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A bench-clearing confrontation led by injured Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and Chicago Cubs outfielder Junior Lake ended in a standoff.
There have been a lot of reasons for Miami Marlins players to be disappointed this season.
The Miami Marlins have been playing .500 baseball over the past 10 games.
The Miami Marlins have been perhaps the most disappointing team in baseball so far this season.
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.
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.
It seems that with the Miami Marlins no matter what may change from one game to another, the end results are staying the same.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins are two teams going in very opposite directions right now.
One of the biggest reasons for the Miami Marlins' recent struggles is their starting pitching.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his 13th homer, drove in the Marlins only two and made a highlight-reel catch against the wall in right field. Yet, none of that made a difference as Miami lost 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Memorial Day Monday.
The Miami Marlins finally got their new manager a couple of wins over the weekend but they'll face a tough challenge on Monday night.
Two innings in a row, new Miami Marlins manager Dan Jennings went to the mound to switch pitchers. Each time, the new reliever escaped a jam to help close out a 5-2 victory Sunday against Baltimore.
As anyone in the Miami Marlins organization will tell you, Saturday night's win was a long time coming.
