MIAMI _ Giants rookie Andrew Suarez walked onto the mound at Marlins Park like he owned the place. Actually, he opened the place.
The Miami native started for the University of Miami when the Marlins played their first game at Marlins Park against the Hurricanes in a March 2012 game. A freshman who went on to a solid career for UM (18-10, 3.55 ERA in 50 games) pitched well that day in shutting out the Marlins for three innings.
The Giants bullpen couldn't finish it off for the young lefty, giving up the lead in the sixth.
The Marlins ultimately came from behind three times Wednesday before finally winning in the ninth on Brian Anderson's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded off Hunter Strickland for a 5-4 victory.
Miguel Rojas opened the ninth by blooping a single to left on an 0-2 pitch from Reyes Moronta. JB Shuck's infield hit loaded the bases with one out.
The Marlins have won the first three games in a series that concludes Thursday afternoon.
Justin Bour delivered his second game-tying hit with a two-out double in the eighth that made it 4-4. Brian Anderson scored after a leadoff walk.
Evan Longoria had put the Giants ahead again in the back-and-forth affair in the seventh when he smoked a 100-mph fastball from Tayron Guerrero to center for a two-out RBI single. Longoria fouled off three two-strike pitches before smacking the key hit to center.
Guerrero made a good pitch on the outside corner and down in the zone. But the flame-throwing Colombian hasn't been able to throw his secondary pitches for strikes enough to keep hitters from gearing up for his fastball.
Guerrero's biggest mistake in the inning was walking Buster Posey, who scored from second on Longoria's hit.
Bour's RBI single in the sixth tied the game at 3 and ensured neither Suarez nor Marlins starter Caleb Smith would figure in the decision.
The Giants struck early off Smith on Andrew McCutchen's homer in the first inning, a 422-foot clout to center following a long double by Posey.
Much like he did in 2012, Suarez breezed the first turn through the Marlins order until Smith stroked his second career hit into center field for Miami's first hit of the night.
The Marlins broke through with two runs in the fourth to tie it on run-scoring hits by Cameron Maybin and Lewis Brinson.
Anderson walked and scored from second on Maybin's hit, aided by center fielder Gorkys Hernandez's stumble that prevented a throw home. After J.T. Realmuto scored on Brinson's hit, Maybin got thrown out at the plate, preventing a possible bigger inning.
Suarez ended his outing by getting Anderson to ground into a double play after the Marlins threatened with two runners on in the fifth.
Three consecutive one-out singles in the sixth put the Giants back in the lead 3-2. Austin Jackson drove in Brandon Crawford with a liner to center off Smith.
Suarez can throw five pitches but mostly struck to the fastball and slider Wednesday while throwing 77 pitches, striking out three and walking two.
The Marlins had the roof open the 15th time this season, already a season record. It was one of the few occasions it has been open in June since the ballpark opened in 2012.
