Cole Gillespie hit a long fly ball to right field to score Morse from third, and after a strike out of Adeiny Hechavarria, Jose Fernandez joined in on the fun with a sharp double down the line to make the score 3-0. Peralta hit the ground but was able to sit up and eventually walk off the field under his own power. A.J. The Diamondbacks should have a better outlook after the game. “People always say he didn’t mean to do it. He probably didn’t mean to do it, but nobody knows that”. The 6-foot-6 right-hander has allowed a combined three runs over his last three starts – a span of 20 innings. In the ninth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases with no outs, but Marlins right-hander A.J. Miami RHP Jarred Cosart was diagnosed with vertigo after being forced out of a Friday start at Triple-A New Orleans, manager Dan Jennings said.
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Arizona bench coach Turner Ward was ejected after yelling something from the dugout after Peralta was hit and Diamondbacks reliever Dominic Leone was ejected in the seventh inning after hitting Christian Yelich with a pitch, but the Marlins didn’t seem to mind that since Yelich was hit in the backside. Sometimes, believe it or not, a player throwing a small baseball at a tiny target might miss his spot.
Jul 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (left) celebrates with third baseman Jake Lamb after scoring in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins at Chase Field.
Aaron Hill led off the ninth with a walk off Ramos, and Ender Inciarte and pinch hitter Wellington Castillo followed with singles to load the bases. Pollock and Yasmany Tomas for his 16th save.
“I feel pretty healthy”, said Fernandez, who is 14-0 at home.
“I’m sad, sad because I know the kid personally”, Fernandez said, per Lia P. Kamana of The Arizona Republic.
The Marlins would add another run in the inning when Pitcher Jose Fernandez doubled to score Realmuto.
His double capped a three-run second inning that create a 3-0 lead the Marlins never lost.
Ray allowed five runs – four earned – on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. I was hoping for him to not get hit.
“The first moment while I was laying on the ground, I was so scared”.
NOTES: Arizona will purchase the contract of RHP Zack Godley from Double-A Mobile, and he will start Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He was acquired from the Chicago Cubs for catcher Miguel Montero in an offseason trade.
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