Miami Marlins young ace pitcher Jose Fernandez passed away early Sunday morning due to a boating accident on a Miami Beach shore. Fernandez and two of his friends were all found dead around three am Sunday morning when Coast Guard personnel found their 32 foot vessel upside down on a Miami Beach …
Read More »National League Wild Card Race Heading Toward a Heated Finish
With just nine teams left in the National League wild card race, three lead their divisions, three are tied for the wild card spots, and three are trying to push into a spot themselves. But just a week and a half remains of the regular season. The three division leaders — the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs …
Read More »Miami Marlins Holding on to Hope of NL Wild Card Berth
Marlins had an exciting win Tuesday night at home over the Nationals with a final score of 1-0, due in large part to Giancarlo Stanton’s home run. Earlier in the month, Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly said the chances are slim for the Marlins to make it to the playoffs. Now, with Miami’s third …
Read More »Wild Card Race Coming Down to the Wire
As we approach the end of the 162-game regular season in the MLB, the Wild Card race continues to heat up. After rookie pitcher Alex Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Sunday night, the Cardinals pulled themselves within one game of the second spot for …
Read More »MLB Playoff Races Heat Up As Season Winds Down
As October approaches, and with it the promise of postseason baseball, many teams are still fighting in heated divisional and wild card races while others are well on their way to securing a spot in the playoffs. American League AL East Leaders: Boston (78-61) In the Hunt: Toronto (1 GB), …
Read More »MLB Hunt for October
With under 30 games to play in the 2016 Major League Baseball season, three divisions are separated by five games or less, and both wild card spots are crapshoots with six AL teams within five games vying for that second spot, and four NL teams within four games. Let’s get …
Read More »Marlins Reeling After Fifth Straight Loss
The Miami Marlins wildcard hopes continue to fade as they fell to the Mets Wednesday night, 5-2, for their fifth straight loss and their seventh in nine games. They are now 3.5 games out of the wildcard race. For now, the Marlins are just happy to be finished with the month …
Read More »Rays look to continue winning while Marlins fight for Wild Card spot
The Tampa Bay Rays (54-72) travel to Houston to face the Astros (66-61). The Rays are looking to extend their winning streak to three games after they split their series with the Boston Red Sox 2-2. Left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly, who will take the mound for the Rays, will look …
Read More »Rays and Marlins Pull Out Tough Wins
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins are on two separate ends of the spectrum as they come down the stretch at the end of the season. The Rays can look at a win as a glimpse into potential for the future. Pieces that can be built upon or developed, …
Read More »Fernandez, Marlins Look to Make a Comeback vs. Royals
With the Miami Marlins (65-60) fighting for the National League’s second wild card spot and the regular season coming to an end next month, they know they are getting to crunch time in the regular season. Miami lost last night at home against defending World Champion Kansas City (65-60) 1-0. Last …
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