MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Marlins sweep the San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory Sunday.
Stanton became the first National League player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.
Stanton's 17th homer in August tied him for the second-most in MLB history in the month, behind Rudy York's 18 in 1937.
With the score tied at 2, Dee Gordon singled to lead off the eighth. Stanton then drove a 2-1 pitch from Clayton Richard (6-13) into the hedge in center field.
The milestone earned Stanton a curtain call from the crowd of 23,725. Fans roars as he celebrated with teammates after returning to the dugout, and he climbed to the top step and waved his batting helmet toward the stands.
That prompted chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!"
Stanton also walked, doubled home a run and singled in four plate appearances, hiking his batting average to .296. He increased his RBI total to 108, a career high.
After Stanton's tiebreaking drive, Christian Yelich hit his first triple of the year and continued home on a throwing error, ending Richard's outing. Derek Dietrich then homered off Carter Capps.
The Marlins' three-game sweep and fourth consecutive victory overall gave them 13 wins in the past 16 games. They swept a series from the Padres for the first time since 2012.
Dan Straily, Jarlin Garcia, Kyle Barraclough (5-1) and Brad Ziegler combined on a seven-hitter. San Diego's only runs came on Richard's two-run homer, which barely cleared the 335-foot sign next to the right-field foul pole. His only other homer came in 2012.
Gordon reached on a two-out bunt single in the third for Miami's first hit and scored when Stanton doubled into the right-field corner. Stanton came home on a wild pitch.
Straily gave up two runs in six innings and pitched out of several jams.
OOPS
A bizarre baserunning mistake helped Straily escape in the fourth. With two outs and a runner on first, Jabari Blash hit a popup that first baseman Tyler Moore allowed to drop for a single. When Blash took a wide turn, Gordon scrambled for the ball and threw behind him to catcher A.J. Ellis, who tagged the runner out.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (11-9, 4.10 ERA) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game series against San Francisco. Chacin is 3-0 with a 3.04 ERA in four starts against the Giants this year. RHP Jeff Samardzija (8-12, 4.67 ERA) pitches for visiting San Francisco.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (12-5, 3.68 ERA) gets the ball Monday in the opener of a three-game set at NL East-leading Washington.
Stanton became the first National League player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.
Stanton's 17th homer in August tied him for the second-most in MLB history in the month, behind Rudy York's 18 in 1937.
With the score tied at 2, Dee Gordon singled to lead off the eighth. Stanton then drove a 2-1 pitch from Clayton Richard (6-13) into the hedge in center field.
The milestone earned Stanton a curtain call from the crowd of 23,725. Fans roars as he celebrated with teammates after returning to the dugout, and he climbed to the top step and waved his batting helmet toward the stands.
That prompted chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!"
Stanton also walked, doubled home a run and singled in four plate appearances, hiking his batting average to .296. He increased his RBI total to 108, a career high.
After Stanton's tiebreaking drive, Christian Yelich hit his first triple of the year and continued home on a throwing error, ending Richard's outing. Derek Dietrich then homered off Carter Capps.
The Marlins' three-game sweep and fourth consecutive victory overall gave them 13 wins in the past 16 games. They swept a series from the Padres for the first time since 2012.
Dan Straily, Jarlin Garcia, Kyle Barraclough (5-1) and Brad Ziegler combined on a seven-hitter. San Diego's only runs came on Richard's two-run homer, which barely cleared the 335-foot sign next to the right-field foul pole. His only other homer came in 2012.
Gordon reached on a two-out bunt single in the third for Miami's first hit and scored when Stanton doubled into the right-field corner. Stanton came home on a wild pitch.
Straily gave up two runs in six innings and pitched out of several jams.
OOPS
A bizarre baserunning mistake helped Straily escape in the fourth. With two outs and a runner on first, Jabari Blash hit a popup that first baseman Tyler Moore allowed to drop for a single. When Blash took a wide turn, Gordon scrambled for the ball and threw behind him to catcher A.J. Ellis, who tagged the runner out.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (11-9, 4.10 ERA) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game series against San Francisco. Chacin is 3-0 with a 3.04 ERA in four starts against the Giants this year. RHP Jeff Samardzija (8-12, 4.67 ERA) pitches for visiting San Francisco.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (12-5, 3.68 ERA) gets the ball Monday in the opener of a three-game set at NL East-leading Washington.
1:10PM,EDT,August 27,2017
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Szczur doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Asuaje struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pirela flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Solarte flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Gordon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Myers popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blash struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hedges popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Moore grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Coleman singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Aviles. Richard sacrificed to first, Coleman to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Szczur sacrificed to pitcher, Coleman to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Asuaje flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Aviles grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton doubled to right, Gordon scored, Stanton to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| Stanton scored on Richard's wild pitch. | 0 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Pirela lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Solarte walked. Myers popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Blash singled to second. Blash out at second, second to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Moore grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Coleman walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Richard homered to right (348 feet), Coleman scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Szczur grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Asuaje popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Aviles singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to third, Aviles out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Pirela struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Solarte singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Myers flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Blash walked, Solarte to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hedges reached on infield single to shortstop, Solarte to third, Blash to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Coleman struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Stanton singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded out to catcher, Stanton to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Ozuna intentionally walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jarlin Garcia pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| García relieved Straily. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Szczur singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Asuaje flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pirela flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Ellis lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Aviles singled to right, Aviles out stretching at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Telis hit for García. | 2 | 2 |
| Telis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Rojas at shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Barraclough relieved García. | 2 | 2 |
| Solarte grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Blash grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Gordon singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Stanton homered to center (425 feet), Gordon scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Yelich tripled to right, Yelich scored on throwing error by second baseman Asuaje. | 2 | 5 |
| Capps relieved Richard. | 2 | 5 |
| Ozuna flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Moore grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Dietrich homered to right center (344 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Ziegler relieved Barraclough. | 2 | 6 |
| Margot hit for Hedges. | 2 | 6 |
| Margot struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Spangenberg hit for Coleman. | 2 | 6 |
| Spangenberg popped out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Sánchez hit for Capps. | 2 | 6 |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego Padres | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Szczur CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .225 | .359 | .364 |
| Asuaje 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .284 | .344 | .392 |
| Pirela LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .297 | .352 | .500 |
| Solarte 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .259 | .332 | .421 |
| Myers 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .232 | .320 | .443 |
| Blash RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .216 | .347 | .381 |
| Hedges C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .214 | .250 | .406 |
a-Margot PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .315 | .431 |
| Coleman SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .227 | .268 | .455 |
b-Spangenberg PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .320 | .423 |
| Richard P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .122 | .173 | .204 |
Capps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Sánchez PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .275 | .519 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 134 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for A Hedges in the 9th b-popped out to second for D Coleman in the 9th c-grounded to second for C Capps in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Szczur (8, Straily) HR: Richard (1, 5th inning off Straily 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Richard 2 (4) S: Szczur, Richard Padres RISP: 1-6 (Pirela 0-1, Coleman 0-1, Hedges 1-1, Asuaje 0-2, Solarte 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Asuaje (2, throw) Outfield Assist: Blash (Aviles at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 23,725 (63.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ben May, First Base - Carlos Torres, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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