The Miami Marlins stopped the Colorado Rockies 4-3 at Marlins Park on Saturday night. The Fish have began their home stand with two straight victories.
Both teams scored in the first inning. Colorado(65-51) moved ahead 1-0 when Mark Reynolds drove in Charlie Blackmon with a base hit into left field.
Miami(55-60) responded in the bottom of the frame. Marcell Ozuna grounded out to short for Christian Yelich to score and tie the game 1-1.
The Marlins pulled away from their opponent in the fourth inning. Giancarlo Stanton blasted a three-run homer to left field on a 1-1 pitch for his 41st home run of the year. Miguel Rojas and Dee Gordon scored in front of him on the play.
The Rockies inched their way back, however they fell short. D.J. LeMathieu hit a sacrifice fly into left field to score Blackmon in the top of the fifth. They scored again in the eighth inning as Mark Reynolds scored on a fielder's choice by Carlos Gonzalez to second.
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