Overview
- Jose Altuve hit a grounder to third that Leo Jimenez fielded and threw around the horn to Xavier Edwards and Kyle Stowers to record a 5-4-3 triple play on a single pitch.
- Baseball Almanac and SABR confirmed the sequence as the first triple play in the majors this season.
- Reliever Zach Brzykcy had allowed the two baserunners erased by the play but finished the inning in nine pitches as Houston won 5-3 with homers from Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes.
- The defensive highlight provided a rare bright moment for Miami but did not halt the team’s slide, which has reached eight straight losses.
- Triple plays are exceptionally rare events in baseball, the Marlins’ last one came in 2002 by Mike Lowell, and the majors most recently saw a triple play in August 2025.