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Dietrich’s clutch hit puts Fish in WC lead
- Updated: July 31, 2016
MIAMI — After watching a two-run lead disappear in bizarre fashion in the eighth inning, Derek Dietrich responded with a two-out, walk-off triple to left-center that lifted the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday at Marlins Park.
Dietrich snapped an 0-for-23 with his drive to left-center off Matt Bowman. Adeiny Hechavarria, whose error helped the Cardinals tie it at 4 in the eighth, scored from first after he capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a single. The Marlins evened the four-game weekend set and pulled one game ahead of St. Louis for the second National League Wild Card spot.
The Cardinals capitalized on Hechavarria’s wild throw that left the field of play to pull even at 4 in the eighth inning. Entering with a 4-2 lead, Fernandez Rodney allowed a two-out RBI double to left by Stephen Piscotty. Tommy Pham was racing home from first when Hechavarria’s relay sailed into the seats. The error allowed Piscotty to advance two bases, scoring the tying run.
There was some drama in the first inning as both starters hit batters. …
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