Marlins cool off surging Brewers on Friday, win fifth in past seven games

"Marlins starter Cal Quantrill allowed one run and three hits in five innings. He struck out four and didn't walk a batter. Josh Simpson (2-0) pitched a scoreless sixth for the Marlins. Anthony Bender stranded two runners in scoring position in the seventh. Ronny Henriquez retired the side in order in the eighth, and Calvin Faucher left runners on second and third in the ninth."

"Xavier Edwards started the four-run seventh by beating out an infield single up the middle off Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby (1-1). Nick Mears came in with one out and issued back-to-back walks to load the bases. Lopez then lined a double into the right-center field gap. Blake Perkins bobbled the ball in center, allowing a third run to come home on the play while Lopez continued to third. Liam Hicks hit a sacrifice fly to deep right to score Lopez for a 5-1 lead."

"An unusual sequence of events occurred in the first inning. Miami designated hitter Agustin Ramirez hit a high fly to center with two outs that Perkins appeared to briefly glove after he leaped and reached over the center field fence. The ball came out of his webbing as he pulled it back, however, and bounced along the top of the fence before coming down on the warning track. The play was initially ruled a home run,"

Otto Lopez recorded three hits and two RBIs as the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Kyle Stowers homered and scored twice, and Miami improved to five wins in seven games after the All-Star break. Cal Quantrill yielded one run and three hits in five innings, striking out four without issuing a walk. Freddy Peralta allowed one run and five hits in over five innings while striking out nine. Jackson Chourio homered and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. A four-run seventh, featuring an Edwards infield single, two walks, Lopez’s double and a Hicks sacrifice fly, decided the game. An unusual first-inning play involved Agustin Ramirez’s fly, a near-catch over the fence by Blake Perkins, and a ball that bounced onto the warning track.

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