Fish Stripes · Jun 16, 2022
10-year Marliniversary: Marlins outlast rival Rays in 15 innings, 4-3
The first leg of the “Citrus Series” is over with the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays meeting in St. Petersburg last month. The longest game ever played between the rivals at Tropicana Field came on this day 10 years ago.
After 15 innings, the contest went the way of the Marlins. Scott Cousins’ RBI triple in the top of the 15th was the difference as Miami outlasted Tampa Bay for a 4-3 victory.
The Marlins had not scored since the second inning when they stepped to the plate to face Brandon Gomes in the 15th on June 16, 2012. Gomes had worked a perfect 14th and started the 15th by getting Greg Dobbs to ground out. The next two hitters, however, collected knocks for extra bases.