Braves 7, Marlins 0
Historic chance for Ricky Nolasco missed as Miami Marlins fall to Atlanta Braves
Ricky Nolasco had a chance to make franchise history but it was the Braves Brandon Beachy who stole the spotlight.
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Ricky Nolasco had a chance to make franchise history but it was the Braves Brandon Beachy who stole the spotlight.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and saved two runs with a diving catch as Miami added another win to its impressive May record.
A week after dropping Emilio Bonifacio from second to seventh in the batting order and bringing up Omar Infante to hit second, manager Ozzie Guillen sounded like his days of juggling the Marlins lineup to find the right combination might be over.
Josh Johnson gave up two runs in seven innings for his first win of the season as the Marlins beat the Pirates.
Compared with all other major-league first basemen, Gaby Sanchez has driven in more runs than the Dodgers James Loney but only Loney. And he has a higher average than the Angels Albert Pujols, but barely.
The Marlins continued their struggle for runs, getting seven hits in a loss to the Pirates.
That Josh Johnson remains winless six weeks into the season is a natural concern for the Marlins. Johnson was supposed to be their ace, one of the premier arms in the majors.
Giancarlo Stantons grand slam completed a six-run ninth inning to save reliever Heath Bell.
If there continue to be more days like Sunday, the Jan. 4 trade of Chris Volstad to the Chicago Cubs for Carlos Zambrano could turn out to be a jackpot deal for the Marlins.
Ricky Nolasco, stellar on Miami’s road trip, came undone at home, walking three Mets in one inning and hitting two batters in another.
Jose Reyes said he is still not there yet at the plate.
Greg Dobbs hit a pinch-hit single in the ninth, lifting the Marlins to their ninth win in 10 games.
Hanley Ramirez has a message for opponents who might feel insulted by the Marlins “lo viste” hand gesture: Get used to it.
Hanley Ramirez has only one error at third base after moving over to make room for shortstop Jose Reyes, but he is off to a slow start with the bat.
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said what was most encouraging about the way the teams 8-1 road trip ended Wednesday was seeing two of the teams most important pitchers Josh Johnson and Heath Bell regain their form.
The key to the Marlins’ 8-1 road trip was clearly the starting pitching, and now it appears ace Josh Johnson is finally working out of his slump.
Through the first 30 games of the season, Emilio Bonifacio hit in either the first or second spot in the Marlins lineup. But Wednesday was different.
After Steve Cishek blew the save in the ninth, Omar Infantes two-out, two-run single in the 12th inning lifted the Marlins to the win and an 8-1 trip.
A two-error play by normally sure-handed Omar Infante helped the Astros halt the Marlins’ run of seven wins in a row.
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.