Marlins Storm Target Field, Hand Twins 9-5 Loss

The Miami Marlins outlasted the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Tuesday at Target Field, pulling away in a four-run swing that broke open a tight contest. Miami leaned on a deep, opportunistic offense to overcome a Twins lineup playing without several arms on the day-to-day list.

The decisive moment

With the score knotted in the middle innings, Miami strung together the kind of two-out damage that has eluded them for stretches of the 2026 season MLB Regular Season. A four-run cushion proved more than enough against a Minnesota bullpen working short-handed, and the Marlins never surrendered the lead again on their way to a 9-5 win.

By the numbers

Final: Miami 9, Minnesota 5
Margin of victory: 4 runs
Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Game type: 2026 season MLB Regular Season

Miami's nine-run output marked one of its more complete offensive showings of the young season, while Minnesota's five runs were not enough to keep pace once the visitors broke through.

What it means

For the Marlins, the road win is a confidence builder for a club still trying to find traction standings. Miami did the damage despite operating without right-hander Jesus Tinoco (elbow, out) and with Adam Mazur and Ronny Henriquez both on the 60-day injured list with elbow issues, leaving the staff thinner than the front office would like.

For Minnesota, the loss stings a little more given the state of the pitching staff. Reliever Julian Merryweather (hamstring) and arms Cory Lewis and Matt Canterino (both shoulder) are listed as day-to-day, forcing manager Rocco Baldelli to navigate matchups with limited options against a Marlins lineup that punished mistakes.

What to watch next

The Twins will look to steady their bullpen workload before their next series, with the health of Merryweather, Lewis, and Canterino shaping how aggressively they can deploy late-inning arms. Miami, meanwhile, will try to carry the offensive momentum forward and prove that this kind of nine-run outburst can become a feature rather than an outlier.