Marlins RHP Rea goes on disabled list with sprained elbow

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz has left their game at Miami with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch in the first inning.

Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering in the sixth inning. He was hit by a pitch from Andrew Cashner, making his first start since being acquired by Miami in a seven-player trade. Marcell Ozuna had the biggest hit, a two-run homer, as the Marlins improved to 4-5 on the 10-game homestand that ends Sunday. “We don’t know anything yet”. Fish starter Collin Rea threw 3.1 scoreless innings with four relievers keeping the Redbirds off the scoreboard.

Garcia (7-8) allowed seven hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings. Molina is hitting. 385 (20 for 52) with two home runs and four RBI during the span. “That was a pretty nice sign that things should be OK, but we’ll wait to see what the medical team says”. Although he’s allowed five runs in that span, Martinez has struggled with his command, walking nine batters in 17 frames. After Rea was pulled, David Phelps was brought on, and he had a brilliant outing.

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Greg Garcia (35) jumps as he throws to first base after putting out Miami Marlins’ Dee Gordon (9) at second in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Miami.

The Marlins scored four runs in the first, sparked by Ozuna’s two-run home run – his 19th. “He missed in the middle of the plate a lot, obviously, against a good offensive club, and it was a rough day”.

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“For a moment after I hit it, you felt the energy in the stadium”, Prado said. The Marlins chased him amid another four-run inning in the fourth, which featured doubles by Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria and Martin Prado. Collin McHugh (7-7) lasted only 1 2/3 innings and was roughed up for 10 hits and the Tigers’ first eight runs.

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Cardinals: IF Jhonny Peralta (thumb) began a rehab assignment Sunday at Single-A Palm Beach, and IF Matt Carpenter (oblique) began a rehab assignment at Double-A Springfield.

With left-hander Wei-Yin Chen already on the disabled list with elbow soreness, if Rea is out for an extended period the Marlins will be back to a stopgap approach to filling the fifth spot in the rotation as they have for much of the season.

“He’s swinging at some balls out of the strike zone, which is a little bit not like him”, manager Don Mattingly said.

Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.16) is scheduled to start Tuesday at Cincinnati against Dan Straily (6-6, 3.84).