Marlins blowout Red Sox as Miami combines for season-high with 19 hits
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Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run home run, Jean Segura added a solo homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-1 on Tuesday night.
The Marlins, winners of four of their last five, tied a season high with 19 hits.
Jazz Chisholm contributed three RBIs in his return from a 38-game absence with a right turf toe injury. Garrett Cooper added two RBIs, Jorge Soler had an RBI double, and Joey Wendle finished with four hits.
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Miami Marlins Bryan De La Cruz celebrates while crossing home plate on his two-run home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
"It's just fun to go out there and get a W," Chisholm said. "Get out there, pass the baton, play with my guys, see them get hype every time I do something, me getting hype every time they did something. ... I didn't really look at anything other than going out there and having fun with the boys."
There was plenty of fun to be had.
Luis Arraez, who entered the day with a .399 average, struck out for the first time since June 14. But he had a single and RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. The MLB leader in batting average finished 2 for 5 to remain at .399.
Reigning NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara (3-6) came in having allowed five-plus runs in six starts this season. He was strong over seven innings, giving up one run and six hits while striking out five. It was his seventh time this season pitching into at least the seventh inning.
"I need it," Alcántara said. "I've been doing not so