Note to the Marlins: LEAVE THE ROOF TO MARLINS PARK CLOSED. When starting a game with the roof closed, the team is 0-13 this season. Yesterday was no exception to the rule. In a 14-inning, 4 hour and 14 minute marathon, the Braves scored 6 runs in the top of the 14th to defeat the Marlins 7-1. The Marlins bullpen was remarkable, retiring 24 straight Braves hitter until hapless Chris Hatcher took over in the 14th. Hatcher, who had just been recalled from AAA, was immediately sent back down after allowing the six runs, on four hits and three walks in his lone inning of work. The Fish left 12 men on base and had their chances, including in the 13th, when they had runners on first and second with nobody out, but Logan Morrison grounded into a double play and Adeiny Hechavarria popped out. No rest for the weary, as the teams take the field again at 7:10 pm tonight. Henderson Alvarez will toe the rubber for the Fish, while the Braves send Julio Teheran to the mound.
The Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 284 runs in their 88 games. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 32-56 284
White Sox 34-52 314
Mariners 40-49 336
Astros 32-57 337
Dodgers 43-45 339
Another note to the Marlins: PLEASE insert Justin Ruggiano in the starting lineup every day.
In the major leagues yesterday, in the American League,
Royals 5 Yankees 1
Billy Butler homered and Jeremy Guthrie pitched into the seventh inning, giving up only a run. The Yankees left the bases loaded in the ninth inning when KC closer Greg Holland struck out the final three batters to close out the game.
Rangers 8 Orioles 5
Ian Kinsler drove in four runs in the win. Derek Holland improved his record to 7-4.
Tigers 4 Indians 2 (10 innings)
Victor Martinez’ two-run double in the top of the tenth inning proved to be the game winner.
Rays 7 Twins 4
Yunel Escobar and Ben Zobrist homered in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Rays to the win. The Rays have won nine out of their last ten, the Twins have lost eight out of nine.
Mariners 11 Red Sox 4
Raul Ibañez hit the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning in support of Felix Hernandez.
Cubs 8 White Sox 2
Luis Valbuena finished with three RBI, including the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning. Alfonso Soriano homered and scored four runs.
Over in the National League,
Phillies 3 Nationals 2
John Lannan threw eight scoreless innings against his former team and Jonathan Papelbon almost blew another save, giving up two runs in the ninth.
A’s 2 Pirates 1
Bartolo Colon improved to 12-3. Josh Donaldson scored a run and drove in another. The A’s are 10-0 all-time against the Pirates.
Brewers 4 Reds 3
Carlos Gomez robbed Joey Votto of a go-ahead homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Jean Segura went 3-3 and Jonathan Lucroy connected long distance with a man on.
Dodgers 7 D-Backs 1
Zack Greinke threw seven shutout innings, allowing only two hits to win his fourth straight start. Greinke also had three hits. Hanley Ramirez continues to be on fire, going 3-5 and extending his hitting streak to 19 games, a career-high.
Rockies 4 Padres 2
Wilin Rosario hit a two-run double to send the Padres to their tenth consecutive loss.
Mets 4 Giants 3 (16 innings)
Eric Young scored the go-ahead run on an error by Brandon Crawford.
Today’s games, first, in the American League,
Royals @ Yankees 7:05 pm
James Shields vs CC Sabathia
Rangers @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Martin Perez vs Zach Britton
Blue Jays @ Indians 7:05 pm
Josh Johnson vs Ubaldo Jimenez
White Sox @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Jose Quintana vs Justin Verlander
Twins @ Rays 7:10 pm
Kyle Gibson vs Chris Archer
Red Sox @ Mariners 8:10 pm
Alen Webster vs Hisashi Iwakuma
Over in the National League,
A’s @ Pirates 7:05 pm
Dan Straily vs Gerrit Cole
Nationals @ Phillies 7:05 pm
Taylor Jordan vs Cole Hamels
Braves @ Marlins 7:10 pm
Julio Teheran vs Henderson Alvarez
Reds @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Tony Cingrani vs Wily Peralta
Angels @ Cubs 8:05 pm
Joe Blanton vs Travis Wood
Astros @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
Bud Norris vs Adam Wainwright
Dodgers @ D-Backs 9:40 pm
Ricky Nolasco vs Ian Kennedy
Rockies @ Padres 10:10 pm
Jhoulys Chacin vs Eric Stults
Mets @ Giants 10:15 pm
Dillon Gee vs Barry Zito
From Yahoo! Sports, here’s another candidate for “Play of the Year”, courtesy of the Brewers’ Carlos Gomez:
Buster Olney talks about 10 “under the radar” all stars:
The participants for the Home Run Derby have been announced:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who hit the only inside=the-park home run in an all-star game? Tell you later, alligator.
ESPN ranks the NBA free agents:
ESPN also looks at the free agent moves so far:
In NFL news, Aaron Hernandez is still in jail, where he belongs. Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, takes the Hernandez situation heads-on:
More from the NFL, if I was a betting man and was in Las Vegas, I would bet on the OVER for the number of wins for the Dolphins this season (7.5). Here’s Dave Hyde’s take:
Here is the complete Las Vegas list for predicted number of wins:
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan ran amongst the bulls in Pamplona:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who hit the only inside=the-park home run in an all-star game?
Ichiro Suzuki in the 2007 mid-season classic.
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