Reds 6, Marlins 2
Ricky Nolascos control is costly in Miami Marlins loss to Reds
Consecutive walks by Ricky Nolasco with the bases loaded helped the Reds score five runs in the second inning of their win over the Marlins.
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Consecutive walks by Ricky Nolasco with the bases loaded helped the Reds score five runs in the second inning of their win over the Marlins.
There is strong sentiment within the Marlins organization to take a college position player with their first pick the sixth overall in next months amateur draft.
There isn’t any fanfare in Jupiter, where injured Marlins players are trying to heal so they can return to the majors.
The Marlins, yawn, are home again this week.
The Marlins again had difficulty mounting any scoring threats, finishing their season-long road journey at 3-7.
When he was a regular in the Marlins lineup Chris Coghlan liked to fashion himself as a more patient hitter, someone who had to be selective.
After pitching like an All-Star in his first seven starts, Kevin Slowey finally had his first rough night as a Marlin Saturday.
Derek Dietrich, who was called up from the minors Wednesday, homered in Friday’s comeback win to the elation of his family.
Jose Fernandez looks at his rookie season with the Marlins as one big learning experience.
LOS ANGELES -- Derek Dietrich crushed a three-run home run, Jose Fernandez rebounded from giving one up himself early, and the Marlins overcame their largest deficit of the season to rally past the spiraling Dodgers 5-4 on Friday night.
Juan Pierre, 35, said competing for a stolen-bases title with younger players at the end of the season ‘would be pretty cool.’
The Marlins have had to call up top prospects early in the season because of injuries, which could cause roster upheaval when players return.
The Marlins lost all three games to the Padres and sent another player to the disabled list, calling up another top prospect.
Had it not been for veteran catcher Miguel Olivos persistence, Marlins right-hander Alex Sanabia said he probably would have tried to keep pitching through the tightness he experienced in his right groin Tuesday, potentially worsening the Marlins already dire injury situation.
To offset their low attendance, the Marlins will close the upper bowl at Marlins Park for at least some weeknight games.
Alex Sanabia said he’s ‘getting goose bumps’ in anticipation of his first start in his hometown in front of friends and family.
The way things have been going lately, Marlins manager Mike Redmond might want to get used to the idea of playing shorthanded all the time.
Defense is something Marlins manager Mike Redmond takes seriously.
Three eateries negotiating with the city of Miami to operate at the garages at Marlins Park backed out after the team tanked its roster. Not a single business has opened since the ballpark was inaugurated.
A little more than 24 hours after pounding Roy Halladay and scoring a season-high 14 runs in a win over the Phillies, the Marlins got back to being, well, themselves again.