MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Aguilar, Jorge Soler and Brian Anderson homered, and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3 Saturday evening.
Miami starter Trevor Rogers pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Rogers (2-4) allowed 5 hits, struck out eight and hit a batter.
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A day after leaving early due to abdomen discomfort, Avisaíl García singled twice for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game house skid.
“I think we have a great team here with the right pieces to compete,” Aguilar stated. “You guys are going to see it. You guys are going to see that we are positive and stay together. At the end of the season we’re going to be in a good place.”
Solo homers from Aguilar and Soler and Anderson’s two-run shot towards Milwaukee starter Eric Lauer within the fourth helped the Marlins erase a 1-0 deficit. Aguilar’s and Soler’s blasts began the inning, whereas Anderson linked after Jesús Sánchez reached on a two-out single.
“It’s kind of what we were expecting, barrels, balls in the gap, baserunners on the move,” Anderson stated.
The Marlins padded their lead within the sixth on Miguel Rojas’ two-run double and a fielder’s selection by Garrett Cooper that scored Rojas from third. García additionally raced house from second after Milwaukee second baseman Luis Urías’ fielding error on Anderson’s grounder.
There was a quick delay within the inning for a guidelines evaluation because the umpiring crew wanted verification of the depend throughout Sánchez’s plate look. Home plate umpire Bill Welke additionally ejected Marlins hitting coach Marcus Thames earlier than Sánchez accomplished his flip.
“If you really watch that play, he didn’t really swing, but it kind of looks like he does if you’re not watching him with that move,” Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly stated of the pitch to Sánchez that compelled the evaluation. “We’ve seen it enough, but when you look at it in real time, you’re like, ‘It kind of looks a little funny, right?’ And then they just got the count mixed up.”
Lauer (3-1) was lifted after 5 innings. The left-hander allowed 4 runs, six hits and struck out seven.
“He made bad pitches and they made him pay for it,” Milwaukee supervisor Craig Counsell stated. “Not with singles but homers. If you look at all three pitches, they were pitches he didn’t put where he wanted to. It was the middle of their lineup and they put good swings on it.”
Willy Adames gave Milwaukee an early benefit together with his solo blast within the first. Adames drove Rogers’ fastball over the wall in left for his ninth homer.
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Hunter Renfroe tied Adames for the group house run lead with a two-run shot off Miami reliever Dylan Floro within the eighth.
MAY TO HIS LIKING
After hitting just one homer in April, Aguilar already has gone deep 4 instances the primary two weeks of May. Aguilar additionally has homered at house in consecutive video games. Last season, Aguilar hit 13 homers on the street earlier than his first house shot towards the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 7.
“Stay positive, for me, that’s what it’s all about,” Aguilar stated. “Just go out there and compete.”
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTERY
Former Marlins pitcher Livan Hernández threw the ceremonial first pitch to teammate Charles Johnson earlier than the sport. The retired pitcher and catcher had been members of the Marlins’ 1997 World Series championship group, which is being celebrated within the weekend collection. Hernández was voted World Series MVP after his two victories towards Cleveland.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Jandel Gustave skilled proper hamstring tightness throughout his one-inning of aid within the sixth. … OF Andrew McCutchen (COVID-19 injured listing) might return for the following homestand that begins Monday supplied he clears the required protocols, Counsell stated.
Marlins: Cooper left after his sixth inning at bat due to proper knee contusion.
UP NEXT
RHP Brandon Woodruff (3-2, 5.97) will begin the collection finale for the Brewers on Sunday and the Marlins will begin RHP Elieser Hernández (2-2, 6.37).
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