Marlins 5, Rockies 1
MIAMI -- Rookie right-hander Jose Urena earned his first big-league win, leading the Miami Marlins past the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Friday night at Marlins Park.
The Marlins hit two homers, including a three-run blast by rookie catcher J.T. Realmuto in the eighth inning. Realmuto pulled a 1-2 inside fastball to left for his third homer of the season.
Urena (1-2) pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, no walks and one run. After a slow start this season, Urena has allowed just five runs over his past 18 2/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 4.44.
The only blemish for Urena on Friday came on a seventh-inning home run by left fielder Carlos Gonzalez.
His homer, No. 7 for Gonzalez on the season, snapped Colorado's 15-inning scoreless streak against Miami in this series.
Urena got scoreless relief help from Mike Dunn, Carter Capps and A.J. Ramos. Capps got out of a jam in the eighth, when he gave up a leadoff double and Ramos got his eighth save with a clean ninth inning.
Right-hander Kyle Kendrick (2-8) took the loss, allowing seven hits, two walks and two runs in 6 2/3 innings.
The Marlins (26-36) won their second game in a row.
Colorado (27-33) lost its third straight game. The normally high-scoring Rockies have posted a combined total of just three runs during the skid.
Miami opened the scoring in the fourth inning, thanks to the determination of center fielder Marcell Ozuna.
Left fielder Christian Yelich hit a one-out single, stole second and appeared to score on a two-run homer down the left-field line by Ozuna.
But the home run call was reversed after a video review. Ozuna then missed a would-be double down the left-field line, also by mere inches, before hitting an RBI single up the middle.
In all, it was a nine-pitch at-bat for Ozuna, who battled back from an 0-2 count to deliver on a 3-2 pitch.
Miami made it 2-0 in the sixth inning on a solo home run by third baseman Martin Prado. The home run came one pitch after Prado hit the deck, brushed back by an inside fastball from Kendrick.
NOTES: Miami recalled INF Derek Dietrich from Triple-A New Orleans. ... The Marlins this week drafted the sons of two of their former players. OF Alexander Fernandez, son of ex-RHP Alex Fernandez, was picked in the 25th round -- 24 rounds after his dad. OF Griffin Conine was picked in the 31st round. His father, Jeff Conine, had a 17-year major league career despite being drafted in the 58th round in 1987. Conine, who signed with Duke, is expected to play college ball before turning pro. Fernandez, who played for Nova Southeastern University, is expected to sign with Miami. ... The Rockies are in the midst of 17 games in 17 days (June 5-21). ... Entering the series, the Rockies had three of the top eight hitters in the National League in batting average with runners in scoring position. 2B DJ LeMahieu was third, 3B Nolan Arenado fourth and 3B Troy Tulowitzki eighth.