. "I'm not going to punch out many people. If I can go out there and get guys to hit my pitches and get a ground-ball out, or a fly-ball out, that's what I'm out there to do."
Miami manager Dan Jennings likes his rookie's approach.
"It's great to see a young guy like that and not be afraid of results," he said. "Nico set the tone. That was a tremendous outing and something we desperately needed."
Nicolino (2-1) scattered six hits and allowed just two runs in his fourth major league start. He retired the first two batters of the seventh inning before allowing a two-out double and was replaced after throwing 95 pitches.
He said his off-speed pitches were the key to success.
"I had better command of it than my last couple of starts," he said. "For me, whenever I have command of those pitches, it is easier for me to go out there and get those outs."
Milwaukee starter Matt Garza (6-13) pitched two perfect innings to start the game but ran into trouble the rest of the way, lasting only five innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits while striking out two. He set a career record for losses in a season -- he was 8-12 with Tampa Bay in 2009.
"Third inning on, I just left pitches up," Garza said. "There was no excuse for it, I just missed my spots and that's about it."
Dee Gordon had two hits, two RBI, scored a run and stole a base for Miami, which has won five of seven games.
Ryan Braun had two singles and a walk for Milwaukee, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
After using only 19 pitches to get through the first two innings, Garza allowed consecutive singles to J.T. Realmuto and Adeiny Hechavarria to open the third. One batter later, Gordon singled and both runners scored to give Miami the lead for good, 2-1.
Dietrich hit his seventh home run, a two-run shot to center field, to make it 4-1 in the fourth inning.
"Dietrich crushed that ball to center field," Jennings said. "It was good to see crooked numbers in back-to-back innings."
Martin Prado's sacrifice fly made it 5-1 in the fifth.
Milwaukee scored one earned run on an error by Hechavarria in the second and another on an RBI single by Braun in the fifth to close the gap to 5-2.
Marlins pinch-hitter Casey McGehee hit an RBI single in the eighth.
The Brewers had two runners on and Braun at the plate as the tying run with two outs in the seventh, but Bryan Morris got the Milwaukee slugger to ground out to end the inning.
ROOKIE ROTATION
After the game, Jennings said Kendry Flores would take David Phelps' (elbow) spot in the rotation, giving the Marlins three rookie starters. Nicolino, Flores and Adam Conley each spent much of the season at Triple-A New Orleans.
REVIEW ENDS GAME
The game ended on a close groundout by Jonathan Lucroy at first that was challenged by Brewers manager Craig Counsell. After a short review, the call was confirmed and the teams left the field.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Phelps was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right elbow. Phelps left Sunday's game at St. Louis after just 2 1/3 innings due to the injury. RHP Erik Cordier had his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans to take Phelps' spot on the roster.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami will start left-hander Adam Conley in Game 2 of the series. Milwaukee has fared better against southpaws, going 13-13 against lefties compared to 38-56 against right-handed starters.
Brewers: Rookie Tyler Cravy will make his sixth appearance and fifth start. He allowed four runs in just 4 1/3 innings in his last start, a 9-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
The gloves were there Monday night, and the results were encouraging.
Nicolino pitched 6 2/3 solid innings and Derek Dietrich homered as the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 to win for the fifth time in seven games.
"That's the approach, I'm not an overpowering guy," Nicolino said. "I'm not going to punch out many people. If I can go out there and get guys to hit my pitches and get a ground-ball out, or a fly-ball out, that's what I'm out there to do."
Miami manager Dan Jennings likes his rookie's approach.
"It's great to see a young guy like that and not be afraid of results," he said. "Nico set the tone. That was a tremendous outing and something we desperately needed."
Nicolino (2-1) scattered six hits and allowed just two runs in his fourth major league start. He retired the first two batters of the seventh inning before allowing a two-out double and was replaced after throwing 95 pitches.
He said his off-speed pitches were the key to success.
"I had better command of it than my last couple of starts," he said. "For me, whenever I have command of those pitches, it is easier for me to go out there and get those outs."
Milwaukee starter Matt Garza (6-13) pitched two perfect innings to start the game but ran into trouble the rest of the way, lasting only five innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits while striking out two. He set a career record for losses in a season -- he was 8-12 with Tampa Bay in 2009.
"Third inning on, I just left pitches up," Garza said. "There was no excuse for it, I just missed my spots and that's about it."
Dee Gordon had two hits, two RBI, scored a run and stole a base for Miami, which has won five of seven games.
Ryan Braun had two singles and a walk for Milwaukee, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
After using only 19 pitches to get through the first two innings, Garza allowed consecutive singles to J.T. Realmuto and Adeiny Hechavarria to open the third. One batter later, Gordon singled and both runners scored to give Miami the lead for good, 2-1.
Dietrich hit his seventh home run, a two-run shot to center field, to make it 4-1 in the fourth inning.
"Dietrich crushed that ball to center field," Jennings said. "It was good to see crooked numbers in back-to-back innings."
Martin Prado's sacrifice fly made it 5-1 in the fifth.
Milwaukee scored one earned run on an error by Hechavarria in the second and another on an RBI single by Braun in the fifth to close the gap to 5-2.
Marlins pinch-hitter Casey McGehee hit an RBI single in the eighth.
The Brewers had two runners on and Braun at the plate as the tying run with two outs in the seventh, but Bryan Morris got the Milwaukee slugger to ground out to end the inning.
ROOKIE ROTATION
After the game, Jennings said Kendry Flores would take David Phelps' (elbow) spot in the rotation, giving the Marlins three rookie starters. Nicolino, Flores and Adam Conley each spent much of the season at Triple-A New Orleans.
REVIEW ENDS GAME
The game ended on a close groundout by Jonathan Lucroy at first that was challenged by Brewers manager Craig Counsell. After a short review, the call was confirmed and the teams left the field.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Phelps was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right elbow. Phelps left Sunday's game at St. Louis after just 2 1/3 innings due to the injury. RHP Erik Cordier had his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans to take Phelps' spot on the roster.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami will start left-hander Adam Conley in Game 2 of the series. Milwaukee has fared better against southpaws, going 13-13 against lefties compared to 38-56 against right-handed starters.
Brewers: Rookie Tyler Cravy will make his sixth appearance and fifth start. He allowed four runs in just 4 1/3 innings in his last start, a 9-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
8:10PM,EDT,August 17,2015
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Segura flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lind grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Davis singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez doubled to deep center, Davis to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson safe at first on error by shortstop Hechavarría, Davis scored, Pérez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Garza sacrificed to pitcher, Peterson to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Realmuto singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to right, Realmuto to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Nicolino sacrificed to catcher, Hechavarría to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to left, Realmuto and Hechavarría scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Suzuki flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Lucroy grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Braun singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Lind grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Braun out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Bour singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Dietrich homered to center (406 feet), Bour scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Ozuna doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to second, Ozuna to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Nicolino grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Herrera grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Pérez lined out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Gordon doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to first, Gordon to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Prado hit sacrifice fly to center, Gordon scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Bour singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Peterson grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Rogers hit for Garza. | 5 | 1 |
| Rogers walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Segura singled to left, Rogers to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Lucroy struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Braun singled to left, Rogers scored, Segura to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Lind grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Braun out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Thornburg relieved Garza. | 5 | 2 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Hechavarría singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Nicolino struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Herrera grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Pérez lined out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Suzuki popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Prado singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Peterson grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Schafer hit for Thornburg. | 5 | 2 |
| Schafer lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Segura doubled to deep center. | 5 | 2 |
| Morris relieved Nicolino. | 5 | 2 |
| Lucroy walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Lohse relieved Thornburg. | 5 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Ozuna walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Hechavarría singled to center, Ozuna to second. | 5 | 2 |
| McGehee hit for Morris. | 5 | 2 |
| McGehee singled to right, Ozuna scored, Hechavarría to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to second, McGehee out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Dunn relieved Morris. | 6 | 2 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Davis walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Herrera flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Pérez lined out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Bour grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Gillespie in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| Ramos relieved Dunn. | 6 | 2 |
| Peterson fouled out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Gennett hit for Lohse. | 6 | 2 |
| Gennett doubled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .331 | .352 | .413 |
| Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .251 | .306 | .304 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .272 | .314 | .353 |
| Bour 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .253 | .330 | .433 |
| Dietrich LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .257 | .363 | .500 |
Gillespie LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .356 | .440 |
| Ozuna CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .247 | .299 | .334 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .252 | .281 | .402 |
| Hechavarría SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .285 | .318 | .380 |
| Nicolino P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-McGehee PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .286 | .296 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 138 | |||
| a-singled to right for B Morris in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ozuna (15, Garza); Gordon (18, Garza) HR: Dietrich (8, 4th inning off Garza 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Gordon 2 (34), Dietrich 2 (16), Prado (32), McGehee (18) S: Nicolino SF: Prado 2-out RBI: McGehee Marlins RISP: 2-8 (McGehee 1-1, Nicolino 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Realmuto 0-1, Hechavarría 0-1, Gordon 1-2, Prado 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon (37, 2nd base off Garza/Lucroy) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Hechavarría (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (Prado-Hechavarría-Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 21,910 (52.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Ben May, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
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