Hot-hitting Ozuna makes Brewers pay on bases

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MIAMI — From the first game of the series on Monday, the Brewers showed they were willing to take chances on the bases. By the seventh inning on Wednesday, Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna was ready.

Ozuna threw out Jonathan Villar attempting to go from first to third on Ryan Braun’s single, and the defensive gem ended the inning and was a pivotal moment in Miami’s 3-2 win at Marlins Park.

“[Villar] did it in the first game, he challenged Ozuna,” Marlins third baseman Martin Prado said. “This is a game of adjustments. Ozuna knew that they were trying to be aggressive. Even early in the first game when they tried to run, they were trying to get something going. He knew that and he attacked the ball, he got it cleanly and he was able to …

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