Marlins pound out 9-6 win over Rockies
MIAMI -- J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead, three-run homer to lead the Miami Marlins to a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday at Marlins Park.
Justin Bour added a two-run homer as the Marlins (36-32) cracked 17 hits and defeated Colorado (32-35) for the second straight game.
Five Marlins batters had multiple hits, including Derek Dietrich and Giancarlo Stanton with three each.
Realmuto came close to hitting for the cycle. He went 4-for-5, doubling in the third inning, hitting his homer in the fifth, scrambling to first on a 30-foot infield single in the sixth and pounding an infield single, this time to the hole at shortstop, in the eighth.
Realmuto even reached base when he struck out in the second, getting to first on a wild pitch.
Miami trailed 6-5 before the fifth inning. That's when Stanton and Bour led off the inning with singles. Realmuto, the third batter of the inning, then drilled his fourth homer of the season.
Both starting pitchers left with no-decisions.
Colorado's Tyler Chatwood, who entered the game 5-0 with a major-league-leading 0.65 ERA in six road starts this season, left with back spasms. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, three walks and three runs.
Miami's Wei-Yin Chen lasted just 2 1/3 innings -- the shortest start of his 131-game career. He allowed seven hits, two walks and a season-high six runs. Chen's ERA is 5.22, the worst among Marlins starters.
Reliever Dustin McGowan (1-2) picked up the win. Eddie Butler (2-4) took the loss after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings.
The save went to A.J. Ramos, his 21st of the season. He has not blown a save this season.
Miami's bullpen combined to pitch 6 1/3 innings of scoreless ball, allowing only one hit.
NOTES: Since the start of 2015, Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado has a National League-tying 30 home runs on the road and 32 at home. ... Rockies RHP Christian Bergman (left oblique strain) completed a 45-pitch simulated game on Saturday morning and will begin a minor-league rehab stint on Wednesday at Triple-A Albuquerque. Bergman (1-3, 5.89 ERA) will throw about 65 pitches on Wednesday and will pitch in relief when he returns to Colorado. ... Marlins LHP Adam Conley leads the majors this season by pitching five or more hitless innings three times. ... Marlins RHP Tom Koehler ranks 18th among National League starters this season in terms of most run support. The Marlins are averaging 5.50 runs per Koehler start.