MIAMI (AP) — Derek Dietrich won the game and lost his shirt.

The pinch-hitter’s game-ending RBI triple with two out in the ninth inning helped the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Sunday for split of their four-game series.

The Marlins’ celebration began as Dietrich rounded third. Teammates doused him with water and then tore off his jersey.

“I can’t say I haven’t walked around with my shirt off before,” Dietrich said. “It was a little uncomfortable, but it was a fun moment.”

And what shape is the shirt in?

“It’s gone,” he said. “It’s probably in half.”

The score was tied with two out in the ninth when Adeiny Hechavarria — who had made a costly throwing error earlier — singled off Matt Bowman (1-3). Dietrich then hit a drive into the left-field gap, and center fielder Tommy Pham’s try at a sliding backhanded catch failed, allowing Hechavarria to score without a play.

Pham said he got his glove on the ball but didn’t go after it full bore because left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker was also in pursuit.

“I couldn’t dive, because if I’d have dove, I’d have dove right into him,” Pham said. “So I had to slide. It should have been caught by one of the two of us.”

Hazelbaker agreed.

“That ball has got to be caught,” he said.

The teams finished their season series with Miami leading St. Louis by one game in the NL wild-card race.

Andrew Cashner allowed one earned run in six innings in his Marlins debut. Cashner, the centerpiece of a seven-player trade Friday with San Diego, walked none and allowed four hits, including a homer by Greg Garcia.

Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz left the game in the first inning with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch. Diaz, who is hitting .312 with 14 homers, is to undergo further examinations Monday.

Carlos Martinez hit Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton in the bottom of the first. There were no subsequent incidents, but Cashner took a postgame jab at the Cardinals.

“I kind of thought they hit (Giancarlo) on purpose,” Cashner said. “That’s kind of the Cardinal way.”

Cashner, who has a history of similar episodes with the Cardinals, noted he hit Diaz with an 0-2 pitch.

“It’s never a spot where I want to hit a guy,” he said.

Cashner was in line for the victory until the Cardinals made it 4-all with two runs in the eighth off Fernando Rodney, and the tying run scored on an ugly throwing error by shortstop Hechavarria.

“That was one that we fought hard to get back into,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “It was a shame to let it go.”

Miami bounced back thanks to Dietrich, who said his walk-off hit was the first of his career. He stepped to the plate in a 4-for-50 slump while adjusting to a part-time role with the return Thursday of second baseman Dee Gordon from an 80-game suspension.

Dietrich said he has no complaints about the demotion.

“Nothing changes for me,” he said. “I’m always ready and I’m expecting to help every day.”

SUZUKI UPDATE

Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki popped out as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and remained at 2,998 career hits. Suzuki went 2 for 17 on the Marlins’ homestand while starting just twice.

“He’s swinging at some balls out of the strike zone, which is a little bit not like him,” manager Don Mattingly said. Mattingly declined to say whether Suzuki will start Monday at Wrigley Field.

GROOMING

Cashner said he was excited to join a contending team, and willingly shaved his long beard to adhere to the Marlins’ policy of no facial hair.

Removing the beard wasn’t easy, though.

“It took a while,” Cashner said with a laugh. “It was not fun. It started bleeding a little bit. It has been a while since my face has seen the sun. But they told me that was the rule. I’m fine with that. I’m all on board.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (thumb) began a rehab assignment Sunday at Single-A Palm Beach, and IF Matt Carpenter (oblique) began a rehab assignment at Double-A Springfield.

Marlins: RHP Colin Rea, acquired with Cashner in the trade, will undergo an MRI Monday on his sprained elbow Monday to determine the extent of the injury. He lasted just 3 1/3 innings in his Marlins debut Saturday and was placed on the disabled list.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.16) is scheduled to start Tuesday at Cincinnati against Dan Straily (6-6, 3.84). Wainwright is 8-10 with a 4.44 ERA in 25 games against the Reds.

Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (7-5, 3.38) is scheduled to start Monday at the Cubs against RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-7, 2.39).

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MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins’ big win might have come with a price.

Newly acquired Colin Rea left early with an elbow injury in his Miami debut in the Marlins’ 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

“We obviously needed the win, but it’s not at that cost,” Marlins reliever David Phelps said. “Hopefully, it’s nothing, but you never like to see a starter come out of the game when you’re strapped for starters to begin with.”

Rea, acquired in a trade with San Diego, pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.

“I kind of felt something in my elbow and it gradually got worse throughout the game,” Rea said. “I don’t know if I could have thrown another pitch, but we’ll see. We don’t know anything yet.”

Rea initially felt a pain in his arm during warm-ups before the game, but tried to pitch through it.

“This definitely isn’t at a good time getting to a new team and you kind of feel like you let your teammates down a little bit,” Rea said. “It’s tough, but I guess it’s just part of it.”

Phelps (5-5) relieved Rea and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out four, to earn the victory.

“I knew what kind of shape we were in the bullpen and I didn’t want to have guys throw that didn’t need to throw so I was going to try to eat up as much as I could,” Phelps said.

Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs to help lead the Marlins’ offensive attack.

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot.

“`O’ puts us up by four early and then we were able to add on, which is nice because they have a dangerous club that can put some runs on the board quick,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “We’ve seen that over the last couple of days.”

Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. He’s 2 for 16 on the homestand that concludes Sunday.

Mattingly was not sure if Suzuki would be in the starting lineup on Sunday or if he would go with his regular starting outfield.

“I haven’t put a lineup out and haven’t really thought it too much, but our (regular) guys are swinging the bat good,” Mattingly said.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the fourth inning. Molina is hitting .385 (20 for 52) with two home runs and four RBI during the span.

St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) also only lasted 3 1/3 innings in his first career start on only three days rest. He allowed six runs and seven hits.

“I really didn’t spend time thinking about (the short rest),” Garcia said. “No excuse. I didn’t execute pitches the way I wanted to. I made mistakes in the middle of the plate against a really good lineup and paid the consequences.”

The Marlins scored four runs in the first, sparked by Ozuna’s two-run homer — his 19th.

“We’re down four runs in the first,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “I don’t think overall ugliness is the proper description.

Miami also plated four in the fourth keyed by a two-run double by Prado to push its lead to 8-0. Prado is hitting .472 (17 for 36) with two home runs and 11 RBI in his last 10 games.

Florida added three runs in the sixth.

“It didn’t go the way we wanted from the beginning and then it was just a matter of trying to survive,” Matheny said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (thumb) took batting practice with hopes of being reinstated from the disabled list on Tuesday when the Cardinals begin a series at Cincinnati. … IF Matt Carpenter (oblique) and 1B Brandon Moss (ankle) are also close to returning to a crowded infield. “We’ll figure out how it all comes together and how we plug them in when we get there,” Matheny said.

Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (sprained elbow) is in the process of returning, but will not make the road trip when the team heads out Aug. 1-7. “Chen is starting the process-not throwing, but with strengthening exercises,” Mattingly said. “He seems to be OK.” … RHP Tom Koehler dealt with a minor pectoral injury in his last start and was moved from his scheduled start on Sunday to Wednesday in Chicago to make way for Andrew Cashner and give him more rest. “He’s fine,” Mattingly said.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (10-6, 2.87 ERA) will start Sunday’s series finale against the Marlins. Martinez has only allowed three extra-base hits to right-handed batters this season.

Marlins: RHP Andrew Cashner (4-7, 4.76) will make his Marlins debut after being acquired in a trade with San Diego on Friday. Cashner is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA and 23 strikeouts to just three walks over his last three starts.

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MIAMI (AP) — When Tommy Pham was hit by a pitch in the left hand in his first at-bat, it did not look like he would be able to stay in the game.

Not only did Pham finish, but he had an RBI single and a two-run homer to help lead the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 11-6 on Friday night.

“It didn’t affect him hitting the ball to dead center in the biggest park in the country,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “That was a pretty nice sign that things should be OK, but we’ll wait to see what the medical team says.”

The pain got to be too much in Pham’s final at-bat as he struck out looking, unable to swing the bat.

“I have anti-inflammatory pills that help you get through the game, but it was sore,” Pham said. “That last swing I took my hand went numb and I couldn’t swing.”

“I literally just took the pitch strike three down the middle because I couldn’t feel my hand,” he said.

Pham said his hand is not broken and expects to be ready for Saturday’s game.

“It’s not broken, so you have to come here ready,” Pham said.

Pham was one of a number of contributors for the Cardinals. Kolten Wong had three hits and drove in two runs and Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a two-run homer.

The Cardinals have won four of five and lead the Marlins by one game in the NL wild-card standings.

Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 0 for 4 to remain at 2,998 career hits.

Martin Prado homered and drove in three runs, and Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Marlins.

Mike Leake (8-8) won despite giving up six runs and seven hits in five innings.

Jose Urena (1-3) allowed eight runs in 4 1/3 innings in what is expected to be his final start in the Marlins’ rotation after Miami acquired starters Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea from San Diego earlier in the day.

Hazelbaker homered off Urena in the second. It was their first encounter since the two were involved in a bench-clearing brawl in a minor league game on June 27.

“That’s the thing about baseball and you usually have a chance to get back at somebody that you have a history with,” Hazelbaker said. “It was a satisfying time and I’m glad that it happened,”

In that minor league game, Urena’s pitch went sailing near Hazelbaker’s head, prompting the two to square off and punches were thrown.

“That history, you don’t forget about that stuff,” Matheny said. “That means something to guys when they get the opportunity to compete.”

St. Louis scored three in the second and six more in the fifth for a 9-1 lead, Prado’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run rally by the Marlins in the bottom of the fifth.

“For a moment after I hit it, you felt the energy in the stadium,” Prado said. “The people got into the game.”

“I know we got a tough loss today, but we’re showing signs that we are going out for 27 outs, no matter what. We’ve lost a couple of important games for us but there’s nothing we can do about it now,” he said.

Pham’s two-run homer extended the Cardinals’ lead to 11-6.

“You can’t say it’s a back-breaker because anything is possible. But when you give it right back, it’s tough on your club,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.

Suzuki threw out Wong at home in the fourth inning after making a running catch near the left-field line and throwing a 240-foot strike at the plate for the double play.

“We all know Ichiro is definitely someone who can hit, but you know he has a pretty good arm, too, and I knew it was going to be tough,” Wong said.

PRADO’S GROOVE

Prado went 2 for 4 and is hitting .485 (16 for 33) with two home runs and nine RBI over his last nine games to raise his average to .327.

“Martin has been locked in all year but now all of a sudden, he’s kind of showing some power,” Mattingly said. “It kind of changes his dimension.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (right ankle) was scheduled to begin a rehab stint with Triple-A New Orleans with hopes of joining the big league club on Monday in Chicago in a series against the Cubs.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Jaime Garcia (7-7, 3.97) will take the mound Saturday. He is coming off two back-to-back productive starts, allowing three earned runs over 10 2/3 innings.

Marlins: RHP Colin Rea (5-5, 4.98) will make his Miami debut on Saturday. Rea is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals.

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