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Marlins make late power play vs. Scherzer
- Updated: September 22, 2016
MIAMI — A power boost by Christian Yelich and Derek Dietrich in the seventh provided some hope, but the damage done early was too much to overcome as the Marlins fell to the Nationals, 8-3, on Wednesday night at Marlins Park.
Yelich’s solo shot and Dietrich’s two-run pinch-hit blast off Max Scherzer cut the deficit in half, and served as a reminder that both left-handed hitters are long ball threats. Yelich reached a personal milestone with 20 homers, and Dietrich now has two pinch-hit shots in a week.
Tagging a former Cy Young Award winner like Scherzer twice in the same inning is not a common feat.
“We’ve done OK with him,” Yelich said. “He’s gotten us a few times, we’ve gotten him a few times. That’s just baseball. Tonight he got us.”
Yelich’s power has started to come more regularly since July 8, as he’s hit 14 in 66 games.
According to Statcast™, Yelich’s average launch angle has increased to 23.4 degrees since the beginning of …
