Nolan’s power isn’t enough vs. Ichiro, Marlins

DENVER — The Marlins celebrated Ichiro Suzuki reaching 3,000 hits by getting at least one from every starting position player — led by Giancarlo Stanton’s second homer in two days — in a 10-7 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday.

The Marlins chased Rockies starter Jon Gray after scoring eight runs in 3 2/3 innings. Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had two RBIs in the first, and Martin Prado hit a two-run double before Stanton’s two-run homer in the fourth. It was the shortest outing of the year for Gray since he allowed nine runs in 3 1/3 innings in St. Louis on May 19.

The pair of four-spots gave the Marlins an 8-1 lead, but Nolan Arenado almost single-handedly kept the Rockies in the game with five RBIs on a pair of homers off Marlins starter Adam Conley — a leadoff homer in the fourth and a three-run shot in the fifth — along with an RBI double in the seventh off Nick Wittgren. However, the rest of the team hit just 6-for-30 (.200) and left 12 runners on base.

After starting 0-for-3, Ichiro picked up his milestone hit with a towering triple off the right-field wall in the seventh off left-hander Chris Rusin. He became the 30th player to reach the mark and the second to collect 3,000 hits after turning 27. Ichiro scored one batter later on Mathis’ single up the middle.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDIchiro reaches 3,000 hits: With his seventh-inning drive, Ichiro became just the second player to triple for his 3,000th hit; Paul Molitor did it with the Twins on Sept. 16, …

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