Harper's Homers Push Nats Over Marlins, 8-4
Bryce Harper homered twice for the first time in his career and the first-place Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night.
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Bryce Harper homered twice for the first time in his career and the first-place Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night.
Ricky Nolasco came into the game with a 6.70 ERA since the All-Star break, while Stephen Strasburg had won his past four starts.
In a season full of misery, the Miami Marlins have one diamond in quite a bit of rough. Twenty-two-year-old right fielder Giancarlo Stanton has made a name for himself as not only the Marlins' best player, but also a power hitter the entire league should be wary of facing.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have seen just about enough of Giancarlo Stanton. Aaron Harang was the latest Dodgers pitcher to give up a home run to Stanton, allowing a first-pitch solo shot to center field in the fourth inning of a 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer on the second pitch he saw in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, and Andre Ethier tied a franchise record with his 10th straight hit in an 8-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
Nathan Eovaldi received a rude welcome back to Dodger Stadium from former teammates Andre Ethier and Juan Rivera — and the player he was traded to the Florida Marlins for.
When he's been on the field, Marlins speedster Emilio Bonifacio has been quite an addition. But, for the second time this year, Bonifacio is headed to the disabled list.
After two big offensive games, Miami's bats went quiet during a desert doubleheader.
One night after giving up 12 runs on 20 hits, the Diamondbacks appeared poised to turn the tables on the Marlins. Arizona's first six hitters reached base and the Diamondbacks opened a 5-0 lead by the time Miami starter Ricky Nolasco recorded his first out. But after that promising start, Arizona's bats went silent and the pitching gradually gave back the lead.
Giancarlo Stanton doesn't look like someone who spent a month on the disabled list after knee surgery.
Jordan Pacheco homered among his three hits as the banged-up Colorado Rockies slowed down Giancarlo Stanton and beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Sunday.
The Colorado Rockies started slow and finished strong. That wasn't enough to overcome Giancarlo Stanton's record-setting night.
The Miami Marlins finally crossed home plate in the fourth inning of Wednesday's afternoon game with the Philadelphia Phillies. The simple scoring of a run was something that had become unfamiliar to the Marlins as of late.
Josh Johnson's second pitch of the game was enough to give him a tough-luck loss.
The way Philadelphia's Cole Hamels was pitching, it was going to take a near perfect outing from Miami's Nathan Eovaldi to earn a victory.
Cole Hamels pitched his second consecutive shutout for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 4-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
Chris Capuano held Miami hitless until the seventh inning and Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Marlins 5-0 Sunday.
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen wasn't sure how Ricky Nolasco pulled off this win. Nolasco overcame nine hits in five innings as he snapped a five-game losing streak by allowing just two runs in a 7-3 win for the Miami Marlins over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
A return to Miami seems to be just what Los Angeles' Hanley Ramirez needed to find his stroke.
Marlins' left-fielder Logan Morrison said he doesn't expect to return this season.
The Miami Marlins had the chance to sweep the New York Mets and have shortstop Jose Reyes extend his hitting streak to 27 games. Unfortunately, neither one of those came true Thursday.
Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton finally made his return to the lineup Tuesday night and what a show he put on. Stanton hit two two-run home runs to lead the Marlins in a route of the struggling New York Mets, 13-0.
While the Miami Marlins have been relegated to the back pages of sports sections thanks to football being back; the Fish do have one player who is making noise with a hitting streak that's now reached 25 games.
Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 25 games with an infield single that set up Miami's big inning, and the Marlins extended the New York Mets' home losing skid to a month with a 4-2 win Tuesday night.
For the first time in 25 games, Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will return to the lineup after recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery in early July.
