 walked Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff (2-2) on five pitches to load the bases. The next six hitters reached base and the Brewers opened an 8-0 lead.Milwaukee pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and within three games of Colorado for the final NL wild-card spot. The Cubs and Rockies were playing later Sunday.For Miami, it was the final ''home'' game of a series relocated from Marlins Park because of Hurricane Irma. Miami has lost 17 of 20 games after winning 13 of 16. The Marlins return home Monday to face the New York Mets.Aguilar went 3 for 5, Shaw was 3 for 4 with three RBIs, and Domingo Santana was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two walks. Milwaukee's 16 hits tied a season high.Woodruff, a rookie right-hander, allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out five in seven innings.Peters, a rookie left-hander, allowed eight runs on nine hits and three walks.Milwaukee's first three batters reached base in the fourth, and the Brewers took a 1-0 lead on Pina's RBI single. Peters then struck out Keon Broxton and Orlando Arcia, but walked Woodruff to load the bases.Hernan Perez reached on an infield single to make it 2-0, and Santana doubled to the center field wall, clearing the bases.Ryan Braun was intentionally walked and Shaw hit an RBI single, chasing Peters. Aguilar and Pina each singled off Odrisamer Despaigne to make it 8-0.It was Milwaukee's second eight-run inning in the series. The Brewers scored eight in the eighth inning of Friday's 10-2 win.Miami strung together four consecutive hits to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth, capped by Ichiro Suzuki's two-run double.NICE TURNOUTThe three-game series drew 68,983 fans, an average of 22,994 per game, despite being moved to Milwaukee from Miami on two days' notice. It was more than the 20,378 that the Marlins have averaged in Miami this season. The bottom two levels of Miller Park were open and all tickets were $10.STANTON FATIGUEDGiancarlo Stanton told Miami manager Don Mattingly he could use a day off because of fatigue and was not in the starting lineup. He pinch-hit in the fourth and hit a hard grounder that deflected off Shaw's glove at third and bounced to Arcia at shortstop for a groundout.TRAINER'S ROOMMarlins: SS Miguel Rojas suffered a left shoulder strain while diving for a ground ball in the second. He was replaced by Mike Aviles. The team said he was day-to-day.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Dan Straily (9-9, 4.24 ERA) faces the Mets' RHP Matt Harvey (5-5, 6.14).Brewers: LHP Brent Suter (2-2, 3.66) will make his third start in September when the team travels to Pittsburgh. RHP Jameson Taillon (7-6, 4.78) pitches for the Pirates.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Marlins look to take series with win over Brewers 1h ago• 2 min read MILWAUKEE -- An impressive night at the plate and a strong showing from left-hander Adam Conley allowed the Miami Marlins to steal a "home" victory at Milwaukee Saturday night. Now, they'll try to take the next step and take an entire series when they face the Brewers in the finale of their three-game set Sunday afternoon at Miller Park."That's what we talk about all the time," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said after his team's 7-4 victory Saturday night. "We started to get away from it because we weren't winning the first two but we have a chance tomorrow to win a series. Hopefully our (starting pitcher) Dillon (Peters) is good and we can swing the bat. We'll see where we're at." Since sweeping three from the San Diego Padres Aug. 25-27, Miami has lost its last five series and has been swept three times. Taking a series from the Brewers would be nice, but even moreso because the Brewers are still in postseason contention but also because of the circumstances that led to the Marlins' trip to Milwaukee.The series was originally set to be played in South Florida, but with recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma ongoing, MLB shifted the games to the Brewers' home stadium."I think we've handled it OK," said Mattingly of the team's extended road trip.The Marlins turn to rookie left-hander Peters to wrap up the series as well as his first big league victory. He's done well in his first three outings, posting a 2.50 ERA and has struck out 18 batters -- second most among Marlins rookies through their first three starts."I'm just following the lead of (catcher A. J. Ellis)," Peters said. "He knows what he's doing back there. I'm going to throw what he puts down." Milwaukee will go with rookie right-hander Brandon Woodruff in the finale. He was impressive in his first three big league starts, going 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA, but got knocked around for the first time in his last outing, when he allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings of work.After using eight pitchers in a "bullpen game" Friday night and covering five innings Saturday in the loss to Miami, the Brewers' bullpen would benefit from a long, bounce-back effort Sunday."There's guys who are pitching quite a bit, and that's certainly something that we've got to keep a close eye on," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "It's going to factor in here as we move forward, for sure. As we go here, getting starts where we go deep into games is important. Getting leads is going to be important. Those things matter when you're trying to deploy your pitching like this." After losing Saturday, the Brewers will begin the day four full games behind the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs and 3 1/2 games back of Colorado for the second National League wild-card spot after the Rockies rolled to a 16-0 victory over San Diego on Saturday night.
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