Miami Marlins beat Pittsburgh Pirates in first walk-off win of 2025
- On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Miami Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in a walk-off victory on Opening Day in Miami.
- The game marked the MLB debut of Clayton McCullough as Marlins manager and Sandy Alcantara's first start since September 3, 2023, after undergoing Tommy John surgery, while for the Pirates, it was Paul Skenes' first opening day start, and Nick Gonzales, at 22 years old, became the youngest Opening Day starting pitcher in Pirates history.
- The Marlins took an early lead but Pittsburgh rallied with a two-run single by Bryan Reynolds in the fifth and a two-run homer by Nick Gonzales in the sixth to take a 4-1 lead before Miami tied the game in the eighth with consecutive run-scoring singles by Otto Lopez and Dane Myers.
- Alcantara threw fastballs ranging from 98.1 to 99.6 mph, striking out seven and allowing two runs in 4 2/3 innings, while Skenes also struck out seven, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
- In the bottom of the ninth, Nick Fortes tripled against David Bednar, Xavier Edwards was intentionally walked and stole second, and Kyle Stowers hit a line-drive single to right field, driving in Javier Sanoja for the winning run, securing Jess Tinoco the win despite a ninth-inning jam after Tommy Pham doubled and Reynolds walked.
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Stowers hits run-scoring single in 9th to lift Marlins to 5-4 win over Pirates - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins spoiled the first opening day start for Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates on Thursday. Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the inning against reliever David Bednar (0-1) and Xavier Edwards was intentionally walked. After Edwards stole second, Stowers sent a line drive to right that scored pinch runner Javier Sanoja and gave new Mar…

Marlins beat Paul Skenes, Pirates in walk-off victory
Catcher Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and Kyle Stowers drilled a no-out, line-drive single down the right-field line as the host Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on…
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