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- Updated: July 29, 2016
MIAMI — Home runs by Aledmys Diaz and Matt Holliday led to a quick exit for Jose Fernandez. The Marlins rallied late behind Martin Prado’s two-run shot. But in crunch time, reliever Kevin Siegrist got Christian Yelich to tap into a double play in the eighth that helped the Cardinals hold off Miami, 5-4, on Thursday at Marlins Park.
With the win, the Cardinals pulled even with the Marlins for the second Wild Card spot in the National League. Michael Wacha limited Miami to three runs on four hits in six innings.
The game took on a historical significance in the seventh inning, when pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki ripped a double to right off Jonathan Broxton. The hit moved the 42-year-old to within two hits of becoming the 30th player in MLB history to reach 3,000.
Fernandez made his 38th career start at Marlins Park, and for the first time he gave up two home runs at home, with both coming in the third …
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