Marlins go deep twice, Astros rally late to tie

March 5th, 2017

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Astros rallied from four down to tie it in the ninth inning on 's RBI single off lefty . After the Marlins were unable to score in the bottom half of the inning, the game ended in a 7-7 tie on Sunday afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium.
The Marlins had claimed a 7-4 lead on 's three-run homer in the sixth inning and 's solo shot in the seventh. But in the ninth inning, the Astros' had an RBI double and drove in another run with a single.
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went 2-for-4 with a double. The Astros' third baseman will play one more game, on Monday, before exiting camp to play in the World Baseball Classic for Team USA.
In the fifth inning, Houston strung together three straight two-out hits off  to take a 3-2 lead.  singled, stole second and scored on 's single to left. Bregman delivered a ground-rule double to left, which benefited Miami because Marisnick, who would have scored, went back to third. Phelps fanned  for the third out.
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"A lot of little stuff today that you see in Spring Training," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "Our relievers all got dinged a little bit. It's good to see that [in terms of] we know what we've got to deal with. A little lackadaisical stuff today."
's two-run double in the third inning off Mike Fiers gave the Marlins a 2-1 lead. But in the fourth inning, the Astros pulled even on 's RBI single.

The Astros went up 1-0 in the third inning on Marisnick's RBI groundout to short. , who singled to start the inning, scored.
"I worked on my curveball and slider a little bit," Fiers said. "I was a little erratic at times, but I felt good. It was a little sloppy early, but overall I got my work and got my pitches up into the third inning, and I just have to improve on that."
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Marlins starter delivered two perfect innings, and reliever struck out two in a scoreless frame.
Astros Up Next: Bregman will make his final start before leaving to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic when the Astros meet the Red Sox at 12:05 p.m. CT Monday on Gameday Audio at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. of the Astros will start against Chris Sale, who's making his debut for the Red Sox.
Marlins Up Next: takes the mound at 1:05 p.m. ET Monday on Gameday Audio against the Mets. The right-hander will make his final start with the club for at least a little bit. He will be joining the Dominican Republic squad for the World Baseball Classic. and Giancarlo Stanton are scheduled to start, and it will be their final appearances with Miami before they join Team USA. Left-hander will start for the Mets.
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