Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Miami Marlins shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on May 2, 2026 at loanDepot park, with Max Meyer and the Miami bullpen combining to hold Philadelphia to just one hit across nine innings. The DiamondIQ model entered the game favoring Miami at 63% and closed at 100% as the Marlins controlled the contest from the third inning onward.
The decisive stretch came in the bottom of the third, where Andrew Painter ran into significant trouble. A walk to Agustín Ramírez shifted win probability by plus 11.6 points, and a subsequent walk to Connor Norby added another plus 8.8 points, pushing Miami firmly in control. Xavier Edwards then delivered the knockout blow in the fifth inning, connecting for a home run off Painter that swung win probability an additional plus 8.7 points and extended the lead to three runs. On the other side of the ledger, a Liam Hicks strikeout in the third cost Miami 7.9 points of win probability, and an Esteury Ruiz strikeout in the second surrendered 7.5 points, representing the closest the Phillies came to keeping the frame from fully unraveling.
Max Meyer was the story on the pitching side, accumulating plus 22.8 points of win probability added and standing as the game's single most impactful performer by that measure. Offensively, all three top contributors finished tightly bunched: Ramírez posted plus 13.2 WPA and plus 1.1 RE24, Edwards checked in at plus 13.1 WPA and plus 1.0 RE24, and Norby led the offensive group with plus 1.3 RE24 alongside plus 12.9 WPA. Anthony Bender and Trevor Richards combined to close out the shutout without incident.