Fish Fight Back: Sanchez Lifts Marlins Over Dodgers in Extra-Inning Thriller

By the time Jesus Sanchez's game-winning liner kissed the outfield grass in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Miami Marlins had done more than just seal a 5-4 win from the mighty Dodgers – they reminded the baseball world that resilience still counts for something. This win gave the Marlins their fifth walk-off win of the 2025 season and a much-needed jolt in their uphill battle to stay competitive in the NL East.

It marked the third walk-off hit of Sanchez's career and perhaps his most impressive. With nobody out and the bases loaded, the Dodgers played a five-man infield with nobody in right field. On the second pitch of the at-bat, Sanchez laced a 97.9 mph ground ball into center field off new Dodgers reliever J.P. Feyereisen, sending Miami faithful into a frenzy.

"Thanks so much to God and to my teammates for putting me in that situation," Sanchez said of the walk-off base hit. "I was looking for the fastball, and I ended up getting the change-up. I threw my hands at the ball and ended up hitting the ball up the middle." (Kelly Saco, Miami Marlins broadcast)

Sanchez's heroics were only the punctuation mark on a night quietly shaped by emerging names.

Liam Hicks, welcome to South Florida.

The rookie catcher, who had barely missed a home run off of Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin in the third inning, made sure he didn't miss his pitch again in the fifth. All right fielder Andy Pages could do was watch a 108.5 mph baseball travel 380 feet into the stands to help Miami take an early lead, 2-1 over L.A.

In the bottom of the sixth, Connor Norby finally broke out of his 3-for-23 slump with an RBI double into the left-center field gap to score the tying run. Two batters later, Dane Myers followed with an RBI single to make it 4-3, making him 11-for-20 with one double, two homers, four steals, four walks and nine RBIs over the past seven games.

Jesus Tinoco, quietly one of Miami's most reliable bullpen arms this season, earned the win with two dominant innings of relief. The right-hander entered in the ninth with the game tied at four and retired five of the six batters he faced, striking out two and intentionally walking Freddie Freeman. He lowered his season ERA to 3.97 across 11 appearances.

The Marlins (14-21) outhit the Dodgers 11-8 and went 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position. They also turned a critical double play in the top of the 10th inning to escape a potential go-ahead rally from L.A. The Dodgers (24-12), despite two RBIs from Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani, were held scoreless over the final three innings.

As the Marlins try to dig themselves out of an early-season hole, games like this one may serve as a reminder – they're not going to stop fighting anytime soon.