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De La Cruz’s Perfect Night Not Enough as Marlins Fall to Rockies

Denver, CO — Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz tied a franchise record with five hits Tuesday night, but the effort wasn’t enough as the Marlins fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7–3, at Coors Field.

De La Cruz went a perfect 5-for-5 with four singles and an RBI triple, becoming the first Marlins player this season to record five hits in a game. He singled in the first, third, seventh, and ninth innings, and added a run-scoring triple in the fifth. The performance raised his season batting average to .255 with 10 home runs and 56 RBI.

Despite De La Cruz’s milestone, the Marlins were unable to overcome Colorado’s offensive output. The Rockies scored in five of eight innings, led by Nolan Jones, who homered and doubled while driving in two runs. Brendan Rodgers also contributed a two-run homer, and Adael Amador went 3-for-5 with two RBI.

Miami starter Eury Pérez (8–12) struck out 10 over 5.2 innings but was charged with five earned runs on nine hits. Colorado’s Germán Márquez (9–13) earned the victory, allowing two runs over 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts. Justin Lawrence threw three innings of relief, and José Romero recorded his 29th save.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a 3-for-3 night with two RBI for Miami, and Nick Fortes went 2-for-3. The Marlins stranded 12 runners in the loss.

With the result, Miami falls to 69–63 on the season, while Colorado improves to 54–78. De La Cruz was named the game’s Player of the Game for his record-tying performance.