CINCINNATI (AP) — The Miami Marlins extended their franchise-record road winning streak to 11 with a 12-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
It’s the longest road winning streak in the major leagues since the Phillies won 13 straight away from home in 2023.
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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott, left, and shortstop Elly De La Cruz celebrate in the dugout as it was announced that Abbott will join De La Cruz as the Reds' representatives for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Miami Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Miami Marlins' Agustín Ramírez doubles to score Jesús Sánchez during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Eury Pérez (2-2) made his sixth start for the Marlins since returning this season from Tommy John surgery and only two hits including Matt McLain's solo homer, his 10th, in the first inning. Pérez struck out eight and didn't walk a batter.
After Nick Martinez (6-9) retired the first six batters he faced, the Marlins collected six consecutive hits off him in the third, including a two-run double by Xavier Edwards to take a 7-1 lead.
Martinez, who made his first start at Great American Ball Park since taking a no-hitter into the ninth against the Padres, allowed a career-high 10 earned runs on seven hits.
The Marlins caught a break in the seven-run third inning when Agustín Ramírez's high-hopper went just over the head of Reds' third baseman Noelvi Marte to drive home another run and keep the rally going.
During the road winning streak, the Marlins have outscored their opponents 82-47.
Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA) will make his first start since being named to the NL All-Star team and will face Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantra (4-8, 7.01) on Wednesday.
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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott, left, and shortstop Elly De La Cruz celebrate in the dugout as it was announced that Abbott will join De La Cruz as the Reds' representatives for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Miami Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Miami Marlins' Agustín Ramírez doubles to score Jesús Sánchez during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.
The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.
People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.
“The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes,” said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. “We felt like the air was hitting us.”
Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”
The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.”
This comes as the U.S. military has been targeting, in recent days, alleged drug-smuggling boats. On Friday, Venezuela said it was open to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking.
Maduro also said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday that the U.S. wants to force a government change in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through the monthslong pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August.
Maduro has been charged with narco-terrorism in the U.S. The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels in what was the first known direct operation on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. began strikes on boats in September.
U.S. President Donald Trump for months had threatened that he could soon order strikes on targets on Venezuelan land. The U.S. has also seized sanctioned oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, and Trump ordered a blockade of others in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
The U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since early September. As of Friday, the number of known boat strikes is 35 and the number of people killed is at least 115, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.
They followed a major buildup of American forces in the waters off South America, including the arrival in November of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, which added thousands more troops to what was already the largest military presence in the region in generations.
Trump has justified the boat strikes as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S. and asserted that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Meanwhile, Iranian state television reported on the explosions in Caracas on Saturday, showing images of the Venezuelan capital. Iran has been close to Venezuela for years, in part due to their shared enmity of the U.S.
Pedestrians walk past the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
