Giants Edged By Marlins

     The Miami Marlins held off the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night at Oracle Park. The Marlins have won five of their last 16 games. The Fish will finish a seven-game road trip on Sunday. 

     Miami(50-86) stormed out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Griffin Conine collected his first career home run in the majors. He socked a 1-2 pitch over the right-field wall with Jonah Bride aboard. 

     San Francisco(68-69) cut it to 2-1 during the bottom of the fifth. Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to second for former Marlins Jerar Encarnacion to score. 

     The Marlins put it back to a two-run margin 3-1 in the top of the sixth. Connor Norby cracked a solo home run to left field on a full count for his fifth homer of the year. 

     The Giants answered in the bottom of the frame to make it 3-2. Tyler Fitzgerald drove in Matt Chapman with the base hit into left field. 

     In the seventh inning, the Fish increased it to 4-2. David Hensley grounded out to third and Otto Lopez crossed the plate. 

     San Francisco closed it to 4-3 in the eighth inning. Michael Conforto smashed a solo home run on the first pitch to center field for his 15th homer this season.