Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Yamamoto Leads Marlins Past Cardinals

     Marlins starting pitcher Jordan Yamamoto made his major-league debut as Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 at Marlins Park on Wednesday night. Yamamoto allowed his first hit in the fourth inning.
     The Marlins got on board in the opening frame. Brian Anderson got a single into center field for Garrett Cooper to score.
     Miami(24-42) compiled four more runs in the second inning and had a five-run margin. Cooper blasted a grand-slam homer to left-center field on a 0-1 pitch. Martin Prado, Bryan Holaday and Curtis Granderson scored in front of him on the play.
     The Fish added another run in the bottom of the sixth. Yamamoto hit a sacrifice bunt and Rojas crossed the plate.
     St. Louis(33-33) surrendered three more runs in the eighth inning. Granderson cranked a three-run home run to right field on a 1-2 count with Holaday and J.T. Riddle scoring.

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