Marlins 6, Brewers 4
MIAMI -- Rookie catcher J.T. Realmuto hit two solo homers -- including one inside the park -- to lead the Miami Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee loaded the bases in three straight innings -- the third through the fifth -- but could not score in any of those frames. In total, the Brewers stranded 14 runners.
Realmuto, who has nine homers, tied the score 2-2 in the second inning with a traditional shot over the left-field fence. He hit it on the first pitch of the frame.
In the fourth inning, Realmuto hit a drive to deep center that struck a side wall that juts out, creating an odd carom for Brewers rookie center fielder Domingo Santana. That was enough for Realmuto, who has excellent speed for a catcher, to motor around the bases for his first career inside-the-park homer.
It was also the first multi-homer game of Realmuto's brief career, and it gave Miami a 4-2 lead. The last Marlins player to have an inside-the-park homer as part of a multi-homer game was Hanley Ramirez in 2006.
Miami also got a strong performance from second baseman Dee Gordon, who had two hits, two runs scored, two steals -- he has 50 on the season -- and one RBI.
Miami rookie reliever Kyle Barraclough (2-0) earned the win, pitching 1 /2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out four of the five batters he faced. He also escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam that he inherited from starter Adam Conley in the fifth.
A.J. Ramos pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his 24th save.
Milwaukee rookie Taylor Jungmann (9-6) took the loss, allowing seven hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Miami opened the scoring in the first when Gordon led off with a hit, stole second and scored on a single by third baseman Martin Prado.
Milwaukee took the lead in the second on a two-run homer by Santana. It was his seventh homer of the season -- it came on just his 87th at-bat -- and he stroked it to the opposite field.
After Realmuto tied it with his first homer, the Marlins took a 3-2 lead in the third. Left fielder Christian Yelich hit a one-out single and scored on a single by first baseman Justin Bour.
Realmuto's second homer was part of a three-run fourth inning that put Miami ahead 6-2.
Milwaukee scored twice in the seventh -- first baseman Jason Rogers and second baseman Elian Herrera had RBI singles -- to close its deficit to 6-4.
The Marlins (58-81) and Brewers (61-77), both out of playoff contention, will play the deciding game of their three-game set on Wednesday.
NOTES: The announced crowd of 14,958 at Marlins Park was Miami's lowest since Aug. 17, 2013.
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