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Detroit Tigers collapse in 11th inning in 6-4 loss to Miami

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September 13, 2025

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Detroit Tigers collapse in 11th inning in 6-4 loss to Miami

The Detroit Tigers lost to the Miami Marlins, 6-3, in 11 innings.
Kerry Carpenter homered in the third inning to drive in two for the Tigers.
Charlie Morton allowed two runs over four rocky innings for the Tigers.

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, when Troy Johnston hit a walk-off homer – his second of the game – in the 11th inning.

The Tigers were locked in a 3-3 tie late against the Marlins at loanDepot Park in the middle contest of a three-game set on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle, who was pitching for just the second time in six days, was given the eighth inning and he shut down Miami – three up, three down – with nine pitches. That’s a good sign for the Tigers’ postseason hopes.

After the Tigers failed to score in the ninth, right-hander Will Vest was brought in. Vest had not pitched since Sunday, Sept. 7, but he came out sharp. After getting the first two batters, Victor Mesa Jr. hit a sharp liner to left field but Riley Greene tracked it down.

In the 10th, Vest returned for his second inning and it was wildly dramatic. To open the inning, Javier Sanoja popped up a bunt and Vest caught it and fired to second, doubling off Mesa, on second as the automatic runner. But any sense of relief was short-lived. After the Marlins put runners on second and third, Liam Hicks lined out to Trey Sweeney at short.

In the 11th, the Tigers took the lead when Wenceel Pérez doubled to right, knocking in Greene, the free runner, to open the inning. Soon after, Colt Keith was walked to load the bases with nobody out. Dillon Dingler struck out. After the Marlins turned to lefty Josh Simpson, he threw a wild pitch, but the ball bounced off the backstop and Spencer Torkelson, coming home from third, was tagged out at the plate. The Marlins then intentionally walked Jahmai Jones and struck out Parker Meadows to hold the Tigers to one run from a bases loaded with no outs situation.

Rafael Montero pitched the 11th, and nearly got out of a runners-on-first-and-third jam, inducing a ground ball from Heriberto Hernández to defensive replacement Javier Báez. But the Tigers couldn’t turn the double play, and the Marlins tied it up and brought Johnston back to the plate.

The Tigers (84-65) will finish this six-game, two-city road trip on Sunday, Sept. 13 (1:40 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit) with a bullpen game against the Marlins (70-79). Detroit’s magic number to clinch the American League Central remained at eight, with the Tigers’ division lead on Cleveland shrinking to seven games, with the Guardians playing the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

Charlie Morton dances through trouble

Right-hander Charlie Morton got the start for the Tigers and he spent the better part of the afternoon walking through a minefield of his own making.

Miami scored first off an Agustín Ramírez double, a Dingler throwing error and an Otto Lopez single. Not that it really mattered, but he probably would have scored even without the throwing error.

Morton made the situation more dramatic when he was called for a balk – after throwing to first three times without picking off the runner – and Lopez advanced to second. But Morton got out of it when Hernández grounded out to third.

He got into trouble in the second when he walked Acosta, he advanced to second on a ground out and scored off a Javier Sanoja double. After walking Marsee, he was in serious trouble. But he got out of it by striking out Ramirez to end the inning.

He got into trouble again in the third inning after a pair of walks but got out of it when Maximo Acosta grounded out to thid as Colt Keith made a nice running throw.

Morton was done after four innings, giving up two runs. He gave up three hits and walked four but had four strikeouts.

Melton gives Tigers a chance to win it

Troy Melton, the 24-year-old rookie right hander, had another solid performance, pitching in his 13^th game.

He gave up a tying homer to Johnston – who came into the game with just one in his career – in the sixth inning but Melton was otherwise solid. He went three innings and tried to sneak annother inning in by walking to the middle of the dugout, but Tigers manager A.J. Hinch walked down the dugout to track him down and shake his hand, signalling the end of his outing.

Melton threw three innings, giving up a run off two hits and left the game after the seventh inning with the score tied, 3-3.

Contact Jeff Seidel: jseidel@freepress.com. Follow him @seideljeff. To read his recent columns, go to freep.com/sports/jeff-seidel.

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Surfrider Foundation leads effort to revive Miami’s dunes, fight erosion

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November 10, 2025

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Surfrider Foundation leads effort to revive Miami’s dunes, fight erosion

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The Surfrider Foundation’s Miami chapter is rolling up its sleeves to restore the city’s coastal dunes — pulling weeds, planting native vegetation and protecting the shoreline from erosion.

Chapter chair Mike Gibaldi said the group has been focused on removing scaevola, an invasive shrub native to Hawaii that has crowded out Florida’s native beach plants for years.

“It takes over the other plants and you end up with a monoculture,” Gibaldi said. “The dune is not as diverse and healthy.”

The Surfrider Foundation’s work was highlighted in its 2025 State of the Beach Report, which recognized Miami for partnering with the organization to improve dune health and resilience.

According to the report, Miami’s beaches drew 28 million visitors last year and generated $22 billion for the local economy.

Gibaldi said restoring the dunes isn’t just about preserving nature — it’s about protecting the community.

“When you have a healthy dune, whether you have a storm surge or hurricanes, it’s holding the beach and protecting upland property from storm surge,” he said.

Since 2006, the group has restored more than 10 acres of coastal dunes and planted over 3,000 native plants, including sea oats and beach creeper.

On Mid-Beach near 35th Street, Gibaldi pointed out the group’s progress.

“We planted natives,” he said. “We didn’t plant the sea grapes that were here, but this is beach creeper — we planted only a couple of these, and it’s taken off. It’s done very well.”

Gibaldi said the ongoing effort is helping Miami Beach’s dunes return to what a “good dune” should look like — healthy, diverse and able to withstand whatever nature brings.

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🎥 Messi fires Miami into the semis, Ronaldo decisive once again

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November 9, 2025

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🎥 Messi fires Miami into the semis, Ronaldo decisive once again

In Florida, Inter Miami brushed aside Nashville (4-0) to reach the final four of the MLS Eastern Conference playoffs.

La Pulga scored a brace and provided an assist. He thus reached the milestone of 400 career assists. Across all generations, only Ferenc Puskás (404) has done better than Messi. A record that should soon fall…

Meanwhile, Messi’s eternal rival was not idle. Cristiano Ronaldo found the net again from the penalty spot.

In the Saudi Pro League title race, the Portuguese converted his penalty in Neom to allow Al-Nassr to retain their place at the top (3-1). Ronaldo’s teammates are now on a run of eight wins in as many matches.

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Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Predictions | Week 10

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November 8, 2025

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Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Predictions | Week 10

What we’re hearing on the Bills: QB Josh Allen will look to continue his historic commanding performances against the Dolphins. In 15 games with Allen starting against Miami, the Bills have averaged 32.5 points per game, the fifth-highest team mark by a starting QB against a single opponent in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966). This is also a prime game for Allen to score another rushing touchdown (has had two in each of the past two games) as Miami has allowed four rushing touchdowns to QBs, second most in the league. — Alaina Getzenberg

What we’re hearing on the Dolphins: QB Tua Tagovailoa took responsibility for his play this season — which he said falls well below the standard he has set in previous seasons — but, when asked, he stopped short of saying he’s playing for his job. Coach Mike McDaniel said earlier this week that the team is “certain” Tagovailoa is the best option against the Bills, but he left things relatively open-ended after this week: “We play the players that give us the best chance to win, and when that changes or if that changes or if somebody else gives us a better shot, then we adjust there.” — Marcel Louis-Jacques

Stat to know: Tagovailoa’s 11 interceptions so far is tied for the most in the NFL with the Raiders’ Geno Smith. With another pick, Tagovailoa would be first Dolphins QB since Chad Henne in 2010 (12) with 12 or more interceptions in his first 10 games of a season. — ESPN Research

Bold prediction: The Bills will keep running back De’von Achane from picking up long gains in the passing game. Buffalo is second in DVOA against running backs as receivers, and it kept Achane to just 29 yards on seven catches when these teams met in Week 3. — Schatz

Fantasy nugget: Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid has averaged 16.0 fantasy points in the four games this season in which he has seen at least six targets. Even though he splits snaps with two other TEs (Dawson Knox and Jackson Hawes), Kincaid leads the group in routes run, which is what matters most for fantasy production. He’s in an excellent spot against a defense that allows the fifth-most fantasy points per game to TEs. See Week 10 rankings. — Moody

Betting nugget: The Bills are 1-4 ATS in their past five games as favorites. Read more. — ESPN Research

Maldonado’s pick: Bills 27, Dolphins 10

Moody’s pick: Bills 38, Dolphins 17

Schatz’s pick: Bills 27, Dolphins 16

FPI prediction: BUF, 69.6 (by an average of 7.5 points)

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