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The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …

The Miami Marlins face off against the Atlanta Braves in Miami on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series between the division rivals. Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will square off against Williams Perez (0-0, 7.71 ERA) in a matchup of pitchers who both …

The New York Mets pulled out a low scoring 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins Wednesday. The reining NL champs started the season 2-5 and were on a four-game losing streak. With the win yesterday, they improved to 3-5, and the Marlins now have a record of 3-4. The game was scoreless …

While it was only Matt Moore’s second start of the season, the pitcher from Fort Walton Beach, Florida was in full midseason form Tuesday night. The 2013 All-Star allowed one run in seven innings of work in Tampa Bay’s series opener against the Cleveland Indians, leading the Rays to a 5-1 victory at Tropicana …

After losing the Monday 10-3, the New York Mets looked to play a more controlled game Tuesday night in Citi Field against the Miami Marlins. New York’s Tuesday night’s gameplay was more controlled, but just not enough to pull off a win against the Marlins who left the field with a win, …

The Miami Marlins knocked out prized New York Mets lefty Steven Matz early and went on to a 10-3 win in New York.  Miami put the game away early, scoring seven runs in the second inning and one in the third to build an 8-0 lead.  Matz was knocked out in the …

A local baseball prospect that was called up to the big leagues made his debut on Monday in Washington, D.C. — and left the game bloody. Mallex Smith, a former stand-out at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, was called up by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday after the team placed Ender Inciarte on the 15-day disabled list. Smith averaged …

The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t gotten off to the start they wanted to so far this season. Tampa Bay is currently 2-4 to start in 2016 despite not giving up more than six runs in any contest. Tampa Bay’s last loss comes at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles, who have …

The Miami Marlins are starting off slow in the Don Mattingly era. Their loss to the Washington Nationals Sunday dropped their record to 1-3. Giancarlo Stanton put the Marlins on the scoreboard first by singling to left center at the top of the first, bringing in Dee Gordon. That 1-0 lead was …

After starting the season 0-3 in 2015, the Miami Marlins may very well be in for a repeat. The Marlins lost to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday 7-3, to begin their season with a 0-2 record. Former Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, now with the Tigers, got the game started with a …