SAN DIEGO (AP) For one night, Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen found someone to close out a win for his team.

Mark Buehrle threw a complete-game five-hitter to lead Miami to a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday and its season-high five consecutive win.

Earlier in the day, Guillen demoted struggling closer Heath Bell, who has four blown saves this season. Bell is 0-3 with an 11.42 ERA in 11 games. The right-hander has allowed 15 hits in 8 2-3 innings with 10 walks and only six strikeouts. He signed a $27 million, three-year contract in the offseason.

With Bell being demoted and the Marlins' bullpen short-handed due to recent overuse, Buehrle knew what was expected of him.

``The (the bullpen) said last night, `C'mon, we need you.' But obviously you know the situation,'' Buehrle said. ``Did I think I was going to throw a complete game? No. But go seven, eight innings, I try to do every time even if (the bullpen) is down.''

Buehrle (2-4) allowed one run and five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in a game that lasted 2 hours, 18 minutes one day after the teams played a 12-inning game that lasted 4:45.

``There's a reason why he's got that kind of money,'' said San Diego's Orlando Hudson about Buehrle's four-year, $58-million free-agent contract. ``You don't have to be overpowering to dominate a game. He pitched a great game.''

Buehrle threw his first complete game since Oct. 2, 2010, with the Chicago White Sox. Buehrle was coming off his shortest start of the season, a five-inning stint in a 9-5 loss against Arizona.

``Today was big, huge,'' Guillen said. ``This outing was huge for everyone because it was a day off for everyone.''

Asked if he had spoken with Buehrle before his start about the importance of going deep in the game, Guillen said: ``He knows. I didn't have to.''

Omar Infante, who doubled in the go-ahead run in Friday's 9-8 win in 12 innings, had two RBIs with a double and a sacrifice fly on Saturday.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo homer in the ninth and Hanley Ramirez, who came into the game hitting just .198, had three hits.

Greg Dobbs' pinch-hit single in a two-run eighth inning put the Marlins ahead.

The Marlins' winning streak, all on the road, comes after they had lost eight of nine.

``We are going to go through slumps, we are going to go through winning streaks,'' Buehrle said. ``Right now, we are winning but we ain't going to win 20 in a row, but just got to keep going out there.''

Jose Reyes led off the eighth inning with a walk and Emilio Bonifacio followed with an infield single. After Dale Thayer replaced Padres starter Clayton Richard, Dobbs singled to center for a 2-1 lead. Infante then hit a sacrifice fly.

Richard (1-4) gave up three runs and nine hits over seven innings. The left-hander struck out seven and walked three.

``It was disappointing I wasn't able to come through in the eighth,'' said Richard, who suffered his fourth straight loss.

After two of the NL's lowest-scoring teams combined for 17 runs on 24 hits on Friday night, the clubs reverted to their previous form.

Ramirez led off the Marlins' fourth with a one-out single, but was thrown out going to third base on Austin Kearns' single. Infante followed with a run-scoring double.

Chase Headley tied the score in the sixth on an RBI single that scored Jesus Guzman, who doubled.

Notes: Buehrle has pitched 28 complete games. ... Padres closer Huston Street was placed on the 15-day DL with a strain near his pitching shoulder. The team announced the move Saturday, saying Street has a strained right lat. ... Bonifacio has 25 hits, all singles to extend his club record for longest streak of singles to open the season. . Marlins LF Logan Morrison was held out of the starting lineup for the second straight game with a sore right knee. ... San Diego selected the contract of RHP Miles Mikolas from Double-A San Antonio and transferred INF Logan Forsythe from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Mikolas made his major-league debut in the ninth inning. ... Miami optioned OF Bryan Petersen and rookie LHP Dan Jennings to Triple-A New Orleans on Saturday. The Marlins recalled RHP Chris Hatcher and RHP Sandy Rosario from New Orleans. ... RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-0, 2.76) will oppose RHP Joe Wieland (0-4, 4.91) in the three-game finale on Sunday.