Marlins Just Beat the Dodgers and Nobody in LA Saw It Coming

The Miami Marlins walked out of Dodger Stadium with something they didn't have before: a road series win. After taking two of three from the two-time defending champion Dodgers, the Marlins finished it off with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday, and it came down to the kind of moment that haunts teams for weeks.

Sandy Alcantara was brilliant, going six strong innings while giving up just two runs on seven hits. But the real story? The Marlins manufactured exactly what they needed in the eighth inning. Xavier Edwards singled to lead off, moved to second on a groundout, and when Javier Sanoja ripped a go-ahead bloop single to right off right-hander Will Klein, Miami had their edge. That's all they needed.

Defense Seals It When It Matters Most

Here's where it gets brutal for Los Angeles. The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, the game hanging right there in front of them. One swing away from a different outcome. Instead, Freddie Freeman hit a ground ball and Xavier Edwards completed an unassisted double play to end it. Game over. Series over.

Liam Hicks and Esteury Ruiz hit home runs for the Marlins, with Hicks putting Miami up 1-0 in the second on a towering shot down the right field line that nearly reached the second deck. Ruiz added his two-out shot in the fifth, the first Miami hit off Tyler Glasnow since the second inning.

The Dodgers Can't Stop Losing Series

The Dodgers are now just 5-7 since April 18. They won one of their last four series. That homestand they just finished? 3-3. Glasnow gave up two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, and it wasn't enough. Andrew Nardi pitched a scoreless seventh, and Calvin Faucher closed it out for his first save of the season.

This one stings in Los Angeles. The Dodgers answered early when Max Muncy doubled and scored on a play where Edwards lost Alex Call's popup in the sun. Then Kyle Tucker doubled and scored on Rushing's single to tie it 2-2 in the sixth. But that was it. Miami held on.

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