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For all the hype surrounding Jose Fernandez, Miami's most impressive current pitching statistic might belong to another arm on the staff. With three shutouts in his last eight starts dating back to last season, Henderson Alvarez takes the mound Sunday in San Diego as the Marlins try to avoid a third straight loss in the series finale with the hot-hitting Padres.
It's been two months since the English soccer star hopped on a stage, his back to Miami's sparkling Biscayne Bay, and announced plans to start a Major League Soccer franchise. The plan — and Beckham — have been almost universally accepted by every sector of the city.
Having young superstars like Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Fernandez gives the Miami Marlins potential to be a special team down the road. The pair is doing plenty to help Miami be a factor presently as well.
Giancarlo Stanton still amazes his Miami teammates.
Following another successful home stand, the Miami Marlins are hopeful that they can finally turn around their abysmal road record when they set out on their longest trip of the season.
Marcell Ozuna hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets by winning 1-0 Wednesday.
Much like Miami's suddenly respectable offense, Tom Koehler has hardly resembled the pitcher who struggled on the mound throughout much of 2013. The Bronx native will try to extend his dominant run at Marlins Park while avenging a recent defeat to the New York Mets.
When Henderson Alvarez closed out his shutout with a strikeout, the right-hander spun on the mound and threw a celebratory uppercut that landed on his left shoulder.
The Miami Marlins are among the best offensive teams in baseball, and that's mostly due to their success at home.
There could be a change of venue for the David Beckham's proposed MLS stadium.
Casey McGehee hit a sharp grounder that caromed into right field off the back of reliever Gonzalez Germen's foot, allowing the winning run to score, and the Miami Marlins rallied late from a three-run deficit Monday night to beat the New York Mets 4-3.
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez said he's feeling fine and won't miss a turn after being hit by a batted ball.
Giancarlo Stanton displays his power so frequently that Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond doesn't even bat an eye during flight of one of Stanton's tape-measure home runs.
Jeff Baker hit a game-winning double off the wall with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Sunday.
One of the few scares Jose Fernandez has gotten recently came in a collision with a coach prior to a contest he wasn't even starting. As far as the competition goes, the Miami Marlins' phenom has been fending it off with relative ease.
Pinch-hitter Carl Crawford hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers escaped several late-inning jams to beat the Miami Marlins 9-7 on Saturday night.
Rafael Furcal's second attempt at coming back from injuries didn't have a good start.
If Tom Koehler has figured out why he and the Miami Marlins are so tough to beat at home, he's not saying.
The Miami Marlins are on their longest home win streak in nearly five years, thanks in large part to a very productive offense.
It's been five seasons since the Miami Marlins won six straight at home, and even longer since they swept a series there from the Atlanta Braves.
Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven innings and the Miami Marlins scored nine runs off NL ERA leader Aaron Harang to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 Wednesday.
There's little doubt this three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins began with one of baseball's most outstanding young pitchers on the mound.
Jose Fernandez allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and the Miami Marlins opened a homestand by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Jose Fernandez got the best of Alex Wood in a back-and-forth pitcher's duel last week, mowing down Atlanta in what Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond said may have been his best-pitched game.Both players are looking forward to Tuesday night's rematch.
Dillon Gee pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, Chris Young hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat Miami 4-0 Sunday to take two of three from the Marlins.
