Marlins 4, Brewers 1
MIAMI -- Jose Fernandez stuck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Monday despite a Miami run being taken off the scoreboard when J.T. Realmuto passed teammate Marcell Ozuna on the basepaths after hitting a home run.
Fernandez (4-2) allowed four hits and four walks while improving to 20-1 at home in his 30th start at Marlins Park. The seven innings are a season high.
Derek Dietrich and Adeiny Hechavarria each had three hits and drove in a run for the Marlins, who are 12-3 in their last 15 games.
Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (2-4) allowed two runs and 10 hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked two.
The Brewers had five hits, two by Jonathan Villar, and three errors.
Miami led 4-0 when A.J. Ramos came on in the ninth, but he walked the bases loaded and was lifted in favor of Bryan Morris, who walked in a run before striking out Villar to end the game for his first career save.
Dietrich tripled to right field in the seventh and scored on the play for a 3-0 lead when second baseman Yadiel Rivera's relay throw hit Dietrich in the leg on his way to third. The ball bounced toward the Marlins' dugout, allowing Dietrich to slide home without a play at the plate.
Dietrich's RBI single in the eighth pushed the Marlins' lead to 4-0.
Justin Bour walked and Ozuna singled in the sixth before Realmuto hit a grounder to shortstop Villar in what was a possible inning-ending double play, but Villar mishandled the ball loading the bases. Hechavarria's base hit to left gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead.
The odd play involving Realmuto took place in the second inning. Realmuto hit a home run to left-center field, but it was negated when he passed teammate Ozuna on the basepaths. Ozuna went back to tag at first base thinking the ball was going to be caught and Realmuto passed him when rounding first base.
The Brewers challenged the play and it was overturned on instant replay resulting in one run scored. Realmuto was officially awarded with an RBI single and ruled out advancing.
Ozuna also had a fly ball bounce off his glove in the sixth, but it was ruled a double. Fernandez consoled Ozuna after the inning was over and Ozuna's infield single in the bottom half of the inning helped lead to the Marlins' second run.
Villar led-off the game with a double to left and Alex Presley followed with a walk. Ryan Braun nearly cleared the bases when his deep fly ball was caught by right fielder Giancarlo Stanton up against the wall. Fernandez got out of the early jam when Chris Carter bounced into an inning-ending double-play.
The Marlins also threatened in the first when Martin Prado reached with a double, which was misplayed by center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Prado was stranded at third when Stanton struck out.
Braun also came up with a runner in scoring position in the third, but grounded out leaving Villar stranded at third.
NOTES: Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton, who had seven home runs in his last 13 games before Monday, was back in the starting lineup Monday after being rested on Sunday. ... Marlins LHP Adam Conley did not allow a hit in 7 2/3 innings against the Brewers on April 29 and will get the start on Tuesday. ... Brewers LF Ryan Braun came into Monday's game hitting .347 (35-for-101) with two home runs and 13 RBIs in 24 games in South Florida, where he starred for the University of Miami. ... Brewers 3B Aaron Hill entered Monday's game riding a nine-game hitting streak, but manager Craig Counsell elected to rest him and not put him in the starting lineup Monday. ... The Brewers are looking to win their first series on the road this season.