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Sanchez lifts Marlins past Astros 5-4 in 11th

Posted: 8:13 PM Apr 13, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press

MIAMI -- Gaby Sanchez doubled in the 11th inning to score Chris Coghlan from first base, and the Miami Marlins beat the Houston Astros 5-4 Friday night.

Coghlan started the 11th with a sharp single that deflected off pitcher Brandon Lyon (0-1) for an infield hit before Sanchez pulled an 0-2 pitch that hit off the base of the fence in left field, and Coghlan slid home without a throw.

The game was the Marlins' first at home since manager Ozzie Guillen began serving a five-game suspension for praising Fidel Castro. Guillen's remarks inflamed Cuban Americans, but there were no group demonstrations. Announced attendance for only the second game in the 36,442-seat ballpark was 30,169.

Miami native J.D. Martinez hit the first home run in the ballpark, a two-run shot for Houston in the eighth inning off Edward Mujica to tie it 4-all. Martinez, who grew up a Marlins fan, also singled and scored, and he has at least one hit in all seven Astros games.