Miami, FL – Tuesday night was a forgettable game for the 19-28 Marlins. It was a 14-1 blowout against the 29-20 Cubs, where they allowed 21 hits. With Max Meyer pitching on a Wednesday afternoon, the Marlins entered the contest looking for a good outing to take the series win. Meyer did just that, but it was all for nothing as the Marlins offense was flattened in the series finale against the Cubs.
Cubs and Marlins trade runs in the 1st
Kyle Tucker seemed to get the best of Meyer’s off-speed pitches in the 1st inning. Both change-ups were well outside the plate, and he didn’t swing at them. The first two sliders, however, he fouled them off. On the third one, Tucker launched it into right field for his 12th homerun of the season.
the sweet sound of a King Tuck home run. ☺️ pic.twitter.com/X4SVJAQXGy
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 21, 2025
The Marlins had a productive inning in the first. From Jesus Sanchez to Otto Lopez, the first five batters at the plate got on base or advanced a runner. Connor Norby put the first pitch he saw into play with an RBI single. Unfortunately, the rally would stop there with Matt Mervis going down on strikes with the bases loaded.
Norby gets us on the board ✔️ pic.twitter.com/1lHVcAtMMN
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) May 21, 2025
Pitcher’s duel at Loan Depot Park
Both starting pitchers did everything their clubs have asked of them today. Cade Horton and Max Meyer shut down the opposing team’s lineups.
Horton threw 92 pitches in 5.1 innings, allowing one run and striking out three. Meyer threw 99 pitches in 6.0 innings of work, allowing one run and striking out four hitters.
Max Meyer distributed his pitch selection pretty well. He wasn’t predictable, and the statistics back it up.
Max Meyer went 6 strong against the Cubs, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts.
He mixed five pitches with solid command, and his slider did the heavy lifting—113 proStuff+ and a 36.4% whiff rate. Held the zone and kept barrels off the board. pic.twitter.com/nAZdy3bIGK
— Pitch Profiler (@pitchprofiler) May 21, 2025
It’s a shame that Meyer got the no-decision today because he was building off the momentum from last Friday’s win over the Rays. Meyer had the slightly better performance on the mound, but Horton was the one who ended up getting credited with a win in this ballgame.
Offense falls flat after two innings
It’s safe to say the bats were quiet for the Marlins. Of their six total hits, half of them came in that fruitful first inning, and two more came in the second inning. The remaining hit came in the third inning. The Marlins closed out the final six innings without a single ball touching down the field for a base hit.
The #Marlins offense today was bleak
1st inning: Jesus Sanchez, Eric Wagaman, Connor Norby singles
2nd inning: Graham Pauley double, Derek Hill single
3rd inning: Kyle Stowers single
4th – 9th inning: 0 hitsFor the second game in a row, they scored 1 run on 6 hits
— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 22, 2025
In fact, for the second game in a row, the Marlins offense came up with just one run on six hits. That’s an unacceptable way to end the series after Monday’s 8-7 thrilling comeback victory where they were down to their last out.
On deck for the Fish
The Marlins have their fifth consecutive Thursday off as a transition day between the change of time zone. Their flight destination for the upcoming road trip will be Anaheim this weekend as they take on the Angels.
Sandy Alcantara is set to pitch on Friday, while Cal Quantrill will take on the mound this Saturday, and Edward Cabrera will wrap things up on Sunday.
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