MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Janson Junk pitched six strong innings and Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernández homered as the Miami Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at loanDepot Park.

Junk (6-7) allowed four hits and one earned run with two strikeouts. Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5) took the loss for Pittsburgh, which fell to 58-64. The Marlins improved to 62-59.

Miami scored in the second when Xavier Edwards singled home a run, then scored four times in the third. Agustín Ramírez doubled in a run, Leo Jiménez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Joe Mack walked to force in another and Edwards added a sacrifice fly. Conine homered in the fourth and Hernández hit a two-run shot in the sixth.

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the second on Jacob Gonzalez’s forceout with a throwing error by Otto Lopez, then added a run in the fourth on Esmerlyn Valdez’s sacrifice fly. The Pirates managed six hits; Miami had nine.

Attendance was 7,441 and the game lasted 2:47. The teams conclude the series Thursday.