Miami Marlins’ Troy Johnston, right, watches after hitting a walk-off two run home run during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins’ Otto Lopez (6) follows through on a RBI single to score Agustin Ramirez during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Detroit Tigers’ Gleyber Torres hits a sacrifice fly to score Zach McKinstry during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Detroit Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter (30) runs the bases after hitting a two run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Johnston’s two-run homer in 11th lifts Marlins to 6-4 win over Tigers
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Troy Johnston homered twice, including a game-winning two-run drive in the 11th inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday.
Miami Marlins’ Troy Johnston, right, watches after hitting a walk-off two run home run during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Troy Johnston homered twice, including a game-winning two-run drive in the 11th inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday.
AgustÃn RamÃrez doubled and singled, while Otto López had two hits and drove in a run as the Marlins won their fourth straight.
It was Johnston’s first career multi-homer game.
Josh Simpson (3-2) got the last two outs in the top of the 11th for the win.
Gleyber Torres had a sacrifice fly against Janson Junk in the fifth to put the Tigers ahead 3-2 but the Marlins tied it on Johnston’s solo homer in the sixth.
Junk gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out three and walking one.
López’s run-scoring single in the first and Javier Sanoja’s RBI double in the second gave Miami a 2-0 lead.
Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the third to tie it, driving Junk’s first pitch over the wall in right-center for his 25th homer.
Detroit starter Charlie Morton gave up two runs and three hits in four innings. He struck out four and walked four.
Key moment
Simpson inherited the bases loaded with one out in the top of the 11th. A wild pitch from deflected off the backstop to catcher Liam Hicks, who tagged Spencer Torkelson as he attempted to score from third. Simpson then struck out Parker Meadows to limit the Tigers to a run.
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