Cantu doubles home go-ahead run, Miller and Marlins hold off Giants 5-4

Miller, Marlins hold off Giants 5-4

MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez hit two of Florida’s five doubles, leading Andrew Miller and the Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday night.

Down 5-2, the Giants loaded the bases in the ninth against closer Matt Lindstrom. Reliever Leo Nunez gave up Aaron Rowand’s two-run single before striking out Edgar Renteria to end it.

Miller (2-2) allowed one earned run and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. He won for the first time in four starts and Nunez got his second save.

The start of the game was delayed 84 minutes because of rain.

It was 2-all when Ramirez hit a one-out double in the Marlins fifth off Jonathan Sanchez (2-5). Jorge Cantu followed with a go-ahead double and Cody Ross walked.

Justin Miller relieved and Ronny Paulino hit a two-run double.

Andrew Miller retired the first 12 batters before Bengie Molina led off the fifth with a double. After Pablo Sandoval hit an infield single, Andres Torres drove a fly ball into the right-center field gap that drove in Molina and Sandoval.

Torres bumped into first baseman Cantu while heading for second and second-base umpire Fieldin Culbreth immediately called interference. Torres continued to run but stumbled and fell between second and third and was tagged in a rundown.

Torres was awarded second base because of the interference call, but Miller retired the next two batters to end the inning with the game tied.

Florida took a 2-0 lead in the third. Chris Coghlan led off with a single, stole second and scored on Ramirez’s double. Dan Uggla added an RBI double.

Rowand singled in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to 16 games, the longest active hit streak in the majors.