Conley, the 25-year-old left-hander pitching in his 20th Major League game, walked four batters, struck out seven and threw a career-high 116 pitches without allowing a hit before manager Don Mattingly called for Jose Urena with two outs in the eighth. Urena carried the no-hitter into the ninth, when Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy broke it up with a one-out single that floated past second baseman Derek Dietrich's outstretched glove.
Would the speedy Gordon have caught it? The Marlins had no time to debate, because the Brewers suddenly mounted a three-run rally that prompted a call for A.J. Ramos. He walked the first two men he faced to bring Brewers shortstop Jonathan Villar to the plate representing the winning run.
Ramos won the battle, striking out Villar for save No. 7. The Marlins have won six straight games.
The Marlins' offense came from first baseman Justin Bour, whose three-run home run off Brewers starter Zach Davies in the first inning gave Conley a lead before he stepped on the mound.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Escape act: Conley appeared ready to break in the fourth inning, when the Brewers loaded the bases with nobody out on an error charged to shortstop Miguel Rojas and a pair of walks. But Conley not only kept his shutout intact, he preserved the no-hitter, too, by striking out Lucroy on a 94 mph fastball and inducing a double play grounder from Chris Carter.
Conley goes seven no-hit innings
MIA@MIL: Conley no-hitter through seven
Adam Conley carries a no-hitter through seven innings
Triple the pleasure: While Conley cruised, Davies scuffled to get through five innings. His defenders helped out in the top of the fifth, when third baseman Aaron Hill, second baseman Yadiel Rivera and first baseman Carter combined to turn the seventh triple play in franchise history on a Marcel Ozuna ground ball. It was the Brewers' first triple play since August 2011.
Brewers' triple play
MIA@MIL: Brewers turn a fantastic triple play
Aaron Hill starts a spectacular triple play in the top of the 5th inning
Breaking out: After hitting just one home run over his first 70 plate appearances, Bour clobbered two Friday. His three-run blast with two outs in the first inning put the Marlins up 3-0, while a solo blast in the sixth inning made it 5-0. Bour also added an RBI double in the third inning to finish with a career-high five RBIs.
Making history: Ichiro Suzuki racked up two more milestones Friday. First, the 42-year-old collected his 2,944th hit to pass Frank Robinson for 33rd on the all-time hits list. Ichiro then stole second base for his 500th career stolen base. He's just the eighth player in Major League history with at least 2,900 hits and 500 stolen bases.
Suzuki's 500th stolen base
MIA@MIL: Suzuki records 500th career stolen base
Ichiro Suzuki steals 2nd base in the top of the 1st inning to record his 500th career stolen base
UPON FURTHER REVIEW
Mattingly unsuccessfully challenged a play at third base in the top of the third inning. With one out and runners on second and third, Bour laced a double into the gap in left-center field. Martin Prado scored on the play, but Marcell Ozuna received a late stop sign from third-base coach Lenny Harris. Left fielder Ryan Braun's throw was cut off by second baseman Rivera, who threw to third baseman Hill for the out. The call of out by third-base umpire Tony Randazzo stood after a review of one minute, 52 seconds.
Call stands at 3rd
MIA@MIL: Rivera throws out Ozuna, call stands
Yadiel Rivera throws out Marcell Ozuna retreating back to third base and the play stands after a Marlins' challenge
WHAT'S NEXT
Marlins: Wei-Yin Chen will try for his fourth consecutive quality start when he starts against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. The left-hander has a 3.15 ERA over 20 innings in three starts since allowing five runs over five innings on April 5.
Brewers: Chase Anderson will try to rebound from a pair of poor starts when he takes the mound against the Marlins beginning at 6:10 p.m. CT on Saturday. Anderson didn't allow an earned run in either of his first two Brewers starts, but has surrendered 10 earned runs over nine innings in his two most recent outings. All three of his career starts against the Marlins have been quality starts.
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Andrew Gruman is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Marlins on Friday. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
No-hitter lost in 9th, Marlins hang on vs. Brewers
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