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Yelich’s throw seals win on tough day for Marlins
- Updated: August 14, 2016
MIAMI — Nothing has come easy for the Marlins, who held their ground in the National League Wild Card race, needing the final out to do so. Christian Yelich threw out pinch-runner Carlos Sanchez at the plate to seal the Marlins’ 5-4 rollercoaster win over the White Sox Sunday at Marlins Park.
“I knew I had some time to make a good throw,” Yelich said. “[Catcher] Jeff [Mathis] made a hell of a play making the catch and putting the tag on him. It was a big one for us.”
“You kind of never know if you’ve done it the proper way, or you try to do it by the book and the way the new rule says,” Mathis said after the play was reviewed but quickly stood. “But you never know now. I was just happy it turned out and we got an out.”
On a day the Marlins learned they were likely losing Giancarlo Stanton for the rest of the year with a left groin strain, the Marlins scratched out five runs off All-Star Chris Sale, who gave up eight hits while striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings. The Marlins salvaged the series finale after dropping the first two, completing a 2-4 homestand.
Miami may be without its feared slugger in Stanton, but it still has the presence of one of its most dependable hitters. Martin Prado lined an RBI single to right-center in the seventh inning that snapped a deadlock and lifted Miami for good.
“They made stuff happen out there,” said Sale, who is 0-4 with two no-decisions over his last six starts. “It goes to show, you put the ball in play and good things happen. They are an athletic team and putting the barrel on the ball.”
Tom Koehler helped his cause with a two-run single off Sales’ foot in the fifth inning, and a heads-up play by Adeiny Hechavarria on Ichiro Suzuki’s sacrifice bunt in the same inning gave Miami the lead. Hechavarria scored from second on the bunt because no one was covering home.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDHe loves lefties: Just as he’s been doing all season, Prado came through with the big hit in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie. Hechavarria reached on an infield single before advancing on Miguel Rojas’ sacrifice bunt. After a Suzuki hit-by-pitch, Prado slapped a 2-1 Sale slider to right to give the Fish the lead. Marcell Ozuna then …
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