20 notable stats from the Miami Marlins’ 20-win June
What a month it was for the Miami Marlins.
Miami went 20-6 in June, posting the best record in baseball during the course of the calendar month to move into the thick of the playoff race just past the midway point of the season. By total wins, it’s the second-best record in a calendar month in franchise history, behind only the 21-8 record the team had in May 2012. However, by win percentage, the .769 mark this June was the Marlins’ best ever in franchise history.
It has the Marlins at 46-40 on the season and tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for the third and final wild card spot in the National League.
In recognition of Miami’s 20 wins in June, here are 20 stats that helped define the team’s uber-successful month as the calendar now flips to July.
Six over .500: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Marlins are the first team to enter a calendar month at least eight games under .500 and leave that month at least six games over .500.
7: The Marlins won seven of their eight series that were played to completion. This included three sweeps — against the Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants. They also took two of three against the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers and Cardinals. The only series they lost was to the Philadelphia Phillies, dropping two of three. Miami is also 2-0 midway through a four-game set against the Colorado Rockies that continues Wednesday and wraps up Thursday.
15: Fifteen of Miami’s 20 wins came against teams that currently have at least a .500 record. The only teams the Marlins played in June with a sub-.500 record were the Giants and Rockies.
2: Miami lost no more than two games in a row at any point during the month.
28.9%: Fangraphs now gives the Marlins a 28.9% chance of making the playoffs following the resurgent month. For comparison, Miami’s playoff odds were just 2.5% on June 1.
10-2: The Marlins went 10-2 at loanDepot park in June. It’s the first time they won double-digit games at home in a calendar month since June 2023 when they went 10-4 at loanDepot park. Overall, Miami is 28-17 when playing at home this season.
6-0: Sandy Alcantara went 6-0 in his six starts. He is just the third pitcher in Marlins history to go 6-0 in a calendar month, joining Jose Fernandez (May 2016) and Chris Hammond (June 1993). Alcantara finished the month with a 3.35 ERA (15 earned runs over 40 1/3 innings) after having a 4.46 ERA through his first 12 starts of the season entering June. Alcantara fired off five consecutive quality starts to begin the month, setting the franchise record for career strikeouts in the process, before giving up five earned runs over 5 2/3 innings on Monday against Colorado.
5-0: While Alcantara went 6-0 and has begun to turn his season around, Max Meyer continued his overall breakout season. The 27-year-old righty remains the only qualified starting pitcher without a loss to his name. Meyer went 4-0 in June — and the Marlins went 5-0 in his starts overall — as he pitched to a 1.78 ERA with 33 strikeouts over 30 1/3 innings. That brings his season ERA to 2.60 over 97 innings.
3.01: The Marlins’ 3.01 team ERA was the best in MLB this month. They also held opponents to the league’s lowest marks for batting average (.220) and on-base-plus-slugging (.639) in June.
3: Miami’s pitching staff logged three shutouts during the month. That was tied with the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers for the most in the league in June.
18: The Marlins held opponents to three runs or fewer in 18 of their 26 games in June.
Plus-53: The Marlins outscored opponents by a combined 133-80 score in June. The plus-53 run differential is the largest in franchise history during the course of a calendar month. The previous record was plus-44 in June 2006, when the Marlins outscored opponents 118-74.
5.11: Miami averaged 5.11 runs per game in June, a big uptick in production compared their output in April (4.31) and May (3.97). They scored at least five runs in 11 of the 26 games, including four games with double-digit runs after having just four total all season before this month. They closed the month with a bang, racking up a season-high 21 hits, including three home runs, in a 14-3 win over the Rockies on Tuesday.
32: While the Marlins are not going to be one of the top slugging teams in the league, they have showcased more power recently. Miami swatted 32 home runs in 26 games in June after only hitting 23 in 29 games in May and 19 across 26 games in April.
26: The Marlins stole 26 bases on 31 attempts in June. That’s good for an 83.9% success rate, above the team’s season average of 77%. The 26 stolen bases were the fifth most in MLB over the month. Overall, Miami leads MLB with 94 stolen bases.
6: Six Marlins players who had at least 60 plate appearances in June recorded an on-base-plus-slugging mark of at least .800. That group: shortstop Otto Lopez (.922), catcher Joe Mack (.904), outfielder/first baseman Kyle Stowers (.898), catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks (.869), and outfielders Owen Caissie (.865) and Heriberto Hernandez (.850).
9: While Mack’s offense finally showed up in June, his high-end defense behind home plate found another level. Mack threw out nine of 17 players who attempted to steal a base against him in June for a 52.9% success rate. Overall, Mack has caught 15 of 38 potential basestealers since making his MLB debut.
13: Lopez, who leads MLB in batting average, had 13 multihit games in June and safely reached base in 23 of 25 games he played. Thirteen of his 35 hits went for extra bases (eight doubles, two triples, three home runs).
6: Pete Fairbanks went a perfect 6 for 6 in save opportunities this month despite having a 5.91 ERA in his 11 June outings. It has been a rocky season for Fairbanks, but give credit where it’s due that some shaky outings as of late haven’t proven costly.
5: Five Marlins relievers who made at least 10 appearances had ERAs below 2.50 in June: Anthony Bender (0.84 ERA in 10 2/3 innings), John King (0.82 ERA in 11 innings), Calvin Faucher (1.42 ERA in 12 2/3 innings), Lake Bachar (1.59 ERA in 17 innings) and Michael Petersen (2.40 ERA in 15 innings).
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