Marlins top Giants 6‑3 as Meyer remains unbeaten

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Max Meyer pitched five innings of two-run ball and Heriberto Hernández homered to lead the Miami Marlins to a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening at loanDepot Park.

Miami (39-38) scored once in the first and second innings, then broke the game open with a four-run fourth. Hernández drilled a two-run homer, and Jakob Marsee added an RBI single. The Marlins managed only six hits but capitalized on a Giants error.

San Francisco (31-45) scored single runs in the second, fourth and eighth. Casey Schmitt went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Drew Gilbert also had three hits. Trevor McDonald (2-5) took the loss after allowing five runs – four earned – in three-plus innings.

Meyer (8-0) struck out seven and scattered seven hits. Pete Fairbanks earned his 11th save with a perfect ninth. The game drew 22,643 fans and lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes.