MILWAUKEE -- Casey McGehee and Marcell Ozuna hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Marlins a 6-3 victory over the reeling Brewers on Tuesday night and move Miami one game closer in the chase for the second National League Wild Card spot.Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez got two quick outs to open the ninth, but he then walked Giancarlo Stanton. After Stanton stole second, McGehee ripped a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left-center for his fourth home run of the year to put Miami up 5-3. Ozuna followed with his 21st homer. 
The Marlins moved within two games of Milwaukee, which lost for the 13th time in 14 games, and Atlanta, which lost to Washington on Tuesday night. Miami also pulled to within 3 1/2 games of Pittsburgh, which holds the second NL Wild Card spot. The Pirates lost to the Phillies.The Marlins entered the ninth tied thanks to reliever Bryan Morris, who escaped a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the eighth. Milwaukee loaded the bases on a single by Khris Davis, a walk to Lyle Overbay and an error when Morris mishandled Jean Segura's sacrifice bunt attempt.But Morris got Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez to bounce to third, resulting in forceouts at home, and then retired Scooter Gennett on a flyout to right.After Brewers starter Matt Garza left after throwing 84 pitches through four innings, the Marlins snapped a 2-2 tie with a run in the sixth off Jeremy Jeffress. Ozuna drew a one-out walk and Garrett Jones followed with an RBI double to center.Milwaukee pulled even with a run in the seventh on a double by Gennett and a two-out RBI single by Aramis Ramirez.One night after crushing three home runs, the Marlins used baserunning to manufacture a pair of runs in the third. Christian Yelich singled to open the inning, stole second and scored on Donovan Solano's slicing single down the right-field line.After Solano was erased on a double play, McGehee walked. Although Garza had the ball on the mound, McGehee, hardly known for his speed, broke for second and appeared to be an easy out. But Garza, who has a history of the yips when throwing to bases, bounced the short toss past second baseman Gennett and into center field, allowing McGehee to reach. Ozuna then singled home McGehee with the unearned run to make it 2-0.The Brewers tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Ramirez and run-scoring groundout by Gerardo Parra.The Marlins wasted an opportunity in the seventh after loading the bases with two outs, as lefty Zach Duke struck out pinch-hitter Jeff Baker to end the inning.Jim Hoehn / Special to MLB.com
The Marlins moved within two games of Milwaukee, which lost for the 13th time in 14 games, and Atlanta, which lost to Washington on Tuesday night. Miami also pulled to within 3 1/2 games of Pittsburgh, which holds the second NL Wild Card spot. The Pirates lost to the Phillies.The Marlins entered the ninth tied thanks to reliever Bryan Morris, who escaped a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the eighth. Milwaukee loaded the bases on a single by Khris Davis, a walk to Lyle Overbay and an error when Morris mishandled Jean Segura's sacrifice bunt attempt.But Morris got Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez to bounce to third, resulting in forceouts at home, and then retired Scooter Gennett on a flyout to right.After Brewers starter Matt Garza left after throwing 84 pitches through four innings, the Marlins snapped a 2-2 tie with a run in the sixth off Jeremy Jeffress. Ozuna drew a one-out walk and Garrett Jones followed with an RBI double to center.Milwaukee pulled even with a run in the seventh on a double by Gennett and a two-out RBI single by Aramis Ramirez.One night after crushing three home runs, the Marlins used baserunning to manufacture a pair of runs in the third. Christian Yelich singled to open the inning, stole second and scored on Donovan Solano's slicing single down the right-field line.After Solano was erased on a double play, McGehee walked. Although Garza had the ball on the mound, McGehee, hardly known for his speed, broke for second and appeared to be an easy out. But Garza, who has a history of the yips when throwing to bases, bounced the short toss past second baseman Gennett and into center field, allowing McGehee to reach. Ozuna then singled home McGehee with the unearned run to make it 2-0.The Brewers tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Ramirez and run-scoring groundout by Gerardo Parra.The Marlins wasted an opportunity in the seventh after loading the bases with two outs, as lefty Zach Duke struck out pinch-hitter Jeff Baker to end the inning.Jim Hoehn / Special to MLB.com
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