DENVER (AP) \u2014 Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez homered and drove in three runs, and the surging Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Javier Sanoja had three hits and Lake Bachar (7-2) tossed two shutout innings in relief of Ryan Weathers for Miami, which has won six of its last seven and handed Colorado its 21st lost in the last 25 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mickey Moniak hit his 23rd home run for the Rockies (41-111), who need one win in their last 10 games to avoid matching the 2024 Chicago White Sox for the most losses for a season in the modern era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Colorado needs two victories to surpass the 1962 New York Mets, who had the fewest wins by an NL team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly and an RBI single. Miami scored a run in the third and two more in the fourth to go ahead, 3-2, but Jordan Beck\u2019s RBI single in the bottom of the inning tied it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ram\u00edrez had a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Jaden Hill (1-1) and Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez added another sacrifice fly in the seventh. Ram\u00edrez hit a two-run homer to left field in the eighth \u2014 his 21st of the season \u2014 and Joey Wiemer had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The start of the game was delayed by 40 minutes due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key moment
Bachar halted Colorado\u2019s momentum with two clean innings. The Rockies had 10 baserunners \u2014 eight hits, two walks \u2014 in four innings against starter Ryan Weathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key stats
Colorado pitchers combined to issue nine free passes \u2014 eight walks and a hit-by-pitch. The Rockies have plunked three Miami batters through the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up next
Miami RHP Sandy Alcantara (9-12, 5.53 ERA) will take the mound against Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon (6-6, 6.14) on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"