Marlins 5, Orioles 2
MIAMI -- Third baseman Martin Prado homered and drove in two runs and center fielder Marcell Ozuna also had two RBIs, leading the Miami Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Marlins Park.
Prado went 2-for-4, Ozuna went 3-for-4, and starter Tom Koehler (3-3) allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings for Miami. New closer A.J. Ramos worked the ninth for his second save of the season.
The Marlins (18-27) won their second straight game, the mini-streak coming on the heels of an eight-game losing skid. The Marlins also took two of three games from the Orioles, winning a series for the first time since May 1-3 vs. the Phillies.
Baltimore (19-22) scored just two runs in the final 23 innings of this series. Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez (5-3) had the worst start of his season, allowing 10 hits, three walks and five runs in just four innings.
Miami opened the scoring in the second on a single by Prado, a double by first baseman Justin Bour and an RBI groundout by left fielder Christian Yelich.
The Marlins made it 2-0 in the third on a run-scoring groundout by Prado. The rally was set up by a pair of one-out infield singles by second baseman Dee Gordon and Ozuna and a walk to right fielder Giancarlo Stanton.
Miami extended its lead to 4-0 in the fourth on a two-run single to left by Ozuna.
Prado led off the fifth with his third homer of the season, pulling a 92 mph fastball to left. Prado fouled seven pitches in a 12-pitch at-bat before winning his battle against Gonzalez.
The Orioles broke through for a run in the sixth. Third baseman Manny Machado walked, advanced to third on a single by left fielder David Lough and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jimmy Paredes.
Baltimore made it 5-2 in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Chris Davis, scoring Machado, who led off the inning with a double.
But the Orioles, who left the bases loaded in the seventh when pinch-hitter Steve Pearce grounded into a double play, failed in the clutch again in the eighth. With two outs and the bases jammed, backup catcher Ryan Lavarnway grounded out.
NOTES: Baltimore sent LHP T.J. McFarland to Triple-A Norfolk and promoted RHP Chaz Roe from the same team. ... Roe, 28, has major league experience -- 24 relief appearances in the past two years with the Diamondbacks and Yankees. ... A decision on a possible suspension of Orioles RHP Brian Matusz -- who was ejected on Saturday after umpires determined he had a foreign substance on his right forearm -- isn't expected until at least Tuesday. ... Marlins 2B Dee Gordon tied Cincinnati OF Billy Hamilton on Saturday by stealing his 17th base of the season. ... Miami tied a team record on Saturday with the longest shutout in franchise history (13 innings). ... Marlins RHP Carter Capps' six strikeouts on Monday were the most by a Marlins reliever since Kevin Slowey (June 2013). ... Up next, Miami opens a six-game road trip with a series at the Pirates. ... Baltimore opens an eight-game homestand on Monday with a series vs. the Astros.