Marlins double up Brewers, 6-3

Marlins double up Brewers, 6-3

Published Sep. 10, 2014 12:31 a.m. ET

MILWAUKEE -- Casey McGehee and Marcell Ozuna hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, breaking open a tie game and leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-3 win over the fading Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

McGehee, who played for Milwaukee from 2009-11, connected for a two-run shot off Francisco Rodriguez (4-5). Ozuna, who reached base five times, followed with another shot off of Rodriguez, who has given up a career-high 14 home runs this season.

Christian Yelich added a pair of singles and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

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The Brewers lost for the 13th time in 14 games.

Bryan Morris (8-1) pitched out of a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the eighth to earn the win. Steve Cishek earned his 34th save in 38 chances.

The Marlins broke through in the third inning against starter Matt Garza. Yelich led off with a single, stole second and scored on Donovan Solano's base hit. Ozuna added a run-scoring single in the inning.

Garza lasted just four innings in his second start after missing nearly four weeks with an oblique strain. He gave up six hits, two runs -- one earned -- one walk and had seven strikeouts.

The Brewers tied it in the bottom of the inning on Aramis Ramirez's RBI double and a run-scoring ground out by Gerardo Parra off Marlins starter Tom Koehler, who gave up six hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out three in five innings.

Miami regained the lead in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Garrett Jones. The Brewers tied it in the seventh when Ramirez's single drove in Scooter Gennett, who had doubled.

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