Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Match Player Stats On Jul 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 9, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO -- Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs with a pair of hits, helping left-hander Chris O'Grady win his major league debut Saturday night in the Miami Marlins' 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Justin Bour hit his 20th home run of the season, a solo shot in the fourth inning, as the Marlins built a 4-1 lead and held on for a win that clinches a series victory over the Giants.

The Marlins, who opened the three-game set with a 6-1 triumph Friday night, were winless in 10 straight road series (0-5-5).

Ozuna's RBI singles came in the first and fifth innings, building a lead O'Grady and five relievers were able to hold to the end.

O'Grady (1-0), promoted from Triple-A New Orleans on Saturday, pitched one out into the sixth inning. He allowed three runs and five hits, walking two and striking out four.

The Giants closed within 4-3 in the sixth on an RBI double by Brandon Belt and run-scoring infield out by Brandon Crawford.

But left-hander Jarlin Garcia, the third Miami pitcher, got Gorkys Hernandez to pop out with the potential tying run on third base, protecting O'Grady's lead.

After Kyle Barraclough and David Phelps pitched a scoreless inning apiece to keep the score at 4-3 entering the ninth inning, the Marlins got a critical insurance run on a double by JT Riddle, a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki and a two-out wild pitch by George Kontos.

Four of the Marlins' five runs came off Giants starter Jeff Samardzija (4-10), who also allowed nine hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Miami closer A.J. Ramos allowed a leadoff walk to Crawford and one-out single to pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie in the ninth, bringing the potential go-ahead run to the plate, but then struck out Denard Span.

Joe Panik singled in Crawford to get the Giants within 5-4 before Ramos struck out Hunter Pence with Gillaspie at third base for his 16th save.

The Marlins bullpen pitched 3 2/3 innings of two-hit, one-run ball in relief of O'Grady.

Ozuna, Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto had two hits apiece for the Marlins, who improved to 5-4 on their 10-game trip.

Belt had two hits and Crawford drove in two runs for the Giants, who have lost three straight.

Miami outhit San Francisco 10-7.

For the second night in a row, the Marlins gave their starting pitcher a cushion before he took the mound.

After scoring four times in the first in Friday's series opener, they settled for two this time on a game-opening single by Dee Gordon, an RBI double by Yelich and a run-scoring single by Ozuna.

Bour's homer, a shot to left-center field, made it 3-0 in the fourth.

The Giants cut into the Miami lead on Crawford's RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, but the Marlins got that run right back in the fifth on Ozuna's second RBI single that made it 4-1.

NOTES: The Giants added LF Barry Bonds to their "Wall of Fame" in a pregame ceremony attended by CF Willie Mays and 1B Willie McCovey. The seven-time National League Most Valuable Player and all-time home run leader became the 49th Giant honored with a plaque on the AT&T Park wall outside the stadium. ... Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced before the game that RH Johnny Cueto will start Sunday's series finale. Cueto was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday in Detroit because of dizziness. ... The Marlins' two first-inning runs increased their season total to 69, the second-most in the majors. Miami scored four runs in the first inning of Friday's win. ... Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton reached rarefied air during batting practice before the game, blasting a shot off the giant Coca-Cola bottle above the left field bleachers. The crowd-pleasing shot traveled an estimated 500 feet. ...Before the game, the Giants promoted OF Mac Williamson from Triple-A Sacramento and placed LF Austin Slater (straight right groin) on the 10-day disabled list.