Griffin Conine hits 1st career homer and Marlins hold off Giants 4-3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Griffin Conine hit his first career home run and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night.

Conine, the son of longtime Marlins stalwart Jeff Conine, made his major league debut Monday and got his first hit Tuesday. His first homer was a two-run shot off the right-field foul pole in the second inning, when he ripped a fastball up in the zone from Giants starter Mason Black to give Miami a 2-0 lead.

Black threw Conine all fastballs in that at-bat, and he hooked the fifth one — clocked at 92 mph — just fair. The ball would have been a homer in just two big league ballparks: Oracle Park and Fenway Park.

“I couldn’t hear anything, and I heard everything at the same time," Conine said of his emotions when rounding the bases. “I felt like I was floating. It was a dream-like scenario. I'm just trying to replay it in my mind.”

The 27-year-old Conine got the souvenir ball back from the fan who retrieved it in exchange for a bat, a photo and a ball. It had a yellow mark on it from hitting the foul pole, already encased in a glass box.

He had a text waiting for him from his dad — who didn't make the trip to San Francisco — that read, “Call me.”

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said Conine is making the most of his opportunity.

“The guy works his tail off,” Schumaker said. “So it’s not surprising when all the hard work is equaling good luck. I love the demeanor. I love the work ethic. All that stuff is contagious.”

Michael Conforto homered in the eighth for the Giants to cut the deficit to 4-3, but Calvin Faucher retired the side in order in the ninth for his fifth save.

San Francisco (68-69) remained 6 1/2 games out of a National League playoff spot, with four teams to climb over.

Connor Norby, who had his 10-game hitting streak snapped Friday, launched a solo homer in the sixth to put the NL-worst Marlins up 3-1 after the Giants scored a run in the fifth.

Miami added an insurance run in the seventh to make it 4-2 when Otto Lopez scored on a groundout by David Hensley. Lopez led off with a walk, stole second after an umpire ruled that shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald didn’t give him a proper sliding lane, and went to third on a groundball with one out.

“I don’t know how you make that call if it doesn’t affect the play,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “It’s one thing to be sliding into his foot when he’s obstructing the runner. He didn’t.”

Schumaker, meanwhile, contended the umpires “got it right.”

Edward Cabrera (3-6), who lost his previous three starts, held the Giants to one earned run in five-plus innings.

“Their guy is pretty good,” Melvin said. “I know his numbers don’t look good. But when he’s on, he throws the ball. He’s a really good pitcher.”

Fitzgerald had an RBI single in the sixth that trimmed it to 3-2.

Black (0-2) allowed two runs in five innings.

ROSTER MOVES

Marlins: LHP Jonathan Bermúdez was designated for assignment.

Giants: RHP Austin Warren and C Andrew Knapp were optioned to Triple-A Sacramento, and Black was recalled to make Saturday’s start.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: INF Vidal Bruján (right shoulder sprain) was placed on the 10-day injured list. He had been dealing with the injury since spring training and re-aggravated it on Friday. … INF José Devers, the cousin of Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers, was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville.

Giants: LHP Robbie Ray (left hamstring), who was placed on the injured list last Sunday, played catch.

UP NEXT

Giants RHP Logan Webb (11-8, 3.24 ERA) is scheduled to pitch the series finale Sunday. Darren McCaughan (0-0, 8.62), selected off waivers by the Marlins in July, is expected to be called up from Triple-A Jacksonville to start.

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Mason Black throws to a Miami Marlins batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Mason Black pitches to a Miami Marlins batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Edward Cabrera pitches to a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Ali Sánchez walks to the dugout after being called out on strikes during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Taylor Rogers, right, hands the ball over to manager Bob Melvin, left, as he exits during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald hits an RBI single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Michael Conforto reacts after hitting a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Connor Norby, right, celebrates with Jesús Sánchez after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Francisco Giants' Michael Conforto, right, runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers, third from left, celebrates with third baseman Jonah Bride (41) after their victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins third baseman Jonah Bride fields a ground ball hit by San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman before throwing to first for an out during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins pitcher Calvin Faucher, right, and catcher Ali Sánchez celebrate the team's victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Griffin Conine, right, runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Mason Black (47) during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Miami Marlins' Griffin Conine, right, celebrates with Jonah Bride after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana made landfall on the coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa Saturday a day after it pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos.

The tropical storm formed Thursday off Mexico's Pacific coast and was packing winds of of 40 mph (65 kph) as it moved ashore Saturday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It made landfall near the coastal city of Topolobampo and was moving north at 6 mph (9 kph).

Forecasters say Ileana will churn over the coastal region of northern Sinaloa during the next several hours, weakening into a tropical depression, and then move over the Gulf of California roughly parallel to the coast on Sunday.

On Friday, a warning had been in effect for portions of the Baja California Peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo.

Juan Manuel Arce Ortega, from Los Cabos Civil Protection, said the municipalities of La Paz and Los Cabos had suspended classes in schools due to the storm.

Authorities prepared 20 temporary shelters in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, according to Los Cabos Civil Protection.

At the Hacienda Beach Club and Residences in Cabo San Lucas, valet worker Alan Galvan said the rain arrived late Thursday night and has been constant. “The rain isn’t very strong right now, but the waves are choppy,” he said.

“The guests are very calm and already came down for coffee,” Galvan said. “There’s some flights canceled but everything is ok at the moment.”

The rain remained consistent through Los Cabos Friday afternoon, with several roads flooded and some resorts stacking up sandbags on their perimeters. Some people were still walking around boat docks with their umbrellas.

“The priority has to be safety, starting with the workers. We always have to check on our colleagues who live in risk areas,” said Lyzzette Liceaga, a tour operator at Los Cabos.

Ileana was the only active tropical storm in the National Weather Service’s Eastern Pacific basin on Friday. In the Atlantic basin, post-tropical cyclone Francine was bringing heavy rain to parts of the southern United States, and Tropical Storm Gordon formed on Friday in the Atlantic Ocean, with forecasters saying it is expected to remain over open water for several days.

This satellite image provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ileana, left, near the coastal Mexican city of Topolobampo on the eastern side of the Gulf of California, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at 6:10 p.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP)