Game result and context
Marlins beat Diamondbacks 4-2 in 11 innings, dent Arizona's wild-card push
Esteury Ruiz drove in three runs as the Miami Marlins broke a long deadlock with a three-run 11th inning and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 at Chase Field. Miami improved to 75-77, and Arizona fell to 80-72.
Final result
The Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 in 11 innings on September 15, 2026, at Chase Field. Attendance was 24,869.
Miami moved to 75-77. Arizona dropped to 80-72.
How the game changed
The game turned in the top of the 11th. After nine scoreless innings by both teams between the fifth and the 10th, Miami scored three runs to take control. Arizona got one back in the bottom half but could not draw even.
Arizona struck first. Gabriel Moreno homered in the bottom of the first for a 1-0 lead. Griffin Conine tied it with a solo home run in the top of the fourth, and the score held at one apiece through regulation and the 10th.
Key performances
Esteury Ruiz had one hit in three at-bats and drove in three runs, accounting for all of Miami's 11th-inning damage. Conine went 1 for 2 with a home run, a run scored and an RBI.
For Arizona, Moreno finished 2 for 4 with the home run, a run and an RBI. Ketel Marte had two hits and an RBI in six at-bats.
On the mound, Arizona starter Michael Soroka worked 5.0 innings, striking out six and allowing one earned run. Miami's Janson Junk pitched 3.0 innings with four strikeouts and one earned run. Each team hit one home run.
Season and playoff context
The loss hurt Arizona more than the win helped Miami. The Diamondbacks sit fourth in the wild-card standings, 2.5 games back, with a wild-card elimination number of 8. They are third in the division, 12.5 games back, and have been eliminated from the division race.
The Marlins are sixth in the wild-card standings, 7.5 games back, with a wild-card elimination number of 3. They are third in their division, 14.0 games back, and are also eliminated from division contention.
Series context
This was a regular-season game, the second of a three-game series at Chase Field.