Brewers get going too late, can’t rally in Miami

MIAMI — Wei-Yin Chen was missing bats and Justin Bour didn’t miss an 81-mph changeup. Chen matched his career high with 12 strikeouts on Wednesday night, and Bour delivered a two-run home run that vaulted the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Brewers at Marlins Park.

Bour’s blast off Chase Anderson opened the scoring in a three-run fifth inning. Chen was charged with two runs in 6 1/3 innings, and the Marlins took two of three in the series to finish their homestand at 6-3.

“He got ahead in the count a lot,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Chen. “It looked like he was pounding the strike zone and then was able use his slider. He was able to get the ball in, drive it in there, and not just get it in there. He got the ball to both sides of the plate a little bit and was able to use his slider some, use his changeup some.”

Anderson didn’t allow a hit until Martin Prado’s one-out single in the fourth inning. But in the fifth, Bour delivered a two-run blast to right, and Marcell Ozuna, who doubled to extend his hit streak to 11 games, scored on Adeiny Hechavarria’s sacrifice fly.

“Just left the changeup up to Bour,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “I thought his tempo was really good tonight. First four innings were outstanding.”

Ryan Braun had an RBI single in the seventh inning to draw the Brewers within one, but Ozuna came up with a big defensive play on the hit. The Marlins’ center fielder threw out Jonathan Villar trying to go from first to third.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStanton’s walk, Bour’s blast: The threat of Giancarlo Stanton put in motion the Marlins’ three-run fifth inning. Anderson had allowed one hit and faced the minimum through four innings, but Stanton drew a leadoff walk in the fifth. Pitching out of the stretch, Anderson allowed a two-run homer to Bour, who belted his …

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