With a pitching staff that has posted the sixth-lowest ERA in baseball, Marlins catcher John Buck has been having a pretty good time behind the plate this season.
Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hit shutout, and the Marlins hit three homers to beat the Astros.
Giancarlo Stanton could be back in the cleanup spot for the Marlins as early as Tuesday.
California native Ricky Nolasco improved his record to 9-2 in his home state as the Marlins won their sixth game in a row — all on the road.
Giancarlo Stanton’s bat has come to life on the road trip. Stanton extended his season-high hitting streak to nine games with a fifth-inning single. He has also hit four home runs in the first six gams of the trip.
With four relievers unavailable to pitch, Mark Buehrle tossed a complete game to help Miami extend its win streak to five games.
Manager Ozzie Guillen stripped Heath Bell from the closer’s job and will use him earlier in relief until he finds his groove again.
Marlins closer Heath Bell blew yet another save, but Omar Infante's double in the 12th inning lifted Miami to its fourth straight win on Friday over the Padres.
Reliever Steve Cishek has been impressive enough to be seen as a possible choice to save games in the ninth inning.
One day after Brett Hayes collected three hits, lifting his average to .375, manager Ozzie Guillen penciled the catcher’s name on the lineup card for a second consecutive start.
Anibal Sanchez gave up one run in seven innings as the Marlins defeated the Giants and won their third in a row.
Ozzie Guillen is sticking with Heath Bell as his closer despite yet another ninth-inning fizzle on Wednesday that nearly cost the Marlins the game.
It was Giancarlo Stanton to the rescue on Wednesday.
Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco continued his outstanding pitching on the West Coast in a win against the Giants.
The collective sigh of relief among the Marlins was all but audible when Heath Bell closed out Tuesday’s win over the Giants with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
After a dud of an April for the Marlins and Heath Bell, May began on a brighter note.
With the roof closed more than expected, the Marlins learned that leaks must be fixed and that the outfield grass needs some care.
Even Heath Bell’s kids are starting to express concern about the Marlins’ struggling closer. After Bell sputtered through yet another bumpy outing in Miami on Monday, his 13-year-old daughter Jasmyne questioned him.
Two miscues proved costly for the Marlins, who have lost eight of nine while completing one of their worst hitting months in franchise history.
The news keeps getting worse for Marlins reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo, who continues to deal with the consequences of using a false identity.
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