Starling Marte Hits A Homer On Wednesday

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte had the only good offensive performance for the Marlins in Wednesday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run and a single, scoring a run and driving one in. His home run was a solo shot in the sixth inning and was the only run […]

Trevor Rogers Takes A Loss On Wednesday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Trevor Rogers wasn't at his best on Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, but he still managed a decent start. He ended up tossing five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Rogers dropped to 7-4 and his ERA went up to […]

Johan Oviedo Struggles On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Johan Oviedo had a rough outing on Tuesday in a loss against the Detroit Tigers. Oviedo lasted just 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out just one. Don't let the two earned runs fool you, this was a poor outing […]

Jesus Sanchez Hits His Second Big League Home Run

Miami Marlins rookie outfielder Jesus Sanchez hit his second major league home run in Tuesday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Sanchez went 1-for-3 in the game, hitting a solo shot off Blue Jays starter Ross Stripling in the second inning. It would be the only run the Marlins would score all night. Sanchez had […]

Yimi Garcia Takes His Sixth Loss Of The Season

Miami Marlins closer Yimi Garcia took his sixth loss of the season on Tuesday, falling to 3-6 on the year. Garcia was brought into a 1-1 tie and quickly made sure to make it 2-1 Blue Jays, allowing one run on two hits, then watching the Marlins go down quietly in the bottom of the […]

Sandy Alcantara Great Despite Another Marlins Loss

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara pitched well again on Tuesday in another Marlins loss. Alcantara pitched eight innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out three. He'd just gone 8 1/3 in his last start, "earning" a complete game loss. Alcantara has gotten almost no run support this season, […]

Garrett Cooper Getting Into Rehab Games This Week

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper (back) will play in rehab games this week, and if all goes well, he could be activated for the weekend series. Cooper hasn't played since June 7 but will return to a .248/.326/.394 slash line. He was off to a slow start offensively, but he was starting to put […]

Corey Dickerson In A Walking Boot

Miami Marlins outfielder Corey Dickerson (foot) is in a walking boot and will not perform any baseball activities for at least three weeks. Once the three weeks are up, he will be reevaluated and the team will move on from there based on his progress. Dickerson went on the injured list on June 15, and […]

Kwang Hyun Kim Throws Four Good Innings On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim threw four strong innings in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Kim allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out two. The only run Kim allowed and in fact the only run to score in the game came on Ronald […]

Nolan Arenado Has Three RBI On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado drove in three runs on Sunday, all in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Arenado went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk in Game 1, scoring a run and driving in the three runs. He then went 1-for-3 in Game 2, […]

Paul Goldschmidt Drives In Four On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt drove in four runs, all in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. In that first game, he went 3-for-4 with a home run and two singles, scoring once and driving in four. In Game 2, he went 1-for-2 with a walk, getting one of only […]

Adam Wainwright Throws A Seven-Inning Complete Game

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright threw a seven-inning complete game in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Wainwright allowed just one run on three hits and three walks while striking out 11. He threw 111 pitches, 69 for strikes, and seemed to be in control throughout the afternoon, even drawing […]

Anthony Bender Gets Five Outs On Sunday

Miami Marlins rookie relief pitcher Anthony Bender pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings on Sunday, facing just four batters and recording a strikeout. Bender came into the fifth inning with two runners on base but induced a double play and then pitched a perfect sixth inning. Bender has now thrown 19 1/3 innings and has yet […]

Jesus Aguilar Gets Two Hits On Sunday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar got two hits on Sunday in a loss against the Chicago Cubs. Aguilar went 2-for-4 with two singles and was the only Marlin to record more than one hit and in fact the only Marlin to even reach base more than once. Aguilar has been heating up lately. He's […]

Zach Thompson Pulled After Four No-Hit Innings

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Zach Thompson threw four innings of no-hit ball in Sunday's start against the Chicago Cubs. He was pulled after just 73 pitches, having allowed an unearned run on three walks and seven strikeouts. There was no logical reason for Thompson to come out of the game, but then you remember […]

Adam Duvall Has Another Two Homer Game On Saturday

Miami Marlins outfielder Adam Duvall did it again on Saturday, hitting two more home runs and driving in four more runs. Duvall hit two homers and drove in six on Friday, so he's on what you may call a bit of a hot streak. On Saturday, Duvall went 2-for-4 with the two home runs, three […]

Pablo Lopez Shines On Saturday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez was excellent on Saturday, allowing only one hit in seven innings of work, striking out seven without allowing a walk. Lopez faced just one batter above the minimum, throwing 93 pitches, 63 for strikes. He kept the Cubs hitters off balance all afternoon and was able to blow some […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 13 Waiver Wire

Quite a sticky situation in baseball this week, huh? That's just in reference to some of the bullpen issues, why, what did you think I meant? As usual, some committees shuffled around, some injuries created new committees, and some healed players ended committees. The word of the day is committee. There's only one division in […]

Carlos Martinez Has Another Rough Start On Friday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez had another awful start in Friday's 9-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Martinez lasted just three innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out three. Martinez was just throwing batting practice out there, and he's now allowed 25 runs in his last 14 […]

Cody Poteet Doesn't Finish The Fourth Inning On Friday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Cody Poteet was decent in a short start in Friday's 10-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Poteet had just come off the injured list due to a knee injury and hadn't had a chance to make any rehab starts, so he was never expected to go deep into this game […]

Jon Berti Drives In Three Runs On Friday

Miami Marlins utility player Jon Berti had a great game on Friday in a 10-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Berti went 2-for-3 with a home run, a single, and a walk. He scored two runs and drove in three. His sixth inning homer came with two on and two out, and it was his […]

Jorge Alfaro Reaches Base Four Times On Friday

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro reached base all four times he came to the plate in Friday's win over the Chicago Cubs. Alfaro went 3-for-3 with a double, two singles, and a walk. He scored two runs and raised his batting average to .280 and his OPS to .724. He seems to finally be finding […]

Adam Duvall Drives In Six Runs On Friday

Miami Marlins outfielder Adam Duvall had a monster game on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. He went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three runs scored, and six RBI. Duvall is now in third place in the National League in RBI, and he collects them in bunches. He had a seven RBI game earlier […]

Cody Poteet Activated And Starting On Friday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Cody Poteet (knee) was activated from the injured list and will start Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Poteet was forced to leave his previous start with a knee injury, but made it through the rehab process without a hitch, throwing a few bullpen sessions but not even making a […]

Isan Diaz Optioned To Triple-A

Miami Marlins infielder Isan Diaz was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville before Friday's game. Diaz was one of the worst players in all of baseball this season, but still got everyday playing time because Don Mattingly has no idea what he's doing. In 126 plate appearances, Diaz hit .146 with a 29.4 K%. He was also […]

John Gant Has Another Subpar Start On Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gant took the loss in Thursday's start against the Atlanta Braves. Gant allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings. Gant got off to a great start this season, but he's struggled in his past three starts, allowing 15 runs […]

Johan Oviedo Throws Seven Shutout Innings

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Johan Oviedo had his best start of the season on Wednesday in a win over the Miami Marlins. Oviedo threw seven shutout innings, allowing just six hits while striking out four and not issuing a walk. Oviedo was sharp throughout this one, although the home plate umpire was certainly doing […]

Sandy Alcantara Takes A Tough Loss On Wednesday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara took one of the toughest losses of his career on Wednesday in a 1-0 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Alcantara tossed 8 1/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run on six hits and a walk while striking out seven. He was cruising all game long, throwing 108 pitches, […]

Paul Goldschmidt Hits A Walk Off Homer On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt his a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday's win over the Miami Marlins. "Goldy" was 2-for-4 with the home run, a single, a run scored, and two RBI. In fact, the Cardinals only scored two runs, and both were driven in […]

Alex Reyes Picks Up A Win On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Alex Reyes picked up his fourth win of the season in Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins. Reyes came in to pitch the ninth inning of a tie game and provided a scoreless inning before Paul Goldschmidt and the Cardinals walked off in the bottom of the inning. Reyes allowed one […]