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 …
Read More »Marlins Drop First Game Against Tigers
New season, new manager, new winning ways? Not just yet. The Miami Marlins opened their season at home Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers. The game went into extra innings, with the Tigers ultimately winning 8-7. The 11-inning game was the first regular season game for Marlins first-year Manager Don Mattingly. …
Read More »MLB Preview: Miami Marlins Start Two Game Homestand Against Detroit Tigers
The 2016 Major League Baseball season is underway as the Miami Marlins host the Detroit Tigers to begin their seasons tonight. Despite rumors of possibly being let go prior to the season, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus is back with the club for his third season. Ausmus returns despite going 74-87 last season. The Marlins who also …
Read More »MLB Closes in on Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …
Read More »Stanton Hopeful to Bounce Back From Injury
Giancarlo Stanton is back training with the Marlins after his season ending injury, last year. In September of 2014 Marlins slugger and star right fielder Stanton was hit in the face with a dirty pitch from Brewers starter Mike Fiers. The hit to Stanton’s face caused multiple fractures and dental damage. With such significant …
Read More »Don Mattingly Talks Marlins
Having had seven managers since 2010, the Miami Marlins hope they have found a long term solution with the hiring of former big leaguer and most recently Los Angeles Dodger manager Don Mattingly. In his five year stint as manager of the Dodgers, Mattingly coached the team to three consecutive playoff appearances, …
Read More »MLB Action: Marlins and Rays Monday Recap/Tuesday Preview
The Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays were both downed at home in their season opening games on Monday. The Marlins lost 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, and the Rays lost 6-2 to the Baltimore Orioles. The Marlins can credit their disappointing loss to sloppy play and tough breaks. They …
Read More »Marlins Blank Braves, More in MLB Roundup
Behind a dominant performance from Jose Fernandez, the Miami Marlins shutout the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday. Fernandez pitched eight innings giving up two hits, and striking out eight, while picking up his fourth win of the season. Fernandez’s earned run average is now 1.59 which ranks him fifth in …
Read More »MLB Tuesday recap: Marlins vs Braves and Twins vs Rays
It was a pitcher’s duel on Tuesday night in Atlanta, as the Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 1-0, behind 14 strikeouts from Jose Fernandez. The 14 strikeouts tied a career high for Fernandez, as he pitched eight innings of shutout baseball, giving up three hits and no walks. Marlins …
Read More »Marlins fall in a steep slump to start season
The Miami Marlins can’t catch a break this season. The Philadelphia Phillies came to Marlins Park and took two out of three games in the series after a 2-1 win on Sunday. The loss drops the Marlins to 2-10 on the season. The Marlins’ only run in Sunday’s game came off …
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