MIAMI — The strong start to the season continues for Pablo Lopez and Jesus Sanchez.
The duo’s performance on Thursday — seven shutout innings for Lopez, a solo home run and three runs scored for Sanchez — were enough to lift the Miami Marlins to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday to avoid a series sweep.
Miami (5-7) closed its homestand on a high note after dropping the first two games of its series against the Cardinals, 5-1 on Tuesday and 2-0 on Wednesday. The Marlins took three of four against the Philadelphia Phillies to open their first slate of games at loanDepot park, giving them a 4-3 record at home as they head out for their next road trip to face the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals.