Marlins Send Steve Cishek To Minors After Monday's Loss
One of the biggest surprises for the Marlins this season has been the struggles of closer Steve Cishek.
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One of the biggest surprises for the Marlins this season has been the struggles of closer Steve Cishek.
The Miami Marlins season has not gone the way that many expected it would.
Jason Hammel had a career-high 11 strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 Monday night.
Things haven't been particularly good around the Miami Marlins so far this season.
The Miami Marlins may be getting out of their funk, having played .500 baseball over their last eight games.
The Marlins had very few answers for Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon, whether it was pitching or batting, who walked away as the NL's leader in wins after New Year beat Miami 4-3 on Sunday.
It's been over a month since the Miami Marlins last swept a series. You have to go back to last July to find the last time they swept a team on the road.
Giancarlo Stanton hit one laser of a line drive barely high enough to clear the fence, and later a colossal clout that soared deep into the second deck at Citi Field.
Amid a rough stretch of almost three weeks, the Miami Marlins will take anything positive to build on.
Rookie Justin Bour hit a three-run homer to back Dan Haren, and the Miami Marlins extended Matt Harvey's winless streak to five starts by beating the New York Mets 4-3 on Friday night.
