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Griffin Conine returned to the ballpark where he knocked in his first career hit two years ago.
It was only natural for the son of Mr. Marlin to continue having success at Coors Field. Conine came in as a pinch hitter and hit a three-run home run to push the Miami Marlins past the Colorado Rockies 10-7 on Monday.
“Anytime you’re going into the game in a big spot, it’s kind of just get as much as you can on the guy before you go up there and try to get a good pitch,” Conine told the Marlins Radio Network after the game. “He threw me two changeups in a row. I think that definitely helped the timing there, and I definitely didn’t miss the second one.”
The Marlins were down 5-2 in the fifth inning until Conine’s blast. The Fightin’ Fish went on to outscore the Rockies 8-2 after the game’s first four innings. Conine said it took “the offense just not quitting” to complete the comeback.
“Going into the series, our pitchers, we trust them, but we also know the way this park plays; those guys can swing it too,” Conine said. “We got to keep throwing punches, and we did that today.”
The Marlins began their comeback in the fifth inning when Otto Lopez sparked the rally with a solo home run, leading up to Conine’s home run, which was launched to the third-deck facade in right field for an estimated 433 feet. It was Conine's first home run since April 8 after returning from the injured list on June 21 following a strained left hamstring.
“You just black out,” Conine said. “You hit it. You black out. I don’t know what I did running to first.”
Miami's offense produced eight extra-base hits. Leo Jiménez delivered a two-run double during a three-run second inning, while Javier Sanoja broke the game open with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning. Sanoja finished a home run shy of the cycle after adding a double and a single earlier in the game.
Colorado received a solo home run from Hunter Goodman, his 25th of the season. TJ Rumfield extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a second-inning single.
Sandy Alcantara struggled with five runs allowed in 5.2 innings, but held on and completed an undefeated June at 6-0. He became just the third pitcher in franchise history to post a 6-0 record in a calendar month, joining the late José Fernández (May 2016) and Chris Hammond (June 1993).
The Marlins are one win away from closing June with 20 wins, which would be a franchise record. Such a run reminds Conine of the teams his father, Jeff Conine, was a part of that won the World Series in 1997 and 2003.
“Obviously a lot of work to do to get to that caliber, but we’re putting together some really good stretches there,” Conine said. “It’s fun to be a part of.”
The Marlins will look to continue their winning stretch Tuesday when right-hander Eury Pérez (3-6, 4.41 ERA) takes the mound in the second game of the series.
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It was only natural for the son of Mr. Marlin to continue having success at Coors Field. Conine came in as a pinch hitter and hit a three-run home run to push the Miami Marlins past the Colorado Rockies 10-7 on Monday.
“Anytime you’re going into the game in a big spot, it’s kind of just get as much as you can on the guy before you go up there and try to get a good pitch,” Conine told the Marlins Radio Network after the game. “He threw me two changeups in a row. I think that definitely helped the timing there, and I definitely didn’t miss the second one.”
The Marlins were down 5-2 in the fifth inning until Conine’s blast. The Fightin’ Fish went on to outscore the Rockies 8-2 after the game’s first four innings. Conine said it took “the offense just not quitting” to complete the comeback.
“Going into the series, our pitchers, we trust them, but we also know the way this park plays; those guys can swing it too,” Conine said. “We got to keep throwing punches, and we did that today.”
The Marlins began their comeback in the fifth inning when Otto Lopez sparked the rally with a solo home run, leading up to Conine’s home run, which was launched to the third-deck facade in right field for an estimated 433 feet. It was Conine's first home run since April 8 after returning from the injured list on June 21 following a strained left hamstring.
“You just black out,” Conine said. “You hit it. You black out. I don’t know what I did running to first.”
Miami's offense produced eight extra-base hits. Leo Jiménez delivered a two-run double during a three-run second inning, while Javier Sanoja broke the game open with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning. Sanoja finished a home run shy of the cycle after adding a double and a single earlier in the game.
Colorado received a solo home run from Hunter Goodman, his 25th of the season. TJ Rumfield extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a second-inning single.
Sandy Alcantara struggled with five runs allowed in 5.2 innings, but held on and completed an undefeated June at 6-0. He became just the third pitcher in franchise history to post a 6-0 record in a calendar month, joining the late José Fernández (May 2016) and Chris Hammond (June 1993).
The Marlins are one win away from closing June with 20 wins, which would be a franchise record. Such a run reminds Conine of the teams his father, Jeff Conine, was a part of that won the World Series in 1997 and 2003.
“Obviously a lot of work to do to get to that caliber, but we’re putting together some really good stretches there,” Conine said. “It’s fun to be a part of.”
The Marlins will look to continue their winning stretch Tuesday when right-hander Eury Pérez (3-6, 4.41 ERA) takes the mound in the second game of the series.
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