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Chisholm homers and the surprising Miami Marlins grab an NL wild-card spot with 7-3 win over Pirates

Oct. 01, 2023 00:35 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins' improbable September push will carry into October. Jazz Chisholm hit his 19th home run, Josh Bell delivered a late two-run double and the Marlins clinched the fourth playoff berth in franchise history with a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Marlins stay in wild-card hunt, prevent Brewers from clinching NL Central with 5-4 win

Sep. 23, 2023 20:25 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer, the Marlins scored the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and Miami beat Milwaukee 5-4 on Saturday to stay within a game of the Cubs for the third NL wild card and prevent the Brewers from clinching the NL Central. Pinch runner...

Joey Wendle drives in 4 with HR, double, single to lead Marlins to an 11-4 win over Dodgers

Sep. 06, 2023 22:37 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Joey Wendle drove in four runs and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, leading the Miami Marlins to an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. The 33-year-old Wendle batted ninth in the order, and delivered a homer, double and single to...

Bryan De La Cruz hits 2-run homer in 8th in Marlins' 6-3 victory over Dodgers

Sep. 05, 2023 22:28 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a tie in the Miami Marlins’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. The Dodgers played their first game since the arrest of star pitcher Julio Urías late Sunday on a felony charge...

Chisholm's 3-run homer helps Marlins defeat Nationals 6-1 to get back to .500

Aug. 31, 2023 22:25 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Jake Burger added his 28th home run of the season for Miami, which climbed back to .500 after losing eight...

Jorge Soler hits 35th homer as Marlins beat Nationals 2-1 to avoid 3-game sweep

Aug. 27, 2023 19:35 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Luis Arraez reached on a leadoff single in the third inning before Soler connected against Trevor Williams, giving Miami a 2-1...

Kyle Tucker hits tiebreaking homer in 7th, Astros rally past Marlins 6-5

Aug. 15, 2023 22:54 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — The run support the Astros were missing in Monday’s loss to the Marlins showed up Tuesday night. Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick also went deep, and Houston rallied past Miami 6-5. “I thought...

Lorenzen shuts down the Marlins in his Phillies debut. Realmuto homers in 4-2 win

Aug. 03, 2023 16:11 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Michael Lorenzen threw a season-high eight innings of two-run ball in his Phillies debut as Philadelphia beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Thursday. Acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, Lorenzen (6-7) scattered six hits and struck out five. “It’s...

Arraez's RBI single in the 10th helps Marlins end 8-game slide with a 3-2 victory over the Rockies

Jul. 23, 2023 18:00 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez singled home the winning run with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins ended an eight-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. With the Rockies playing five infielders, Arraez hit a line drive to an empty...

Arenado's game-ending 3-run homer in 10th lifts Cardinals to 5-2 win over Marlins

Jul. 19, 2023 00:07 AM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado’s three-run homer in the 10th inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-2 win over the slumping Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Arenado’s homer off A.J. Puk (4-4) was his first game-ending homer since Aug. 14, 2019 and the fourth of his career....