Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock waits for a fresh baseball as Miami’s Bryan De La Cruz runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning Tuesday in Boston. Charles Krupa/Associated Press
BOSTON — Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run home run, Jean Segura added a solo homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-1 on Tuesday night.
The Marlins, winners of four of their last five, finished with 19 hits.
Jazz Chisholm contributed three RBI in his return from a 38-game absence with a right turf toe injury. Garrett Cooper added two RBI, Jorge Soler had an RBI double, and Joey Wendle finished with four hits.
Luis Arraez, who entered the day with a .399 average, struck out for the first time since June 14. But he had a single and RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
Reigning NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara (3-6) came in having allowed five-plus runs in six starts this season. He was strong over seven innings, giving up one run and six hits while striking out five. It was his seventh time this season pitching into at least the seventh inning.
Alex Verdugo provided the lone RBI for the Red Sox, losers of three straight and five out of six to fall back to .500 (40-40).
Boston starter Garrett Whitlock (4-3) was pulled after 4 2/3 innings, yielding six runs and 11 hits, including both Marlins homers. It was his first loss in six starts.
The Marlins took 3-0 lead in the first inning. Soler got aboard with a single and was followed by De La Cruz, who jumped on a second-pitch changeup from Whitlock and hit an opposite-field shot that landed in Boston’s bullpen. It was his ninth homer of the season.
Chisholm doubled. Then Cooper dropped in a short line drive into right field that gave Chisholm just enough time to beat Verdugo’s throw home with a headfirst slide.
Verdugo got one run back for Boston in its half of the first, ripping a double down the left field line that scored Justin Turner.
TRAINER’S ROOM
RED SOX: RHP Tanner Houck underwent facial surgery Tuesday to get a plate inserted to fix a fracture he sustained after being hit below the right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka on June 16. He is expected to return at some point this season.
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