Hechavarria hits a walkoff HR, Marlins top Padres 5

Miami (43-62) snapped a four-game losing streak.The Marlins led 2-0 with one out in the ninth when Padres shortstop Alexi Amarista pulled a two-run homer to right field off Ramos. 172 against him at home in his career.

Kennedy allowed Christian Yelich’s two-run homer in the first, then held the Marlins scoreless over the next six innings.

Marlins starter Jose Fernandez struck out 10 in six shutout innings, allowing four hits. We’re playing good baseball right now.

Maurer (7-4) faced four batters, and three scored.

According to Elias, Johnny Allen (1932-33) and LaMarr Hoyt (1980-82) are the only other pitchers since 1900 to start a career with 16 winning decisions at home.

The Marlins got a scare in the eighth when Carter Capps departed with right elbow stiffness.

The Marlins won the game, but might have lost a great deal more.

In Sunday’s 5-2, walk-off win over the Padres, Fernandez topped the 100-pitch mark for the first time since his return.

Padres: RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (4-7) is to pitch Saturday against the Marlins after beating them 3-2 Sunday in San Diego. They could take some solace in the fact that they won’t have to face Fernandez again this season.

Fernandez was shaky out of the gate as he loaded the bases in the first inning on a pair of singles and a walk.

But he wasn’t typically sharp, struggling through a 25-pitch first inning in which the Padres loaded the bases but failed to score, and ending the fifth with 94 pitches after giving up a leadoff triple to Amarista but stranding him at third by retiring the next three hitters.

Derek Dietrich hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth against Craig Kimbrel, who blew a save for the second time in 32 chances. Their offense is coming off of two huge games in New York where they scored 15 runs combined including a huge 9th inning rally to win on Thursday.

“We’re built to last now that the trade deadline is over”, said second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who drove in three runs. The fact of the matter is, we had a shot today to win and kept the team in the game…. Spangenberg hasn’t played since June 27.

“His stuff is top-five, top-10 in the league”, Padres interim manager Pat Murphy said. Miguel Rojas, in a rare start at second with Dee Gordon getting a breather, followed with another double to center to drive in Ichiro. Additionally, the Red Sox are 1-4 in his last five starts following a quality outing in his last start.

“Hallelujah!” exclaimed Marlins manager Dan Jennings after the exciting finish in front 25,228, a number that included 400 canines on “Bark at the Park” day at Marlins Park.

Padres: RHP Tyson Ross (7-8, 3.38) goes Monday when San Diego visits RHP Wily Peralta (2-5, 3.90) and the Milwaukee Brewers.

David Phelps allowed three runs in five innings. The Marlins (42-62) have dropped four straight overall and five in a row to San Diego over the last nine days.