Thursday, August 6, 2020

Marlins Sweep Orioles

     The Miami Marlins finished a make-up, four-game set from last week and swept the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 on Thursday night at Camden Yards. The Marlins was once again designated the home team as they were in one game of the doubleheader on Wednesday. Don Mattingly passed Jack McKeon for most wins as a Marlins manager in their franchise history with 282. 
     Miami(6-1) scored first for the fourth straight game against the O's in the bottom of the first. Jonathan Villar burned his former team with a home run to left-center field on the first pitch. 
     Baltimore(5-7) responded back in the following inning. Renato Nunez cracked a solo home run left-center field on a 2-0 count. 
     The Fish reclaimed the lead 2-1 in the bottom of the frame. Lewis Brinson was able to score on a sacrifice fly to right by Magneuris Sierra. 
     The Orioles put up two runs in the top of the third. Anthony Santander knocked in Hanser Alberto with a triple into left field. Two batters later, Dwight Smith Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Santander scored. 
     The Marlins answered back in the bottom of the third to go up 4-3. Brian Anderson drove in Francisco Cervelli and Jesus Aguilar on a base hit into center field. 
     In the fourth inning, the O's evened it up 4-4. Chance Sisco belted a solo homer to right-center field on a 2-0 pitch. 
     The lead changed again in the bottom of the fourth. Villar came through again with a two-run single to right field for Logan Forsythe and Sierra to cross the plate to give Miami a 6-4 lead. 
     In the sixth inning, Baltimore got back-to-back home runs to tie it again. Smith launched a solo shot to right-center field and Nunez followed with his second homer of the contest to left field. 
     Miami made it 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh. Aguilar hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left for Jon Berti to score. Anderson came up next and tripled to deep center and Cervelli scored. 
     Baltimore tried to stay alive in the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Pedro Serevino lined a single to left field which brought in Chris Davis and closed the gap to 8-7. 

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