MIAMI -- Chris Johnson took advantage of the Padres' outfielders playing shallow.
Johnson's run-scoring ground-rule double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Miami Marlins a 7-6 win over San Diego on Friday night.
"When I hit it I put my head down, I didn't get it all of it and when I was running I kind of saw where they were playing -- a little bit more shallow, obviously to try to throw somebody out at the plate," Johnson said. "I was just hoping it would carry enough to get over his head. (Center fielder Travis Jankowski) almost got there. I'm just glad he didn't."
Miami scored three runs in the eighth to tie it before Johnson gave the Marlins their third walk-off win of the season.
"It's huge for us but also for him and his confidence," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He's not getting his at-bats and he's been great about it. No pouting or sulking he's just continuing to do the work and I felt good for him and for how hard he works and how hard he wants it."
Johnson hit a deep fly ball to right-center field that took one bounce before landing in the Marlins' bullpen. Jankowski was playing shallow and converged on the ball, but was unable to make the catch.
"You kind of pick your poison, you give a guy a double more than you give a guy a single to win the baseball game at that point in time," Padres manager Andy Green said. "You can be back on the warning track and try to defend that, but there's not everything you can defend in that outfield -- it's a huge outfield. We're playing shallow oppo with two strikes and he put a good swing on it and had a pitch he can handle and drove it to the warning track. It was a long run for Jankowski, but he almost got it."
Martin Prado, Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna each drove in two runs for the Marlins.
"We had been swinging the bats lately, but not a bunch of runs so to come back from a deficit and get a win at home is huge for us," Johnson said.
Luis Sardinas homered and drove in four runs and Ryan Schimpf also homered for the Padres.
Fernando Rodney (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to pick up the win.
Brandon Maurer (0-4) blew the save in the eighth and lost it in the ninth, allowing four hits and one run in one inning.
San Diego starter Jarred Cosart allowed two runs and five hits over five innings in his first appearance against his former club where he spent parts of the last three seasons. He was traded to San Diego in a seven-player deal involving pitcher Andrew Cashner on July 29.
Cosart exited with a 5-2 lead after a blister on his middle finger on his throwing hand emerged.
"It's frustrating to get through five with only about 80 pitches and probably have a chance to go two, if not more, and not have to use so much of the bullpen the first game of the series, but it's kind of how it worked out," Cosart said.
Miami starter David Phelps allowed four runs and two hits with three walks in 3 2/3 innings
Sardinas, who was 1 for 8 coming in, had a three-run double and a home run -- his third in 115 career games.
Ozuna's RBI double and Yelich's RBI groundout gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead.
The Padres took the lead with a four-run fourth keyed by Sardinas' bases-clearing double as nine men went to the plate.
"Two outs there I was just trying to be aggressive in the zone I think was the biggest thing," Sardinas said through a translator. "Trying to look for a good pitch and make good solid contact. It was a big point in the game at that point."
An error by Phelps covering first base on a grounder gave the Padres a 4-2 lead and ended his night.
Schimpf's home run, his 15th, into the upper deck in right field pushed the lead to 5-2. His 15 home runs are tied for the fifth-most by a Padres rookie.
Sardinas made it 6-2 with a solo homer in the fifth.
The Marlins pulled within three on Ozuna's RBI single in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder) made a rehab start with Class-A Lake Elsinore on Thursday allowing four runs in 2/3 of an inning. "When we look at Tyson the only thing that really matters is health," manager Andy Green said. I don't really read too much into rehab starts. . I think he's going to throw another start in the minor leagues before he pitches for us." ... LHP Christian Friedrich will be skipped in the rotation to give him rest. ... CF Jon Jay (forearm) took swings inside the batting cage on Friday and is eyeing an early September return.
UP NEXT
Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (0-3, 4.44) will start Saturday's game. Richard is 0-2 with a 1.64 ERA in two starts this season.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (2-4, 6.33) will make his sixth start of the season. Urena picked up his first victory as a starter this season in his last start at Pittsburgh allowing two runs in six innings.
San Diego Padres
Johnson's run-scoring ground-rule double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Miami Marlins a 7-6 win over San Diego on Friday night.
"When I hit it I put my head down, I didn't get it all of it and when I was running I kind of saw where they were playing -- a little bit more shallow, obviously to try to throw somebody out at the plate," Johnson said. "I was just hoping it would carry enough to get over his head. (Center fielder Travis Jankowski) almost got there. I'm just glad he didn't."
Miami scored three runs in the eighth to tie it before Johnson gave the Marlins their third walk-off win of the season.
"It's huge for us but also for him and his confidence," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He's not getting his at-bats and he's been great about it. No pouting or sulking he's just continuing to do the work and I felt good for him and for how hard he works and how hard he wants it."
Johnson hit a deep fly ball to right-center field that took one bounce before landing in the Marlins' bullpen. Jankowski was playing shallow and converged on the ball, but was unable to make the catch.
"You kind of pick your poison, you give a guy a double more than you give a guy a single to win the baseball game at that point in time," Padres manager Andy Green said. "You can be back on the warning track and try to defend that, but there's not everything you can defend in that outfield -- it's a huge outfield. We're playing shallow oppo with two strikes and he put a good swing on it and had a pitch he can handle and drove it to the warning track. It was a long run for Jankowski, but he almost got it."
Martin Prado, Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna each drove in two runs for the Marlins.
"We had been swinging the bats lately, but not a bunch of runs so to come back from a deficit and get a win at home is huge for us," Johnson said.
Luis Sardinas homered and drove in four runs and Ryan Schimpf also homered for the Padres.
Fernando Rodney (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to pick up the win.
Brandon Maurer (0-4) blew the save in the eighth and lost it in the ninth, allowing four hits and one run in one inning.
San Diego starter Jarred Cosart allowed two runs and five hits over five innings in his first appearance against his former club where he spent parts of the last three seasons. He was traded to San Diego in a seven-player deal involving pitcher Andrew Cashner on July 29.
Cosart exited with a 5-2 lead after a blister on his middle finger on his throwing hand emerged.
"It's frustrating to get through five with only about 80 pitches and probably have a chance to go two, if not more, and not have to use so much of the bullpen the first game of the series, but it's kind of how it worked out," Cosart said.
Miami starter David Phelps allowed four runs and two hits with three walks in 3 2/3 innings
Sardinas, who was 1 for 8 coming in, had a three-run double and a home run -- his third in 115 career games.
Ozuna's RBI double and Yelich's RBI groundout gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead.
The Padres took the lead with a four-run fourth keyed by Sardinas' bases-clearing double as nine men went to the plate.
"Two outs there I was just trying to be aggressive in the zone I think was the biggest thing," Sardinas said through a translator. "Trying to look for a good pitch and make good solid contact. It was a big point in the game at that point."
An error by Phelps covering first base on a grounder gave the Padres a 4-2 lead and ended his night.
Schimpf's home run, his 15th, into the upper deck in right field pushed the lead to 5-2. His 15 home runs are tied for the fifth-most by a Padres rookie.
Sardinas made it 6-2 with a solo homer in the fifth.
The Marlins pulled within three on Ozuna's RBI single in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder) made a rehab start with Class-A Lake Elsinore on Thursday allowing four runs in 2/3 of an inning. "When we look at Tyson the only thing that really matters is health," manager Andy Green said. I don't really read too much into rehab starts. . I think he's going to throw another start in the minor leagues before he pitches for us." ... LHP Christian Friedrich will be skipped in the rotation to give him rest. ... CF Jon Jay (forearm) took swings inside the batting cage on Friday and is eyeing an early September return.
UP NEXT
Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (0-3, 4.44) will start Saturday's game. Richard is 0-2 with a 1.64 ERA in two starts this season.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (2-4, 6.33) will make his sixth start of the season. Urena picked up his first victory as a starter this season in his last start at Pittsburgh allowing two runs in six innings.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Jankowski struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Solarte grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Realmuto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna doubled to deep right, Yelich scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Scruggs grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Dickerson walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Schimpf struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Bethancourt flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Kivlehan struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Francoeur flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Andino reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to left, Andino to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Phelps bunted into double play, first to third to second, Andino out at third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Sardiñas walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cosart grounded into fielder's choice to second, Sardiñas out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Jankowski struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Myers struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Realmuto safe at first on error by second baseman Schimpf. | 0 | 1 |
| Prado singled to right, Realmuto to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to second, Realmuto scored, Prado to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Scruggs grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Solarte doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Dickerson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Solarte out at third. | 0 | 2 |
| Schimpf walked, Dickerson to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Kivlehan hit by pitch, Dickerson to third, Schimpf to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Sardiñas doubled to deep right center, Dickerson, Schimpf and Kivlehan scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Cosart safe at first on error by pitcher Phelps, Sardiñas scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Cervenka relieved Phelps. | 4 | 2 |
| Jankowski singled to center, Cosart to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Wittgren relieved Cervenka. | 4 | 2 |
| Johnson at first base. | 4 | 2 |
| Myers struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Francoeur singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Andino struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Hechavarría struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Solarte grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| Dickerson lined out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Schimpf homered to right (417 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Bethancourt fouled out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Prado walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to second, Prado out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to third, Yelich out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Dunn relieved Wittgren. | 5 | 2 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Sardiñas homered to left (371 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| Ramírez hit for Cosart. | 6 | 2 |
| Ramírez singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Jankowski bunt popped out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| Ramírez caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Quackenbush pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Quackenbush relieved Cosart. | 6 | 2 |
| Gordon hit for Dunn. | 6 | 2 |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Francoeur walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Andino flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Hechavarría flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Gordon at second base. | 6 | 2 |
| Andino at shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| McGowan relieved Dunn. | 6 | 2 |
| Myers grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| Solarte walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Solarte to second on wild pitch by McGowan. | 6 | 2 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Schimpf intentionally walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Dominguez pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Domínguez relieved Quackenbush. | 6 | 2 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Realmuto hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 6 | 2 |
| Prado struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Yelich walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Realmuto scored, Yelich to third, Ozuna to second on error by right fielder Kivlehan. | 6 | 3 |
| Hand relieved Domínguez. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosales at second base. | 6 | 3 |
| Gordon struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Sardiñas lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosales walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Jankowski grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Francoeur singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Andino singled to left, Francoeur to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Rojas hit for McGowan. | 6 | 3 |
| Rojas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Francoeur out at third, Andino to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Realmuto walked, Andino to third, Rojas to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Myers in right field. | 6 | 3 |
| Wallace at first base. | 6 | 3 |
| Maurer relieved Hand. | 6 | 3 |
| Prado singled to center, Andino and Rojas scored, Realmuto to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Yelich singled to center, Realmuto scored, Prado to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Ozuna lined out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Miami | SD | MIA |
| Rodney relieved McGowan. | 6 | 6 |
| Rojas at shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Solarte popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | SD | MIA |
| Gordon flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Francoeur reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Suzuki hit for Rodney. | 6 | 6 |
| Francoeur to second on wild pitch by Maurer. | 6 | 6 |
| Suzuki walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Rojas struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| Johnson hit a ground rule double to deep right, Francoeur scored, Suzuki to third. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Diego Padres
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jankowski CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .256 | .359 | .339 |
| Myers 1B-RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .264 | .340 | .471 |
| Solarte 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .278 | .343 | .471 |
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .258 | .310 | .478 |
| Schimpf 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .228 | .353 | .583 |
Hand P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wallace 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .324 | .337 |
| Bethancourt C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .230 | .267 | .372 |
| Kivlehan RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .250 | .368 | .438 |
Maurer P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Sardiñas SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .273 | .429 | .636 |
| Cosart P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
a-Ramírez PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .243 | .279 | .337 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Rosales 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .214 | .307 | .439 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 176 | |||
| a-singled to left for J Cosart in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Solarte (20, Phelps); Sardiñas (1, Phelps) HR: Schimpf (15, 5th inning off Wittgren 0 on, 2 Out); Sardiñas (1, 6th inning off Dunn 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Sardiñas 4 (4), Schimpf (36) 2-out RBI: Sardiñas 3, Schimpf Padres RISP: 1-7 (Cosart 0-1, Dickerson 0-2, Bethancourt 0-2, Sardiñas 1-1, Myers 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Ramírez (8, 2nd base by Dunn) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Schimpf (6, ground ball); Kivlehan (2, bobble) DP: 1 (Myers-Solarte-Schimpf). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 17,775 (47.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:52 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Clint Fagan, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Alan Porter |
