Marlins Seek 2nd Victory At Home Against Rays
A woeful offensive drought is chiefly responsible for the Tampa Bay Rays' worst losing streak in nearly five years. But they may be primed to break out against Henderson Alvarez.
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A woeful offensive drought is chiefly responsible for the Tampa Bay Rays' worst losing streak in nearly five years. But they may be primed to break out against Henderson Alvarez.
Randy Wolf pitched six innings Monday night for his first victory since 2012, and the Miami Marlins beat Tampa Bay 3-1, sending the Rays to their seventh consecutive loss.
Right-handed reliever Kevin Gregg has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins pending a physical.
The Miami Marlins weren't acting on premonition when they traded for a reliever Sunday, though what unfolded later in the day proved how badly their bullpen needs help.
Evan Gattis broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep by beating the Miami Marlins 4-2 Sunda
Right-hander Bryan Morris has been traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Miami Marlins, who gave up the 39th overall pick in Thursday's draft.
When the Miami Marlins entered their series with the Atlanta, they looked forward to a chance to surpass their divisional foe for first place. But they've squandered that opportunity with back-to-back home losses to the Braves.
Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman each drove in a pair of runs to help lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-5 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Just like his team, Atlanta Braves right-hander Ervin Santana got off to a strong start. Those feel-good days, though, have been few and far between for both parties over the last month.
Julio Teheran pitched 7 1-3 innings and scored the tying run in the seventh on Friday to help the Atlanta Braves move a game ahead of Miami atop the NL East by beating the Marlins 3-2.
Marlins right-hander Henderson Alvarez has been cleared to pitch Tuesday after complaining of a sore elbow in his most recent start. The severity of right-hander Carter Capps's elbow injury is still unclear.
The Atlanta Braves' Julio Teheran ranks among baseball's ERA leaders after holding his last his two opponents without a run.
Casey McGehee's fourth hit of the game drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Reed Johnson doubled home two more as the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Marlins will wrap up their brief visit to our nation's capital tonight when they play the series finale against the Washington Nationals.
Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond has a discomforting thought for teams trying to pitch to Giancarlo Stanton.
Miami's Henderson Alvarez has been an elite starter atop his home mound this season, while his work away from Marlins Park hasn't reached that standard.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 15th home run and also doubled and singled in his latest power performance at Nationals Park, leading the Miami Marlins over Washington 3-2 Monday.
The Miami Marlins are back on the road this week looking to improve on their struggles away South Florida. The Marlins hold the worst road record in the majors at 6-17 but have shown signs of improvement of late, winning three of their last five games away from Marlins Park.
Jimmy Nelson pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings in his season debut for the Milwaukee Brewers, and they beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Sunday.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke came to Ryan Braun's defense Sunday over the baserunning blunder that cost their team a run in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Miami.
Jacob Turner pitched 6 1-3 scoreless innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday.
The Miami Marlins hit a season-high four home runs Friday, which wasn't nearly enough because Tom Koehler dug too big a hole with his worst outing of the year.
Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run homers Friday and the Milwaukee Brewers won a record-setting slugfest at Marlins Park, beating Miami 9-5.
The Miami Marlins have been downright dominant at Marlins Park this season, boasting the best home record in Major League Baseball (19-6).
