In Photos: Marlins players sport Panthers gear pre-game to cheer on team's first-ever Stanley Cup quest
The MLB's Miami Marlins showed love to the Florida Panthers before the latter's Game 5 clash against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals yesterday.
In a post shared by B/R Walkoff, the Marlins were seen sporting Florida Panthers shirts in the pre-game practice before their clash against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Panthers would fall to the Edmonton Oilers at home with a score of 5-3 in Game 5. Oilers star Connor McDavid scored four points to lead his squad. The Florida Panthers still lead the series at 3-2.
As for Miami, they came away victorious in extra innings against the St. Louis Cardinals with a score of 9-8 courtesy of Vidal Brujan's walk-off single.
Miami Marlins clutch out victory in high-octane battle
In a game that produced 25 hits and 17 runs, the Miami Marlins came out on top of their clash against the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday. It was revenge for the series opener between the two squads, which the Cardinals won 7-6 after 12 innings of play.
The match was intense from the get-go. Former NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt opened the scoring for the Cardinals with a two-run blast to right field. It was his ninth homer of the season.
Miami would answer as Jesus Sanchez smashed his fifth home run of the season. The blast drove in both Bryan De La Cruz and Josh Bell.
The scoring would continue and the lead would change hands several times in the first four innings. Miami and St. Louis would combine for 12 runs scored not even halfway into the contest.
Trailing by two in the bottom of the sixth, Christian Bethancourt would smack a home run to left field. That would be followed by a Bryan De La Cruz single to the left, which tied the game for Miami.
In the 10th inning, Dylan Carlson would drive in Jose Fermin for a sac fly that gave back the lead to the Cards. However, the Marlins continued their resilience as Tim Anderson tied the contest via a single to third base that drove in Jesus Sanchez. Vidal Brujan would then walk off the game with a single with two Miami players in scoring position.
The win pushed the struggling Marlins' record to 24-49, still at the bottom of the NL East. On the other hand, St. Louis fell 36-36.