Phelps Takes Mound In Pittsburgh
The Miami Marlins were on the verge of another crushing defeat before some late-inning clutch hitting prevented a fourth consecutive loss.
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The Miami Marlins were on the verge of another crushing defeat before some late-inning clutch hitting prevented a fourth consecutive loss.
Whether it's a shaving cream facial after a game-winning hit, pretending to ignore a rookie's first career home run, or pulling a "fake" hidden ball trick, hijinx are as much a part of baseball as a seventh inning stretch sing-a-long.
The Miami Marlins held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 Friday night in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders.
One of the Miami Marlins' bright young stars will be spending a little more time on the disabled list after suffering a setback during his rehab.
Just as they appeared ready to slide into the Allegheny River, the Pittsburgh Pirates have come alive and surged back into postseason contention in the National League.
Miami's struggling ace Jose Fernandez lasted only four innings and allowed five runs in the Marlins' 5-4 loss to the Reds.
The past few weeks have not been kind to the Miami Marlins and its beginning to show in the standings.
The Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins Wednesday night.
Mike Hill, President of Operations for the Miami Marlins, joined the Hochman, Crowder and Krantz show on 560 WQAM.
It's approaching crunch time for teams fighting for a playoff spot and the race for the final National League Wild Card spot has already been tight for weeks.
Tucker Barnhart's first career grand slam propelled the Reds to a 6-3 win over the Marlins.
Nothing good comes easy, just ask sports teams fighting to make the playoffs.
Chris Johnson isn't ready to replace Giancarlo Stanton's power in Miami's lineup but he did a good impression of the injured slugger Monday.
It's been an interesting couple of days for the Miami Marlins.
Nobody ever said that making the playoffs is easy.
