MIAMI -- Defensive replacement Ed Lucas provided a boost with his bat, transforming the Miami Marlins extra-inning frustration into an 11th-inning
celebration.
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Tre Davious White Jersey . Lucas single drove home the winning run from
second base with one out in the 11th Tuesday night, and Miami beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. The Marlins had lost their past three extra-inning
games, each lasting at least 13 innings. They had been shut out for 15
consecutive extra-inning innings before Lucas hit, according to STATS. "After
that kind of a streak, it starts to build and grate on you as a team, so it was
nice to be able to finish one off," Lucas said. "Weve been so close in the past.
We just havent been able to get the big hit when we needed to. So its good to be
able to dump one in there and get us out of here for once." Miami broke a
four-game losing streak, while the Phillies lost their fifth game in a row and
dropped a season-worst 9 1/2 games out of the NL East lead. "It just seems like
the games were close to, we just dont win them," said the Phils A.J. Burnett,
who pitched six innings. "Weve been in spots to win a lot of ballgames." The
Marlins extended another streak, winning their ninth consecutive game when
Henderson Alvarez starts. That matched the longest such streak with a pitcher in
franchise history. "We need to get him to pitch every day," manager Mike Redmond
said. Alvarez allowed two runs in seven innings. Pinch hitter Jeff Baker singled
to start the 11th against Justin De Fratus (2-1), then advanced on a sacrifice.
He scored without a play on an opposite-field hit by Lucas, who was sent into
the game in the eighth because of his defence. "Weve had several opportunities
to get that big hit," Redmond said. "It has been a little bit elusive late in
the game, and tonight Eddie got one. That was big." The Phillies overcame a 4-2
deficit in the eighth with back-to-back two-out homers by Marlon Byrd and
Cody Asche off Kevin Gregg. Byrd clanked his 16th homer off the home-run
sculpture, and two pitches later Asche pulled his fifth homer just inside the
foul pole. After the homers, Miamis bullpen retired the final 10 Phillies
batters. Bryan Morris (6-0) pitched two innings. "The offence has been
inconsistent, sporadic, and it has made it tough on the starting pitcher that
day trying to be perfect," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "The bullpen has stepped
up and done its job putting zeroes late in the game, only to come short on the
offensive side of things a lot of the times." The Marlins Giancarlo Stanton
singled home a run to increase his RBI total to 61, which leads the NL.
Casey McGehee singled and scored and has reached base in 25 consecutive games.
Miami also scored on a strikeout against Burnett, who struck out 10 but allowed
four runs, three earned. Alvarez was better, and even when he was on his
backside, the Phillies had trouble reaching base. When Burnett broke his bat on
a dribbler, Alvarez leaped to avoid the barrel and then crumpled in a heap on
the mound. He watched from a supine position as third baseman McGehee threw
Burnett out. Alvarez again fell fielding Cameron Rupps one-hopper in the
seventh, and while sitting on the mound tossed to first for the out. "I was
happy he didnt throw it from his back," Redmond said. "Im glad he at least sat
up." The Marlins Steve Cishek also had a highlight-reel moment, reaching behind
his back to snare another one-hopper by Rupp for an out in the ninth. NOTES:
After the game, the Marlins placed RHP A.J. Ramos on the 15-day disabled list
because of shoulder inflammation. ... Phillies LHP Cliff Lee (elbow) threw 60
pitches in three innings in a simulated game Tuesday and said he felt good. Hes
expected to make one or two rehabilitation starts before rejoining the rotation,
likely after the All-Star break. ... Phils C Carlos Ruiz (concussion) has yet to
show much improvement. ... Three-time All-Star Grady Sizemore, who signed a
minor league deal last week, might join the Phillies during their trip, Sandberg
said. ... Marlins fan Jonathan Esponda, 8, whose gyrations in the stands became
an Internet video sensation, threw out the first pitch and then danced with team
mascot Billy the Marlin. ... LHP Cole Hamels (2-4, 2.84) is scheduled to start
Wednesday for the Phillies against RHP Tom Koehler (5-6, 3.70).
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most memorable.SAN DIEGO - Pitcher Juan Nicasio dug down and gave the Colorado
Rockies exactly what they needed. After a rough first inning, Nicasio settled in
and threw six solid innings to help save a depleted bullpen as the Rockies got a
rare road win with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. With
set-up reliever Rex Brothers sitting for a couple of days after two consecutive
rough outings, and the rest of the bullpen having been used often recently,
Colorado hoped Nicasio could pitch deep on Tuesday night. The right-hander
couldnt have started much worse by allowing two runs in the first inning when
the first four Padres each got a hit. Although Nicasio got out of the inning
with no more damage, his pitch count was already to 31 pitches. "I look at the
(pitching) board and saw 31 pitches and I know to stay in the game I have to
have 10 pitches an inning," Nicasio said. "The fact that he got through six was
huge," said Rockies manager Walt Weiss. "We needed Juan to get through that
sixth; that was critical. I was a little concerned at that point, but he settled
in." Nicasio (2-0) more than settled in against the light-hitting Padres as he
allowed just two hits over his last five innings. Four relievers protected the
3-2 lead, allowing just two hits over the final three innings. "He had it rough
there early but he settled down and we picked him up on the back side," said
Boone Logan, who came on in the seventh and walked a batter to load the bases
with two outs before he got Alexi Amarista on a ground out. LaTroy Hawkins
pitched the ninth inning for his second save. Colorado won for just the third
time in nine road games this season. Nicasio ran his career mark to 3-0 in six
starts against San Diego with a 2.89 ERA. The Rockies scratched together a
single run in three separate innings, including the go-ahead run in the fifth
off Robbie Erlin (1-1). "The second time through the lineup, I just felt myself
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with it." San Diego, the NLs lowest scoring team, had few scoring chances after
the first and was held to two runs or less for the eighth time in 14 games. "We
put some great at-bats together," San Diegos Jedd Gyorko said. "But there in the
middle of the game, he definitely got comfortable and kind of settled in and was
hitting his spots a little bit better." In the Colorado fifth, Michael Cuddyer
singled and Carlos Gonzalez walked with two outs. Tim Stauffer replaced Erlin
and loaded the bases with a walk to Troy Tulowitzki. Edwin Rosario then hit a
ground ball that tipped off the glove off Stauffers glove for an infield single
and a 3-2 lead. San Diego scored twice in the first on four consecutive hits to
start the inning. Will Venable led off with a double and went to third on
Amaristas single. Seth Smith and Jedd Gyorko followed with RBI singles. The
Rockies cut the lead to 2-1 on DJ LeMahieus run-scoring single in the second and
tied the game on sacrifice fly by Nolan Arenado in the fourth. Erlin gave up
three runs on six hits in 4 2-3 innings. The left-hander was coming off a
six-inning, one-hit effort in his last start, a 2-1 win at Cleveland on
Wednesday. Notes: Cuddyer, who suffered a bruised right elbow Monday night when
he fell backwards against the outfield wall while attempting to make a catch,
was back in the lineup at first base. ... Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera (sore
knee) was held out of the starting lineup. ... When San Diego scored two runs
without a hit in the eighth inning Monday night for a 5-4 win over the Rockies,
it was the first time the Padres scored the game-tying and eventual game-winning
run in the same inning without a hit since May 2004. . Rockies LHP
Jorge De La Rosa (0-2, 9.69 ERA) faces off against Padres RHP Andrew Cashner
(1-1, 1.29) on Wednesday night.
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