Weary Marlins fall 4-3
Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning Thursday, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took advantage of the Florida Marlins’ weary bullpen to rally for a 4-3 victory.
Reynolds’ home run came off Cristhian Martinez, making his major league debut. Florida’s relief corps was spent after a doubleheader split Wednesday, capped by Arizona’s victory in a 13-inning nightcap that ended at 1:48 a.m.
In the wake of that marathon, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez declared all of his veteran relievers unavailable Thursday.
Arizona managed only two runs in seven innings against Andrew Miller, then rallied. Martinez (0-1), summoned before the game from Double-A Jacksonville, retired the first two batters in the eighth and had an 0-2 count on Justin Upton, but walked him. Reynolds hit the next pitch for his 12th homer and a 4-3 lead.
Florida lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
Chris Snyder hit his fourth homer for Arizona. Dan Uggla homered for the third game in a row for the Marlins. Uggla hit his seventh homer with two out in the sixth.