Marlins Breeze By Brewers

     The Miami Marlins stuffed the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 at American Family Field on Friday night. The Marlins began a long nine-game road trip through three cities. The Brewers are in first place in the National League Central Division. 

     Miami(38-66) rocketed out to a 3-0 lead in the opening frame. Bryan De La Cruz hooked a two-run homer past the left-field foul pole on a 1-1 count with Jazz Chisholm Jr. aboard. It was the 18th home run of the year for De La Cruz. Two batters later, Jake Burger powered a solo home run to left field on the first pitch count for his 13th homer of the season. 

     The Marlins expanded their lead to 5-0 in the top of the second. Nick Fortes and Chisholm scored on a fielding error during a De La Cruz at-bat. 

     Milwaukee(59-44) cut the deficit to 5-1 in the bottom of the third. Rhys Hoskins blasted a solo home run on a 2-2 pitch to left-center field for his 16th home run with his new team. 

     The Brewers made it 5-2 in the fourth inning. Gary Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to left field and William Contreras scored. 

     The Fish increased it to 6-2 during the top of the ninth. Josh Bell cracked a solo homer on a 2-2 count to left-center field for his 1,000th career hit. Bell compiled his 13th home run of the campaign.