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Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins

Final
loanDepot Park72°, Roof Closed12,443

Recap

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Marlins right-hander Tyler Zuber’s ultimate goal has been to lock down a game in the Major Leagues since beginning his professional career nine years ago. Zuber, the owner of 60 Minor League saves, bided his time for an opportunity. Once he debuted in 2020 with the Royals, however, he shuttled back and forth between the Majors and Minors with five organizations. When closer Pete Fairbanks encountered trouble during the ninth inning of Saturday’s 4-3 victory over the Rays at loanDepot park, the dugout called down to the bullpen for Zuber to warm up ahead of Jonathan Aranda’s plate appearance. If he got on, the guy on deck – none other than All-Star Junior Caminero – was his. “I just got ready as fast as possible and it happened real quick,” Zuber said while removing shaving cream from his ears inside a celebratory postgame clubhouse. The 30-year-old Zuber, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville earlier this week because of numerous injuries to the pitching staff, didn’t need telling twice. This is the moment he had been waiting for. With two runs already in and the bases loaded with two outs, the margin for error couldn’t be smaller. Zuber got ahead 0-2 on a called strike sweeper and a 95.4 mph four-seamer. After consecutive foul balls, Caminero chased a heater for the game-ending strikeout up and out of the zone. “I'm still shaking right now,” Zuber said. “I'm shaking now more than I was \[for\

Team stats

5Hits10
0Home runs1
5Walks3
11Strikeouts11
0Stolen bases1
126Pitches thrown170
11Pitching strikeouts11

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Victor Mesa Jr.RF3110010
Richie PalaciosLF4000001
Ben Williamson2B2100021
Chandler SimpsonPH0000010
Nick FortesC2000001
Jonathan Aranda1B4000013
Taylor WallsSS4110002
Junior Caminero3B5000003
Cedric MullinsCF3000000
Yandy DiazDH5032000
Totals323520511
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Casey LeguminaP2.0100030
Shane McClanahanP5.0844261
Kevin KellyP1.0100120