Miami Marlins Beat Tampa Bay Rays 5-1

Otto Lopez and Cal Quantrill Lead the Way

Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer in his second at-bat after coming off the injured list. Cal Quantrill pitched an immaculate inning. The Miami Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Miami Wins the Series

Miami won two of three games in this in-state rivalry series. This is the first time since 2018 that Miami has won a series against Tampa Bay.

Quantrill’s Perfect Inning

Quantrill (3-4) got the win. He pitched a perfect inning in the fourth. That means nine pitches, nine strikes, and three strikeouts. He got four swinging strikes, three called strikes, and two foul balls. He threw five cutters, two fastballs, one sinker, and one curve.

Overall, Quantrill struck out six. He allowed two hits, two walks, and one run in five innings.

Great Relief Pitching

The Marlins got one scoreless inning of relief from:

• Ronny Henriquez
• Jesus Tinoco
• Calvin Faucher
• Anthony Bender

Top Performances

For the Marlins:

• Liam Hicks hit a two-run homer.
• Eric Wagaman went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.

Rays starter Shane Baz (3-3) lasted six innings. He allowed nine hits, three walks, and five runs. He struck out two.

Injury News

Before the game, the Marlins activated Lopez (ankle). They placed shortstop Xavier Edwards (back) on the injured list.

Game Highlights

Miami nearly scored in the second inning. Wagaman hit a ground-rule double. He tried to score from second on a line-drive single by Hicks. But Rays right fielder Josh Lowe threw a no-hop strike to catcher Ben Rortvedt, who applied the tag.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the third. Taylor Walls walked, stole second, advanced on Rortvedt’s single, and scored on Yandy Diaz’s fielder’s-choice grounder.

Later in the third, the Rays loaded the bases. But they couldn’t get any more runs. Quantrill got Brandon Lowe on a shallow flyout and Junior Caminero on a double-play grounder.

Miami took the lead 3-1 in the fourth. Matt Mervis doubled, Wagaman singled, and Lopez smacked his drive 401 feet to left-center.

The Marlins made it 5-1 in the sixth on Hicks’ 370-foot homer. That was preceded by Wagaman’s walk.