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Match Report

Late homers from Soler, Arraez and Bell lift Marlins to 5-1 series opening win over Astros

— Jorge Soler, Luis Arraez and Josh Bell hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Monday night.

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Jose Altuve 2B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Chas McCormick LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0

MIA

  • Luis Arraez 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jorge Soler DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jake Burger 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jesus Sanchez DH H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0

Head to Head

HOU wins series 2-1

Injuries

Miami Marlins

  • Anthony Bender Out
  • Ronny Henriquez 60-Day-IL
  • Jakob Marsee Out
  • Adam Mazur 60-Day-IL
  • Pete Fairbanks Out

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Lineups

Confirmed

MIA

  1. Bryan De La CruzLF41
  2. Jorge SolerRF12
  3. Luis Arraez2B4
  4. Josh BellDH56
  5. Jake Burger3B21
  6. Yuli Gurriel1B10
  7. Avisail GarciaLF24
  8. Nick FortesC40
  9. Jon BertiSS5

Substitutes

  1. Jesus SanchezRF18
  2. Jazz Chisholm Jr.CF13
  3. Joey WendleSS18

HOU

  1. Jose Altuve2B27
  2. Kyle TuckerRF23
  3. Alex Bregman3B3
  4. Yordan AlvarezDH44
  5. Chas McCormickLF55
  6. Jon Singleton1B35
  7. Jeremy PenaSS3
  8. Jake MeyersCF6
  9. Martin MaldonadoC15

Substitutes

  1. Yainer DiazPH21

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29172 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    32377 8th Inning
  5. Play Result 1-5

    Bell homered to right (389 feet).

    32377 8th Inning
  6. Home Run 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32377 8th Inning
  7. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32377 8th Inning
  8. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32377 8th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    36581 8th Inning
  10. Play Result 1-4

    Arraez homered to right (367 feet).

    36581 8th Inning
  11. Home Run 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36581 8th Inning
  12. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36581 8th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    36581 8th Inning
  14. Play Result 1-3

    Soler homered to left (387 feet).

    36581 8th Inning
  15. Home Run 1-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36581 8th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    36581 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 8th Inning
  18. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36581 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35135 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
    35135 7th Inning
  29. Play Result 1-2

    Altuve doubled to left, Peña scored.

    35135 7th Inning
  30. Double 1-2

    Pitch 9 : Ball In Play

    35135 7th Inning
  31. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 8 : Ball 2

    35135 7th Inning
  32. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 7 : Ball 1

    35135 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35135 7th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    35135 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35135 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    3975840 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    3975840 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    3975840 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    3975840 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 4th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 4th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 4th Inning
  46. Play Result 0-2

    Berti scored on passed ball.

    36581 3rd Inning
  47. Passed Ball 0-2

    Berti scored.

    36581 3rd Inning
  48. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    36581 3rd Inning
  49. Play Result 0-1

    Berti doubled to center, Fortes scored.

    36581 3rd Inning
  50. Double 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36581 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 3rd Inning
  52. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    36581 3rd Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 3rd Inning
  54. Strike Looking 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36581 3rd Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 3rd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 2nd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 2nd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 2nd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40971 2nd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    29172 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-5

    Tucker grounded out to first.

    29172 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    29172 9th Inning
  4. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29172 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    David Robertson pitches to Kyle Tucker

    29172 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    29172 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 1-5

    Altuve walked.

    29172 9th Inning
  8. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    29172 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29172 9th Inning
  10. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    29172 9th Inning
  11. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    29172 9th Inning
  12. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    29172 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    29172 9th Inning
  14. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29172 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    David Robertson pitches to Jose Altuve

    29172 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    29172 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 1-5

    Diaz flied out to right.

    29172 9th Inning
  18. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    29172 9th Inning
  19. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    29172 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    29172 9th Inning
  21. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29172 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    David Robertson pitches to Yainer Diaz

    29172 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 1-5

    Diaz hit for Maldonado

    9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    29172 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 1-5

    Meyers flied out to right.

    29172 9th Inning
  26. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    29172 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    David Robertson pitches to Jake Meyers

    29172 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 1-5

    Robertson relieved Scott

    29172 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 1-5

    Wendle at shortstop.

    9th Inning
  30. Play Result 1-5

    Sánchez in right field.

    9th Inning
  31. Start Inning 1-5

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  32. End Inning 1-5

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    32377 8th Inning
  34. Play Result 1-5

    Burger struck out swinging.

    32377 8th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    32377 8th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32377 8th Inning
  38. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32377 8th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Hector Neris pitches to Jake Burger

    32377 8th Inning

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