MIAMI—Byung-Hyun Kim survived a 37-pitch first inning and had a career-high 10 strikeouts Wednesday as the Florida Marlins held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3.
Kim (6-5) needed 126 pitches to make it through 5 1-3 innings. He walked six, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch and allowed the Rockies to steal four bases.
But his former team repeatedly wasted scoring chances after taking an early 2-0 lead. The Rockies stranded 14 runners and struck out a season-high 16 times.
When Kim walked the leadoff batter in the third, manager Fredi Gonzalez paid a visit to the mound, and whatever he said transformed his struggling pitcher. Kim struck out the next three batters on 10 pitches, then struck out five over the next 2 1-3 innings while allowing only one hit.
Three relievers combined for 2 2-3 hitless innings, and Kevin Gregg allowed an RBI single to Garrett Atkins in the ninth before striking out Yorvit Torrealba with the bases loaded to complete the victory for his 22nd save in 24 chances.
Florida's Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including his 26th homer. Josh Willingham also had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run for the Marlins, who won for only the second time in nine games.
Josh Fogg (5-7) allowed eight hits and four runs, three earned, in five-plus innings. Fogg was pitching on nine days' rest after his last scheduled start was rained out.
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Kim (6-5) needed 126 pitches to make it through 5 1-3 innings. He walked six, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch and allowed the Rockies to steal four bases.
But his former team repeatedly wasted scoring chances after taking an early 2-0 lead. The Rockies stranded 14 runners and struck out a season-high 16 times.
When Kim walked the leadoff batter in the third, manager Fredi Gonzalez paid a visit to the mound, and whatever he said transformed his struggling pitcher. Kim struck out the next three batters on 10 pitches, then struck out five over the next 2 1-3 innings while allowing only one hit.
Three relievers combined for 2 2-3 hitless innings, and Kevin Gregg allowed an RBI single to Garrett Atkins in the ninth before striking out Yorvit Torrealba with the bases loaded to complete the victory for his 22nd save in 24 chances.
Florida's Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including his 26th homer. Josh Willingham also had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run for the Marlins, who won for only the second time in nine games.
Josh Fogg (5-7) allowed eight hits and four runs, three earned, in five-plus innings. Fogg was pitching on nine days' rest after his last scheduled start was rained out.
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