CHICAGO -- The Miami Marlins looked like they were on their way to a rather easy win after J.T. Realmuto and Marcell Ozuna homered.
Some aggressive base-running by Dee Gordon helped preserve the victory.
Ozuna hit his 15th homer, Realmuto went deep and the Miami Marlins hung on to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday night.
"I think it's important for us to win these one-run ballgames," said A.J. Ramos, who worked the final 1 1/3 innings. "It sets the tone, it shows that we can win these close ballgames, because we've been losing a lot of these and it's good to get one win out here at least after losing those two so hopefully get some momentum rolling to Pittsburgh."
Solo homers by Realmuto in a three-run fourth and Ozuna in the fifth against John Lackey (4-6) helped stake Miami to a 5-2 lead.
Gordon tripled and scored in the first. He also singled and raced home from second with the decisive run in the seventh when Giancarlo Stanton struck out on a pitch in the dirt. The ball ricocheted to the left of the plate, leaving it uncovered as catcher Miguel Montero threw to first.
Gordon's aggressive play on the bases made it 6-3, and the Marlins won for the eighth time in 11 games. They also stopped the Cubs' season-high win streak at five.
Kyle Schwarber homered and had two doubles for Chicago. Ian Happ also went deep. Anthony Rizzo added two hits and two RBI. But the Cubs came up short trying to sweep the Marlins after taking all three from NL Central rival St. Louis.
They were trailing 6-4 in the eighth when Jon Jay singled with two outs and scored on Schwarber's double to right-center against Nick Wittgren. Ramos then struck out Happ to end the inning and worked the ninth for his ninth save in as many chances.
He walked Rizzo with one out, putting the tying run on base. Ramos then deflected Ben Zobrist's comebacker with his foot, picked up the ball and threw to second for the force. Heyward followed with a fly to center to end the game.
Jose Urena (4-2) improved to 3-0 in his past four starts despite a 7.45 ERA in that stretch. He lasted five innings, allowing three runs and three hits while walking three.
Lackey gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings and was once again hurt by the long ball. The 38-year-old right-hander has allowed 16 home runs.
But what bothered Lackey more was JT Riddle's two-run single on a hanging slider in the fourth.
"If I managed the game a little bit better, (the home runs) shouldn't have killed us," Lackey said. "The hit to the shortstop (Riddle) is probably the one that got me the most for sure."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (right shoulder bursitis) is scheduled to pitch in a rehab assignment Thursday with High-A Jupiter. . Marlins manager Don Mattingly said the club is working on a plan for the return of LHP Justin Nicolino (blister on left index finger), who is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday. The Marlins want to make sure starters Dan Straily, Urena and Edinson Volquez are working on the right amount of rest. "They don't mind pitching on six, they don't like pitching on seven," Mattingly said. "So we'll try to work it where those guys stay in their rhythm and we'll work Nico in."
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami sends RHP Edinson Volquez (2-7, 3.79 ERA), coming off the sixth no-hitter in franchise history, to the mound as they open a four-game series at Pittsburgh against RHP Gerrit Cole (3-5, 4.27). Volquez tossed a gem against Arizona last Saturday, staying in after he hurt his right ankle in the first inning.
Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (3-3, 3.91) looks to remain unbeaten at home as the Cubs begin a four-game set against NL West-leading Colorado. Lester is 3-0 in six starts at Wrigley Field this season. RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-7, 4.60) pitches for Colorado.
---
More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Miami Marlins
Some aggressive base-running by Dee Gordon helped preserve the victory.
Ozuna hit his 15th homer, Realmuto went deep and the Miami Marlins hung on to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday night.
"I think it's important for us to win these one-run ballgames," said A.J. Ramos, who worked the final 1 1/3 innings. "It sets the tone, it shows that we can win these close ballgames, because we've been losing a lot of these and it's good to get one win out here at least after losing those two so hopefully get some momentum rolling to Pittsburgh."
Solo homers by Realmuto in a three-run fourth and Ozuna in the fifth against John Lackey (4-6) helped stake Miami to a 5-2 lead.
Gordon tripled and scored in the first. He also singled and raced home from second with the decisive run in the seventh when Giancarlo Stanton struck out on a pitch in the dirt. The ball ricocheted to the left of the plate, leaving it uncovered as catcher Miguel Montero threw to first.
Gordon's aggressive play on the bases made it 6-3, and the Marlins won for the eighth time in 11 games. They also stopped the Cubs' season-high win streak at five.
Kyle Schwarber homered and had two doubles for Chicago. Ian Happ also went deep. Anthony Rizzo added two hits and two RBI. But the Cubs came up short trying to sweep the Marlins after taking all three from NL Central rival St. Louis.
They were trailing 6-4 in the eighth when Jon Jay singled with two outs and scored on Schwarber's double to right-center against Nick Wittgren. Ramos then struck out Happ to end the inning and worked the ninth for his ninth save in as many chances.
He walked Rizzo with one out, putting the tying run on base. Ramos then deflected Ben Zobrist's comebacker with his foot, picked up the ball and threw to second for the force. Heyward followed with a fly to center to end the game.
Jose Urena (4-2) improved to 3-0 in his past four starts despite a 7.45 ERA in that stretch. He lasted five innings, allowing three runs and three hits while walking three.
Lackey gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings and was once again hurt by the long ball. The 38-year-old right-hander has allowed 16 home runs.
But what bothered Lackey more was JT Riddle's two-run single on a hanging slider in the fourth.
"If I managed the game a little bit better, (the home runs) shouldn't have killed us," Lackey said. "The hit to the shortstop (Riddle) is probably the one that got me the most for sure."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (right shoulder bursitis) is scheduled to pitch in a rehab assignment Thursday with High-A Jupiter. . Marlins manager Don Mattingly said the club is working on a plan for the return of LHP Justin Nicolino (blister on left index finger), who is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday. The Marlins want to make sure starters Dan Straily, Urena and Edinson Volquez are working on the right amount of rest. "They don't mind pitching on six, they don't like pitching on seven," Mattingly said. "So we'll try to work it where those guys stay in their rhythm and we'll work Nico in."
UP NEXT
Marlins: Miami sends RHP Edinson Volquez (2-7, 3.79 ERA), coming off the sixth no-hitter in franchise history, to the mound as they open a four-game series at Pittsburgh against RHP Gerrit Cole (3-5, 4.27). Volquez tossed a gem against Arizona last Saturday, staying in after he hurt his right ankle in the first inning.
Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (3-3, 3.91) looks to remain unbeaten at home as the Cubs begin a four-game set against NL West-leading Colorado. Lester is 3-0 in six starts at Wrigley Field this season. RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-7, 4.60) pitches for Colorado.
---
More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Gordon tripled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich hit sacrifice fly to left, Gordon scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Happ grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bryant grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Rizzo walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Realmuto lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Moore struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Heyward flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Báez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Riddle singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Rizzo at second base. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist at first base. | 1 | 0 |
| Ureña sacrificed to second, Riddle to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rizzo at first base. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist at second base. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Lackey struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Schwarber doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Happ walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Bryant popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rizzo doubled to deep right center, Schwarber and Happ scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Zobrist struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Realmuto homered to left center (395 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Dietrich singled to shallow left. | 2 | 2 |
| Moore hit a ground rule double to deep right, Dietrich to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Riddle singled to center, Dietrich and Moore scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Rizzo at second base. | 4 | 2 |
| Zobrist at first base. | 4 | 2 |
| Ureña struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Rizzo at first base. | 4 | 2 |
| Zobrist at second base. | 4 | 2 |
| Gordon flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Heyward grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| Contreras flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Ozuna homered to center (437 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Lackey struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Schwarber flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Happ homered to left (383 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| Bryant walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Rizzo grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Dietrich grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Moore popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Riddle grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jarlin Garcia pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| García relieved Ureña. | 5 | 3 |
| Zobrist popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Heyward singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Ziegler relieved García. | 5 | 3 |
| Montero hit for Contreras. | 5 | 3 |
| Montero hit by pitch, Heyward to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Jay hit for Lackey. | 5 | 3 |
| Jay grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Happ at second base. | 5 | 3 |
| Zobrist at shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Montero catching. | 5 | 3 |
| Jay in center field. | 5 | 3 |
| Duensing relieved Lackey. | 5 | 3 |
| Suzuki hit for Ziegler. | 5 | 3 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Gordon singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Gordon stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. Gordon scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Yelich walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Yelich stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| Ozuna lined out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Phelps relieved Ziegler. | 6 | 3 |
| Schwarber homered to center (381 feet). | 6 | 4 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Bryant grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Rizzo singled to right center. | 6 | 4 |
| Zobrist walked, Rizzo to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Heyward grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Dietrich lined out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Moore singled to right center. | 6 | 4 |
| Riddle struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Wittgren relieved Phelps. | 6 | 4 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Almora Jr. hit for Duensing. | 6 | 4 |
| Almora Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Jay singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Schwarber doubled to right center, Jay scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Dietrich at first base. | 6 | 5 |
| Colón at third base. | 6 | 5 |
| Ramos relieved Wittgren. | 6 | 5 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carl Edwards Jr. pitching for Chicago | MIA | CHC |
| Edwards Jr. relieved Duensing. | 6 | 5 |
| Colón struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Stanton flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | CHC |
| Bryant flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| Rizzo walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rizzo out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| Heyward flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .278 | .329 | .348 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .284 | .359 | .555 |
| Yelich CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .259 | .343 | .392 |
| Ozuna LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .323 | .387 | .570 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .288 | .358 | .440 |
| Dietrich 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .214 | .301 | .338 |
| Moore 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .205 | .217 | .386 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Riddle SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .272 | .282 | .437 |
| Ureña P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
García P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .178 | .221 | .247 |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wittgren P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Colón 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .211 | .222 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 152 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Ziegler in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Moore (2, Lackey) 3B: Gordon (4, Lackey) HR: Realmuto (5, 4th inning off Lackey 0 on, 1 Out); Ozuna (15, 5th inning off Lackey 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Yelich (26), Realmuto (22), Riddle 2 (20), Ozuna (41) S: Ureña SF: Yelich 2-out RBI: Ozuna Marlins RISP: 1-6 (Riddle 1-1, Ozuna 0-1, Stanton 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Yelich 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon (19, 2nd base off Duensing/Montero); Yelich (6, 2nd base off Duensing/Montero) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 37,294 (91.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Quinn Wolcott, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
No comments:
Post a Comment