ST. LOUIS -- Christian Yelich's long drought is over.
Yelich hit a three-run drive for his first homer in 32 days, helping Jose Urena and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Tuesday.
"It's been a long time," Yelich said. "I've kind of been grinding through some stuff."
JT Riddle added a two-run single for Miami, which had dropped five of six. Dee Gordon had three hits, and Giancarlo Stanton reached three times.
Yelich erased a 2-0 deficit with the big blow in Miami's five-run sixth. Gordon doubled with one out and Stanton reached on a throwing error on second baseman Matt Carpenter before Yelich hit a drive to center off Lance Lynn (6-6).
"I would like to have that pitch back," Lynn said.
Marcell Ozuna followed with a single and Martin Prado doubled with two out to set up Riddle's big single.
"Hitting is contagious," Riddle said. "(Yelich) started it and we all just followed."
It was Yelich's first homer since he connected for a two-run shot against Arizona on June 2. He has eight homers this season after hitting a career-high 21 last year.
Greg Garcia hit a two-run homer for St. Louis, which lost for just the second time in seven games. Carpenter had two hits.
Urena (7-3) struck out seven in five innings. He was charged with two runs and three hits.
"He's the type of guy that just grips it and rips it," Miami catcher A.J. Ellis said. "He's trusting his stuff more and it shows."
Drew Steckenrider, Kyle Barraclough and David Phelps each pitched a scoreless inning before AJ Ramos finished for his 14th save in 15 opportunities.
"Nine great innings from all the (pitchers)," Ellis said.
The Cardinals jumped in front on Garcia's second homer of the season in the fifth. But the Marlins broke loose in the sixth.
Miami broke a four-game losing streak in St. Louis.
GOING IN REVERSE
St. Louis outfielder Tommy Pham went 0 for 4 and struck out four times after reaching base in all five trips to the plate in Monday's 14-6 win. He went 3 for 3 and walked twice.
IN A PINCH
St. Louis pinch hitters lead the majors with a .348 average (40 for 115). Jose Martinez has a team-high six pinch hits in 14 at-bats. Rookie Luke Voit is 3 for 3.
GONE
Marlins left-hander Jeff Locke was designated for assignment after giving up 11 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of Monday's loss at St. Louis. Locke was 0-5 with an 8.16 ERA in seven starts. Steckenrider was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: INF Jedd Gyorko was held out of the game after leaving Monday's contest in the fifth inning with a cramping issue. ... INF Kolten Wong will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield on Wednesday. Wong was placed on the 10-day disabled list on June 15 with a triceps injury.
UP NEXT
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake (6-6, 2.97 ERA) will take on Miami right-hander Edinson Volquez (4-8, 3.97 ERA) in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday. Leake is 6-1 with a 2.36 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins. Volquez tossed a no-hitter against Arizona on June 3.
Yelich hit a three-run drive for his first homer in 32 days, helping Jose Urena and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Tuesday.
"It's been a long time," Yelich said. "I've kind of been grinding through some stuff."
JT Riddle added a two-run single for Miami, which had dropped five of six. Dee Gordon had three hits, and Giancarlo Stanton reached three times.
Yelich erased a 2-0 deficit with the big blow in Miami's five-run sixth. Gordon doubled with one out and Stanton reached on a throwing error on second baseman Matt Carpenter before Yelich hit a drive to center off Lance Lynn (6-6).
"I would like to have that pitch back," Lynn said.
Marcell Ozuna followed with a single and Martin Prado doubled with two out to set up Riddle's big single.
"Hitting is contagious," Riddle said. "(Yelich) started it and we all just followed."
It was Yelich's first homer since he connected for a two-run shot against Arizona on June 2. He has eight homers this season after hitting a career-high 21 last year.
Greg Garcia hit a two-run homer for St. Louis, which lost for just the second time in seven games. Carpenter had two hits.
Urena (7-3) struck out seven in five innings. He was charged with two runs and three hits.
"He's the type of guy that just grips it and rips it," Miami catcher A.J. Ellis said. "He's trusting his stuff more and it shows."
Drew Steckenrider, Kyle Barraclough and David Phelps each pitched a scoreless inning before AJ Ramos finished for his 14th save in 15 opportunities.
"Nine great innings from all the (pitchers)," Ellis said.
The Cardinals jumped in front on Garcia's second homer of the season in the fifth. But the Marlins broke loose in the sixth.
Miami broke a four-game losing streak in St. Louis.
GOING IN REVERSE
St. Louis outfielder Tommy Pham went 0 for 4 and struck out four times after reaching base in all five trips to the plate in Monday's 14-6 win. He went 3 for 3 and walked twice.
IN A PINCH
St. Louis pinch hitters lead the majors with a .348 average (40 for 115). Jose Martinez has a team-high six pinch hits in 14 at-bats. Rookie Luke Voit is 3 for 3.
GONE
Marlins left-hander Jeff Locke was designated for assignment after giving up 11 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of Monday's loss at St. Louis. Locke was 0-5 with an 8.16 ERA in seven starts. Steckenrider was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: INF Jedd Gyorko was held out of the game after leaving Monday's contest in the fifth inning with a cramping issue. ... INF Kolten Wong will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield on Wednesday. Wong was placed on the 10-day disabled list on June 15 with a triceps injury.
UP NEXT
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake (6-6, 2.97 ERA) will take on Miami right-hander Edinson Volquez (4-8, 3.97 ERA) in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday. Leake is 6-1 with a 2.36 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins. Volquez tossed a no-hitter against Arizona on June 3.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Gordon singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. Gordon caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Carpenter lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Voit lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk walked. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Riddle singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ureña sacrificed to pitcher, Riddle to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Garcia hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Garcia out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter walked, Lynn to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Stanton singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Stanton out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Voit grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Bour walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Riddle struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| DeJong singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia homered to right (371 feet), DeJong scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Lynn grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Carpenter singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Suzuki hit for Ureña. | 0 | 2 |
| Suzuki fouled out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon hit a ground rule double to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Stanton safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Carpenter. | 0 | 2 |
| Yelich homered to left center (413 feet), Gordon and Stanton scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Ozuna singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Lyons relieved Lynn. | 3 | 2 |
| Bour fouled out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Prado doubled to left, Ozuna to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Riddle singled to right, Ozuna and Prado scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Ellis struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Steckenrider pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Steckenrider relieved Ureña. | 5 | 2 |
| Voit singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Molina flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| DeJong flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Brebbia relieved Lyons. | 5 | 2 |
| Moore hit for Steckenrider. | 5 | 2 |
| Moore flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Gordon singled to deep left. | 5 | 2 |
| Stanton singled to shallow right, Gordon to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gordon out at third, Stanton to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Barraclough relieved Steckenrider. | 5 | 2 |
| Garcia grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J. Martínez hit for Brebbia. | 5 | 2 |
| J. Martínez singled to right center. | 5 | 2 |
| Carpenter singled to center, J. Martínez to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Piscotty struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Rosenthal pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Rosenthal relieved Brebbia. | 5 | 2 |
| Bour flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Prado lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Riddle grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Phelps relieved Barraclough. | 5 | 2 |
| Voit struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Molina singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Grichuk flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| DeJong fouled out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Seung-Hwan Oh pitching for St. Louis | MIA | STL |
| Oh relieved Rosenthal. | 5 | 2 |
| Ellis flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Dietrich hit for Phelps. | 5 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Gordon struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | STL |
| Ramos relieved Phelps. | 5 | 2 |
| Garcia struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Mejia hit for Oh. | 5 | 2 |
| Mejia grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Carpenter flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .289 | .334 | .354 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .265 | .347 | .523 |
| Yelich CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .276 | .357 | .399 |
| Ozuna LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .313 | .372 | .566 |
| Bour 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .285 | .361 | .546 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .299 | .327 | .430 |
| Riddle SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .249 | .277 | .365 |
| Ellis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .203 | .282 | .203 |
| Ureña P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .048 | .048 | .048 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 | .239 | .279 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Moore PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .295 | .566 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Dietrich PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .326 | .383 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 157 | |||
| a-fouled out to third for J Urena in the 6th b-flied out to right for D Steckenrider in the 7th c-grounded to second for D Phelps in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gordon (13, Lynn); Prado (8, Lyons) HR: Yelich (8, 6th inning off Lynn 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Yelich 3 (41), Riddle 2 (26) S: Ureña 2-out RBI: Riddle 2 GIDP: Ozuna Marlins RISP: 2-6 (Riddle 1-1, Ozuna 0-1, Stanton 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Yelich 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Gordon (6, 2nd base by Lynn/Molina) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 38,497 (84.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Brian O'Nora, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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