Marlins edge Mariners 6‑5 in 10 innings

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Heriberto Hernández’s pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning erased a one-run Seattle lead, and Jakob Marsee’s single in the 10th inning lifted the Miami Marlins to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at loanDepot Park.

The Marlins improved to 50-42, while the Mariners fell to 47-45. The game lasted 3 hours, 24 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 8,660.

Miami built a 3-0 lead through three innings against Seattle starter Bryan Woo, who allowed nine hits and three earned runs over five innings while striking out five. Owen Caissie started the scoring in the second inning with his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot to right-center field.

In the third, Jakob Marsee drove in a run with a ground-ball single to right, scoring Griffin Conine to make it 3-0. The Marlins added another run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Stowers that scored Liam Hicks, who had doubled and advanced to third on a fielding error by center fielder Victor Robles.

Seattle got on the board in the fifth inning against Marlins starter Max Meyer. Cal Raleigh doubled to right, moved to third on a groundout by Josh Naylor and scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Luke Raley. Cole Young then followed with his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field, cutting Miami’s lead to 4-2.

Meyer finished his outing with five innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs while striking out four. He left with a 4-2 lead.

The Mariners tied the game and took the lead in the eighth inning. J.P. Crawford walked and Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch. After Dominic Canzone struck out, Raleigh doubled to right, scoring Crawford to make it 4-3. Josh Naylor then singled to right, scoring Arozarena to tie the game, and Naylor advanced to second on an interference error by second baseman Xavier Edwards. Luke Raley then grounded into a fielder’s choice that resulted in Raleigh being thrown out at home on a relay from third baseman Javier Sanoja to catcher Joe Mack to Sanoja to pitcher Calvin Faucher. Cole Young walked, and Victor Robles lined out to center to end the inning, but Seattle had taken a 5-4 lead.

Miami answered in the bottom of the eighth off Seattle reliever José A. Ferrer. Hernández, pinch-hitting for Griffin Conine, homered to left field, his 12th of the season, to tie the game at 5-5. The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs on walks to Esteury Ruiz and Joe Mack, but Javier Sanoja popped out to third baseman J.P. Crawford to end the threat.

The game remained tied through the ninth inning as both bullpens held. Miami’s Pete Fairbanks struck out two in a scoreless top of the ninth, and Seattle’s Andrés Muñoz struck out one in a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

In the top of the 10th, the Mariners placed a runner at second base as per extra-inning rules. Cal Raleigh grounded into a fielder’s choice that erased pinch-runner Weston Wilson at third. Josh Naylor flied out to center, and Mitch Garver grounded out to shortstop.

In the bottom of the 10th, Miami’s Xavier Edwards began the inning at second base. Hernández, now in left field, lined out to right fielder Miles Mastrobuoni, with Edwards tagging to third. Esteury Ruiz walked on a contested check-swing that was overturned on a Marlins challenge. Jakob Marsee then singled to right field, scoring Edwards to end the game.

Cade Gibson, who pitched a scoreless top of the 10th and allowed no hits, earned the win to improve to 2-0. Michael Rucker took the loss for Seattle, falling to 0-2 after allowing one run in an inning of work.

Key offensive contributions included Young’s home run and two hits for Seattle, while Marsee had two hits and two RBIs for Miami. Hernández’s game-tying homer was the critical blow that set up the walk-off.

Defensively, the game featured two successful replay challenges: one by Seattle on a groundout in the third inning that was overturned in their favor, and another by Miami on a tag play in the fifth inning that was also overturned.

The Mariners’ previous results included a series sweep of Toronto, while Miami came in after a three-game sweep of the Athletics.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Miami 6, Seattle 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Marlins a 50.3 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 11 runs went under the over-under line of 8.