MILWAUKEE -- A complete lack of clutch hitting didn't faze the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits, including one of four Miami solo home runs, to help the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5.
The Marlins had 14 hits and drew nine walks, but couldn't come through in the clutch, going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranding 17 runners on base.
"When you have a bunch of guys you end up stranding, when you think about it you hope it doesn't come back to burn you, but you can't not like the at-bats," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "The at-bats were good all night. Guys were battling."
Giancarlo Stanton, Derek Dietrich and Marcell Ozuna also homered as Miami won its seventh consecutive game. It is the longest winning streak for Miami since it won seven consecutive games May 1-7, 2012. The Marlins are 12-11, the first time they have been over .500 since being 64-63 on Aug. 22,2014.
"We're hitting our stride, weird game tonight, but we're always pushing," Stanton said. "The stats won't look good with runners in scoring position tonight, but if you are always pushing and have that vibe in the dugout of `We're going to score this inning and every inning' good things will happen."
Wei-Yin Chen (2-1) allowed three runs with two walks and four strikeouts one night after the team took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning.
"We had so many runs, they gave me some breathing room," Chen said through a translator about getting early run support. "I tried to make adjustments and settle down, and more or less it helped."
David Phelps pitched the ninth for his first save.
Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson (1-3) had his third consecutive subpar outing, allowing six runs in just 4 1/3 innings. He didn't give up an earned run in his first two starts, but has allowed 15 in his last three and his ERA climbed to 5.55.
"Chase is a guy who relies on his fastball, it has to be located, it has to be commanded," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "He tried to establish it tonight, there were just too many misses, too many hittable pitches."
The Brewers have lost four consecutive games and seven of eight. Milwaukee fell behind 7-1 before scoring four runs in the seventh, capped by a two-run home run by Hernan Perez, his first.
Dietrich, starting for the second consecutive game at second base after Dee Gordon was suspended 80 games for using performance enhancing substances, hit the first pitch of the game into the stands for his second home run of the season.
Milwaukee tied it, 1-1, in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI groundout by Ryan Braun.
Hechavarria opened the second with his second home run, giving Miami the lead for good, 2-1. He also had three singles and went 4-for-5 to snap a 3-for-29 slump.
Stanton hit his eighth homer of the year in the fourth and Ozuna connected for his third home run off reliever Chris Capuano to make it 7-1 in the sixth inning.
Chen exited with a 7-1 lead and two runners on base. Ramon Flores hit a two run bloop single off reliever Craig Breslow to make it 7-3 in the seventh.
POWER AT THE TOP
Mattingly said he liked Dietrich leading off because he has the ability to open the game with a homer or take a walk. "He's that kind of guy, he's got some pop and a pretty good eye for the most part," Mattingly said after the game.
STRUGGLING STARTERS
Milwaukee's starting pitching continues to struggle. The starters are 5-15 with a 6.32 ERA, and have given up 14 earned runs while pitching just 13 innings in their last three games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Stanton returned to the lineup after being given a day off on Friday.
Brewers: Manager Craig Counsell said LHP Will Smith (15-day DL) continues to improve from his left knee injury. "In the next 10 days, I'd say his activity is going to be significantly ramped up," Counsell said. "And right now, the response has been positive."
UP NEXT
Right-hander Tom Koehler (2-2) will pitch for the Marlins as they go for a three-game sweep against Milwaukee's Wily Peralta (1-3).
Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits, including one of four Miami solo home runs, to help the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5.
The Marlins had 14 hits and drew nine walks, but couldn't come through in the clutch, going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranding 17 runners on base.
"When you have a bunch of guys you end up stranding, when you think about it you hope it doesn't come back to burn you, but you can't not like the at-bats," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "The at-bats were good all night. Guys were battling."
Giancarlo Stanton, Derek Dietrich and Marcell Ozuna also homered as Miami won its seventh consecutive game. It is the longest winning streak for Miami since it won seven consecutive games May 1-7, 2012. The Marlins are 12-11, the first time they have been over .500 since being 64-63 on Aug. 22,2014.
"We're hitting our stride, weird game tonight, but we're always pushing," Stanton said. "The stats won't look good with runners in scoring position tonight, but if you are always pushing and have that vibe in the dugout of `We're going to score this inning and every inning' good things will happen."
Wei-Yin Chen (2-1) allowed three runs with two walks and four strikeouts one night after the team took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning.
"We had so many runs, they gave me some breathing room," Chen said through a translator about getting early run support. "I tried to make adjustments and settle down, and more or less it helped."
David Phelps pitched the ninth for his first save.
Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson (1-3) had his third consecutive subpar outing, allowing six runs in just 4 1/3 innings. He didn't give up an earned run in his first two starts, but has allowed 15 in his last three and his ERA climbed to 5.55.
"Chase is a guy who relies on his fastball, it has to be located, it has to be commanded," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "He tried to establish it tonight, there were just too many misses, too many hittable pitches."
The Brewers have lost four consecutive games and seven of eight. Milwaukee fell behind 7-1 before scoring four runs in the seventh, capped by a two-run home run by Hernan Perez, his first.
Dietrich, starting for the second consecutive game at second base after Dee Gordon was suspended 80 games for using performance enhancing substances, hit the first pitch of the game into the stands for his second home run of the season.
Milwaukee tied it, 1-1, in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI groundout by Ryan Braun.
Hechavarria opened the second with his second home run, giving Miami the lead for good, 2-1. He also had three singles and went 4-for-5 to snap a 3-for-29 slump.
Stanton hit his eighth homer of the year in the fourth and Ozuna connected for his third home run off reliever Chris Capuano to make it 7-1 in the sixth inning.
Chen exited with a 7-1 lead and two runners on base. Ramon Flores hit a two run bloop single off reliever Craig Breslow to make it 7-3 in the seventh.
POWER AT THE TOP
Mattingly said he liked Dietrich leading off because he has the ability to open the game with a homer or take a walk. "He's that kind of guy, he's got some pop and a pretty good eye for the most part," Mattingly said after the game.
STRUGGLING STARTERS
Milwaukee's starting pitching continues to struggle. The starters are 5-15 with a 6.32 ERA, and have given up 14 earned runs while pitching just 13 innings in their last three games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: Stanton returned to the lineup after being given a day off on Friday.
Brewers: Manager Craig Counsell said LHP Will Smith (15-day DL) continues to improve from his left knee injury. "In the next 10 days, I'd say his activity is going to be significantly ramped up," Counsell said. "And right now, the response has been positive."
UP NEXT
Right-hander Tom Koehler (2-2) will pitch for the Marlins as they go for a three-game sweep against Milwaukee's Wily Peralta (1-3).
7:10PM,EDT,April 30,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Dietrich homered to right (403 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Prado struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour singled to right, Stanton to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna walked, Stanton to third, Bour to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bour out at third, Ozuna to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Santana doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Villar sacrificed to pitcher, Santana to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Braun grounded out to second, Santana scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Hechavarría homered to center (390 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Chen struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Dietrich walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado singled to center, Dietrich to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Yelich walked, Dietrich to third, Prado to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bour flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Carter grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Walsh grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Hill lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Ozuna singled to shallow right center. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto doubled to deep center, Ozuna scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Chen safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Villar. Realmuto to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second, Realmuto scored, Chen to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Prado flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Flores grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Santana walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Stanton homered to center (460 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Ozuna flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Braun singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Lucroy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Braun out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| Carter walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Walsh grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Realmuto reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to right, Realmuto to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Chen sacrificed to pitcher, Realmuto to third, Hechavarría to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Capuano relieved Anderson. | 5 | 1 |
| Pérez at third base. | 5 | 1 |
| Dietrich struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Prado intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Yelich walked, Realmuto scored, Hechavarría to third, Prado to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Stanton grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Hill grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| Flores lined out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Capuano pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Ozuna homered to right (415 feet). | 7 | 1 |
| Realmuto lined out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to right. | 7 | 1 |
| Chen grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Santana lined out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Blazek pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Blazek relieved Capuano. | 7 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Yelich doubled to deep right center. | 7 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Lucroy singled to right. | 7 | 1 |
| Carter struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| Presley hit for Blazek. | 7 | 1 |
| Presley flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Hill doubled to left, Lucroy to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Breslow relieved Chen. | 7 | 1 |
| Flores singled to center, Lucroy and Hill scored. | 7 | 3 |
| Pérez homered to center (413 feet), Flores scored. | 7 | 5 |
| Morris relieved Breslow. | 7 | 5 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Presley in center field. | 7 | 5 |
| Torres relieved Blazek. | 7 | 5 |
| Bour walked. | 7 | 5 |
| Rojas ran for Bour. | 7 | 5 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Realmuto lined out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Hechavarría singled to center, Rojas to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Suzuki hit for Morris. | 7 | 5 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Rojas at first base. | 7 | 5 |
| Barraclough relieved Morris. | 7 | 5 |
| Villar grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Lucroy tripled to deep right. | 7 | 5 |
| Carter struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Thornburg relieved Torres. | 7 | 5 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Prado reached on infield single to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Stanton walked, Prado to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Rojas walked, Prado to third, Stanton to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Phelps relieved Barraclough. | 7 | 5 |
| Rojas at second base. | 7 | 5 |
| Johnson at first base. | 7 | 5 |
| Presley flied out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Hill popped out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Nieuwenhuis hit for Thornburg. | 7 | 5 |
| Nieuwenhuis flied out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Dietrich 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .278 | .381 | .583 |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Prado 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .397 | .438 | .479 |
| Yelich LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .346 | .471 | .481 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .253 | .362 | .582 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .268 | .329 | .465 |
Rojas PR-1B-2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .320 | .364 |
| Ozuna CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .229 | .297 | .410 |
| Realmuto C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .292 | .311 | .431 |
| Hechavarría SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .222 | .256 | .347 |
| Chen P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Breslow P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .394 | .367 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Johnson 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .292 | .273 |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 197 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Morris in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Realmuto (4, Anderson); Yelich (8, Blazek) HR: Dietrich (2, 1st inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); Hechavarría (2, 2nd inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); Stanton (8, 4th inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 Out); Ozuna (3, 6th inning off Capuano 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Dietrich 2 (8), Hechavarría (9), Realmuto (6), Stanton (19), Yelich (9), Ozuna (10) S: Chen 2-out RBI: Yelich Marlins RISP: 0-12 (Hechavarría 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Ozuna 0-1, Dietrich 0-2, Stanton 0-3, Bour 0-1, Chen 0-1, Prado 0-1, Realmuto 0-1) Team LOB: 17 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hechavarría-Dietrich-Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 28,193 (67.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adam Hamari, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Dan Bellino |
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