SEATTLE -- For the second time in three days, the Miami Marlins' bullpen let a no-hitter fall a few outs short of completion.
Wei-Yin Chen and two relievers came within two outs of Miami's first combined no-hitter, and the Marlins one-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night.
Chen had perhaps the best start of his career, working seven innings before being lifted with his pitch count at 100. Brad Ziegler got through the eighth inning with the no-hitter intact, despite a pair of tricky grounders that nearly became hits.
The Marlins were on the verge of the sixth no-hitter in franchise history when Mitch Haniger lined a one-out double into right-center field off Kyle Barraclough in the ninth.
"I don't know if I'm pitching with a one-run lead if he's getting a 2-1 fastball there," Barraclough said. "But tip my cap. I didn't think it was that bad of a pitch, and he did a good job. He stayed on it and went the other way with it."
Barraclough recovered to strike out Robinson Cano and get Nelson Cruz to line out to right.
It was the second time in three days that the Marlins' pitching staff took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Dan Straily and two relievers combined to no-hit the New York Mets through seven innings on Sunday before Neil Walker broke it up in the eighth with a single off Ziegler with two outs.
The Marlins also let a no-hit bid off the hook with one out in the ninth last April, when Adam Conley and Jose Urena combined to hold the Milwaukee Brewers hitless until Jonathan Lucroy's single.
Chen (2-0) did the heavy lifting on Tuesday, silencing the Mariners by staying around the edge of the strike zone.
He was pulled by manager Don Mattingly after reaching the century mark in pitches, and there was little argument about the decision.
"If given the choice, any pitcher would like to go out there and keep pitching, but Don talked to me and gave me his reasoning and wanted to keep me healthy for the whole season. So under that situation, I try not to think about it too much. It's his decision to make," Chen said through a translator.
Chen entered with a 7.00 ERA and 14 hits allowed over his first two starts of the season, both coming against the Mets.
But he lived on the corners on Tuesday, and Seattle was willing to chase, making weak contact, as 19 of the first 21 outs were recorded by the defense. The best contact Seattle made came in the fifth inning, when Kyle Seager hit a one-hopper back up the middle that shortstop JT Riddle gloved and threw to first. Taylor Motter, the next batter, flew out to the warning track in center.
Chen got 12 fly ball outs and just seven on the ground. He allowed three total baserunners, two coming in the seventh inning -- on a walk to Haniger and when Cruz was hit by a pitch with one out. But Chen finished off the inning, striking out Seager and getting a popup from Motter.
"It's a big deal we aren't on the news tonight. We would be all over the place," Cano said.
EARLY RUNS
Miami got the offense it needed early with an RBI infield single by Christian Yelich in the first inning and a two-run homer by Justin Bour in the third inning.
Seattle starter Yovani Gallardo (0-2) allowed four runs and nine hits. While the Marlins had a number of broken-bat singles or slow rollers that found holes in the infield, Gallardo did leave a slider hanging that Bour hit for an opposite-field home run. The damage would have been worse if not for Guillermo Heredia robbing Marcell Ozuna of a three-run homer in the first inning with a leaping catch at the wall.
CONNECTIONS
It turned out to be an old teammate that got the better of Barraclough.
Haniger and Barraclough played on the same summer travel baseball team during their high school days in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The double extended Haniger's hitting streak to 12 games.
"It's still not a good feeling, getting shut out, but at least we didn't get no-hit," Haniger said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: IF Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) will likely join the Marlins in San Diego for their weekend series against the Padres. Mattingly said the hope is that Hechavarria, currently on a rehab assignment, will be able to play early in the San Diego series. ... 3B Martin Prado was out of the lineup after leaving Monday's game with a calf cramp. It's not considered serious. But Mattingly wasn't sure if Prado would play in the series finale on Wednesday.
Mariners: Shortstop Jean Segura (hamstring) is likely to go on a brief rehab assignment before rejoining the Mariners in Oakland this weekend. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Segura will probably play one or two games -- possibly with Class A Modesto -- before rejoining the Mariners.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Edinson Volquez (0-1) makes his fourth start of the season still looking for his first victory.
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (1-1) has 15 strikeouts and no walks in his first three starts.
Miami Marlins
Wei-Yin Chen and two relievers came within two outs of Miami's first combined no-hitter, and the Marlins one-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night.
Chen had perhaps the best start of his career, working seven innings before being lifted with his pitch count at 100. Brad Ziegler got through the eighth inning with the no-hitter intact, despite a pair of tricky grounders that nearly became hits.
The Marlins were on the verge of the sixth no-hitter in franchise history when Mitch Haniger lined a one-out double into right-center field off Kyle Barraclough in the ninth.
"I don't know if I'm pitching with a one-run lead if he's getting a 2-1 fastball there," Barraclough said. "But tip my cap. I didn't think it was that bad of a pitch, and he did a good job. He stayed on it and went the other way with it."
Barraclough recovered to strike out Robinson Cano and get Nelson Cruz to line out to right.
It was the second time in three days that the Marlins' pitching staff took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Dan Straily and two relievers combined to no-hit the New York Mets through seven innings on Sunday before Neil Walker broke it up in the eighth with a single off Ziegler with two outs.
The Marlins also let a no-hit bid off the hook with one out in the ninth last April, when Adam Conley and Jose Urena combined to hold the Milwaukee Brewers hitless until Jonathan Lucroy's single.
Chen (2-0) did the heavy lifting on Tuesday, silencing the Mariners by staying around the edge of the strike zone.
He was pulled by manager Don Mattingly after reaching the century mark in pitches, and there was little argument about the decision.
"If given the choice, any pitcher would like to go out there and keep pitching, but Don talked to me and gave me his reasoning and wanted to keep me healthy for the whole season. So under that situation, I try not to think about it too much. It's his decision to make," Chen said through a translator.
Chen entered with a 7.00 ERA and 14 hits allowed over his first two starts of the season, both coming against the Mets.
But he lived on the corners on Tuesday, and Seattle was willing to chase, making weak contact, as 19 of the first 21 outs were recorded by the defense. The best contact Seattle made came in the fifth inning, when Kyle Seager hit a one-hopper back up the middle that shortstop JT Riddle gloved and threw to first. Taylor Motter, the next batter, flew out to the warning track in center.
Chen got 12 fly ball outs and just seven on the ground. He allowed three total baserunners, two coming in the seventh inning -- on a walk to Haniger and when Cruz was hit by a pitch with one out. But Chen finished off the inning, striking out Seager and getting a popup from Motter.
"It's a big deal we aren't on the news tonight. We would be all over the place," Cano said.
EARLY RUNS
Miami got the offense it needed early with an RBI infield single by Christian Yelich in the first inning and a two-run homer by Justin Bour in the third inning.
Seattle starter Yovani Gallardo (0-2) allowed four runs and nine hits. While the Marlins had a number of broken-bat singles or slow rollers that found holes in the infield, Gallardo did leave a slider hanging that Bour hit for an opposite-field home run. The damage would have been worse if not for Guillermo Heredia robbing Marcell Ozuna of a three-run homer in the first inning with a leaping catch at the wall.
CONNECTIONS
It turned out to be an old teammate that got the better of Barraclough.
Haniger and Barraclough played on the same summer travel baseball team during their high school days in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The double extended Haniger's hitting streak to 12 games.
"It's still not a good feeling, getting shut out, but at least we didn't get no-hit," Haniger said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: IF Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) will likely join the Marlins in San Diego for their weekend series against the Padres. Mattingly said the hope is that Hechavarria, currently on a rehab assignment, will be able to play early in the San Diego series. ... 3B Martin Prado was out of the lineup after leaving Monday's game with a calf cramp. It's not considered serious. But Mattingly wasn't sure if Prado would play in the series finale on Wednesday.
Mariners: Shortstop Jean Segura (hamstring) is likely to go on a brief rehab assignment before rejoining the Mariners in Oakland this weekend. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Segura will probably play one or two games -- possibly with Class A Modesto -- before rejoining the Mariners.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Edinson Volquez (0-1) makes his fourth start of the season still looking for his first victory.
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (1-1) has 15 strikeouts and no walks in his first three starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Gordon doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto singled to right, Gordon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich reached on infield single to first, Gordon scored, Realmuto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Heredia grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Haniger flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Canó lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Dietrich singled to shallow right. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellis singled to left, Dietrich to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Riddle sacrificed to pitcher, Dietrich to third, Ellis to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich scored, Ellis to third on wild pitch by Gallardo. | 2 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager fouled out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Motter flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Yelich singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Stanton flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Bour homered to left (375 feet), Yelich scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Valencia lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Ruiz flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Ellis fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Riddle lined out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Gordon lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Heredia popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Haniger grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Canó walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Canó out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Realmuto grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Seager grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Motter flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Valencia flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Bour singled to shallow right center. | 4 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to second, Bour out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Dietrich singled to right, Ozuna to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Riddle struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Ruiz flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Heredia popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Pazos pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Pazos relieved Gallardo. | 4 | 0 |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Haniger walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Canó grounded into fielder's choice to second, Haniger out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Cruz hit by pitch, Canó to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Motter popped out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Zych pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Zych relieved Pazos. | 4 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Bour lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Ozuna fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Rojas at third base. | 4 | 0 |
| Ziegler relieved Chen. | 4 | 0 |
| Valencia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Martín hit for Ruiz. | 4 | 0 |
| Martín grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Dyson grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Altavilla pitching for Seattle | MIA | SEA |
| Zunino catching. | 4 | 0 |
| Altavilla relieved Zych. | 4 | 0 |
| Rojas singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Rojas stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| Rojas safe at third on throwing error by catcher Zunino. | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Riddle hit sacrifice fly to right, Rojas scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | SEA |
| Barraclough relieved Ziegler. | 5 | 0 |
| Freeman hit for Heredia. | 5 | 0 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Haniger doubled to deep right center. | 5 | 0 |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Cruz lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .317 | .328 | .365 |
| Realmuto DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .356 | .408 | .578 |
| Yelich CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .308 | .417 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .226 | .300 | .415 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .163 | .276 | .327 |
| Ozuna LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .345 | .393 | .636 |
| Dietrich 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .229 | .357 | .314 |
Rojas 3B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .425 | .412 |
| Ellis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .118 | .211 | .118 |
| Riddle SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .143 | .133 | .357 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 126 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gordon (3, Gallardo) HR: Bour (2, 3rd inning off Gallardo 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Yelich (10), Bour 2 (6), Riddle (3) S: Riddle SF: Riddle Marlins RISP: 2-10 (Ellis 0-2, Riddle 0-1, Ozuna 0-1, Stanton 0-1, Yelich 1-1, Bour 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Realmuto 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Rojas (1, 2nd base off Altavilla/Zunino) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 16,126 (33.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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