Bour powers Marlins past Pirates
MIAMI -- Justin Bour went 4-for-5 with six RBIs to help the Miami Marlins rally to a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon at Marlins Park.
The four hits and six RBIs were career highs for Bour, who fell a triple short of the cycle and capped his performance with a two-run homer to the right-field upper deck in the seventh.
Bour, who entered the game with a .184 batting average, helped the Marlins (11-12) break a four-game losing streak. Bour is now hitting .222 and is just the sixth player in Marlins history to have four hits and six RBIs in one game.
The Pirates (11-13) had their four-game win streak snapped and missed out on what would've been their first road sweep of the Marlins since 1993.
Both starting pitchers were credited with just four innings.
Pirates starter Chad Kuhl left the game immediately after Dee Gordon led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a hard one-hopper. Kuhl was struck on his right knee and went down in pain. He left the game allowing seven hits, one walk, three runs, two earned.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler allowed six hits, one walk and three runs, which all came in the first inning.
Josh Harrison led off the that inning with a double to left, and Josh Bell pulled a two-run homer to right, hitting an 85-mph off-speed pitch that was elevated. The Pirates capped the frame with a double by Gregory Polanco, and John Jaso's RBI single to right.
The Marlins ended an 11-inning scoreless drought with a run in the second on consecutive doubles by Marcell Ozuna and Bour.
Miami cut its deficit to 3-2 in the fourth as Bour's single to right scored Giancarlo Stanton, who had walked and advanced to third on an error by Harrison at third.
In the fifth, Bour came through again, stroking a two-out, bases-loaded single to right, giving Miami a 4-3 advantage. It was the Marlins' first lead of the series, and Bour's hit was the only ball that left the infield in the inning as Miami used an infield single and two walks to jam the bases.
The Marlins broke the game open with a six-run seventh inning. After Bour's homer, the Marlins got RBI singles from Adeiny Hechavarria and Martin Prado.
NOTES: Marlins SS Miguel Rojas got his 11th start of the season, including eight at shortstop. SS Adeiny Hechavarria was rested after playing at least six innings in every game since coming off the disabled list on April 21. ... It was Japanese Heritage Day at Marlins Park on Sunday. Japan native Ichiro Suzuki was part of a pre-game ceremony that honored his feat last year of reaching 3,000 hits. ... Pirates RHP Ivan Nova, who beat Miami on Saturday, has more complete games (five) than walks allowed (four) since Pittsburgh acquired him on August 1. His 1.04 WHIP since August 1 is the fourth-best mark in the majors during that span. ... The Pirates open up a four-game series at the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. ... The Marlins will play their next four games vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. The first two games of the series will be played at Marlins Park, and the Rays will host the next two.