ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, -- Cole Gillespie got two hits in a rare start.
The second one was a game-winner.
Gillespie had a late tiebreaking RBI single, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Miami Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night.
"It's been a month, I think, since my last hits," said Gillespie, who had his contract purchased from Triple-A New Orleans on April 29. "It's been strictly pinch hits since I've been here so hopefully some more consistent at-bats will come. Whatever the role is, I'll be ready for it."
Gillespie had made 22 appearances as a reserve for the Marlins since his last start on Sept. 6.
"It's nice to have a guy that's been here and played with these guys, and has had some success, too," Miami manager Don Mattingly said.
Miami took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when J.T. Realmuto singled, went to second on Chris Johnson's sacrifice bunt and scored on Gillespie's single off 30-year old Tyler Sturdevant (0-1), who made his major league debut Tuesday.
Kyle Barraclough (3-1) got two outs in the seventh to get the win. David Phelps allowed a single but struck out three in the eighth before A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth to record his 15th save.
Logan Morrison had three hits, including a homer, and three RBI for the Rays. He is 6 for 7 with a walk over the last two games.
"I'm swinging at good pitches and not missing them," Morrison said.
Morrison has increased his batting average from .100 to .225 by getting 19 hits in 51 at-bats this month,
"When he was going through that rougher stretch, he was expanding (the strike zone) quite a bit," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said, "Now, it's like everything he's swinging at he's putting right on the barrel."
After Justin Bour had an RBI double, Ozuna put the Marlins up 3-1 later in the third on a two-run single off Matt Andriese.
Ozuna has reached base in a career-best 32 consecutive games. He has a hit in all 16 career games against the Rays.
Morrison had a second-inning RBI single and ended Justin Nicolino's night with a two-run shot in the sixth that tied it at 3.
Andriese, who had won all three of his previous starts after being recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 8, allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings.
The three-run third inning stopped a stretch of 20 consecutive scoreless innings, dating to last season, at Tropicana Field for Andriese.
Nicolino gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OFs Giancarlo Stanton (sore right side) and Christian Yelich (back spasms) were both out of the lineup. ... LHP Mike Dunn (left forearm strain) had a scoreless inning Tuesday night in his first rehab appearance with Class-A Jupiter.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) plans to add curveballs in about two weeks to his bullpen sessions that currently consists of fastballs and change ups. ... Closer Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) made his fifth rehab outing with Double-A Montgomery and will pitch there again Friday.
HOMECOMING
The Rays purchased the contract of 26-year RHP Ryan Garton, who went to high school in nearby New Port Richey, from Triple-A Durham. "Coming to games here, it's crazy from where I've come from and what has had to happen," Garton said. ... To make room for Garton, SS Tim Beckman was optioned to Durham and INF Jake Goebbert was designated for assignment. Beckman was taken first overall in the 2008 draft by Tampa Bay.
UP NEXT
Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez (6-2) will face Tampa Bay LHP Drew Smyly (2-5) on Thursday. Fernandez, who attended high school in Tampa, is 0-2 with a 5.79 ERA in two starts against the Rays.
The second one was a game-winner.
Gillespie had a late tiebreaking RBI single, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Miami Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night.
"It's been a month, I think, since my last hits," said Gillespie, who had his contract purchased from Triple-A New Orleans on April 29. "It's been strictly pinch hits since I've been here so hopefully some more consistent at-bats will come. Whatever the role is, I'll be ready for it."
Gillespie had made 22 appearances as a reserve for the Marlins since his last start on Sept. 6.
"It's nice to have a guy that's been here and played with these guys, and has had some success, too," Miami manager Don Mattingly said.
Miami took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when J.T. Realmuto singled, went to second on Chris Johnson's sacrifice bunt and scored on Gillespie's single off 30-year old Tyler Sturdevant (0-1), who made his major league debut Tuesday.
Kyle Barraclough (3-1) got two outs in the seventh to get the win. David Phelps allowed a single but struck out three in the eighth before A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth to record his 15th save.
Logan Morrison had three hits, including a homer, and three RBI for the Rays. He is 6 for 7 with a walk over the last two games.
"I'm swinging at good pitches and not missing them," Morrison said.
Morrison has increased his batting average from .100 to .225 by getting 19 hits in 51 at-bats this month,
"When he was going through that rougher stretch, he was expanding (the strike zone) quite a bit," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said, "Now, it's like everything he's swinging at he's putting right on the barrel."
After Justin Bour had an RBI double, Ozuna put the Marlins up 3-1 later in the third on a two-run single off Matt Andriese.
Ozuna has reached base in a career-best 32 consecutive games. He has a hit in all 16 career games against the Rays.
Morrison had a second-inning RBI single and ended Justin Nicolino's night with a two-run shot in the sixth that tied it at 3.
Andriese, who had won all three of his previous starts after being recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 8, allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings.
The three-run third inning stopped a stretch of 20 consecutive scoreless innings, dating to last season, at Tropicana Field for Andriese.
Nicolino gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: OFs Giancarlo Stanton (sore right side) and Christian Yelich (back spasms) were both out of the lineup. ... LHP Mike Dunn (left forearm strain) had a scoreless inning Tuesday night in his first rehab appearance with Class-A Jupiter.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) plans to add curveballs in about two weeks to his bullpen sessions that currently consists of fastballs and change ups. ... Closer Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) made his fifth rehab outing with Double-A Montgomery and will pitch there again Friday.
HOMECOMING
The Rays purchased the contract of 26-year RHP Ryan Garton, who went to high school in nearby New Port Richey, from Triple-A Durham. "Coming to games here, it's crazy from where I've come from and what has had to happen," Garton said. ... To make room for Garton, SS Tim Beckman was optioned to Durham and INF Jake Goebbert was designated for assignment. Beckman was taken first overall in the 2008 draft by Tampa Bay.
UP NEXT
Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez (6-2) will face Tampa Bay LHP Drew Smyly (2-5) on Thursday. Fernandez, who attended high school in Tampa, is 0-2 with a 5.79 ERA in two starts against the Rays.
7:10PM,EDT,May 25,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Guyer singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Guyer out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto singled to right, Dietrich to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Gillespie struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Pearce doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison singled to right center, Pearce scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Jennings struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Motter struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Hechavarría singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hechavarría out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Prado singled to right, Suzuki to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bour hit a ground rule double to deep left, Suzuki scored, Prado to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Prado and Bour scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Casali singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Guyer hit by pitch, Casali to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Mahtook flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Longoria fouled out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Pearce grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Johnson flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Gillespie doubled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Hechavarría struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Souza Jr. lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Jennings singled to shallow center, Morrison to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Motter lined into double play, third to second, Morrison doubled off second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Bour grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich hit a ground rule double to deep right, Ozuna to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Mahtook flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Gillespie flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Hechavarría popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Nicolino pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Longoria singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison homered to right (416 feet), Longoria scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Ureña relieved Nicolino. | 3 | 3 |
| Jennings grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Cedeño relieved Andriese. | 3 | 3 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Prado reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Bour safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Cedeño, Prado to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Motter walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Casali sacrificed to catcher, Motter to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Barraclough relieved Ureña. | 3 | 3 |
| Guyer walked, Motter tagged out at third on runner's fielder's choice. | 3 | 3 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Sturdevant pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Sturdevant relieved Cedeño. | 3 | 3 |
| Realmuto singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Johnson sacrificed to catcher, Realmuto to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Gillespie singled to right, Realmuto scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Hechavarría singled to center, Gillespie to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Eveland relieved Sturdevant. | 4 | 3 |
| Suzuki struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Prado intentionally walked, Hechavarría to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Phelps relieved Barraclough. | 4 | 3 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Pearce struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Webb relieved Eveland. | 4 | 3 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ozuna safe at second on error by shortstop Motter. | 4 | 3 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Gillespie flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Rojas at second base. | 4 | 3 |
| Ramos relieved Phelps. | 4 | 3 |
| Miller hit for Jennings. | 4 | 3 |
| Miller grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Motter walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Dickerson hit for Casali. | 4 | 3 |
| Dickerson grounded into fielder's choice to first, Motter out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .357 | .416 | .400 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .343 | .383 | .410 |
| Bour DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .258 | .329 | .508 |
| Ozuna CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .331 | .378 | .587 |
| Dietrich 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .295 | .391 | .473 |
Rojas 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .353 | .370 |
| Realmuto C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .298 | .318 | .404 |
| Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .211 | .286 | .316 |
| Gillespie LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .154 | .200 | .231 |
| Hechavarría SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .245 | .274 | .320 |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 162 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Bour (6, Andriese); Gillespie (1, Andriese); Dietrich (8, Andriese) RBI: Bour (24), Ozuna 2 (25), Gillespie (2) S: Johnson Marlins RISP: 3-14 (Gillespie 1-3, Suzuki 0-2, Hechavarría 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Ozuna 1-2, Dietrich 0-1, Bour 1-2, Realmuto 0-1) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Hechavarría-Dietrich-Johnson, Prado-Dietrich). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 13,554 (43.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
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