The Marlins and Dodgers met in a regular-season MLB fixture on 13 September 2026, and the hosts came out on top with a 6:4 victory. It was a high-scoring affair that followed a pattern both sides had been setting in recent days.
The Marlins have been involved in open games of late, losing 4:3 to the Dodgers the previous evening before dropping 2:6 in another meeting. They had also been trading runs with the Mets — 14:15, 5:7, 4:9 — suggesting neither side holds back in this matchup. The Dodgers, meanwhile, had bounced back from that 4:3 loss with a 6:2 win over the Marlins, then put up 14 against the Reds before grinding out two tight games.
Our forecast called for the visitors to win, with 57 per cent confidence. And here's the thing — the prediction did not come off. The Marlins, who had been on the wrong end of several close results, found a way to string their runs together and pay for a sloppy opening with a second-half response.
What stands out is the volume of runs on both sides. To be fair, neither team kept things tight, and the game played out more like a contest of offence than defence. The final tally of ten runs means both bullpens were tested, though no details of individual innings are available.
The result shifts the balance in this short series between the two clubs. By then the Dodgers had taken one of three, but the Marlins now hold the edge with a 2:1 record in their recent meetings. It ends a run of games where either side could have walked away with more points.