Rockies Break Streak With Loss To Marlins
MIAMI (The Sports Xchange) - Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer to help the Miami Marlins rally past the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Friday night at Marlins Park.
The Marlins (35-32) started their 10-game homestand in a positive way. Colorado (32-34), which was held to one hit by five Marlins pitchers, had its four-game win streak snapped.
Marlins starter Adam Conley, who had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings, settled for a no-decision. It was the third time this season that he has carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
His final line on Friday: 5 2/3 innings, one hit, five walks, one run and five strikeouts.
Conley's attempt at a no-hitter was broken up on Carlos Gonzalez's two-out double down the right-field line. Marlins manager Don Mattingly then decided to intentionally walk Nolan Arenado, and Conley walked Trevor Story to load the bases.
Ryan Raburn then gave Colorado a 1-0 lead when he was hit by a Conley pitch, striking his foot. Rookie reliever Nick Wittgren (2-1) got out of the jam when second baseman Derek Dietrich dove to his left to grab a Mark Reynolds line drive, saving at least two runs.
Miami took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Dietrich, fresh off his big catch, ripped the first pitch he saw for a leadoff single and scored on Yelich's one-out homer to right. Yelich pulled a 2-0 pitch from Jon Gray (4-3) for his sixth homer of the season.
That was the only real blemish for Gray, was an 84-mph breaking ball that hung up in the zone, and Yelich made him pay.
Miami added three runs in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki lined a single to center for career hit No. 2,980. He scored from first on a two-out double by Martin Prado, and the Marlins made it 5-1 on a two-run single by slumping Giancarlo Stanton, who had just five RBIs in his previous 20 games.
NOTES: Miami is coming off a 4-5 road trip. ... Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez, who was scheduled to start on Friday, will not pitch until Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. It's all part of the plan to reduce Fernandez's workload since he came back from elbow surgery last year. The goal is to cap him at about 180 innings this year. So far, Fernandez is 9-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 80 innings. ... Marlins 2B Derek Dietrich, who suffered a bruised left foot after being hit with a pitch on Monday, returned to the starting lineup. ... Rockies SS Trevor Story entered Friday with 17 homers, tops in the majors among rookies. ... Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado entered Friday tied for the MLB lead with 20 homers and 57 RBIs.
