The Cardinals capitalized on Hechavarria's wild throw that left the field of play to pull even at 4 in the eighth inning. Entering with a 4-2 lead, Fernandez Rodney allowed a two-out RBI double to left by Stephen Piscotty. Tommy Pham was racing home from first when Hechavarria's relay sailed into the seats. The error allowed Piscotty to advance two bases, scoring the tying run.
There was some drama in the first inning as both starters hit batters. Andrew Cashner, making his Marlins debut after being acquired from the Padres on Friday, pegged Aledmys Diaz with a fastball tracked by Statcast™ at 94.9 mph on the hand. Diaz did not return for the bottom of the inning, when St. Louis right-hander Carlos Martinez plunked Giancarlo Stanton on the back with a 94.7-mph fastball.
The Marlins cashed in after Stanton reached, as Marcell Ozuna delivered a two-run double, and J.T. Realmuto ripped an RBI single. There is some history with Cashner and the Cardinals. While with the Padres on July 21, Cashner struck Matt Holliday in the nose with a pitch.
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Cashner offers quality start: The Marlins got what they hoped for from Cashner in his debut with the club. The right-hander turned in a quality start, giving up two runs (one earned) in six innings. By the time he turned the ball over to Kyle Barraclough in the seventh inning, Miami led, 4-2. Cashner gave up four hits, including a homer to Greg Garcia, while he struck out two and walked one. In his last four starts, the right-hander has posted a 2.28 ERA (six runs in 23 2/3 innings) with 25 strikeouts and three walks.
Gift wrapped: Piscotty snapped an 0-for-15 skid with an eighth-inning RBI double and proceeded to come around to score when the Marlins botched a play at the plate. As Pham came in to score the Cardinals' third run of the game, Hechavarria airmailed his relay throw into the stands. That allowed Piscotty, who had stopped at second, to take two extra bases and subsequently tie the game.
Joe Frisaro has covered the Marlins for MLB.com since 2002. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro and listen to his podcast.
Jenifer Langosch has covered the Cardinals for MLB.com since 2012, and previously covered the Pirates from 2007-11. Read her blog, follow her on Twitter, like her Facebook page and listen to her podcast.
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