Marlins Drop Two Of Three Games Against Mariners

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Seattle, WA – The Miami Marlins started their road trip in Seattle, sitting in 3rd place of the NL East and looking to get back to the .500-win column. However, things didn’t go as planned. Jorge Polanco always seemed to deliver magic at the plate for the Mariners. Polanco went on a tear in the series, hitting .500 (6/12) with two doubles, three home runs, and driving in seven runs. The Marlins would ultimately drop two of three games against the Seattle Mariners.

Game 1 – 6-run 5th inning delivers Fighting Fish to victory

The Marlins made noise in the 5th inning with two outs, having themselves a six-run rally. Liam Hicks and Javier Sanoja each had an RBI single while Xavier Edwards made his mark with a two-run single. Jesus Sanchez then delivered with his own two-run home run, making it a 6-1 game at the time.

Sánchez SMASH 💣 Season’s first! pic.twitter.com/0XjDFy6n16

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 26, 2025

Cal Quantrill was able to get 5.2 innings of work, which was his most for the season thus far. He did run into some trouble though in the sixth inning, allowing a three-run home run by Jorge Polanco to make it 6-4. Aside from that, it was one of his better starts this season as he eventually earned the win.

For the Mariners, Lance Gilbert did a fine job in his three innings of work, not allowing a hit and striking out three batters. However, he was pulled early due to a flexor strain. He ended up being placed on the injured list the next day.

The loss went to Casey Lawrence, who allowed all of the Marlins eight runs and 10 hits in five innings.

Agustin Ramirez was able to cash in on the insurance runs for the Fish by hitting his first major league homer, a two-run blast in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Game 2 – Connor Gillispie pulled early as Marlins get shutout

In Saturday’s game, nothing went in favor of the Marlins. On the very first pitch, Julio Rodriguez blasted a solo home run to left field and the Mariners never looked back. Two pitches later, Jorge Polanco hit his own home run. The Mariners would go on to score six runs in the first inning alone.

Connor Gillispie just didn’t have his night, throwing for just 53 pitches in two innings. But the damage was already done. His struggles continued as he allowed six hits and seven earned runs.

Another Marlin who hasn’t been having his year so far as well is George Soriano. After allowing Polanco’s second solo home run of the game, he got himself into a bases-loaded jam before getting pulled from the game. Soriano would end up being responsible for three runs in the 4th inning, making it a 10-0 blowout by then.

Jorge Polanco first 20 games on 2025:

.377/.405//.739
1.144 OPS
7 HR (took him until July 26th to hit 7 last season)
234 wRC+

All star watch? pic.twitter.com/nckYVGQLh6

— Steve (@MarinersSteve) April 28, 2025

Javier Sanoja (yes, the utility player) struggled with his command on the mound. Just 23 of his 40 pitches were strikes, and it cost him. The Mariners only had to wait for the good pitches and take advantage at the plate. He gave up three runs in the Mariners 14-0 rout.

The only hitter who had a good night was Kyle Stowers. He had two singles to increase his average to .302, which is the highest among qualified hitters on the club.

Game 3 – Pair of Agustin Ramirez homers not enough to win

In the top of the first inning, Agustin Ramirez hit a line drive home run to make it a 1-0 ballgame. In the next half of the inning, Cal Raleigh hit his own solo shot to tie things up.

Unfortunately, Max Meyer wasn’t his usual self on the mound. Although he had six punchouts, it was overshadowed by the five runs and four walks he accounted for in just four innings of work.

Ronny Hernandez didn’t fare much better. He had to work his way through the fifth inning, throwing 27 pitches. Hernandez gave up a two-run blast by J.P. Crawford. On the bright side, all of his recorded outs came via the strikeout.

Agustin Ramirez hit his second home run of the game in the sixth inning, bringing the score to 7-3. His performance added to what was already a hot start for him at the plate. On Saturday, he became the first player with 7+ hits, including at least five extra-base hits, in his first three career games in at least the past 125 seasons.

"You can't get Agustín Ramírez out. You can only look to contain him"

His first career multi-HR game pic.twitter.com/ZMI8f3HKXd

— Louis Addeo-Weiss (@addeo_louis00) April 27, 2025

In the bottom of the eighth, Connor Norby got his first home run of the season, a good one. He drove in three runs to make the deficit just 7-6. However, the scoring stopped there as the Marlins dropped this game as well.

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