Byrd, Buchanan Lead Phillies Over Marlins
Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer, David Buchanan threw five effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Tuesday night.
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Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer, David Buchanan threw five effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Tuesday night.
After a horrendous start to the season in other teams' ballparks, the Miami Marlins are finding ways to win on the road. They'll try to continue that trend Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies at a park that has been especially unwelcoming to the Marlins in recent seasons.
If the Marlins are going to solve their problems on the road, Philadelphia is the place to start. Casey McGehee hit a two-run double, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning and Miami beat the Phillies 4-0 Monday night.
Although their recent offensive surge came to a halt in losing their last two games, the Philadelphia Phillies appear to have a good chance to get back on track against an NL East rival they've dominated at home.
Daniel Murphy hit a three-run homer and the New York Mets matched a season high with 17 hits Sunday to beat the slumping Miami Marlins 11-5.
Miami Marlins infielder Rafael Furcal is back on the disabled list and may be out for an extended period. The Marlins placed Furcal on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday.
The Miami Marlins look to end a disappointing 10-game homestand with a win on Sunday against the New York Mets.
Rafael Furcal had to wait more than two months to make his season debut with the Miami Marlins. Now another injury is expected to keep him out again.
Jacob deGrom pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his first win for the New York Mets in a 4-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Strong pitching has spurred the Miami Marlins' home success against the New York Mets, and Tom Koehler has been an unexpected contributor.
Left fielder Marcell Ozuna cut down the potential tying run at the plate in the eighth and ninth innings — including Kirk Nieuwenhuis to end the game — to help the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Friday night.
The Miami Marlins look to get back on track against the visiting New York Mets on Friday night at Marlins Park.
Zack Wheeler tossed his first shutout and made David Wright's first-inning home run hold up in the New York Mets' 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.
Top pitching prospect Andrew Heaney will make his Major League debut on Thursday as the Marlins host the Mets.
Giancarlo Stanton felt no pain when he hit his 20th home run Wednesday. His bruised left wrist hurt only when he swung and missed.
