Marlins Hoping For More Offense As Pittsburgh Comes To Town
The Miami Marlins are hoping that their bats wake up as they begin a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The Miami Marlins are hoping that their bats wake up as they begin a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Scoring runs has become a major problem for the Miami Marlins over the past three games.
After winning six out of eight games, the Miami Marlins have taken a step back, winning just one of their past four.
There just aren't a lot of good times to be had at Marlins Park this season.
The Marlins' Justin Nicolino is taking the mound Saturday night in hopes of giving the Fish the series lead in a four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jerad Eickhoff pitched six scoreless innings and drove in two runs in his major league debut to help the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
When Philadelphia dealt Cole Hamels on July 31, it did so like any struggling team with eyes on the future. Three weeks later, the Phillies are there.
Martin Prado homered and drove in three runs, Marcell Ozuna had a two-run homer, and the Marlins held on for a 9-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
The Miami Marlins have been playing some of their best baseball over the past couple weeks and will run into a team that's also been playing well.
The Miami Marlins were hoping for their first series sweep in almost two months but couldn't ride an early lead to victory on Wednesday afternoon.
With a franchise-record sixth straight losing season seemingly inevitable, the Marlins have been getting some production from Ichiro Suzuki, Adeiny Hechavarria and Cole Gillespie.
After a rare off night, Ichiro Suzuki got back to hitting. Suzuki had his first four-hit game in over two years, and Cole Gillespie drove in a season-high three runs to lead the Miami Marlins to a 9-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
With his thumb no longer bothering him, Dee Gordon is gaining ground in the race for the NL batting title.
Don't look now but the Miami Marlins are starting to string some wins together.
Matt Garza is having his worst season since his rookie year for the last-place Milwaukee Brewers, who have undergone changes on the bench and in the front office in response to the club's overall disappointing play.
