Wong leads Brewers to 7-3 win over the Marlins
MIAMI (AP) â Kolten Wong homered, singled and had three walks to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday.
Playing in his 1,000th major league game, Wong also stole two bases for the Brewers, who finished 4-5 on their nine game road trip.
âSuper humbling,â the 31-year-old Wong said of his achievement. âWhere I grew up, to see where I have come, if you had asked me that, I would have told you youâre crazy. The ability to be playing this long, I just canât thank anybody but God in this situation.â
Jace Peterson and Rowdy Tellez also homered to back Brandon Woodruff, who limited Miami to three runs and five hits in his five-inning outing. Woodruff (4-2) walked two and struck out six.
Aaron Ashby relieved Woodruff and pitched four hitless innings while striking out eight for his first save.
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Milwaukee chased Miami starter Elieser HernaÌndez during a four-run fifth. Peterson and Wong hit consecutive solo homers off HernaÌndez while Tellez and Omar NarvaÌez had RBI singles against reliever Louis Head.
âWhen Jace did that, it lit a spark in everybody,â Wong said.
Woodruff capitalized on the Brewersâ outburst by shutting down the Marlins in the fifth.
"I told myself Iâm not giving this lead back up,â Woodruff said. âI was able to go out and put a zero.â
HernaÌndez (2-3) allowed five runs, two of which were earned, and three hits. The right-hander walked three, struck out two and hit a batter. He has surrendered 10 home runs in his seven starts this season.
âI made a couple of mistakes and paid the price,â HernaÌndez said. âI just have to stay positive and not let those thoughts win the battle. I think Iâm going to do well at some point so itâs just a matter of continuing to work hard.â
Tellez made it 6-3, connecting with a solo shot off reliever Tommy Nance in the seventh for his eighth homer.
âIt was uneven but it was a nice way to finish it,â Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said of his club concluding the long trip with a win. âWe have two more trips like this. The third city, youâre kind of grinding through that third city. We came out and did a nice job today.â
Brewers third baseman Willy Adames exited with a left ankle sprain in the bottom of the second. Adames made a successful hard slide at home off Luis UriÌasâ sacrifice fly that gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the first. Once Adames reached his feet, he limped toward the dugout. Adames played through the top half of the second before being replaced by Mike Rosseau.
Adames, whose nine homers tie Hunter Renfroe for the team lead, will be re-evaluated Monday.
Payton Henryâs two-run single in the second put Miami ahead 2-1 and Jorge Soler padded the lead with a solo homer in the third.
ODD WAY TO REACH
Brian Anderson was one of Ashbyâs strikeout victims but became the only batter to reach against him in the eighth. He swung and missed at Ashbyâs slider for the third strike as the pitch skipped past catcher NarvaÌez. Although NarvaÌez retrieved the ball in time to throw Anderson out at first, the ball got lodged under the backstop padding, resulting in a dead play.
âItâs a rule, if the ball gets lodges itâs a dead ball,â Counsell said. âThereâs logic to it when itâs a batted ball, thrown ball. When itâs a pitch strike three, itâs a little harder to define.â
ROSTER MOVE:
The Marlins recalled 1B Lewin DiÌaz from Triple-A Jacksonville. DiÌaz, the Marlinsâ 2021 Triple-A Player of the Year, has six homers and 30 RBIs in 32 games with the Jumbo Shrimp this season.
TRAINERâS ROOM
Marlins: LHP JesuÌs Luzardo (left forearm strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 12.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Freddy Peralta (2-1, 4.40) is the scheduled starter in the opener of a home series against Atlanta Monday.
Marlins: RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-2, 2.74) will start the opener of a three-game home series against Washington Monday.
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