Rookie Christian Yelich had three hits in his first three major league at bats and finished with two RBI. Giancarlo Stanton blasted a monster home run, and is now 11-31 at Coors Field, a .355 average, with two doubles, seven homers, and 12 RBI. Jose Fernandez continues to pitch well, going seven innings in which he gave up two runs on five hits, striking out eight. Fernandez is 3-2 with a 2.14 ERA and 44 strikeouts in his last seven starts, covering 46 1/3 innings. The Marlins and the Rockies will take the field at 8:40 pm tonight. Jorge de la Rosa will start for the Rockies, Jacob Turner will toe the rubber for the Fish. The four game series ends tomorrow with an afternoon contest, starting at 3:10 pm. The Marlins return home for a Friday night encounter with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first of ten consecutive games at Marlins Park.
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Christian Yelich became only the second player in Marlins history to have three hits in his first three at bats in the major leagues. Who was the first? Tell you later, alligator.
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 313 runs in their 98 games. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 37-61 313
White Sox 39-58 367
Nationals 48-52 368
Astros 34-65 373
Pirates 59-39 378
Royals 46-51 378
The Boston Red Sox, in contrast, lead the majors with 518 runs scored in their 102 games.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Pirates 6 Nationals 5
Gerrit Cole gave up only one run and two hits in seven innings of work and Pedro Alvarez blasted his 25th homer of the year.
Mets 4 Braves 1
Carlos Torres allowed only a home run to Andrelton Simmons on the second pitch of the game in six innings of work. Ike Davis drove in the go-ahead run in a three-run sixth inning.
Dodgers 10 Blue Jays 9
Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers their fifth straight win. Andre Ethier also connected long distance. Ethier and Mark Ellis drove in three runs apiece. The Blue Jays have lost six in a row.
Padres 6 Brewers 2
Nick Hundley went 3-4 with a homer and finished with three RBI.
Cardinals 4 Phillies 1
Shelby Miller won his tenth game of the season, giving up three hits and a walk in six innings he pitched. Allen Craig drove in two runs for the Cards.
D-backs 10 Cubs 4
Erik Chavez and AJ Pollock each drove in three runs, Patrick Corbin improved to 12-1 this season.
Reds 9 Giants 3 (Game 1)
Giants 5 Reds 3 (Game 2)
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double to help the Giants gain a split of the doubleheader. In the first game, Devin Mesoraco, Joey Votto, and Zack Cozart all connected long distance.
Over in the American League,
Red Sox 6 Rays 2
Jose Iglesias drove in two runs with a key eighth-inning hit. The Red Sox lead the Rays by 1 1/2 games in the AL East.
Yankees 5 Rangers 4
Eduardo Nuñez tripled home the tying run in the ninth inning and scored the eventual winning run on a Brent Lillibridge single, all against closer Joe Nathan. Mariano Rivera retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth to nail down his 32nd save of the season.
Royals 3 Orioles 2
Mike Moustakas had an RBI double, Bruce Chen scattered 3 hits and a run in his six innings of work.
Tigers 6 White Sox 2
Rick Porcello pitched seven shutout innings and Jhonny Peralta and Hernan Perez drove in two runs apiece. Miguel Cabrera was held out of a game due to a sore hip.
Astros 5 A’s 4
Matt Dominguez tied the game in the ninth with a two-run homer and Jonathan Villar scored the game winner on an error. Grant Balfour blew his first save after 44 consecutive chances, including all 26 this season.
Twins 10 Angels 3 (10 innings)
Chris Herrmann’s grand slam in the tenth capped a seven-run explosion in the tenth inning.
Mariners 4 Indians 3
The Mariners have won eight games in a row. Erasmo Ramirez earned his second major league win.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Pirates @ Nationals 7:05 pm
Francisco Liriano vs Stephen Strasburg
Braves @ Mets 7:10 pm
Tim Hudson vs Jeremy Hefner
Padres @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Sean O’Sullivan vs Kyle Lohse
Phillies @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
John Lannan vs Jake Westbrook
Marlins @ Rockies 8:40 pm
Jacob Turner vs Jorge de la Rosa
Cubs @ Diamondbacks 9:40 pm
Jeff Samardzija vs Ian Kennedy
Reds @ Giants 10:15 pm
Mike Leake vs Chad Gaudin
Over in the American League,
A’s @ Astros 2:10 pm
AJ Griffin vs Bud Norris
Twins @ Angels 3:35 pm
Mike Pelfrey vs Jered Weaver
Indians @ Mariners 3:40 pm
Scott Kazmir vs Joe Saunders
Dodgers @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Ricky Nolasco vs Esmil Rogers
Rays @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
David Price vs Felix Doubront
Yankees @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Andy Pettitte vs Matt Garza
Orioles @ Royals 8:10 pm
Wei-Yin Chen vs Ervin Santana
Tigers @ White Sox 8:10 pm
Anibal Sanchez vs John Danks
After Ryan Braun became the first casualty of the Biogenesis investigation, what’s next? ARod? Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports gives us a closer look:
Bill Madden of the NY Daily News says Alex Rodriguez is the most wanted criminal in baseball:
Ken Davidoff of the New York Post believes that ARod may not be as willing as Ryan Braun was to accept a deal from MLB:
Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com tells ARod it is time to come clean:
The Brewers traded reliever Francisco Rodriguez to the Orioles. Fox Sports has the details:
Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox have agreed to a 7-year, $100 million contract extension. Fox Sports has it here:
The Yankees and the Cubs are still talking about a possible Alfonso Soriano trade, but some sources are reporting that a deal is not imminent. I’m here to tell you, it WILL get done in the next couple of days, at the latest.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors, as we approach the July 31st trade deadline:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
From Fox Sports and Yardbarker, here is the latest buzz:
In Dolphin news, the Fins’ defense looks to be way ahead of the offense after the first day of full-contact practice. Here’s the Miami Herald report:
First-round pick Dion Jordan is ready to hit the practice field, according to the Herald:
Armando Salguero has his observations on practice:
We can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
In NBA news, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel reports that Heat head coach Erik Spoesltra was at Greg Oden’s workout yesterday:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Christian Yelich became only the second player in Marlins history to have three hits in his first three at bats in the major leagues. Who was the first?
Manager Mike Redmond went 3-3 with a homer in his major league debut with the Marlins. Giancarlo Stanton went 3-5 in his first game in the major leagues, but did not get three hits in his first three at bats.
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