Mariners come up empty in shutout loss to Marlins

Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times on Jul 8, 2026

Published in Baseball

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MIAMI — The previous 5-1 homestand won’t be replicated with a 5-1 road trip.

And given how the Mariners played Wednesday night, mustering a winning record on this trip through the sanguine summer humidity of Florida has grown unlikely.

The constant, but deserved complaints about the Mariners’ failure to get hits with runners in scoring position weren’t quite as prevalent since, well, they barely put any runners on base.

The Marlins got five innings out of starter Tyler Phillips, two dominant and hitless innings from lefty Cade Gibson and closed out the game with scoreless frames from leverage relievers Michael Petersen and Pete Fairbanks to shut out the Mariners, 2-0.

It was the eighth time this season that Seattle was held scoreless in a game.

While the Mariners were technically a bloop and a blast away from tying the game, it never felt like they were close to doing that because they couldn’t get the bloop or a base runner. The Mariners had just one batter reach base over the final four innings. It came in the ninth when Josh Naylor singled to left field with one out off Fairbanks. But Luke Raley struck out swinging and Cole Young struck out looking to end the game.

Seattle will now look to avoid being swept Thursday night with Bryce Miller getting the start.

George Kirby gave the Mariners a workable start, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on eight hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He was aided by some outstanding defense in the field, including a double play following Raley’s diving grab in right field. Victor Robles also threw a runner out at the plate in the fifth inning, aided by an outstanding dig and diving tag by Cal Raleigh.