Miami Marlins allow just 3 hits in 4-1 win over St. Louis Cardinals

MIAMI (AP) — Janson Junk and five relievers combined on a three-hitter to lead the Miami Marlins past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday.

Agustín Ramírez singled twice and drove in a run, and Javier Sanoja had three hits for the Marlins.

Junk (1-2) allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two over five innings. He was lifted after 56 pitches.

Andrew Nardi followed Junk and pitched the sixth and Anthony Bender got three outs in the seventh. Michael Petersen struck out the side in a perfect eighth.

Ivan Herrera homered against Lake Bachar to lead off the ninth for the Cardinals’ run. Bachar then walked Nolan Gorman and retired José Fermin on a flyout. Pete Fairbanks relieved Bachar and got the last two outs for his fifth save.

Owen Caissie hit an RBI single and Jakob Marsee walked with the bases loaded against St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy (2-3) in the second to give Miami a 2-0 advantage.

Singles from Marsee in the fourth and Ramírez in the fifth padded the lead.

Leahy completed five innings, giving up four runs and eight hits. He walked three, struck out two and hit a batter.

The Cardinals rested regulars Jordan Walker, Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson. Marlins’ 2025 All-Star slugger Kyle Stowers, who began the season on the injured list and was activated Sunday, also had a planned day off as manager Clayton McCullough said they're rebuilding his fitness.

Cardinals: RHP Andre Pallante (2-1, 4.05) will start the opener of a three-game home series against Seattle on Friday. RHP George Kirby (1-2, 3.29) will start for the Mariners.

Marlins: Begin a three-game road series at San Francisco on Friday with RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-2, 3.06) scheduled to start against Giants RHP Adrian Houser (0-2, 5.40).

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Miami Marlins' Leo Jimenez runs home on a single by Jakob Marsee during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Leahy pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernandez hits a single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Janson Junk pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business killed two people and sent 19 others to the hospital, authorities said.

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant in Institute as workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility, Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman said.

A chemical gas reaction occurred at the plant involving nitric acid and another substance, Sigman said, speaking at a news briefing. He added that there was "a violent reaction of the chemicals and it instantaneously overreacted.”

“Starting or ending a chemical reaction are the most dangerous times,” Sigman said.

Among the injured were seven ambulance workers responding to the leak, officials said.

Other people were taken to the hospitals in private cars or even in one case a garbage truck, Sigman said.

A shelter in place order was issued for the surrounding area and lifted more than five hours later. Officials said all the deaths and injuries occurred on the plant site.

“You had to get really close to the facility to smell it,” Sigman said.

The leak required a large scale decontamination operation in which people had to remove all their clothes and be sprayed down, authorities said.

Catalyst Refiners works to remove silver from what remains of chemical processes and can find thousands of dollars of the precious metal just by vaccuming the floors in a plant's offices, Sigmon said.

Ames Goldsmith Corp., the owner of Catalyst Refiners, said it is saddened by the deaths and its thoughts were with all those impacted and their families.

“This is an unfathomably difficult time,” said the company statement released at the news briefing. “Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues and their families."

Ames Goldsmith promised to work with local, state and federal officials as they investigate what happened.

The plant is located near Institute, a community about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Charleston, the state capital.

Jeffrey Collins contributed to this report from Columbia, South Carolina.

Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Police block a road near a chemical plant where a leak occurred Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Institute, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby)