MIAMI — The Miami Marlins (16-21) play game two of a three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles (16-20) on Wednesday night at loanDepot park. Eury Pérez takes the ball against Brandon Young. First pitch is 6:40 p.m. ET. The Marlins enter the night losers of two straight after Sandy Alcántara gave up seven runs in four-and-a-third on Tuesday. The bats need a different kind of night, and the matchup history says they have one available.
National League relief pitcher Eury Perez throws to an American League batter during the second inning of the MLB All-Star Futures baseball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Pérez was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, signed by the Marlins as a 16-year-old international free agent on July 2, 2019, and made his big-league debut in May 2023 at age 20 with a 5-6, 3.15 ERA, 108-strikeout rookie season that put him on every prospect list in baseball. Tommy John surgery cost him 2024. He returned in June 2025. The career strikeout rate is 10.2 per nine across three big-league seasons. He stands 6’8″. He is 23 years old. He is controllable through 2029.
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez waits to take the field in his major league debut, against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game Friday, May 12, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
The leading indicator for Pérez in 2026 is the strikeout rate, which sits at 9.7 per nine across his first seven starts. That is the version of him the Marlins paid for. The 4.46 ERA is what command does to even the best stuff in a return year from elbow surgery. The 16 walks in 36⅓ innings is the work in progress. Joe Mack catches him Wednesday, one day after Mack’s first MLB hit and first MLB RBI off Chris Bassitt.
Miami Marlins pitcher William Kempner, right, walks off the field with catcher Joe Mack after pitching during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The matchups against Brandon Young are the story for the offense. Otto Lopez is 1-for-2 with a home run off the 27-year-old Orioles right-hander in his career (.500/2.500). Kyle Stowers is 3-for-3 with a home run (1.000/5.000). Pete Alonso is 3-for-4 with a home run (.750/2.417). Three Marlins hitters with extra-base history against Wednesday’s starter. Small samples, but a 7-for-9 collective line with three home runs is the kind of small sample that suggests a lineup remembers what it’s done before.
Brandon Young (2-1, 6.14 ERA, 9 K) is a fifth starter on a Baltimore rotation missing two arms to the injured list. He is the matchup the Marlins should beat.
How To Watch
- Wednesday May 6 · 6:40 PM ET · loanDepot park, Miami
- TV: Marlins.TV (Miami) · MASN (Baltimore)
- Streaming: MLB.TV · Fubo
- Radio: WQAM 104.3 · WAQI 710 AM (Spanish) · 98 Rock 97.9 FM (Baltimore)
Miami Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez (39) throws against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
Check back at 3PM EST for lineups!
— MT
Marlins Fun Facts on the league-wide leaderboard right now:
- Xavier Edwards — 5th in MLB in batting average at .333. The only NL hitter in the top five (the rest are Vargas-ARI, Rice-NYY, Jung-TEX, Langeliers-ATH).
- Otto Lopez — tied for 1st in MLB in hits with 47, alongside Ozzie Albies. Two seats from Atlanta and Miami at the top of the hits leaderboard.
- Liam Hicks — 2nd in MLB in RBIs with 32. Behind only Matt Olson. Ahead of Drake Baldwin, Jonathan Aranda, Sal Stewart.
