MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Ryan Gusto threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at loanDepot Park.

Miami took an early lead on Heriberto Hernández’s RBI single in the first inning, then added another run in the second. The Marlins broke open the game in the eighth, scoring two runs: Javier Sanoja’s RBI single plated Esteury Ruiz, and Nick Sogard’s fielding error allowed Otto Lopez to score. Sanoja finished with three hits, and Hernández and Lopez each had two.

Gusto (1-3) allowed four hits and struck out two. Victor Vodnik, Dax Fulton and Janson Junk combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Sonny Gray (16-4) took the loss, allowing two earned runs with five strikeouts over five innings. Jovani Morán tossed two scoreless innings for Boston.

Miami had 10 hits, while Boston collected five. The attendance was 17,472, and the game lasted 2:38. The Red Sox fell to 74-60, and the Marlins improved to 68-66.