Marlins sweep D-backs behind Conley, Yelich

MIAMI — There was no serious no-hit drama for Adam Conley, but the 25-year-old lefty continues to piece together scoreless innings. Conley tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings, and Christian Yelich blasted a two-run homer in the eighth as the Marlins defeated the D-backs, 4-0, on Thursday night, completing a three-game sweep at Marlins Park.

In his first start since throwing 7 2/3 no-hit innings at Milwaukee, Conley scattered two hits and struck out six, while walking one and hitting a batter. Playing it safe, the lefty was replaced after 88 pitches.

D-backs lefty Robbie Ray was tagged for two runs on six hits with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The Marlins capitalized on Ray’s walk of Giancarlo Stanton in the second. Stanton scored on Derek Dietrich’s two-out RBI single. A two-out rally hurt Ray again in the fourth. Ray gave up a single to Marcell Ozuna and an RBI double to Chris Johnson.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDConley’s hitless streak snapped: Opposing batters were 0-for-37 against Conley until Welington Castillo’s two-out single on a 2-2 pitch in the fourth inning. Conley, of course, was coming off tossing 7 2/3 hitless innings at Milwaukee in his last start. His bid for a no-hitter ended after 116 pitches. Castillo’s single snapped Conley’s hitless streak at 11 1/3 innings, dating back to his April 24 start at San Francisco. Matt Duffy singled with two outs in the fifth in that game.

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