Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Marlins Defeat Red Sox

     The Miami Marlins got by the Boston Red Sox 6-2 at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. The Marlins and the Red Sox reached the midway point of the 2023 regular season. 
     The Marlins ended their 14-year drought in the previous night and won tonight to get their first series victory in Fenway Park since June 30-July 2, 1997. The last time Miami was 13 games over .500 happened on October 3, 2009 when they had an 87-74 mark.
     Miami(47-34) leaped out to a 1-0 advantage in the top of the second. Garrett Cooper blasted a solo home run to center field on a 0-1 pitch for his 10th homer of the season. 
     Boston(40-41) tied it 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Rafael Devers smacked a solo homer to right field on the first pitch for his 19th home run of the year. 
     After a one hour and thirteen minutes rain delay during the top of the sixth, the Fish added three more runs for a 4-1 lead. Jorge Soler was able to score on a wild pitch. Jean Segura got an infield single for Bryan De La Cruz and Cooper to cross the plate. 
     The Marlins picked up another run in the eighth inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. collected his eighth homer of the 2023 campaign on a 1-1 count to center field. Luis Arraez grounded out to short and Joey Wendle reached home during the ninth inning for a five-run margin. 

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