Marlins rally against Padres, but falter late
MIAMI — The Padres had enough of the Marlins’ party.
On the second day of Miami’s 25th anniversary celebration, San Diego pounced on the Marlins early and then capitalized late to beat the Marlins 5-4 on Saturday afternoon in front of 12,089 at Marlins Park.
Marlins right-hander Drew Rucinski allowed a bases loaded single from Travis Jankowski in the eighth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and handing the teal-pinstriped Marlins (23-41) their eighth loss in 11 games.
Miami starter Dan Straily labored through a rough first inning, both physically and on the scoreboard. The Marlins’ right-hander allowed hits to the first three Padres hitters, but the second one was the most painful. After Brian Anderson threw out Travis Jankowski at second base to open the game, Eric Hosmer stepped in to face Straily.
On the first pitch of the at-bat, Hosmer lined a 109.9 mph drive back at the mound. It hit Straily in the ribs on his right side and he immediately dropped to the ground. Straily remarkably remained in the game after a few warm-up pitches.
“It definitely took the wind out of me, felt myself kind of spinning around,” Straily said. “I think first, I was looking for the baseball, but it wasn’t right at my feet. Then I just started to really lose my breath, so I just went to the ground.”
Straily said X-rays were negative.
But the Padres kept hitting. Cory Spangenberg singled home a run. A passed ball by J.T. Realmuto allowed another, and Freddy Galvis’ double plated Spangenberg. Straily surrendered five hits and three runs in the inning.
He finished the game by tossing 3 2⁄3 innings and allowing nine hits and four runs.
“If there is any doubt that I wasn’t 100 percent, then I’m not going to stay on the mound at that point,” Straily said. “If something’s wrong, I’m not going to stay out there. It’s not about trying to be a tough guy or trying to have a lot of pride. If you’re able to pitch, you keep pitching.”
The Marlins roared back from a 4-1 deficit with a three-run sixth inning, highlighted by Derek Dietrich’s eighth home run of the season. Dietrich finished the day 2 for 4 with two RBI.
Brian Anderson also had two hits, extending his hitting streak to seven games.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said he did not have right-hander Tayron Guerrero available on Saturday afternoon after he pitched Thursday in St. Louis and warmed up on Friday night. So Rucinski got the call instead for the eighth inning.