Jesus Aguilar hit like the All-Star he is Womens Ryan Shazier Jersey , while the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers hit like also-rans.

Aguilar was added to the NL All-Star team Wednesday night and then validated the selection with three hits and three RBIs, but his teammates went 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position and Milwaukee lost 5-4 to the Miami Marlins in 12 innings.

”That’s going to happen,” Aguilar said. ”We’ve got to keep going. We’re playing really good. We’ve got to turn the page.”

Starlin Castro singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th.

Aguilar doubled home a run in the first, singled in the fourth and hit a tying, two-run double in the eighth against Drew Steckenrider. He also learned he won the online vote for the final NL roster spot and his first All-Star berth.

”A lot of people believe in my name,” the Venezuelan said. ”It’s really good. The campaign was unbelievable – the people in Wisconsin and around the world really supported me. It’s a great thing.”

Aguilar, who will also compete as the top seed in the Home Run Derby next week in Washington, came into the game leading the NL in homers, slugging and OPS. He has 67 RBIs and is batting .307.

Miami’s Garrett Cooper led off the 12th with a single against Jorge Lopez (0-1) and went to second on a groundout. Castro then grounded a single to left field and Christian Yelich’s throw home was off line, allowing Cooper to score standing up.

”Yelich is a really good player, but his one downfall is he doesn’t throw great,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. ”You’ve got to challenge there and make him throw you out.”

The Marlins took two of three in the series from the NL Central leaders, winning twice in extra innings.

”We’re knocking on the doorstep and making it really hard to take us down,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. ”But they outlasted us tonight.”

The Marlins, who have the NL’s worst record Womens Clay Matthews Jersey , hit a new attendance low. The crowd of 5,265 was the smallest in the seven-season history of Marlins Park, and a few hundred fans remained at the finish.

The 4 1/2-hour marathon wasn’t what the Brewers needed as they near the end of a stretch in which they play 20 days in a row, including a doubleheader Saturday at Pittsburgh. Counsell said he ran out of pitchers, which is why reliever Lopez batted in the 12th with two on and two out.

”We managed to get to the 12th inning in that scenario, which was quite an accomplishment,” Counsell said. ”We just didn’t ever get that run across.”

With the score 4-all, Miami reliever Kyle Barraclough walked the bases loaded in the ninth, but Yelich struck out on a pitch in the dirt to end the threat.

Miami starter Dan Straily allowed one earned run in six innings, matched his season high with seven strikeouts and got his first RBI of the season with a bases-loaded walk. Elieser Hernandez (1-5) pitched two scoreless innings for his first career win.

Milwaukee rookie Freddy Peralta lasted only 3 2/3 innings in his shortest outing this year and allowed three runs, including Justin Bour’s 15th homer.

”I’ve got to be better,” Peralta said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Brewers 3B Travis Shaw left the game when he tweaked his ankle, but said the injury wasn’t serious.

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Marlins backup catcher Bryan Holaday reached base three times, singled home a run and threw out two runners trying to steal. He started his third game in a row while All-Star J.T. Realmuto is on paternity leave.

UP NEXT

Brewers: LHP Wade Miley (1-0, 1.42 ERA) Womens A.J. Green Jersey , who has been sidelined with a strained right oblique, is expected to be activated to start Thursday at Pittsburgh. It will be his first outing since May 8 and only his third this year.

Marlins: After a day off, the Marlins begin a three-game series at home against the Phillies, with LHP Wei-Yin Chen (2-6, 6.14) scheduled to start Friday.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s performance in just a few games as a rookie last year has everyone looking forward to what the Houston Texans quarterback can do in a full season.

Perhaps no one is more excited about Watson’s potential than DeAndre Hopkins, Houston’s top receiver who has suffered through a revolving door at the position since he was drafted in 2013.

“The possibilities, what we can do is limitless,” Hopkins said.

Watson threw for 1,699 yards and 19 touchdowns and ran for 269 yards and two more scores in seven games, with six starts, before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in right knee in practice last season. He’s healthy now and determined to help the Texans bounce back from last year’s injury-plagued 4-12 season, their first losing record since 2013.

“I’m very excited for the new season and the potential that we have,” Watson said. “Now we’ve just got to go out there and perform and do it on the field.”

After he was injured last season Watson remained a fixture at the facility. He spent countless hours studying film, picking the brains of coaches and teammates and doing everything he could to continue his development while his knee healed. Coach Bill O’Brien loves that work ethic and believes the time Watson put in to improve mentally will pay dividends when he’s back on the field this year.

“I really can’t say enough about the guy. He’s a great guy,” O’Brien said. “He’s worked very hard to understand the system going into his second year. He’s the type of guy that’s always going to show up to work. He loves football. He’s got great questions. He’s been great since the day he walked in the door here.”

Some things to know about the 2018 Texans.

WATT’S RETURN: While Watson returns on offense Womens Justin Houston Jersey , the Texans should also get a boost from the return of J.J. Watt to lead the defense. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is healthy heading into the 2018 season after playing just eight games over the last two years because of a back injury in 2016 and a broken leg last season.

He made his preseason debut in Houston’s third game against the Rams and has said he’ll be ready to go for Houston’s opener against the Patriots on Sept. 9.

The defensive end said he’s feeling great, and was asked if he thinks he’ll be the same player he was before the injuries, when he piled up 38 sacks and 116 tackles combined in 2014-15.

“Any way I answer that question, I’m screwed,” he said. “You want me to say: ‘Yeah, it’s going to be incredible,’ then you’re setting insane expectations. I say: ‘No, I think I’m going to suck,’ that doesn’t bode too well for myself either. There’s really no good way to answer that question so I’m literally focused (on) what I can control.”

“Through all my injuries, that’s probably the biggest thing I’ve learned, is control what you can control,” he said. “All I can control is today; workouts, practice, meetings, and then tomorrow I’ll be able to control that.”

HONEY BADGER IN HOUSTON: Houston’s biggest offseason acquisition was free agent safety Tyrann Mathieu Womens Christian McCaffrey Jersey , the Honey Badger.

Mathieu joined the Texans after spending his first five seasons in Arizona, where he played 66 games with 57 starts. The Texans hope, Mathieu, who has 11 career interceptions, will improve a secondary that allowed 215 yards passing a game last season. Though he’s new to the team, Mathieu has tried to step in and help mentor some of his younger teammates.

“I just want to bring some energy,” he said. “I want to make as many plays as possible … I just want to be the ultimate leader for those guys and just show those guys that I’m going to show up every day.”

Hopkins is a big fan of Mathieu and has enjoyed sparring with him in training camp this year.

“He’s the quietest and (most chill) guy outside of the football field, but once he’s on the field he’s the Honey Badger,” Hopkins said.

CLOWNEY’S ENCORE: The Texans are hoping for another big performance from Jadeveon Clowney after the top overall pick in the 2014 draft had the best season of his career last year.

Clowney sat out most of training camp after offseason arthroscopic knee surgery, but returned last week and played against the Rams.

The defensive end anchored Houston’s defense last season with Watt out, finishing second in the NFL with a career-high 21 tackles for losses and his 9 1/2 sacks, 21 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles were also career bests.

He thinks Houston’s defense will be tough to deal with now that Watt is back and he’s playing at such a high level.

“If we stay healthy, I don’t see much bad going wrong with this defensive line and this secondary we put together,” he said. “I’m excited about this team and this defense.”

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