MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins' big win might have come with a price.
Newly acquired Colin Rea left early with an elbow injury in his Miami debut in the Marlins' 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
"We obviously needed the win, but it's not at that cost," Marlins reliever David Phelps said. "Hopefully, it's nothing, but you never like to see a starter come out of the game when you're strapped for starters to begin with."
Rea, acquired in a trade with San Diego, pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.
"I kind of felt something in my elbow and it gradually got worse throughout the game," Rea said. "I don't know if I could have thrown another pitch, but we'll see. We don't know anything yet."
Rea initially felt a pain in his arm during warm-ups before the game, but tried to pitch through it.
"This definitely isn't at a good time getting to a new team and you kind of feel like you let your teammates down a little bit," Rea said. "It's tough, but I guess it's just part of it."
Phelps (5-5) relieved Rea and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out four, to earn the victory.
"I knew what kind of shape we were in the bullpen and I didn't want to have guys throw that didn't need to throw so I was going to try to eat up as much as I could," Phelps said.
Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs to help lead the Marlins' offensive attack.
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot.
"`O' puts us up by four early and then we were able to add on, which is nice because they have a dangerous club that can put some runs on the board quick," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "We've seen that over the last couple of days."
Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. He's 2 for 16 on the homestand that concludes Sunday.
Mattingly was not sure if Suzuki would be in the starting lineup on Sunday or if he would go with his regular starting outfield.
"I haven't put a lineup out and haven't really thought it too much, but our (regular) guys are swinging the bat good," Mattingly said.
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the fourth inning. Molina is hitting .385 (20 for 52) with two home runs and four RBI during the span.
St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) also only lasted 3 1/3 innings in his first career start on only three days rest. He allowed six runs and seven hits.
"I really didn't spend time thinking about (the short rest)," Garcia said. "No excuse. I didn't execute pitches the way I wanted to. I made mistakes in the middle of the plate against a really good lineup and paid the consequences."
The Marlins scored four runs in the first, sparked by Ozuna's two-run homer -- his 19th.
"We're down four runs in the first," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "I don't think overall ugliness is the proper description.
Miami also plated four in the fourth keyed by a two-run double by Prado to push its lead to 8-0. Prado is hitting .472 (17 for 36) with two home runs and 11 RBI in his last 10 games.
Miami added three runs in the sixth.
"It didn't go the way we wanted from the beginning and then it was just a matter of trying to survive," Matheny said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (thumb) took batting practice with hopes of being reinstated from the disabled list on Tuesday when the Cardinals begin a series at Cincinnati. ... IF Matt Carpenter (oblique) and 1B Brandon Moss (ankle) are also close to returning to a crowded infield. "We'll figure out how it all comes together and how we plug them in when we get there," Matheny said.
Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (sprained elbow) is in the process of returning, but will not make the road trip when the team heads out Aug. 1-7. "Chen is starting the process-not throwing, but with strengthening exercises," Mattingly said. "He seems to be OK." ... RHP Tom Koehler dealt with a minor pectoral injury in his last start and was moved from his scheduled start on Sunday to Wednesday in Chicago to make way for Andrew Cashner and give him more rest. "He's fine," Mattingly said.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (10-6, 2.87 ERA) will start Sunday's series finale against the Marlins. Martinez has only allowed three extra-base hits to right-handed batters this season.
Marlins: RHP Andrew Cashner (4-7, 4.76) will make his Marlins debut after being acquired in a trade with San Diego on Friday. Cashner is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA and 23 strikeouts to just three walks over his last three starts.



Final
Series: Game 3 of 4

Cardinals 0

(56-48, 31-18 away)

Marlins 11

(56-48, 28-24 home)










7:10PM,EDT,July 30,2016
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida 

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STL 000000000 0 6 1
MIA 40040300 - 11 12 1
W: D. Phelps (5-5)
L: J. Garcia (7-8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
St. Louis - Top of 1stSCORE
Colin Rea pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
G. Garcia lined out to left.00
Gyorko struck out looking.00
Holliday grounded out to third.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Jaime Garcia pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Gordon doubled to deep center.00
Prado grounded out to third.00
Yelich doubled to center, Gordon scored.01
Stanton singled to left, Yelich scored.02
Ozuna homered to left center (405 feet), Stanton scored.04
Johnson grounded out to second.04
Mathis grounded out to third.04
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 2ndSCORE
Colin Rea pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Adams popped out to shortstop.04
Molina flied out to center.04
Pham struck out swinging.04
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Jaime Garcia pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Hechavarría singled to left.04
Rea sacrificed to catcher, Hechavarría to second.04
Gordon grounded out to shortstop.04
Prado walked.04
Yelich struck out swinging.04
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 3rdSCORE
Colin Rea pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Wong singled to left.04
Grichuk struck out swinging.04
J. García sacrificed to third, Wong to second.04
G. Garcia grounded out to first.04
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Jaime Garcia pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Stanton fouled out to catcher.04
Ozuna struck out swinging.04
Johnson lined out to left.04
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 4thSCORE
Colin Rea pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Gyorko struck out swinging.04
Phelps relieved Rea.04
Holliday flied out to right.04
Adams walked.04
Molina doubled to right, Adams to third.04
Pham struck out swinging.04
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Jaime Garcia pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Mathis doubled to deep center.04
Hechavarría doubled to deep center, Mathis scored.05
Phelps sacrificed to first, Hechavarría to third.05
Holliday at first base.05
Lyons relieved J. García.05
Hazelbaker in left field.05
Gordon walked.05
Gordon stole second.05
Prado doubled to left, Hechavarría and Gordon scored.07
Yelich singled to right, Prado scored.08
Stanton struck out swinging.08
Ozuna fouled out to first.08
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 5thSCORE
David Phelps pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Wong struck out looking.08
Grichuk struck out swinging.08
Hazelbaker walked.08
G. Garcia grounded out to second.08
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Jerome Williams pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Rosario catching.08
Williams relieved Lyons.08
Johnson flied out to right.08
Mathis singled to center.08
Hechavarría lined out to right.08
Phelps grounded out to second.08
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 6thSCORE
David Phelps pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Suzuki in right field.08
Gyorko flied out to center.08
Holliday struck out looking.08
Rosario grounded out to second.08
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Jerome Williams pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Gordon safe at first on error by shortstop G. Garcia.08
Prado flied out to left.08
Yelich doubled to deep center, Gordon to third.08
Suzuki grounded out to second.08
Ozuna intentionally walked.08
Johnson hit by pitch, Gordon scored, Yelich to third, Ozuna to second.09
Mathis singled to center, Yelich and Ozuna scored, Johnson to second.011
Hechavarría lined out to pitcher.011
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 7thSCORE
Kyle Barraclough pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Rojas at third base.011
Barraclough relieved Phelps.011
Williams struck out swinging.011
Pham struck out swinging.011
Wong singled to left.011
Grichuk struck out swinging.011
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Jerome Williams pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Rojas struck out looking.011
Gordon flied out to center.011
Barraclough struck out looking.011
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 8thSCORE
A.J. Ramos pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Ramos relieved Barraclough.011
Hazelbaker singled to shallow left.011
G. Garcia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hazelbaker out at second.011
Gyorko singled to left.011
Holliday singled to shallow center, Gyorko to third.011
Rosario lined out to shortstop.011
0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Miami - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Jerome Williams pitching for St. LouisSTLMIA
Yelich lined out to center.011
Suzuki flied out to left.011
Ozuna fouled out to second.011
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
St. Louis - Top of 9thSCORE
Brian Ellington pitching for MiamiSTLMIA
Ellington relieved Ramos.011
Piscotty hit for Williams.011
Piscotty reached first base on catcher's interference.011
Pham walked, Piscotty to second.011
Wong flied out to center.011
Grichuk struck out swinging.011
Hazelbaker grounded out to shortstop.011
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors




St. Louis Cardinals

HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
G. Garcia SS40000020.297.428.414
Gyorko 3B40100219.252.309.481
Holliday LF-1B40100115.236.310.452
Adams 1B10001010.255.310.469
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20000012.211.286.263
Molina C2010004.276.338.374
1000014.000.000.000
a-Piscotty PH
0000003.286.357.474
Pham CF30001315.237.315.505
Wong 2B40200115.245.332.324
Grichuk RF40000418.216.277.414
J. García P0000003.167.161.167
20101018.252.304.490
Totals31060312156   
a-reached first base on catcher's interference for J Williams in the 9th
BATTING
2B: Molina (22, Phelps)
S: J. García
GIDP: G. Garcia
Cardinals RISP: 0-6 (G. Garcia 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Wong 0-1, Grichuk 0-1, Pham 0-1, Hazelbaker 0-1)
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
E: G. Garcia (4, ground ball)

Game Notes

SP REA (RIGHT ELBOW SORENESS) LEFT GAME TOP 4TH

Game Information

StadiumMarlins Park, Miami, FL
Attendance25,011 (66.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:02
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - John Hirschbeck