Marlins Power Past White Sox, Win Fourth Straight
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Miami Marlins scored nine unanswered runs to defeat the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night at loanDepot Park.
After the White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the third on RBI singles by Munetaka Murakami and Andrew Benintendi, the Marlins responded with a four-run fourth. Liam Hicks tied it with a two-run double before Owen Caissie and Heriberto Hernández followed with run-scoring singles.
Miami added two runs in the seventh on a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly, then broke it open in the eighth. Caissie added a sacrifice fly before Griffin Conine hit a two-run homer.
Winning pitcher Anthony Bender (1-0) tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Marlins starter Janson Junk allowed two runs over 4 1/3 innings. Erick Fedde (0-1) took the loss for Chicago, yielding three runs in five innings.
Attendance was 6,667. The Marlins improved to 4-1, while the White Sox fell to 1-4.