Back home after their West Coast swing to open the second half, the Milwaukee Brewers were quiet offensively ahead of a postgame alumni home run derby in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins at American Family Field that featured a seventh-inning bullpen implosion.

Heriberto Hernandez hit a go-ahead three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 Agustín Ramírez and Dane Myers also homered for the Marlins in their fourth straight win.

Marlins starter Eury Perez allowed one run on two hits over five innings, but the Brewers came back to win in the ninth.

The Milwaukee Brewers, who sport the best record in the majors, host the Miami Marlins for a three-game weekend series at American Family Field.

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Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers swung at a two-strike, two-out changeup just above the knees and drove it 392 feet out to the opposite field for a solo home run against Peralta to open the scoring in the third. It was the 23rd homer of the year by the all-star Stowers, who has broken out as one of the National League's top hitters this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs enter the series tied for first place in the NL Central and for the best record in the National League.