The Miami Marlins are the hottest road team in baseball, and they made sure to remind the Cincinnati Reds of that in emphatic fashion Tuesday night.
Miami pounded out 12 runs on 14 hits and cruised to a dominant 12-2 victory over the Reds, extending their franchise-record road winning streak to 11 games — the longest in Major League Baseball since the Philadelphia Phillies won 13 straight away from home in 2023.
The Marlins blew the game wide open in a stunning third inning, erupting for seven runs on six consecutive hits off Cincinnati starter Nick Martinez (6-9). Among them was a two-run double by Xavier Edwards, while Agustín Ramírez capped the rally with a fortuitous RBI high-hopper that just eluded third baseman Noelvi Marte, allowing the inning to snowball.
Martinez, who hadn’t pitched at Great American Ball Park since nearly throwing a no-hitter there against the Padres, endured the worst outing of his MLB career. He surrendered a career-high 10 earned runs on just seven hits in 2 2/3 innings, watching his ERA balloon and the game quickly slip away.
On the mound for Miami, Eury Pérez (2-2) delivered his sharpest outing yet since returning from Tommy John surgery. The 21-year-old right-hander struck out eight, walked none, and allowed only two hits across six strong innings — one of which was Matt McLain’s solo homer in the first, his 10th of the season.
From there, it was all Marlins. Miami improved to 9-2 on their current road trip and have outscored opponents 82-47 during this historic 11-game road tear. The offensive outburst featured four Marlins driving in multiple runs, and the team chased Martinez before the end of the third inning.
“This is what happens when everyone’s locked in,” Pérez said postgame. “We’re having fun, we’re playing clean baseball, and the guys behind me are making it easy.”
The Reds never recovered after the third inning, and their offense managed only three hits total. Cincinnati has now lost five of its last six.
The Reds will try to avoid a series loss Wednesday night behind All-Star lefty Andrew Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA), who will make his first start since being named to the National League All-Star team. Miami counters with Sandy Alcantara (4-8, 7.01 ERA), who’s looking to find consistency before the All-Star break.
With the win, the Marlins continue to climb back into contention — and with momentum like this, they might not stop anytime soon.
