Marlins’ bullpen struggles in 14-inning loss

MIAMI — Brandon Crawford tied an all-time single-game National League record with a franchise-record seven hits, including the go-ahead single off Andrew Cashner in the 14th inning, to power the Giants to an 8-7 win over the Marlins on Monday night at Marlins Park.

With the win, the Giants remain a game ahead of the Dodgers for first place in the National League West. The Marlins fell to 7 1/2 games back of the NL East-leading Nationals and are tied with the Cardinals for the second NL Wild Card.

“It’s crazy to me,” Crawford said. “The history of the Giants with all the great players that have come through here, you would think that someone would push across seven hits in one day.”

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San Francisco’s Buster Posey was banged up on an awkward headfirst slide into third base in the 11th inning, slamming his jaw against the bag. Despite hearing it from his teammates, Posey was in good spirits and said he was fine after the game.

“I went from making the coolest play in my career in the beginning of the game to making the worst,” Posey said of his first-inning attempt to throw out Dee Gordon at second. “I always say that this game will humble you quickly.”

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The Marlins received big nights from Gordon, Martin Prado and Christian Yelich, who combined to go 8-for-17 with six RBIs, but they couldn’t outlast the Giants or stop Crawford.

“That’s a lot,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Crawford’s 7-for-8 night. “Obviously we didn’t figure him out today. He’s a tough out right now.”

The five-hour, 34-minute game featured 17 different pitchers, but before Miami’s ‘pen squandered a 5-1 lead in the seventh, Jose Fernandez turned in another solid home start. He held the Giants to one run on six hits over six innings in a no-decision. The right-hander has now thrown six or more innings for a team-leading 17th time this season.

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“We let the lead slip away there in the seventh, but we bounced back — they bounced back, and from there it was crazy,” Mattingly said..

San Francisco right-hander Johnny Cueto didn’t have his best stuff, and Miami made him pay. The veteran lasted five innings, yielding five runs on six hits, two of which were home runs. Cueto is still winless in the second half, as he’s gone 0-3 with a 5.02 ERA in five …

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