MIAMI -- Marlins right-hander Max Meyer tossed a career-high seven innings and Xavier Edwards went deep in Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Phillies at loanDepot park.
Meyer, who entered his start as the only member of the Marlins’ rotation to not complete six frames, allowed just one hit -- Garrett Stubbs’ one-out single in the third -- and no runs in an 83-pitch outing. He struck out seven and walked one while facing just one batter over the minimum. Miami's relievers followed suit, retiring the last six batters in order to complete the one-hitter, the club's first since May 18, 2019, against the Mets.
Miami has been conservative with Meyer’s workload since injuries have disrupted his previous four seasons: Tommy John surgery (‘22), TJ recovery (‘23), right shoulder bursitis (‘24) and left hip labral repair surgery (‘25). As a result, Meyer’s single-season high for innings in a Major League season is just 64 2/3.
So in a likely career-defining campaign, Meyer aims to remain healthy over the course of the season and prove he can remain a starter in the big leagues.
Although Meyer hadn’t gone deep into games, he led Miami’s starters in strikeout rate (25%) and opponent batting average (.205) through the first six turns through the rotation.
Meyer received early run support in the third. After stranding the bases loaded in the second, the Marlins collected three consecutive one-out singles for the second straight inning and capitalized. Agustín Ramírez and Connor Norby drove in a run apiece with bases-loaded two-out walks.
Ramírez’s walk rate entering Saturday had increased from 6.2 to 9.1 percent from last year, while Norby’s had jumped from 5.3 to 10 percent.
Cleanup hitter Edwards added a solo shot in the fifth, pulling righty Andrew Painter’s center-cut 96.1 mph four-seamer over the right-field wall. Otto Lopez tacked on a run-scoring infield single in the sixth.