CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris Johnson isn’t ready to replace Giancarlo Stanton’s power in Miami’s lineup, but he did a good impression of the injured slugger on Monday.
The Marlins’ first baseman drove in two runs with a homer and a double, former reliever David Phelps pitched into the sixth inning in his third start of the season and the Marlins opened their four-game series in Cincinnati with a 6-3 victory.
Johnson’s fifth home run of the season barely cleared the wall down the right field line before dropping into the visitors’ bullpen.
“It felt good off the barrel,” he said.