Marlins doctors will evaluate Rea, but, for now, it is cause for concern. “But not at that cost”.
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“Hopefully it’s nothing”, Phelps said of Rea’s injury. “Hopefully, it’s nothing, but you never like to see a starter come out of the game when you’re strapped for starters to begin with”.
One inning later, Miami scored another run.
Wacha struck out to end the inning and keep the game scoreless.
“He was still locating”, Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis said when asked what he saw in Rea.
“We’re down four runs in the first”, Matheny said.
The St. Louis Cardinals can move a season-high nine games over.500 when they continue a four-game series against the host Miami Marlins on Friday night. Miami goes for a split of the four-game series Sunday.
Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) lasted just 3 1/3 innings in his first career start on three days rest.
Rick Porcello tries to become the fourth 14-game victor in the majors this season as the Boston Red Sox continue a four-game weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Porcello, 13-2 with a 3.57 ERA, trails only Baltimore’s Chris Tillman (14-3), and the Chicago White Sox’s Chris Sale (14-4) in the American League and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg (14-1) in the NL.
DETROIT – Tyler Collins and Justin Upton blasted three-run homers and James McCann hit a pinch-homer to help Detroit trounce Houston.
Ichiro Suzuki started in left field for Christian Yelich but went 0 for 4, remaining two hits short of the 3,000-hit milestone for his major-league career.
Suzuki, who hit a routine fly out in the eighth, had his best chance at a hit in the sixth.
“I know he needs two more hits”, Williams said of Suzuki’s chase of 3,000. “No excuse. I didn’t execute pitches the way I wanted to”.
Miami started its barrage early. It’s the lowest ERA of any pitcher who has made at least that many starts at Marlins Park. Perez, who started at shortstop for benched Jonathan Villar, crushed Robbie Ray’s first pitch 458 feet off the scoreboard in deep center for the two-run homer in the third.
It was Ozuna’s 19th homer of the season.
James Loney went 2-for-4 with a second-inning homer for the Mets, who have lost three straight and four of five, a stretch in which they have scored just 11 runs.
MIAMI (AP) – Down by eight runs in the middle of the game, the Miami Marlins rallied behind Martin Prado.
Davies (8-4) allowed three runs -two earned- on six hits.
Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a leadoff triple and Aledmys Diaz doubled to drive him in for St. Louis’ fourth run.
Less than 24 hours after Familia’s streak of 52 consecutive regular-season saves was snapped, the right-hander entered in the top of the ninth with a 1-0 lead, and couldn’t hold it. That was all the Marlins would need, as they picked up the crucial 11-0 victory. Miami also designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment.
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The Cardinals continued their road dominance, beating the Marlins in Miami, 5-4 on Thursday night. Carlos Martinez toes the rubber against the Marlins for the first time this year.
