Diamondbacks vs Marlins Recap: Big Marlins Rally Tops D-backs

The Diamondbacks and Marlins squared off at loanDepot park in Miami on Tuesday night. Arizona came in riding a loss and fighting to stay above .500 at 34-32. Miami had won three straight and sat at 32-35, hungry for more wins. The final score tells you this game stayed wild the whole way: Miami 10, Arizona 6. But we've got to start at the beginning, where Corbin Carroll made an instant statement. On the very first batter of the game, Carroll crushed a Max Meyer fastball deep to right-center. The ball rocketed 400 feet and cleared the wall before anyone could blink. One pitch in, Arizona led 1-0. Miami didn't stay quiet long. Xavier Edwards stepped up in the bottom of the first with two outs. He ripped a single to right that scored Otto Lopez. Just like that, Miami tied it 1-1.

The game stayed tight as both offenses started cooking. In the second inning, Connor Norby doubled to center field for Miami, and Joe Mack scored to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead. Then in the third inning, Xavier Edwards stepped up again and smacked a sacrifice fly to left. Otto Lopez crossed home plate, and Miami extended their lead to 3-1. Arizona wasn't done yet. Gabriel Moreno launched a monster shot in the fourth inning. His home run traveled 417 feet to left-center and made it 3-2. Both teams kept fighting. In the sixth, the Marlins pounded harder. Liam Hicks doubled to left, and Kyle Stowers followed with a double of his own to center. When Stowers' hit left the bat, two Marlins runners scored. Miami had jumped to 6-2 and looked like they were pulling away.

Arizona wasn't finished. In the seventh inning, Ketel Marte doubled to center and Tommy Troy scored, making it 6-3. The eighth inning turned into a slugfest for the Diamondbacks. Marte singled to center, and two runners scored: Geraldo Perdomo and Ryan Waldschmidt. Troy moved to third. Corbin Carroll then grounded out, but Troy scored on the play. Suddenly Arizona had tied it 6-6. But Miami answered back immediately in their half of the eighth. Otto Lopez singled to center, and Mack scored. Then Javier Sanoja smacked a single to center that scored two more runs. Esteury Ruiz doubled to left, driving in Edwards. Miami had reclaimed the lead at 10-6. Arizona couldn't mount another comeback. Final score: Miami 10, Arizona 6. The Marlins improved to 33-35, while Arizona fell to 34-33 and lost their second straight.