MILWAUKEE -- No matter the bat, Marcell Ozuna feels right at home at the plate.
Ozuna hit two home runs -- the second moments after having his bat thrown out for having too much pine tar on it -- and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 on Sunday.
"He could probably pick up a two-by-four and hit with it," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
The sticky situation began in the seventh, when Brewers second baseman Jonathan Villar had his bat tossed from the game for the same issue by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
"The umpire, he said, `You've got a lot of pine tar," Villar said. "I tell him, `Why? I see Ozuna and a couple guys hit it like that."
Mattingly said he didn't complain about Villar's at-bat as highlights from the 1983 game featuring George Brett at Yankee Stadium played in the visiting manager's clubhouse.
"I don't worry about a guy who's got pine tar. I've been involved with a pine tar game before," Mattingly said. "I know that's not really going to help him hit."
Wendelstedt also checked Ozuna's bat to start the eighth and told him to get a new one. The bat boy handed him Giancarlo Stanton's model, and Ozuna deposited his 22nd homer of the season -- a 455-foot drive -- into the bleachers in left.
"Maybe I swung harder," said Ozuna, who took responsibility for the extra pine tar on his bat. "It's a rule."
It appears to be the park, more than the bat, as a reason for Ozuna's success. The big center fielder has nine home runs in 16 career games at Miller Park.
Miami snapped its four-game losing streak thanks to a 17-hit attack, including four by Christian Yelich. Ozuna's first homer, a three-run shot, put Miami ahead for good in the third inning, setting the stage for the banished bats.
"Just have fun, enjoy the game, that's most important for me right now," Ozuna said.
Derek Dietrich also homered for Miami.
STRONG STRAILY
Marlins starter Dan Straily (6-4) allowed solo home runs to Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia.
While Thames and Arcia pushed Milwaukee's National League-best total to 127 home runs this year, the rest of the Brewers failed to do much else against Straily.
Straily allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four. The right-hander is 4-0 in six career appearances against the Brewers.
DECLINING RETURNS
Brewers starter Junior Guerra (1-3) took the loss.
It was another tough start for the right-hander, who struggled early in the outing and has seen his velocity dip significantly in 2017.
Guerra's final fastball was an 88 mph offering that Justin Bour ripped for an RBI double in the fifth. Guerra finished with seven strikeouts, but allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks. He didn't record an out in the fifth.
"I feel like right now my velocity is off," Guerra said. "I've always had good velocity and just go after hitters. I haven't been able to do that and been relying on my off-speed a lot more."
IT'S A GIRL
Brewers closer Corey Knebel and his wife, Danielle, had an eventful Sunday morning during `Family Day' activities pregame. The couple decided to learn the sex of their first child due Nov. 23, with Danielle throwing a powder-filled `baseball' for Knebel to hit.
When Knebel made contact, it exploded and pink chalk wafted through left field. Knebel has at least one strikeout in each of his 40 appearances this season, setting the MLB single-season record for most consecutive games with a strikeout in Friday night's win.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 2B Dee Gordon received the day off. Gordon fouled a ball off his right foot in the fifth in Saturday's loss and appeared in significant pain, but stayed in the game.
Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta left Sunday to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday at Triple-A Colorado Springs.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Jeff Locke (0-4, 5.52 ERA) looks for his first win this year in his seventh start as Miami heads to St. Louis for a four-game set.
Brewers: The Brewers open a three-game series with Baltimore. They'll send Brent Suter (0-1, 4.20 ERA) to the mound.
Ozuna hit two home runs -- the second moments after having his bat thrown out for having too much pine tar on it -- and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 on Sunday.
"He could probably pick up a two-by-four and hit with it," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
The sticky situation began in the seventh, when Brewers second baseman Jonathan Villar had his bat tossed from the game for the same issue by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
"The umpire, he said, `You've got a lot of pine tar," Villar said. "I tell him, `Why? I see Ozuna and a couple guys hit it like that."
Mattingly said he didn't complain about Villar's at-bat as highlights from the 1983 game featuring George Brett at Yankee Stadium played in the visiting manager's clubhouse.
"I don't worry about a guy who's got pine tar. I've been involved with a pine tar game before," Mattingly said. "I know that's not really going to help him hit."
Wendelstedt also checked Ozuna's bat to start the eighth and told him to get a new one. The bat boy handed him Giancarlo Stanton's model, and Ozuna deposited his 22nd homer of the season -- a 455-foot drive -- into the bleachers in left.
"Maybe I swung harder," said Ozuna, who took responsibility for the extra pine tar on his bat. "It's a rule."
It appears to be the park, more than the bat, as a reason for Ozuna's success. The big center fielder has nine home runs in 16 career games at Miller Park.
Miami snapped its four-game losing streak thanks to a 17-hit attack, including four by Christian Yelich. Ozuna's first homer, a three-run shot, put Miami ahead for good in the third inning, setting the stage for the banished bats.
"Just have fun, enjoy the game, that's most important for me right now," Ozuna said.
Derek Dietrich also homered for Miami.
STRONG STRAILY
Marlins starter Dan Straily (6-4) allowed solo home runs to Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia.
While Thames and Arcia pushed Milwaukee's National League-best total to 127 home runs this year, the rest of the Brewers failed to do much else against Straily.
Straily allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four. The right-hander is 4-0 in six career appearances against the Brewers.
DECLINING RETURNS
Brewers starter Junior Guerra (1-3) took the loss.
It was another tough start for the right-hander, who struggled early in the outing and has seen his velocity dip significantly in 2017.
Guerra's final fastball was an 88 mph offering that Justin Bour ripped for an RBI double in the fifth. Guerra finished with seven strikeouts, but allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks. He didn't record an out in the fifth.
"I feel like right now my velocity is off," Guerra said. "I've always had good velocity and just go after hitters. I haven't been able to do that and been relying on my off-speed a lot more."
IT'S A GIRL
Brewers closer Corey Knebel and his wife, Danielle, had an eventful Sunday morning during `Family Day' activities pregame. The couple decided to learn the sex of their first child due Nov. 23, with Danielle throwing a powder-filled `baseball' for Knebel to hit.
When Knebel made contact, it exploded and pink chalk wafted through left field. Knebel has at least one strikeout in each of his 40 appearances this season, setting the MLB single-season record for most consecutive games with a strikeout in Friday night's win.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 2B Dee Gordon received the day off. Gordon fouled a ball off his right foot in the fifth in Saturday's loss and appeared in significant pain, but stayed in the game.
Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta left Sunday to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday at Triple-A Colorado Springs.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Jeff Locke (0-4, 5.52 ERA) looks for his first win this year in his seventh start as Miami heads to St. Louis for a four-game set.
Brewers: The Brewers open a three-game series with Baltimore. They'll send Brent Suter (0-1, 4.20 ERA) to the mound.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich singled to right, Stanton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Sogard popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun doubled to deep left, Thames to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana hit sacrifice fly to right, Thames scored, Braun to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Prado struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Dietrich hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Riddle flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Piña fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Broxton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Arcia grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Realmuto hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Ozuna homered to center (425 feet), Realmuto and Yelich scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Prado singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Guerra flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Sogard grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Thames homered to right (403 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Riddle singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Straily walked, Riddle to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Straily out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Santana singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Santana stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Broxton flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Yelich singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Yelich to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Bour doubled to deep right, Yelich scored, Ozuna to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Sogard at third base. | 4 | 2 |
| Pérez in center field. | 4 | 2 |
| Villar at second base. | 4 | 2 |
| Torres relieved Guerra. | 4 | 2 |
| Prado flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Dietrich intentionally walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Riddle grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Dietrich out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Arcia homered to left center (418 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Sogard grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Thames grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Straily struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Stanton singled to left, Realmuto to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Yelich singled to right, Realmuto scored, Stanton to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Aguilar at first base. | 5 | 3 |
| Scahill relieved Torres. | 5 | 3 |
| Yelich stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Bour intentionally walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Braun popped out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Santana singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Pérez grounded out to pitcher, Santana to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rob Scahill pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Dietrich homered to right (368 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| Riddle singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Suzuki hit for Straily. | 6 | 3 |
| Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, Riddle out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Suzuki safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Arcia. | 6 | 3 |
| Stanton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Suzuki out at home. | 6 | 3 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Stanton out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Barraclough relieved Straily. | 6 | 3 |
| Aguilar struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Arcia singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Villar walked, Arcia to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Sogard lined out to right, Arcia to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Vogt hit for Scahill. | 6 | 3 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Paolo Espino pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Espino relieved Scahill. | 6 | 3 |
| Ozuna homered to left (455 feet). | 7 | 3 |
| Bour grounded out to first. | 7 | 3 |
| Prado walked. | 7 | 3 |
| Dietrich hit by pitch, Prado to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Riddle walked, Prado to third, Dietrich to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Moore hit for Barraclough. | 7 | 3 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Realmuto singled to center, Prado and Dietrich scored, Riddle to second. | 9 | 3 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Phelps relieved Barraclough. | 9 | 3 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| Pérez singled to deep left. | 9 | 3 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Paolo Espino pitching for Milwaukee | MIA | MIL |
| Yelich doubled to deep right. | 9 | 3 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 9 | 3 |
| Bour grounded out to pitcher, Yelich to third. | 9 | 3 |
| Prado doubled to right, Yelich scored. | 10 | 3 |
| Dietrich lined out to pitcher. | 10 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | MIL |
| Ramos relieved Phelps. | 10 | 3 |
| Aguilar lined out to center. | 10 | 3 |
| Arcia grounded out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| Villar walked. | 10 | 3 |
| Sogard grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Realmuto C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .289 | .348 | .449 |
| Stanton RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .266 | .350 | .532 |
| Yelich CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .280 | .361 | .396 |
| Ozuna LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .316 | .376 | .573 |
| Bour 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .285 | .358 | .550 |
| Prado 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | .300 | .330 | .430 |
| Dietrich 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .238 | .326 | .378 |
| Riddle SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .238 | .268 | .359 |
| Straily P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .034 | .067 | .034 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .204 | .234 | .282 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Moore PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .272 | .291 | .568 |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 214 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for D Straily in the 7th b-struck out swinging for K Barraclough in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Realmuto (14, Guerra); Bour (10, Guerra); Yelich (13, Espino); Prado (7, Espino) HR: Ozuna 2 (22, 3rd inning off Guerra 2 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off Espino 0 on, 0 Out); Dietrich (4, 7th inning off Scahill 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Ozuna 4 (59), Bour (53), Yelich (38), Dietrich (22), Realmuto 2 (32), Prado (12) 2-out RBI: Realmuto 2, Prado GIDP: Stanton, Riddle Marlins RISP: 5-21 (Riddle 0-1, Ozuna 1-4, Dietrich 0-1, Moore 0-1, Stanton 0-4, Yelich 1-2, Prado 1-3, Bour 1-3, Realmuto 1-2) Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Yelich (8, 2nd base off Scahill/Piña) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 33,834 (80.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:43 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - John Libka, Second Base - Alan Porter, Third Base - Joe West |
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