Marlins Hope To Avoid Sweep By Giants
Inclement weather forced Madison Bumgarner to exit his last outing. The Miami Marlins can claim responsibility each time they've faced him.
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Inclement weather forced Madison Bumgarner to exit his last outing. The Miami Marlins can claim responsibility each time they've faced him.
With a score that resembled a football gamemore than baseball, the San Francisco Giants came out on top with their best offensive performance of the season.
The Miami Marlins went into the rubber match of a series against the Kansas City Royals looking to come back home on a high note. Thanks to Justin Ruggiano ending an 0-42 slump in the top of the first inning, along with some key hits throughout the game, the Marlins knocked off a sloppy Royals team 5-2 to finish the series.
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez continued his march towards National League Rookie of the Year Tuesday night throwing seven scoreless innings in Kansas City. The young right-hander had a good seat to watch Christian Yelich single home the go-ahead run with one out in the 10th inning, giving the Marlins a 1-0 victory.
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.
Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Sunday.
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.
The clock is ticking for Alex Rodriguez. The baseball superstar with an alleged connection to Biogenesis - a South Florida clinic - and performance enhancing drugs will learn his fate Monday.
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.
The Marlins lost to the Indians 4-3, Saturday night.
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona watched his team flail all night against Miami Marlins rookie Jose Fernandez and found a reason to be grateful.
Major League Baseball players are often paid in the neighborhood of $20 million or more each season. But what about paying $20 million per fan? That's roughly what Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami are paying through the first two years of Marlins Park.
Tom Koehler pitched six effective innings and the Miami Marlins stalled Matt Harvey once again, beating the New York Mets 3-0 Thursday.
