DENVER -- Ichiro Suzuki nearly got his 3,000th hit and Giancarlo Stanton hit a record-long home run. It should have been a night to celebrate for the Miami Marlins, but the Colorado Rockies' relentless offense spoiled the party.
Suzuki grounded out in his first try at 3,000 hits and the Marlins, despite a 504-foot home run by Stanton, lost to the Colorado Rockies 12-6 on Saturday night.
Charlie Blackmon homered among his four hits and drove in four runs for the Rockies, who moved within three games of the Marlins and St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot on a night when history was nearly made.
"I don't know if I've ever been in a game where I've seen 3,000 hits," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "It's a big deal."
It didn't seem like Suzuki would have a chance after the Rockies took a 12-3 lead in the seventh, but he had a pinch-hit infield single to lead off the eighth inning for No. 2,999, just beating the throw by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado. Suzuki stayed in the game to play right field.
"When I threw it I thought I had him, but like I said, he's too fast," Arenado said. "That's why he's so good."
In the ninth, with many in the crowd at Coors Field standing, Suzuki hit a comebacker to Scott Oberg. The 6-foot-2 pitcher reached high to get the ball before it went up the middle and, after dropping the transfer, quickly gathered it to barely throw out Suzuki.
"I was trying to turn a double play on that, but once I bobbled it, I was just trying to get the out at first base," Oberg said. "What he's done in his career has been an outstanding accomplishment. He's been an inspiration to a lot of players."
The 42-year-old Japanese star will become the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000 with his next hit.
"You put him in the game when we did there's a little thought that he might get two (at-bats)," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "Once he gets that first one, as that inning gets extended, you know he's going to get another AB. The guys were excited to have a chance to see it."
Rookie David Dahl had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and Daniel Descalso drove in three runs for Colorado, which is 15-7 since the All-Star break.
Stanton's 23rd homer was the longest in the major leagues this season and the longest in Coors Field history. Suzuki batted for the All-Star Home Run Derby champion in the eighth.
Stanton, who flew out on a 3-0 pitch in the third, connected in the fifth on an 89 mph changeup from Chad Bettis (10-6), sending a drive into the seats in left-center field for a 3-2 lead.
"I wasn't happy with my 3-0 swing," Stanton said. "It was a good swing but not the type of attack you should have with that so I said if he throws me that again I'm going to do what I should have done 3-0 and he did."
Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza held the record for the longest homer at Coors, hitting a 496-footer in 1997 when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This was the second time Stanton crushed a ball in Denver. He hit a home run 494 feet in 2012.
"It put us in a good place but didn't seem to work out," Stanton said.
Andrew Cashner (4-8) retired 10 straight after Dahl's leadoff triple in the second, but faltered in Colorado's seven-run sixth. The Rockies got five straight hits and a walk off the righty to take a 7-2 lead, and they tagged reliever Mike Dunn for three more runs.
The Rockies sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning, which ended with reliever Nefi Ogando striking out Carlos Gonzalez with the bases loaded.
"We want to play out front and our offense is helping us do that," Weiss said. "At the same time we're getting good starting pitching. We got a long way to go. We got a lot more games to win, but it's been nice seeing our guys fight their way back in the mix here."
STILL STREAKING
Dahl's streak is the second longest by a Rockies rookie to begin a career. Juan Pierre reached 16 in 2000. ... Gonzalez also had two hits to reach 17 straight games. His is the longest current streak in the majors.
UP NEXT
The Marlins will send LHP Adam Conley (7-6, 3.41) against Colorado's Jon Gray (8-4, 3.77) on Sunday.
Miami Marlins
Suzuki grounded out in his first try at 3,000 hits and the Marlins, despite a 504-foot home run by Stanton, lost to the Colorado Rockies 12-6 on Saturday night.
Charlie Blackmon homered among his four hits and drove in four runs for the Rockies, who moved within three games of the Marlins and St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot on a night when history was nearly made.
"I don't know if I've ever been in a game where I've seen 3,000 hits," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "It's a big deal."
It didn't seem like Suzuki would have a chance after the Rockies took a 12-3 lead in the seventh, but he had a pinch-hit infield single to lead off the eighth inning for No. 2,999, just beating the throw by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado. Suzuki stayed in the game to play right field.
"When I threw it I thought I had him, but like I said, he's too fast," Arenado said. "That's why he's so good."
In the ninth, with many in the crowd at Coors Field standing, Suzuki hit a comebacker to Scott Oberg. The 6-foot-2 pitcher reached high to get the ball before it went up the middle and, after dropping the transfer, quickly gathered it to barely throw out Suzuki.
"I was trying to turn a double play on that, but once I bobbled it, I was just trying to get the out at first base," Oberg said. "What he's done in his career has been an outstanding accomplishment. He's been an inspiration to a lot of players."
The 42-year-old Japanese star will become the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000 with his next hit.
"You put him in the game when we did there's a little thought that he might get two (at-bats)," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "Once he gets that first one, as that inning gets extended, you know he's going to get another AB. The guys were excited to have a chance to see it."
Rookie David Dahl had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and Daniel Descalso drove in three runs for Colorado, which is 15-7 since the All-Star break.
Stanton's 23rd homer was the longest in the major leagues this season and the longest in Coors Field history. Suzuki batted for the All-Star Home Run Derby champion in the eighth.
Stanton, who flew out on a 3-0 pitch in the third, connected in the fifth on an 89 mph changeup from Chad Bettis (10-6), sending a drive into the seats in left-center field for a 3-2 lead.
"I wasn't happy with my 3-0 swing," Stanton said. "It was a good swing but not the type of attack you should have with that so I said if he throws me that again I'm going to do what I should have done 3-0 and he did."
Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza held the record for the longest homer at Coors, hitting a 496-footer in 1997 when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This was the second time Stanton crushed a ball in Denver. He hit a home run 494 feet in 2012.
"It put us in a good place but didn't seem to work out," Stanton said.
Andrew Cashner (4-8) retired 10 straight after Dahl's leadoff triple in the second, but faltered in Colorado's seven-run sixth. The Rockies got five straight hits and a walk off the righty to take a 7-2 lead, and they tagged reliever Mike Dunn for three more runs.
The Rockies sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning, which ended with reliever Nefi Ogando striking out Carlos Gonzalez with the bases loaded.
"We want to play out front and our offense is helping us do that," Weiss said. "At the same time we're getting good starting pitching. We got a long way to go. We got a lot more games to win, but it's been nice seeing our guys fight their way back in the mix here."
STILL STREAKING
Dahl's streak is the second longest by a Rockies rookie to begin a career. Juan Pierre reached 16 in 2000. ... Gonzalez also had two hits to reach 17 straight games. His is the longest current streak in the majors.
UP NEXT
The Marlins will send LHP Adam Conley (7-6, 3.41) against Colorado's Jon Gray (8-4, 3.77) on Sunday.
8:10PM,EDT,August 6,2016
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Gordon tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado singled to center, Gordon scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to center, Prado to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded into fielder's choice to second, Prado scored, Yelich out at second, Stanton to second on throwing error by shortstop Descalso. | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Blackmon homered to right (428 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| González singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, González out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Johnson doubled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Cashner walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Cashner out at second, Johnson to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Dahl tripled to deep center. | 2 | 1 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Descalso grounded out to shortstop, Dahl scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Hundley grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Yelich singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Stanton lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Bettis struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Johnson grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Hechavarría reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Cashner sacrificed to first, Hechavarría to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| González flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Dahl struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Stanton homered to left center (495 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Ozuna walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Realmuto fouled out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Reynolds lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Descalso singled to right center. | 3 | 2 |
| Hundley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Descalso out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Johnson struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Cashner grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Adames hit for Bettis. | 3 | 2 |
| Adames singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Blackmon tripled to deep right, Adames scored. | 3 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Blackmon scored. | 3 | 4 |
| González doubled to right, LeMahieu scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Arenado walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Dunn relieved Cashner. | 3 | 5 |
| Dahl singled to right center, González scored, Arenado to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| Descalso struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| Hundley singled to center, Arenado scored, Dahl to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Adames walked, Hundley to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Dahl and Hundley scored, Adames to third. | 3 | 9 |
| Ogando relieved Dunn. | 3 | 9 |
| LeMahieu walked, Blackmon to second. | 3 | 9 |
| González struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| McGee relieved Bettis. | 3 | 9 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 3 | 9 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 3 | 9 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nefi Ogando pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 3 | 9 |
| Dahl singled to center. | 3 | 9 |
| Reynolds singled to left, Dahl to second. | 3 | 9 |
| Descalso doubled to deep left, Dahl and Reynolds scored. | 3 | 11 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 3 | 11 |
| Raburn hit for McGee. | 3 | 11 |
| Raburn singled to center, Descalso scored. | 3 | 12 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Raburn to second. | 3 | 12 |
| LeMahieu walked, Raburn to third, Blackmon to second. | 3 | 12 |
| González grounded out to second. | 3 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Lyles relieved McGee. | 3 | 12 |
| Dahl in right field. | 3 | 12 |
| Raburn in left field. | 3 | 12 |
| Suzuki hit for Stanton. | 3 | 12 |
| Suzuki reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 12 |
| Ozuna lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 12 |
| Realmuto doubled to deep right, Suzuki to third. | 3 | 12 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| Rojas hit for Hechavarría. | 3 | 12 |
| Rojas walked. | 3 | 12 |
| Dietrich hit for Ogando. | 3 | 12 |
| Dietrich hit by pitch, Suzuki scored, Realmuto to third, Rojas to second. | 4 | 12 |
| Oberg relieved Lyles. | 4 | 12 |
| Gordon walked, Realmuto scored, Rojas to third, Dietrich to second. | 5 | 12 |
| Prado grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Gordon out at second. | 5 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | MIA | COL |
| McGowan relieved Ogando. | 5 | 12 |
| Suzuki in right field. | 5 | 12 |
| Rojas at shortstop. | 5 | 12 |
| Dietrich at third base. | 5 | 12 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| Dahl struck out swinging, Dahl safe at first on wild pitch by McGowan. | 5 | 12 |
| Reynolds singled to center, Dahl to second. | 5 | 12 |
| Descalso grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Reynolds out at second, Dahl to third. | 5 | 12 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | MIA | COL |
| Yelich walked. | 5 | 12 |
| Suzuki grounded out to pitcher, Yelich to second. | 5 | 12 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second, Yelich to third. | 5 | 12 |
| Realmuto doubled to right, Yelich scored. | 6 | 12 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 6 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .280 | .323 | .360 |
| Prado 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .318 | .372 | .422 |
McGowan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Yelich LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .320 | .395 | .491 |
| Stanton RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .242 | .329 | .490 |
a-Suzuki PH-RF
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .318 | .389 | .373 |
| Ozuna CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .292 | .347 | .504 |
| Realmuto C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .314 | .351 | .419 |
| Johnson 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .231 | .282 | .338 |
| Hechavarría SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .255 | .295 | .348 |
b-Rojas PH-SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .261 | .297 | .326 |
| Cashner P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ogando P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Dietrich PH-3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .274 | .366 | .399 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 171 | |||
| a-reached on infield single to third for G Stanton in the 8th b-walked for A Hechavarria in the 8th c-hit by pitch for N Ogando in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Johnson (9, Bettis); Realmuto 2 (22, Lyles, Oberg) 3B: Gordon (3, Bettis) HR: Stanton (23, 5th inning off Bettis 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Prado (46), Stanton 2 (63), Dietrich (32), Gordon (6), Realmuto (31) S: Cashner 2-out RBI: Stanton, Dietrich, Gordon, Realmuto Marlins RISP: 2-13 (Hechavarría 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Ozuna 0-2, Stanton 0-1, Prado 1-3, Gordon 0-2, Realmuto 1-2) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Hechavarría-Gordon-Johnson, Gordon-Hechavarría-Johnson). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 37,699 (74.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Clint Fagan, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Joe West |
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