MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota native Max Meyer was eager to make his second career start at Target Field on Wednesday. But it was the Marlins' bats that made all the noise in the team’s 9-5 victory over the Twins.
Leo Jiménez had three hits and Xavier Edwards had two extra-base hits, while scoring three runs. Meanwhile, Liam Hicks had three RBIs to give him a Major League-leading total of 38 this year.
Meyer pitched around solo homers by Bryon Buxton in the first and third innings to stay a perfect 3-0 on the season. He allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out nine and walking two in 5 2/3 innings.
The Marlins took advantage of an error by Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall to score a pair of runs in the first inning. They pushed that lead to 4-1 in the second on Owen Caissie’s two-run homer.
The Marlins knocked out Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) in the fourth inning. Jiménez hit a leadoff double, and after Cassie walked, rookie catcher Joe Mack hit an RBI single. Edwards followed with a run-scoring double, and Hicks drove in both runners with a single through the drawn-in infield.