Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton had the go-ahead RBI with a first-inning double that shattered his bat in half.
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San Francisco’s Brandon Crawford made history Monday night in an epic 14-inning battle against the Marlins. Crawford’s feat tied a National League record, which only had been accomplished twice before. The only other player to do that was Wilbert Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles in 1892.
Johnny Burnett holds the major league mark for an extra-inning game with nine hits for Cleveland in a 1932 contest that lasted 18 innings.
Miami only managed a total of four hits and was 1-9 with runners in scoring position.
In Denver, Elvis Andrus hit a two-run single, Mitch Moreland delivered a tiebreaking double and Texas scored three times in the ninth to prevail over Colorado.
Four more innings and Crawford might have tied that record, too.
The Giants are 6-15 in their last 21 overall and 3-11 in their last 14 road games while the Marlins are 6-0 in their last six starts against the NL West and 8-3 in Koehler’s last 11 Tuesday starts.
The Marlins built a 5-1 lead in five innings against Cueto largely due to Prado and Yelich driving in two runs apiece. But they also had Brandon Crawford in their corner.
Andrew Cashner was hardly the only Marlins pitcher who couldn’t get Brandon Crawford out. From his knees on the outfield grass, Hechavarria fired to second just ahead of Nunez to end the inning. “It doesn’t matter if you start or relieve”.
Mike Zunino and Kyle Seager both had RBI singles in the second inning, and that proved enough.
“Relievers don’t get measured on wins and losses for the most part, but to be out there in a game like that and be able to throw the final pitch and stamp my name on a win like that – it was just a gutsy, gritty game”, Kontos said. Christian Yelich smoked a two-run single that deflected off Panik s glove as the Marlins took an 8-7 lead.
Posey drew a leadoff walk and raced to third on Crawford’s fifth hit, a single.
The Giants have not said what sent him to the hospital but claim he is “resting comfortably” and will be monitored over night. Bochy said he began to feel unwell after the team flight from Washington D.C. arrived in Miami on Sunday night, and he tried to sleep through it before calling head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner. Tampa Bay righthander Jake Odorizzi (Highland High) came in riding a streak of 20 2/3 scoreless innings but couldn’t extend it. Travis tripled on Odorizzi’s second pitch of the game and scored when Bautista followed with a first-pitch sacrifice fly. The cleanup-hitting catcher featured a raspberry scrape across his chin after sliding face first into third base.
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Giants pitcher Jake Peavy stepped off the mound and Posey came out of his catching stance to allow Suzuki to soak in the moment.
