ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dee Gordon homered on the first pitch of the game, and the Miami Marlins kept piling on against Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers.
Darvish allowed a career-worst 10 runs, and Miami added plenty more runs after that -- including a 468-foot blast for Giancarlo Stanton's majors-best 33rd homer in the eighth. The Marlins set a franchise record in a 22-10 victory Wednesday night.
"It's one of those games that happens every so often," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "They actually become hard games to play, trying to preserve arms and not embarrass anybody."
With trade speculation swirling about Darvish, the right-hander from Japan had the worst start of his five seasons with Texas. And Adrian Beltre, closing in on 3,000 hits, got ejected from the game while on deck in the eighth.
Beltre homered and had two doubles, giving the Rangers third baseman 2,996 hits before the strange call that ended his night.
When second-base umpire and crew chief Gerry Davis motioned for Beltre to get closer to the on-deck circle, Beltre instead dragged the large plastic mat marking the circle closer to him. Manager Jeff Banister also got tossed after coming out to argue the decision.
Beltre, who is in his 20th major league season, was standing where he does almost every time while waiting to hit. And near where many other players routinely stand.
"I tell Gerry I have no problem, but I didn't want to get hit. I've been hit standing over there. He said I don't care and you need to be on top of the mat," Beltre said. "I wasn't being funny. He told me to stand on the mat so I pulled the mat where I was. ... I actually did what he told me."
Drew Steckenrider, the Marlins pitcher at the time, said he didn't complain to the umpires and called it one of the funniest things he's ever seen on a baseball field.
"Standing in the same spot that he's stood for as long as I've been here. ... Look liked to me that they crew chief didn't want him standing there anymore," Banister said. "The man's chasing 3,000, our fans stuck around to see that last at-bat, they didn't get to see it."
Christian Yelich also hit a solo homer in the first for the Marlins, and Marcell Ozuna's three-run triple in the fourth made it 9-1 to chase Darvish (6-9), whose miserable outing came in his last start before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.
Yelich finished 4 for 5 with a homer and three doubles, a night after homering with two doubles. The Marlins had 22 hits, and their last four runs came in the ninth when backup catcher Brett Nicholas pitched for Texas -- including a 45 mph pitch that Ichiro Suzuki hit for a single.
Beltre went deep to start the Texas fourth against Jose Urena (9-4), who allowed five runs with five strikeouts and four walks while pitching into the sixth.
Miami sent 13 batters to the plate and scored nine times in the top of the fourth that took more than a half-hour to play. J.T. Realmuto greeted reliever Jeremy Jeffress with a two-run homer that scored Ozuna, the last batter faced by Darvish, whose five consecutive losses over his last eight starts mark the longest losing streak in his career.
"The first three innings, I actually felt pretty good. I thought I had the stuff to do it with. I got to the fourth inning and I couldn't locate my pitches," Darvish said through his interpreter, also insisting that he wasn't thinking about the trade rumors while on the mound. "I was able to focus on just today's game."
SHORT HOPS
The 32 combined runs were the most in an MLB game this season. The previous was 28, with Detroit beating Seattle 19-9, and Washington winning 23-5 over the Mets. Both of those games were the last week in April. ... Miami's previous scoring record came in a 20-1 win over Atlanta on July 1, 2003. ... In seven career games against Texas, Yelich is hitting .613 (19 for 31). ... The Marlins have won three consecutive road series for the first time since 2012.
IMPRESSIVE COMPANY
With his 1,095 extra-base hits, Beltre overtook Dave Winfield for 21st all-time. His 604 doubles pushed him past Cal Ripken Jr. for 15th on that list, and his 454 homers rank 38th.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Right-handed reliever Kyle Barraclough was put on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder impingement.
Rangers: C Robinson Chirinos, out since spraining his left ankle in a collision at the plate Sunday, said he felt good after he did some catching drills and ran some before the game.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Chris O'Grady (1-1, 5.40 ERA) is scheduled to make his fourth career start, and his second in a row against the Reds. He got a no decision in Cincinnati on Saturday.
Rangers: Before a weekend series at home against Baltimore, the Rangers have a day off Thursday.
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Darvish allowed a career-worst 10 runs, and Miami added plenty more runs after that -- including a 468-foot blast for Giancarlo Stanton's majors-best 33rd homer in the eighth. The Marlins set a franchise record in a 22-10 victory Wednesday night.
"It's one of those games that happens every so often," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "They actually become hard games to play, trying to preserve arms and not embarrass anybody."
With trade speculation swirling about Darvish, the right-hander from Japan had the worst start of his five seasons with Texas. And Adrian Beltre, closing in on 3,000 hits, got ejected from the game while on deck in the eighth.
Beltre homered and had two doubles, giving the Rangers third baseman 2,996 hits before the strange call that ended his night.
When second-base umpire and crew chief Gerry Davis motioned for Beltre to get closer to the on-deck circle, Beltre instead dragged the large plastic mat marking the circle closer to him. Manager Jeff Banister also got tossed after coming out to argue the decision.
Beltre, who is in his 20th major league season, was standing where he does almost every time while waiting to hit. And near where many other players routinely stand.
"I tell Gerry I have no problem, but I didn't want to get hit. I've been hit standing over there. He said I don't care and you need to be on top of the mat," Beltre said. "I wasn't being funny. He told me to stand on the mat so I pulled the mat where I was. ... I actually did what he told me."
Drew Steckenrider, the Marlins pitcher at the time, said he didn't complain to the umpires and called it one of the funniest things he's ever seen on a baseball field.
"Standing in the same spot that he's stood for as long as I've been here. ... Look liked to me that they crew chief didn't want him standing there anymore," Banister said. "The man's chasing 3,000, our fans stuck around to see that last at-bat, they didn't get to see it."
Christian Yelich also hit a solo homer in the first for the Marlins, and Marcell Ozuna's three-run triple in the fourth made it 9-1 to chase Darvish (6-9), whose miserable outing came in his last start before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.
Yelich finished 4 for 5 with a homer and three doubles, a night after homering with two doubles. The Marlins had 22 hits, and their last four runs came in the ninth when backup catcher Brett Nicholas pitched for Texas -- including a 45 mph pitch that Ichiro Suzuki hit for a single.
Beltre went deep to start the Texas fourth against Jose Urena (9-4), who allowed five runs with five strikeouts and four walks while pitching into the sixth.
Miami sent 13 batters to the plate and scored nine times in the top of the fourth that took more than a half-hour to play. J.T. Realmuto greeted reliever Jeremy Jeffress with a two-run homer that scored Ozuna, the last batter faced by Darvish, whose five consecutive losses over his last eight starts mark the longest losing streak in his career.
"The first three innings, I actually felt pretty good. I thought I had the stuff to do it with. I got to the fourth inning and I couldn't locate my pitches," Darvish said through his interpreter, also insisting that he wasn't thinking about the trade rumors while on the mound. "I was able to focus on just today's game."
SHORT HOPS
The 32 combined runs were the most in an MLB game this season. The previous was 28, with Detroit beating Seattle 19-9, and Washington winning 23-5 over the Mets. Both of those games were the last week in April. ... Miami's previous scoring record came in a 20-1 win over Atlanta on July 1, 2003. ... In seven career games against Texas, Yelich is hitting .613 (19 for 31). ... The Marlins have won three consecutive road series for the first time since 2012.
IMPRESSIVE COMPANY
With his 1,095 extra-base hits, Beltre overtook Dave Winfield for 21st all-time. His 604 doubles pushed him past Cal Ripken Jr. for 15th on that list, and his 454 homers rank 38th.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Right-handed reliever Kyle Barraclough was put on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder impingement.
Rangers: C Robinson Chirinos, out since spraining his left ankle in a collision at the plate Sunday, said he felt good after he did some catching drills and ran some before the game.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Chris O'Grady (1-1, 5.40 ERA) is scheduled to make his fourth career start, and his second in a row against the Reds. He got a no decision in Cincinnati on Saturday.
Rangers: Before a weekend series at home against Baltimore, the Rangers have a day off Thursday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Gordon homered to right (395 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich homered to center (401 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Choo walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Andrus doubled to right center, Choo to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Mazara hit sacrifice fly to right, Choo scored, Andrus to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Beltré walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Napoli flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Odor grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Dietrich struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Telis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Gallo struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Robinson struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| M Aviles flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Choo grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Andrus grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Mazara grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Ozuna doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to left, Ozuna to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Suzuki hit a ground rule double to deep center, Ozuna scored, Realmuto to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich singled to center, Realmuto and Suzuki scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Telis struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to right, Dietrich to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Stanton singled to center, Dietrich scored, Gordon to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Yelich walked, Stanton to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Ozuna tripled to right center, Gordon, Stanton and Yelich scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Jeffress relieved Darvish. | 9 | 1 |
| Realmuto homered to left (391 feet), Ozuna scored. | 11 | 1 |
| Suzuki walked. | 11 | 1 |
| Dietrich lined out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| 9 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Beltré homered to left (402 feet). | 11 | 2 |
| Napoli singled to center. | 11 | 2 |
| Odor grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Napoli out at second. | 11 | 2 |
| Lucroy grounded into fielder's choice to third, Odor out at second. | 11 | 2 |
| Gallo struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Telis grounded out to catcher. | 11 | 2 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| Gordon grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Robinson grounded out to second. | 11 | 2 |
| Choo struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| Andrus struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| Yelich doubled to deep left center. | 11 | 2 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Mazara walked. | 11 | 2 |
| Beltré doubled to deep right center, Mazara scored. | 11 | 3 |
| Napoli walked. | 11 | 3 |
| García relieved Ureña. | 11 | 3 |
| Odor popped out to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Lucroy singled to shallow right, Beltré to third, Napoli to second. | 11 | 3 |
| Gallo reached on infield single to second, Beltré scored, Napoli to third, Lucroy to second. | 11 | 4 |
| Gómez hit for Robinson. | 11 | 4 |
| Gómez hit sacrifice fly to right, Napoli scored. | 11 | 5 |
| Choo grounded out to second. | 11 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Gómez in center field. | 11 | 5 |
| Bibens-Dirkx relieved Jeffress. | 11 | 5 |
| Suzuki walked. | 11 | 5 |
| Dietrich flied out to left. | 11 | 5 |
| Telis tripled to deep right, Suzuki scored. | 12 | 5 |
| M Aviles singled to left, Telis scored. | 13 | 5 |
| Gordon grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first to shortstop, M Aviles out at second. | 13 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jarlin Garcia pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Moore at first base. | 13 | 5 |
| Andrus fouled out to first. | 13 | 5 |
| Mazara flied out to right. | 13 | 5 |
| Wittgren relieved García. | 13 | 5 |
| Beltré doubled to deep center. | 13 | 5 |
| Napoli lined out to left. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| Grilli relieved Bibens-Dirkx. | 13 | 5 |
| Stanton homered to left center (468 feet). | 14 | 5 |
| Yelich doubled to deep center. | 14 | 5 |
| Ozuna walked. | 14 | 5 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 14 | 5 |
| Suzuki walked, Yelich to third, Ozuna to second. | 14 | 5 |
| Leclerc relieved Grilli. | 14 | 5 |
| Dietrich doubled to right center, Yelich and Ozuna scored, Suzuki to third. | 16 | 5 |
| Suzuki scored, Dietrich to third on wild pitch by Leclerc. | 17 | 5 |
| Moore struck out looking. | 17 | 5 |
| M Aviles singled to center, Dietrich scored. | 18 | 5 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 18 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Odor doubled to deep right. | 18 | 5 |
| Lucroy singled to center, Odor to third. | 18 | 5 |
| Gallo grounded out to second, Odor scored, Lucroy to second. | 18 | 6 |
| Gómez walked. | 18 | 6 |
| Choo walked, Lucroy to third, Gómez to second. | 18 | 6 |
| Steckenrider relieved Wittgren. | 18 | 6 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 18 | 6 |
| Texas's A Beltre ejected by G Davis in the 8th. | 18 | 6 |
| Mazara doubled to left, Lucroy and Gómez scored, Choo to third. | 18 | 8 |
| DeShields hit for Beltré. | 18 | 8 |
| DeShields flied out to right. | 18 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brett Nicholas pitching for Texas | MIA | TEX |
| DeShields in left field. | 18 | 8 |
| Gallo at third base. | 18 | 8 |
| Nicholas relieved Leclerc. | 18 | 8 |
| Stanton reached on infield single to third. | 18 | 8 |
| Yelich doubled to right, Stanton to third. | 18 | 8 |
| Ozuna doubled to deep center, Stanton and Yelich scored. | 20 | 8 |
| Realmuto doubled to center, Ozuna scored. | 21 | 8 |
| Suzuki singled to shallow left, Realmuto to third. | 21 | 8 |
| Dietrich hit sacrifice fly to center, Realmuto scored. | 22 | 8 |
| Moore flied out to right. | 22 | 8 |
| M Aviles popped out to pitcher. | 22 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | TEX |
| Ellington relieved Steckenrider. | 22 | 8 |
| Napoli hit by pitch. | 22 | 8 |
| Odor grounded into fielder's choice to first, Napoli out at second. | 22 | 8 |
| Lucroy walked, Odor to second. | 22 | 8 |
| Gallo walked, Odor to third, Lucroy to second. | 22 | 8 |
| Gómez hit by pitch, Odor scored, Lucroy to third, Gallo to second. | 22 | 9 |
| Choo grounded out to first, Lucroy scored, Gallo to third, Gómez to second. | 22 | 10 |
| Andrus fouled out to catcher. | 22 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .291 | .335 | .357 |
| Stanton DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .278 | .363 | .601 |
| Yelich CF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .291 | .368 | .442 |
| Ozuna LF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .315 | .371 | .557 |
| Realmuto C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .307 | .367 | .484 |
| Suzuki RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | .234 | .301 | .306 |
| Dietrich 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .231 | .305 | .360 |
| Telis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
Moore 1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .240 | .264 | .490 |
| M Aviles SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .267 | .353 | .267 |
| Totals | 47 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 190 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Ozuna 2 (22, Darvish, Nicholas); Suzuki (3, Darvish); Yelich 3 (23, Grilli, Jeffress, Nicholas); Dietrich (13, Leclerc); Realmuto (17, Nicholas) 3B: Ozuna (1, Darvish); Telis (1, Bibens-Dirkx) HR: Gordon (1, 1st inning off Darvish 0 on, 0 Out); Yelich (11, 1st inning off Darvish 0 on, 1 Out); Realmuto (11, 4th inning off Jeffress 1 on, 2 Out); Stanton (33, 8th inning off Grilli 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Gordon (20), Yelich (52), Suzuki (10), Dietrich 5 (27), Stanton 2 (70), Ozuna 5 (77), Realmuto 3 (42), Telis (2), M Aviles 2 (2) SF: Dietrich 2-out RBI: Stanton, Ozuna 3, Realmuto 2, M Aviles GIDP: Gordon Marlins RISP: 12-16 (Suzuki 2-2, Ozuna 2-3, Dietrich 2-2, Moore 0-1, Stanton 1-1, Realmuto 3-5, M Aviles 2-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR BANISTER EJECTED BOT 8TH (ARGUING BELTRÉ'S EJECTION) |
| 3B BELTRÉ EJECTED BOT 8TH (NOT IN THE ON-DECK CIRCLE) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 26,471 (55% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:02 |
| Weather | 97 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Pat Hoberg, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Rob Drake |
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