MIAMI -- A fastball to the wrist didn't stop Giancarlo Stanton's recent surge.
Stanton returned to the Miami Marlins' starting lineup after recovering from a bruised right wrist and hit a two-run homer to help beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Stanton missed only one start after being hit Saturday. His 17th homer of the year put Miami ahead 4-1 in the fifth inning.
"I worry when he gets hit by a pitch," teammate Marcell Ozuna said. "A 96 mph fastball? Maybe he breaks the wrist."
Instead, Stanton continued his recent tear. He's batting .354 with six homers in 18 games since moving to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
Jose Urena (5-2) won his fourth consecutive decision by allowing one run in six-plus innings. The right-hander, who leads the Marlins in wins, retired 14 straight batters before tiring in the seventh.
"He's growing," manager Don Mattingly said. "Hopefully he just keeps building on what he's doing. You get to the point now where you feel like he's going to keep you in the game. His stuff is good enough. He doesn't go out and get knocked around. That's encouraging for young guys."
Ozuna hit his 16th homer and had two singles, hiking his average to .332. Tyler Moore added three hits, including a two-run double.
Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single in the eighth for his 364th interleague hit, tying Derek Jeter's major league record.
The Marlins won for the ninth time in their past 11 home games.
The Athletics (27-37), who have the worst record in the American League, fell to 10 games below .500 for the first time. They are 9-24 on the road.
Jharel Cotton (3-7) allowed five runs in five innings. He's 0-4 in his past five starts.
The Marlins scored four runs in the fifth, all with two outs. Dee Gordon's RBI single put them ahead 2-1, Stanton followed with his homer, and J.T. Realmuto added a run-scoring double.
"It's frustrating that everything came with two outs," Cotton said. "Everything just snowballed. I have to be better than that."
It was a familiar problem for the A's.
"We have to find a way to shut down the big inning like we've been giving up here recently," manager Bob Melvin said.
Urena balked home a run in the second with two outs and Cotton at the plate. Oakland didn't have another baserunner until the seventh.
Three Miami relievers combined to retire nine in a row and complete a three-hitter.
SUSTAINABLE?
Ozuna also had a strong half in 2016, but batted just .209 after the All-Star break. This year he's hoping to sustain his early success.
"Swing like crazy and let's see what happens," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (ankle bone bruise) is expected to play a rehab game Wednesday with Single-A Jupiter before rejoining the Marlins on Friday. ... 3B Martin Prado (right hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (abdominal muscle) are scheduled to begin mid-week rehab assignments at Jupiter, and if they progress as expected, they'll rejoin the Marlins next week.
Athletics: RHP Chris Bassitt (elbow) has begun a throwing program.
UP NEXT: RHP Daniel Gossett is scheduled to make his major league debut Wednesday afternoon for the Athletics against RHP Edinson Volquez (3-7, 3.41), who pitched a no-hitter in his most recent home start June 3. Volquez has allowed three hits in 16 scoreless innings in his past two outings.
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Oakland Athletics
Stanton returned to the Miami Marlins' starting lineup after recovering from a bruised right wrist and hit a two-run homer to help beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Stanton missed only one start after being hit Saturday. His 17th homer of the year put Miami ahead 4-1 in the fifth inning.
"I worry when he gets hit by a pitch," teammate Marcell Ozuna said. "A 96 mph fastball? Maybe he breaks the wrist."
Instead, Stanton continued his recent tear. He's batting .354 with six homers in 18 games since moving to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
Jose Urena (5-2) won his fourth consecutive decision by allowing one run in six-plus innings. The right-hander, who leads the Marlins in wins, retired 14 straight batters before tiring in the seventh.
"He's growing," manager Don Mattingly said. "Hopefully he just keeps building on what he's doing. You get to the point now where you feel like he's going to keep you in the game. His stuff is good enough. He doesn't go out and get knocked around. That's encouraging for young guys."
Ozuna hit his 16th homer and had two singles, hiking his average to .332. Tyler Moore added three hits, including a two-run double.
Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single in the eighth for his 364th interleague hit, tying Derek Jeter's major league record.
The Marlins won for the ninth time in their past 11 home games.
The Athletics (27-37), who have the worst record in the American League, fell to 10 games below .500 for the first time. They are 9-24 on the road.
Jharel Cotton (3-7) allowed five runs in five innings. He's 0-4 in his past five starts.
The Marlins scored four runs in the fifth, all with two outs. Dee Gordon's RBI single put them ahead 2-1, Stanton followed with his homer, and J.T. Realmuto added a run-scoring double.
"It's frustrating that everything came with two outs," Cotton said. "Everything just snowballed. I have to be better than that."
It was a familiar problem for the A's.
"We have to find a way to shut down the big inning like we've been giving up here recently," manager Bob Melvin said.
Urena balked home a run in the second with two outs and Cotton at the plate. Oakland didn't have another baserunner until the seventh.
Three Miami relievers combined to retire nine in a row and complete a three-hitter.
SUSTAINABLE?
Ozuna also had a strong half in 2016, but batted just .209 after the All-Star break. This year he's hoping to sustain his early success.
"Swing like crazy and let's see what happens," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (ankle bone bruise) is expected to play a rehab game Wednesday with Single-A Jupiter before rejoining the Marlins on Friday. ... 3B Martin Prado (right hamstring) and SS Adeiny Hechavarria (abdominal muscle) are scheduled to begin mid-week rehab assignments at Jupiter, and if they progress as expected, they'll rejoin the Marlins next week.
Athletics: RHP Chris Bassitt (elbow) has begun a throwing program.
UP NEXT: RHP Daniel Gossett is scheduled to make his major league debut Wednesday afternoon for the Athletics against RHP Edinson Volquez (3-7, 3.41), who pitched a no-hitter in his most recent home start June 3. Volquez has allowed three hits in 16 scoreless innings in his past two outings.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Brugman grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jharel Cotton pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Gordon bunt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| K. Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pinder hit by pitch, Alonso to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce singled to right, Alonso to third, Pinder to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phegley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso scored, Pinder to third, Joyce to second on balk by Ureña. | 1 | 0 |
| Cotton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jharel Cotton pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich grounded into fielder's choice to first, Ozuna out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Moore struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Brugman struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Healy lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jharel Cotton pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Riddle walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Ureña sacrificed to first, Riddle to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| K. Davis lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Alonso flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Pinder grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jharel Cotton pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna homered to center (407 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Phegley grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Cotton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jharel Cotton pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Moore doubled to deep left. | 1 | 1 |
| Riddle flied out to right, Moore to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Ureña grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to left center, Moore scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Stanton homered to left center (394 feet), Gordon scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Yelich reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Ozuna singled to left, Yelich to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Realmuto hit a ground rule double to deep right, Yelich scored, Ozuna to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Dietrich popped out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Brugman grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Lowrie popped out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Smith relieved Cotton. | 1 | 5 |
| Moore singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Riddle grounded into fielder's choice to first, Moore out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| Ureña struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 5 |
| Gordon lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| K. Davis doubled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Alonso walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Phelps relieved Ureña. | 1 | 5 |
| Pinder struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Joyce struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Phegley flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smith pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Stanton walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Yelich lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Ozuna walked, Stanton to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Realmuto walked, Stanton to third, Ozuna to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Dietrich grounded into fielder's choice to first, Stanton scored, Realmuto out at second, Ozuna to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Moore doubled to deep left, Ozuna and Dietrich scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Riddle grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jarlin Garcia pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Olson hit for Smith. | 1 | 8 |
| García relieved Phelps. | 1 | 8 |
| Plouffe hit for Olson. | 1 | 8 |
| Plouffe flied out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Brugman struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Lowrie flied out to right. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zach Neal pitching for Oakland | OAK | MIA |
| Neal relieved Smith. | 1 | 8 |
| Suzuki hit for García. | 1 | 8 |
| Suzuki singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Stanton popped out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | OAK | MIA |
| Ramos relieved García. | 1 | 8 |
| Healy flied out to right. | 1 | 8 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Alonso struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Oakland Athletics
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brugman CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .300 | .348 | .300 |
| Lowrie 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .288 | .350 | .475 |
| Healy 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .276 | .304 | .514 |
| K. Davis LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .323 | .507 |
| Alonso 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .310 | .403 | .649 |
| Pinder SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .229 | .292 | .514 |
| Joyce RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .197 | .300 | .358 |
| Phegley C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .209 | .236 | .360 |
| Cotton P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Smith P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Olson PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
b-Plouffe PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .278 | .359 |
Neal P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 136 | |||
| a-hit for J Cotton in the 8th b-flied out to center for M Olson in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K. Davis (9, Ureña) Athletics RISP: 1-6 (Cotton 0-1, Joyce 1-2, Phegley 0-2, Pinder 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 19,953 (53.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Nic Lentz, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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