Jakob Marsee Homers But Marlins Lose to Cardinals

MIAMI — Jakob Marsee went 3-for-4 with a home run, but it wasn’t enough as the Miami Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Tuesday.

In a very odd plate appearance, Marlins centerfielder Jakob Marsee lost grip of his bat and watched it fly above the St. Louis dugout. As a young Cardinals fan pried the bat from the netting like King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, Marsee picked up another bat and hit a solo home run to tie the game 1-1 after the first inning.

The Cardinals struck first with a leadoff double by JJ Wetherholt, who scored on Alec Burleson’s single.

Wetherholt drew a walk in the third inning and advanced to third base on a single by Ivan Herrera. Burleson struck again, scoring Wetherholt on a fielder’s choice after the throw from Marlins first baseman Connor Norby went past catcher Liam Hicks.

The Cardinals added to their lead in the fourth inning. Masyn Winn led off with a single and scored on a two-run home run by Nathan Church, putting St. Louis up 4-1.

Burleson doubled to center field and scored on a single by Nolan Gorman in the fifth inning. Burleson went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Church, Herrera, and Winn each collected two hits for the Cardinals, who amassed 10 hits against Miami’s pitching.

Marlins right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack gave up five runs on eight hits with one walk and a season-high seven strikeouts. The Marlins bullpen combo of John King and Tyler Phillips combined to go 4.1 innings with only two hits allowed with five strikeouts.

Former Marlins reliever Ryne Stanek was tagged for two runs on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. A series of walks loaded the bases for Heriberto Hernández to hit a two-run single to pull the Marlins within two runs in the eighth inning.

The rest of the St. Louis bullpen held the Marlins to one hit in three scoreless innings. Riley O’Brien secured his seventh save of the season and has maintained his 0.00 ERA.

Marlins right-handed pitcher Janson Junk (0-2, 4.50 ERA) will finish the six-game homestand he started on Wednesday at noon, while the Cardinals will send Kyle Leary (2-2, 5.21 ERA) with the series on the line.