Marlins' Volquez no-hits Diamondbacks
The Sports Xchange
Jun 3, 2017
MIAMI -- Edinson Volquez pitched his first career no-hitter and the sixth in franchise history as the Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Marlins Park.
Volquez (2-7), who had started his Marlins career 0-7 before finally winning on Monday, walked just two batters and stuck out 10. He struck out the side in the ninth, including the last batter, pinch hitter Chris Owings.
Volquez needed just 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, which is the first in major league baseball this season.
Miami (23-32) has won six of its past seven games.
Arizona (34-24) will try to split the four-game series with the Marlins on Sunday.
Justin Bour went 2-for-4 to lead Miami's offense.
Randall Delgado (1-1) took the loss, allowing six hits, one walk and one run in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four.
Miami got to Delgado in the fourth inning. Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, advanced to second on a hit by Marcell Ozuna and scored on a soft single to shallow left field by Bour.
The Marlins scored again in the eighth. Just as in the fourth inning, the rally was started by Stanton's leadoff walk. Stanton advanced to second on a single by Christian Yelich and scored on a single by Ozuna. Bour then hit an RBI double for a 3-0 lead.
NOTES: Arizona rested C Chris Iannetta and LF Yasmany Tomas. Iannetta has a five-game RBI streak. ... Arizona CF Gregor Blanco (left thumb) sat out his second straight game. ... The fish tank that sits behind home plate at Marlins Park was cracked by a J.T. Realmuto foul ball on Friday night. The fish were not hurt and the aquarium, which is protected by supposedly shatter-proof glass, was repaired. ... Marlins 1B Justin Bour has made major strides vs. lefty pitchers. Last year, he hit .233 with no homers, two RBIs and a .533 OPS in 30 plate appearances vs. lefties. This year, in 44 plate appearances vs. lefties, he is hitting .359 with five homers, 13 RBIs and a 1.227 OPS.
Jun 3, 2017
MIAMI -- Edinson Volquez pitched his first career no-hitter and the sixth in franchise history as the Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Marlins Park.
Volquez (2-7), who had started his Marlins career 0-7 before finally winning on Monday, walked just two batters and stuck out 10. He struck out the side in the ninth, including the last batter, pinch hitter Chris Owings.
Volquez needed just 98 pitches to complete his masterpiece, which is the first in major league baseball this season.
Miami (23-32) has won six of its past seven games.
Arizona (34-24) will try to split the four-game series with the Marlins on Sunday.
Justin Bour went 2-for-4 to lead Miami's offense.
Randall Delgado (1-1) took the loss, allowing six hits, one walk and one run in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four.
Miami got to Delgado in the fourth inning. Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, advanced to second on a hit by Marcell Ozuna and scored on a soft single to shallow left field by Bour.
The Marlins scored again in the eighth. Just as in the fourth inning, the rally was started by Stanton's leadoff walk. Stanton advanced to second on a single by Christian Yelich and scored on a single by Ozuna. Bour then hit an RBI double for a 3-0 lead.
NOTES: Arizona rested C Chris Iannetta and LF Yasmany Tomas. Iannetta has a five-game RBI streak. ... Arizona CF Gregor Blanco (left thumb) sat out his second straight game. ... The fish tank that sits behind home plate at Marlins Park was cracked by a J.T. Realmuto foul ball on Friday night. The fish were not hurt and the aquarium, which is protected by supposedly shatter-proof glass, was repaired. ... Marlins 1B Justin Bour has made major strides vs. lefty pitchers. Last year, he hit .233 with no homers, two RBIs and a .533 OPS in 30 plate appearances vs. lefties. This year, in 44 plate appearances vs. lefties, he is hitting .359 with five homers, 13 RBIs and a 1.227 OPS.
