Further complicating things for Miami is the fact that starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen is already on the disabled list because of an elbow injury that occurred Monday. After Rea was pulled, David Phelps was brought on, and he had a brilliant outing.
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But after striking out Jedd Gyorko leading off the fourth inning, Rea motioned to the trainer, and that was the end of his Marlins debut. “But (the ball) just wasn’t coming out as hard as it was in the first two innings”. Miami goes for a split of the four-game series Sunday.
St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) also only lasted 31/3 innings.
PHILLIES 9, BRAVES 5 Jeremy Hellickson pitched into the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double to help visiting Philadelphia beat Atlanta.
Marcell Ozuna had the biggest hit, a two-run homer, as the Marlins improved to 4-5 on the 10-game homestand that ends Sunday.
One of the highlights for the Marlins came when pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki slapped a well-struck double to the right-field corner in the seventh inning.
In Chicago, Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma gave up five runs in three innings as the Mariners were crushed by the Cubs.
Suzuki, who hit a routine fly out in the eighth, had his best chance at a hit in the sixth.
“We all know Ichiro is definitely someone who can hit, but you know he has a pretty good arm, too, and I knew it was going to be tough”, Wong said. “That means something to guys when they get the opportunity to compete”.
Miami started its barrage early.
Iwakuma (11-7), playing with some tightness in his shoulder, allowed eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts in his shortest start of the season.
Urena ran into more trouble in the fifth, walking two (one intentional) and giving up three hits, including a double to Yadier Molina and a single to Tommy Pham that ended his night after 97 pitches.
It was Ozuna’s 19th homer of the season.
The Washington Nationals made history by turning the first 3-3-5 triple play ever in the major leagues then watched as third baseman Anthony Rendon tossed the ball from the milestone moment into the crowd at… Pham went two-for-four on the night, driving in three and scoring three times.
In Milwaukee, Junior Guerra limited Pittsburgh to four hits over 8⅔ innings, and Chris Carter hit a two-run home run for the Brewers. Leake surrendered six runs, five earned, on seven hits over five innings to up his record to 8-9.
“Anytime anyone doesn’t perform the way we know they can you use any of the variables that you have and that’s an obvious variable”, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “Then it was just a matter of trying to survive”.
Suzuki threw out Wong at home in the fourth inning after making a running catch near the left-field line and throwing a 240-foot strike at the plate for the double play. Miami optioned RHP Jose Urena (1-3, 6.69 ERA) to Triple-A New Orleans and called up RHP Brian Ellington from the same team. That was all the Marlins would need, as they picked up the crucial 11-0 victory. Miami also designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment….
Rea and Cashner will make the next two scheduled starts for the Marlins on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
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