SAN DIEGO -- The solution to the Marlins' road woes was Giancarlo Stanton's power.On a Thursday night when the ball wasn't carrying, Stanton delivered the decisive, two-run homer in the 11th inning that lifted Miami to a 3-1 win over the Padres at Petco Park.Miami, winners of five straight for the first time this season, capitalized on Jedd Gyorko's two-out error that allowed Derek Dietrich to reach on what was a routine grounder.With the inning extended, Dale Thayer quickly got two strikes on Stanton. But the Miami slugger laced his game-deciding homer to center field. 
The Marlins, who took sole possession of first place in the National League East by a half-game, improved to 3-10 on the road and 2-3 in extra innings.Although they matched their season-high by striking out 17 times, Stanton's drive, estimated at 412 feet, gave Miami all the run support it needed.The pitching did the rest.Jacob Turner, 0-9 lifetime on the road, turned in a solid performance in his first away start of the season. The 22-year-old threw six innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts.Turner happened to be matched up against a right-hander who was nearly perfect for five innings.Ian Kennedy was overpowering, at the plate and on the mound. Kennedy struck out 12 in seven innings. The right-hander also delivered the lone run off Turner with his first career home run.Kennedy held Miami without a baserunner for 4 2/3 innings before Garrett Jones' double off the wall in deep right-center in the fifth.In the sixth inning, the Marlins finally broke through. After Kennedy logged two quick strikeouts, Christian Yelich doubled and scored on Dietrich's RBI single to right.Dietrich came through with a big hit on exactly his one-year anniversary of breaking into the big leagues. On May 8, 2013, he made his MLB debut. It also happened to be at San Diego.Miami threatened for more, loading the bases when Kennedy walked Stanton and Casey McGehee. But the right-hander got out of it by striking out Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the third time in the game.On the mound and at the plate, Kennedy was the story through five innings.In the second inning, Turner got two quick outs before Kennedy blasted a home run to left field. The drive came on a 2-0 pitch, and the run snapped the Marlins' 24 scoreless-innings streak, dating back to Monday night against the Mets.The home run was the first by a San Diego pitcher since Andrew Cashner went deep against the D-backs on July 27, 2013.Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The Marlins, who took sole possession of first place in the National League East by a half-game, improved to 3-10 on the road and 2-3 in extra innings.Although they matched their season-high by striking out 17 times, Stanton's drive, estimated at 412 feet, gave Miami all the run support it needed.The pitching did the rest.Jacob Turner, 0-9 lifetime on the road, turned in a solid performance in his first away start of the season. The 22-year-old threw six innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts.Turner happened to be matched up against a right-hander who was nearly perfect for five innings.Ian Kennedy was overpowering, at the plate and on the mound. Kennedy struck out 12 in seven innings. The right-hander also delivered the lone run off Turner with his first career home run.Kennedy held Miami without a baserunner for 4 2/3 innings before Garrett Jones' double off the wall in deep right-center in the fifth.In the sixth inning, the Marlins finally broke through. After Kennedy logged two quick strikeouts, Christian Yelich doubled and scored on Dietrich's RBI single to right.Dietrich came through with a big hit on exactly his one-year anniversary of breaking into the big leagues. On May 8, 2013, he made his MLB debut. It also happened to be at San Diego.Miami threatened for more, loading the bases when Kennedy walked Stanton and Casey McGehee. But the right-hander got out of it by striking out Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the third time in the game.On the mound and at the plate, Kennedy was the story through five innings.In the second inning, Turner got two quick outs before Kennedy blasted a home run to left field. The drive came on a 2-0 pitch, and the run snapped the Marlins' 24 scoreless-innings streak, dating back to Monday night against the Mets.The home run was the first by a San Diego pitcher since Andrew Cashner went deep against the D-backs on July 27, 2013.Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
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