Miami 6, Cincinnati 5
When: 4:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature:
91°
Umpires:
Home -
Greg Gibson, 1B -
Todd Tichenor, 2B -
Mike Estabrook, 3B -
Manny Gonzalez
Attendance:
By SportsDirect Inc.
Greg Dobbs' two-run double in the eighth inning lifted the host Florida Marlins past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Wednesday in the opener of a doubleheader.
Dobbs' heroics overshadowed a triumphant return from Logan Morrison, who had two hits - including a long homer - in his first game since being recalled from the minors. Jose Lopez also homered while Omar Infante added a run-scoring single in the pivotal three-run eighth inning.
Cincinnati star Joey Votto had a two-run homer in the third inning while Todd Frazier added a two-run shot in the ninth to make things interesting in the matinee affair, which was rescheduled after hurricane warnings prompted the teams to move the contest up a day.
Royce Webb (2-4) picked up the victory despite recording just one out. Steve Cishek retired both Reds batters he faced in the ninth to earn his second save.
Jose Arredondo (3-4) took the loss after allowing a pair of Marlins to reach base in the fateful eighth.
Morrison, the subject of a stunning demotion to Triple-A earlier in the month, lofted a pitch from Reds starter Homer Bailey over the right-field wall in the fourth inning to draw the Marlins to within a run. Lopez added a two-run shot to put Florida ahead later in the inning.
Florida starter Javier Vazquez had his sixth straight quality start, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out a season-high 11 over seven frames.
Bailey was equally strong, charged with three runs on five hits during his seven-inning stint.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cincinnati |
|
Miami |
|
Homer Bailey
|
Player |
Javier Vazquez |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
7.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
11 |
|
5 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
8 |
2 |
18 |
.242 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Miami
|
9 |
2 |
20 |
.281 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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