Stanton Homers Again As Marlins Top Arizona 4-3
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — After a slow start to the season the Miami Marlins have become one of the hottest teams in baseball.
Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in two runs for the Miami Marlins who held on for a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Jose Fernandez (3-2) allowed three runs in five innings while striking out seven for the Marlins, who have won nine of 10.
Four relievers helped Fernandez improve to 19-1 at home.
Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich drove in runs for Miami, which built a 4-0 lead through three innings and held the Diamondbacks scoreless over the final four innings for the win.
Kyle Barraclough struck out Nick Ahmed with two on to end the eighth and A.J. Ramos pitched a clean ninth for his ninth save in as many chances.
Miami's J.T. Realmuto had three hits to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He is batting .514 (19 of 37) during the streak.
David Peralta hit a two-run home run and Rubby De La Rosa (3-4) gave up four runs in 5 2-3 innings for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of eight.
De La Rosa had his 12 1-3-inning scoreless streak snapped in the second when Ozuna hit an RBI single.
Stanton's two-run homer, his ninth, to center field gave the Marlins a 4-0 lead.
Stanton doubled, drew an intentional walk, and threw out Yasmany Tomas at second base when Tomas tried to stretch a single into a double to lead off the sixth inning with the Marlins holding a one-run lead.
Fernandez navigated through trouble most of the game before Peralta's two-out, two-run homer in the fifth that made it 4-3.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour was held out of the lineup after dislocating his left pinkie when sliding into second base in Tuesday's 7-4 win. The Marlins are hopeful Bour will not have to go on the DL and he remains day-to-day.
UP NEXT
Arizona: LHP Robbie Ray (1-1, 4.97 ERA) will take the mound in Thursday's series finale. Ray has allowed five runs in each of his last two starts.
Miami: LHP Adam Conley (1-1, 3.67), who pitched 7 2-3 innings of no-hit ball at Milwaukee in a 6-3 win in his last outing, will start.
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