Max Meyer Throws One-Hit Scoreless Extravaganza Against Mets

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MIAMI, FL – The Miami Marlins got their run support early on in this game thanks to Owen Caissie’s double and two home runs from Liam Hicks. The bigger story, though, was Max Meyer throwing a one-hit scoreless extravaganza against the New York Mets.

Owen Caissie and Liam Hicks Drive in Runs

The second inning began with Jakob Marsee taking a four-pitch walk and Connor Norby hitting the first pitch he saw. With both runners on base, a red-hot Caissie came up to the plate and drove them in with a double.

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Owen Caissie hits his seventh double of the season, scoring two runs. He has now driven in runs for the third consecutive game.#Marlins #FightinFish pic.twitter.com/VUxRQKHWDs

— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 23, 2026

It was his third consecutive game with at least one RBI. His plate discipline and confidence at the plate have noticeably contributed to his recent successes.

Up 2-0, Hicks made it a three-run game with one swing of the bat. His 10th home run of the season left the ballpark at 31 degrees and a total distance of 389 feet.

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Liam Hicks hits his 10th homer of the season

Launch Angle: 31
Distance: 389#Marlins #FightinFish pic.twitter.com/UxVusU4nfQ

— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 23, 2026

In his next at-bat, he hit another home run in the fifth. His 11th homer of the season marked the first time in his career that he had a multi-home run game.

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Liam Hicks with his first-career multi-homer game. He sent his 11th home run of the season high into right field at a launch angle of 35 degrees.#Marlins #FightinFish pic.twitter.com/GNoj3D2vHp

— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 23, 2026

Max Meyer Makes Case for All-Star Game Bid

Meyer again showed that he’s been Miami’s most consistent starter all season. Entering the game with a 1.7 WAR, not only has he been Miami’s most reliable pitcher, but he’s also been one of their more reliable players overall.

His progress was already showing as he was averaging 6.9 hits, 0.7 home runs, and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Today, the Woodbury, Minnesota native threw seven innings of one-hit shutout ball, allowing three walks on eight strikeouts. No doubt, this was his most impressive start of the season.

That's a wrap for Max Meyer, who had his most impressive start of the season. The final line:

7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 95 NP (59 Strikes)#Marlins #FightinFish pic.twitter.com/bx0F1c3n5B

— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 23, 2026

He struck out four hitters on the sweeper. The pitch was thrown 30 times and saw a 20/10 split against lefties. Meyer had two punchouts on his heater. He relied on it 26 times, and his average velocity was 94.8 MPH. 95.9 was his maximum speed today.

The slider saw 1o swings and 10 called strikes out of his 23 pitches. Two Mets hitters fell victim via strikeout on that pitch. Meyer had a whiff plus called strikes rate of 40% on his sinker. His changeup was thrown six times, all to left-handers.

Max Meyer has now thrown 13.2 consecutive shutout innings, the longest scoreless streak of his major league career. His 2.52 ERA is now amongst the top 10 qualified National League starters.

RHP Max Meyer (5-0) is the third pitcher in Marlins history to not be charged with a loss through 11 starts to begin a season, joining RHP Brad Penny in 2001 and RHP Liván Hernández in 1997.

The 11 games without a loss is also tied for the sixth-longest streak by a starter in…

— Marlins Communications (@MarlinsComms) May 23, 2026

If the Marlins have pitcher representation at this year’s MLB All-Star game in Philadelphia, then Meyer is certainly making a name for himself. He’s 5-0, and his WHIP stands at 1.05

He matched his career-high of 68 strikeouts, and opponents are batting just .188 against him. Meyer ranks in the top 10 amongst starters in the MLB in these categories.

Anthony Bender Strikes out Three; Andrew Nardi Allows Run

Anthony Bender delivered with 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball. He struck all three hitters he faced in the eighth inning. Bender attacked with a three-pitch mix: sweeper, sinker, and slider.

Anthony Bender strikes out all three hitters he faces here in the eighth #Marlins #FightinFish pic.twitter.com/pEMYibClRD

— Ricardo Urrusuno (@RickScores) May 23, 2026

He averaged 97.3 MPH on the sinker, maxing out at 98.3. The Mets couldn’t figure him out on that pitch with five swings plus called strikes.

Andrew Nardi tossed 0.2 innings, allowing the Mets to score a run, and got two hits.

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