MIAMI (AP) - One clutch hit wasn't enough for the Florida Marlins.

Brett Hayes belted a tying grand slam in the sixth inning, but the Marlins squandered too many other scoring chances and lost by one run to the Milwaukee Brewers for the third game in a row Sunday, 6-5 in 11 innings.

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The Marlins left 11 runners on base and went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position. They've stranded 31 runners and gone 5 for 32 (.156) with runners in scoring position in the first three games of the series.

``That has been the story,' manager Edwin Rodriguez said. ``They're trying too hard, I guess. They have to be more patient. Hopefully we can fix that.'

Milwaukee's Josh Wilson homered with two out in the 11th off Mike Dunn (4-3). Tim Dillard and John Axford escaped late-inning threats and sent the Marlins to their fourth loss in a row.

Each has been by one run.

``It hurts, but we've got to bounce back,' Dunn said. ``We've got to find a way to win, plain and simple. We have to dig, scratch, whatever we have to do to get a win and get out of this.'

Florida has dropped seven of nine since sweeping the World Series champion Giants.

Dillard (1-0) wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Axford worked the 11th, retiring Gaby Sanchez on a groundout with two on for his 16th save in 18 chances.

``We make it hard on ourselves,' Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. ``But we're finding every way we can to win.'

The Brewers won despite blowing a 5-0 lead. Wilson's hit off Dunn was their first in 5 2-3 innings against Florida's bullpen.

``You live for those situations,' said Wilson, who was making his first start for the Brewers after being claimed off waivers last month. ``It's late in the game, and you have a chance to win a game or just contribute and help the team, so it was exactly the spot I wanted to be in.'

The Brewers improved to 19-6 since May 9, best in the majors. They have the best home record in the majors but arrived in Miami only 9-19 on the road.

Backup catcher Hayes hit his first career grand slam to tie it at 5, but the Marlins missed a chance to win the game in the ninth.

With the game still tied, Dillard entered and pitched out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam. Sanchez bounced into a forceout at the plate, and Mike Stanton flied to left.

The Marlins also left the bases loaded in the first.

``That's the way it rolls,' Marlins infielder Wes Helms said. ``You go through stretches during the season. We've just got to figure out a way to get out of it - maybe take a step back and get the pressure off us and go up there and have fun. Some of us right now are pressing.'

Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer, his 11th of the season and No. 100 for his career. He also had an RBI single.

Wilson also singled and scored in the fourth.

Chris Narveson took a shutout into the sixth for Milwaukee but got only one more out. He gave up an RBI double by Sanchez, then departed after walking Greg Dobbs to load the bases.

Marco Estrada struck out the next batter, but Hayes lined a 2-2 pitch into the seats for his second homer of the season.

Florida's Anibal Sanchez lasted only five innings and allowed five runs, the last one scoring on a two-out balk.

The game was scoreless until the third, when the Brewers scored three times. Narveson led off with an infield single, and Weeks homered. Nyjer Morgan doubled, and with two out Jonathan Lucroy singled off the glove of shortstop Emilio Bonifacio to drive home the run.

Weeks singled home a run in the fourth and later came home on the two-out balk.

NOTES: Chris Coghlan went 0 for 3 against Narveson and is batting .108 (7 for 65) against left-handers. ... Prince Fielder went hitless and is 1 for 17 lifetime against Anibal Sanchez. ... Axford has converted his past 13 save chances. ... Helms singled in the ninth to hike his average as a pinch hitter to .333 (5 for 15).