LOS ANGELES -- The Marlins¡¯ 8-2 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium displayed the importance of pounding the strike zone.

At the top of every inning, Los Angeles right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto commanded his pitches, keeping Miami quiet outside of solo homers by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Bryan De La Cruz across eight frames.

At the bottom of the first three innings, Miami right-handers Edward Cabrera and George Soriano struggled to throw strikes. Despite outhitting the high-octane Dodgers, 6-5, the Marlins issued five walks and two hit-by-pitches.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Marlins have given up an MLB-high 118 runs this season in innings with at least one walk or hit-by-pitch. The Dodgers entered the game having drawn the most walks in the Majors.

¡°You see the difference when someone's on the attack and someone is trying to play on the edges and not being on the attack,¡± manager Skip Schumaker said. ¡°It's hard.¡±

In his fifth start since beginning the season on the injured list due to a right shoulder impingement, Cabrera threw 58 pitches and lasted just two innings before exiting due to right biceps discomfort.

The 26-year-old Cabrera¡¯s biceps injury history dates back to 2021, when he arrived at big league camp with an inflamed nerve that kept him out until May of that year. In ¡®22, Cabrera dealt with biceps fatigue that delayed his return to the Majors until June 1.

¡°I've been feeling it quite a while,¡± Cabrera said via interpreter Luis Dorante Jr. ¡°It's just something [new] that the pain came during the game today. I was going to try to battle, but we didn't want to risk it with the whole situation right now.¡±

Both Schumaker and Cabrera called it a day-to-day issue, saying the club won¡¯t know more until Cabrera arrives at the ballpark on Wednesday and checks with the training staff. Should Cabrera need to be sidelined, it comes at an opportune time. The Marlins are expected to get back southpaws Jes¨²s Luzardo and Braxton Garrett this Saturday and Sunday, respectively, against the Phillies at loanDepot park.

Though Cabrera blamed the right biceps discomfort for his control issues, his inability to consistently throw strikes isn¡¯t new. Tuesday marked the 13th time he has issued at least four walks in 48 career starts (27 percent). Entering Tuesday, his 5.31 BB/9 rate was the highest among MLB pitchers since his 2021 debut (min. 210 innings).

Cabrera loaded the bases on two walks and a hit-by-pitch before surrendering a first-inning grand slam to Max Muncy -- the only hit he permitted. Trying to find the strike zone, Cabrera instead left a 95.5 mph changeup over the plate for Muncy.

After walking three batters or fewer in his first three starts, Cabrera has issued four free passes in each of his last two. Last season when Cabrera couldn¡¯t throw strikes, the Marlins demoted him to Triple-A Jacksonville. They don¡¯t have that luxury this season since he is out of Minor League options.

¡°It's between the ears,¡± Schumaker said. ¡°It's not the stuff. It's not the talent. The talent is there. It's extreme talent. It's between the ears, like he has to convince himself, and our staff has to keep convincing him that he is a really good pitcher every single time out. But once he gets out on that stage, it's up to him. He's got to go, and against good teams -- last year against the Dodgers, he did really well -- so it's just every day he's got to convince himself of that.¡±

Following Cabrera on the mound was Soriano, who was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville ahead of the game. It was more of the same, as Soriano loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch, double and walk before recording an out on a sacrifice fly.

Pregame, Schumaker said Soriano needed his slider to regain its effectiveness. Entering Tuesday, the results (.365 vs. 1.083 SLG) were drastic from 2023 to ¡®24. Gavin Lux lined one over the right-field wall for a two-run homer in a four-run third.

But Soriano bounced back by slowing down his rhythm and tossing a scoreless fourth and fifth. He retired the final eight batters he faced, and all three of his strikeouts came on the slider.

¡°It's important [to throw strikes],¡± Soriano said via Dorante. ¡°You've got to keep working and try to emulate something like [Yamamoto]. We work really hard just to throw our pitches where we want it and to locate it also in the strike zone. So it's a matter of keep working hard.¡±