Marlins build 6-run lead, hang on for victory over Rockies

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Eury Perez tossed five shutout innings and the Miami Marlins held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.

Heriberto Hernandez, Eric Wagaman and Javier Sanoja had two hits each for Miami (71-80) in a game that was delayed for 61 minutes by rain.

Perez (7-5) allowed one hit, walked none and struck out six in five innings before the rain del