MIAMI -- All Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers could do was shake his head.

When Masataka Yoshida chopped Rogers’ sinker in front of the plate and toward the right side of the infield, Rogers raced toward the ball but couldn’t scoop it with his glove nor palm it with his hand. A run would score on the play -- the second in the Red Sox’s go-ahead third inning -- in an eventual 7-2 Marlins loss on Wednesday night at loanDepot park.

“It's the great, crazy game we play,” Rogers said. “It's probably the best I've felt all year stuff-wise. Body felt good, velo was there. After that first inning, [it was] like, ‘OK, now we're rolling.’ It just didn't go my way today. A lot of cheap infield hits that just went their way. … Just really frustrating. There's just not a whole lot to say. I felt good.”

Rogers, who tied a season-high with six strikeouts and walked three batters, allowed two runs in three innings. Of his five hits permitted, four were on grounders. But after needing 41 pitches to escape the third, manager Skip Schumaker pulled his southpaw at 84 pitches.

Several factors played into the high pitch count, beginning with the three free passes and continuing with the 20 foul balls. Then came the bad luck.

Xavier Edwards, who started his second straight game at shortstop since Tim Anderson was designated for assignment, lost his footing on a potential inning-ending double-play ball off the bat of Rafael Devers. The ball trickled into the outfield to score the game-tying run. Three batters later, Yoshida’s hit drove in another.

What makes the outing most frustrating is Rogers’ velocity, a much-discussed topic of conversation this season, was up on all of his pitches. His four-seamer showed an increase of 1.7 mph, averaging 93.7 mph. He turned to it a season-high 48 percent of the time.

“I thought everything was working,” said Schumaker, who agreed it was Rogers’ best stuff of 2024. “The changeup was working. Three of the five were infield hits, I think. So it's not like he was getting hit around the ballpark. Some plays just unfortunately weren't made because of the slip, and the walks ended up hurting him. Long at-bats, a lot of foul balls, big at-bats with a lot of pitches to certain batters. And unfortunately, it cost him another inning or two. But there's a lot to like about what's been going on with Trevor the last few weeks.”

Until Wednesday, Rogers had been able to complete at least six innings in four of his last five starts for Miami’s depleted pitching staff. With seven starters on the injured list, Rogers had become the reliable arm each turn through the rotation, like he once was three years ago during his All-Star campaign.

Rogers, who made just four starts in 2023 due to injuries, acknowledged it took longer to regain his form after so much lost time. That goes for the velocity, as well as the feel of his pitches.

“I definitely think it's a little bit of that,” Rogers said. “Missing five months of the season, I don't think people really realize how much it is. I knew I'd get back to this point. Obviously, it was later rather than sooner. I just had to be patient, and the work I've been putting in. Obviously, we saw it today, but the result wasn't there today.”

If the Marlins’ pregame transaction is any indication, Rogers should soon be joined by righty Edward Cabrera in the rotation. By optioning rookie Valente Bellozo to Triple-A Jacksonville and recalling No. 20 prospect Anthony Maldonado, who surrendered four runs in the ninth, the moves were two-fold: Miami needed a fresh arm after so many short starts of late. Plus, Cabrera would rejoin the rotation and take Bellozo’s spot barring a setback in his final rehab assignment on Saturday.

There could be additional moves made pregame Thursday after Rogers’ short start. Maldonado threw 28 pitches and righty Huascar Brazoban covered three scoreless frames on 39 pitches. Right-hander Bryan Hoeing’s return from the IL appears imminent after a side session on Wednesday at the ballpark.

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“Just being there every five days,” Rogers said. “[I’ve] been fortunate with off-days getting an extra day, which has helped. But the best ability is availability. I haven't done a good job the past couple of years, and of course I had that freak injury last year. If I can go out every five days and make my starts and just compete for this ballclub, I think it shows the guys that have been called up to fill those spots a lot.”