Giancarlo Stanton Keeping Spirits Up Despite Major Slump
The Miami Marlins best hitter is going through a bit of a funk.
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The Miami Marlins best hitter is going through a bit of a funk.
Most fantasy baseball owners plan their draft around picking pitchers that threw well last year. But as we all learn, sometimes things don't go as planned. Pitchers can get hurt; their performance can drop off for a number of reasons, sometimes without rational explanation. The hardest part for the fantasy owner is accepting that the present season is different than past seasons, and it's sometimes better to just admit you drafted wrong instead of stubbornly sticking with bad pitchers all season—and losing the league.
Giancarlo Stanton singled, put the ball in play twice and took some pitches off the plate, which constituted a sign of progress for the Miami Marlins' slumping lineup.
The Miami Marlins will have their hands full during Sunday's rubber match.
The Miami Marlins staff ace has had a ton of success pitching at home.
Two dynamic young pitchers square off for the second time in a week on Saturday when the Miami Marlins host the Washington Nationals in the second of a three-game series.
Barry Bonds stood in the batting cage holding a bat as he held court. His audience: slumping slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
Tanner Roark finally beat the team that kept beating him, pitching 6 2/3 innings to help the Washington Nationals past Miami 4-1 on Friday night.
The Washington Nationals are in Miami for the Friday opener of a three-game series against the Marlins.
Another rookie had a big game, another starter pitched well and the bullpen was lights-out again.
When the benches and bullpens clear at a baseball game, fans usually enjoy what happens next.
The Philadelphia Phillies attempt to claim a series victory over the Miami Marlins for the second time this month.
It wasn't a very memorable night for the Miami Marlins.
The Miami Marlins have become one of the best road teams in the National League.
Most teams in MLB have played close to 40 games at this point of the season, meaning the fantasy baseball season is one quarter over. If you've been waiting for that veteran to come around and start hitting, it's time to give up on the dream. If that pitcher still has an ERA way north of five runs per game, you may need to look elsewhere for wins and strikeouts. This is the time of the year when trends become permanent, really. Sticking too long with players headed for bad seasons only can hurt your team.
Miami center fielder Marcell Ozuna saw right fielder Giancarlo Stanton out of the corner of his eye as he tracked a long fly to right-center in the fourth inning by Washington's Ryan Zimmerman.
The Miami Marlins will look for a split of their four-game series in our nation's capital with the team's staff ace on the hill.
There is no denying the star power on the Miami Marlins coaching staff.
Stephen Strasburg remained unbeaten and Michael A. Taylor had two hits, two walks and scored twice as the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Bryce Harper hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning, sending the Washington Nationals over the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Friday night.
Wei-Yin Chen tied a career high with 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Marlins have been one of the best teams in baseball over the past couple weeks but were brought down to earth following a decisive loss on Tuesday.
Jonathan Villar got two hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their rematch Tuesday night against Adam Conley, beating the Miami Marlins 10-2.
The Miami Marlins turned to their ace in hopes that he would help the team bounce back from two straight blown lead losses.
We've all heard the story from a friend how he or she simply drafted their fantasy baseball team and forgot all about it until finding out they won the league in October. Generally, that doesn't happen very often thanks to injuries, slumps and inevitable bad luck. You have to stay on top of your team's roster all summer long to win.
