GabySanchez shines in win vs. Rockies

MIAMI -- The Marlins bounced back, and Ricky Nolasco propelled forward in the franchise record book.
Nolasco struck out eight over eight innings, while Gaby Sanchez belted a three-run homer as the Marlins beat the Rockies, 5-2, in front of 18,332 on Wednesday night at Sun Life Stadium.

After getting blown out, 10-0, on Tuesday, the Marlins have now taken two of three from Colorado with the final game coming on Thursday afternoon.

After the tough loss on Tuesday, the Marlins were hoping to get some momentum back. The bounce-back win improved the club's all-time record to 6-1 coming off being shut out by at least 10 runs at home.

"That's how you win ballgames right there," said Sanchez, who delivered his 10th homer of the season. "A total team effort. Everybody coming out and did what they need to do to win ballgames."

All five runs for Florida came with two outs.

The Marlins struck quickly off Jason Hammel, who gave up five runs in seven innings.

"It was nice to see the guys coming out swinging," manager Edwin Rodriguez said. "All five runs came with two outs. It was good to see. We had very good clutch hitting. Ricky Nolasco was very good tonight."

A big two-out hit put the Marlins ahead by five runs in the second inning. Mike Stanton doubled, and Chris Coghlan drew a two-out walk. Sanchez delivered a three-run homer to deep center field.



(mlb.com)