Marlins Will Take On Royals Tuesday Night
Billy Butler is one of the main reasons behind the Kansas City Royals' impressive turnaround.
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Billy Butler is one of the main reasons behind the Kansas City Royals' impressive turnaround.
The Miami Marlins put men on but struggled to get them in. The Marlins stranded 11 runners and went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position in a 6-2 loss to the surging Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
The Kansas City Royals haven't had too much trouble with any opponent lately. That doesn't figure to change during a visit from the NL-worst Miami Marlins.
With their longest winning streak in over 13 years now in the past, the Atlanta Braves hope Mike Minor can help them lay the groundwork for another potential run of success.
Evan Gattis blames himself for not getting his catcher's mitt lower and keeping Adeiny Hechavarria from scoring on a wild pitch.
It seems the Atlanta Braves can do no wrong, and Brandon Beachy couldn't be happier.
It would be hard for any pitcher to match Jose Fernandez's previous two outings and in his third start, even he couldn't come close to the previous performances.
The Marlins' bats cooled off Wednesday night and the team could never get on track with Tom Koehler on the mound as the Fish lost their fourth straight game, 4-2 to Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have the best ERA in baseball despite Charlie Morton having a couple of rough outings recent
The Miami Marlins took the Pittsburgh Pirates to the bottom of the ninth inning after getting out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning. Then, just as quickly as hope started to emerge for the Fish, the Pirates slammed the door with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to knock off the Marlins, 4-3.
The best and worst teams in the NL are matching up this week, but it figures to be competitive.
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez continues to make a strong push for National League Rookie of the Year honors by being named the NL Rookie of the Month for July.
Former manager Jack McKeon was back in Miami for a weekend reunion of the Marlins' 2003 World Series championship team, joking that he's ready to mount another comeback after undergoing double-bypass heart surgery two months ago.
Scott Kazmir and three relievers combined on a four-hitter Sunday, and the Cleveland Indians won for the 10th time in their past 11 games, beating the Miami Marlins
The Cleveland Indians proved on Saturday they could quickly recover from the end of their lengthy winning streak.
