Miami Marlins beat Los Angeles Angels in 10 innings, win series
May 27, 2023; Anaheim, California, USA; Miami Marlins designated hitter Jorge Soler (12) runs the bases after hitting a home run to score Miami Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis (49) (not pictured) during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports
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ANAHEIM, Calif.
Two errors paved the way for the Miami Marlins to score four runs in the 10th inning en route to an 8-5 series-clinching win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night at Angel Stadium.
The Marlins, who also beat the Angels 6-2 on Friday, improve to 27-26 on the season. The Angels fall to 28-25.
Miami’s rally started when Garrett Cooper lofted a first-pitch slider from Jamie Barria to left-center field with one out in the inning. Angels left fielder Mickey Moniak dropped the ball, allowing Luis Arraez to score, Yuli Gurriel to move from first base to third base and Cooper to reach second.
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After the Angels intentionally walked Jon Berti to load the bases, Jacob Stallings tapped a groundball back to the mound for what appeared to be an inning-ending double play.
But catcher Matt Thaiss wasn’t touching home plate when Barria threw the ball to him and the play was overturned after a review. Gurriel scored on what became a fielder’s choice.
Garrett Hampson then scored Cooper and Berti with a single to left-center.
The Angels got one run back in the bottom of the 10th on a Gio Urshela RBI single against Bryan Hoeing but got no closer.
The crazy 10th inning capped a game in which Edward Cabrera held his own opposite superstar Shohei Ohtani and Jorge Soler had yet another clutch home run.
Cabrera held the Angels to three earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings. Two of the three runs he was charged with came after he exited the game, with Thaiss hitting a two-run single to left against Matt Barnes, who inherited runners on second and third from Cabrera to put the Angels up 3-2. The Angels also scored on a Brandon Drury RBI double in the fourth.
Soler then belted his team-leading 17th home run of the season in the seventh against Angels reliever Chase Silseth. It was his fifth consecutive game with a home run, one shy of the Marlins’ franchise record set by Giancarlo Stanton in 2017 to give Miami a 4-3 lead that lasted an inning and a half before Urshela hit a game-tying home run against Steven Okert.
Ohtani pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out ten. The Marlins scored their two runs against Ohtani on RBI singles from Gurriel in the first inning and Arraez in the fifth.
