PITTSBURGH — When the Miami Marlins battered Pittsburgh Pirates starter Gerrit Cole for seven runs on Thursday night, it was the bottom of the lineup doing a lot of the damage.
The team’s No. 6 through 8 hitters went 6-for-12 with three doubles and six RBIs to drive the offense forward in a 7-1 win. They will hope to replicate the success Friday in the second-game of a four-game series.
The productive Marlins trio — third baseman Derek Dietrich, first baseman Tyler Moore and shortstop JT Riddle — came into the game with poor offensive numbers.