Another day, another close loss for the Marlins, who fell to the Pirates in Pittsburgh by the score of 4-2. Charlie Morton gave up two runs in his seven innings of work and Andrew McCutchen connected long distance for the Pirates in the win. The Marlins have now lost four in a row and six out of nine. It is up to Jose Fernandez today and he will be up against Gerrit Cole. Game time today is at 12:35 pm.
After today’s game, the Marlins will head to Atlanta to take on the red-hot Braves in a three-game set over the weekend.
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 359 runs in their 112 games. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 43-69 359
White Sox 43-69 411
Nationals 54-60 419
Giants 50-63 427
Yankees 57-56 428
Phillies 51-62 428
In contrast, the Boston Red Sox lead the majors with 590 runs in 116 games. The Detroit Tigers have scored 572 runs in 112 games.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Reds 6 A’s 5
Jay Bruce homered and finished with three RBI and Corky Miller had a pair of RBI doubles
Orioles 10 Padres 3
Chris Davis hit the tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth inning. JJ Hardy also connected long distance.
Cubs 5 Phillies 2
Donnie Murphy hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, his second home run of the game.
Braves 6 Nationals 3
Jason Heyward broke a 3-3 in the eighth inning with a run-scoring single and Justin Upton followed him with a two-run double. The Braves extended their winning streak to 13 in a row and are sitting in first place in the NL east by a very comfortable 15 1/2 games over the Nationals.
Mets 5 Rockies 0
Matt Harvey tossed his first complete game and shutout to improve his record to 9-3.
Dodgers 13 Cardinals 4
Andre Ethier and Skip Schumaker both had three hits and four RBI. Ricky Nolasco got the win, giving up three unearned runs in his six innings of work.
D-Backs 9 Rays 8
Martin Prado went 4-4, including the go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning.
Brewers 6 Giants 1
Norichika Aoki had a two-run single in a four-run eighth inning.
Over in the American League,
Tigers 6 Indians 5 (14 innings)
Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead two-run double in the 14th inning. The Tigers have won 11 games in a row and extended their lead in the AL central to 6 games over the Cleveland Indians and 8 games over the KC Royals.
White Sox 6 Yankees 5 (12 innings)
Alejandro de Aza’s two-run triple in the 12th inning ended the game after Robinson Cano had homered in the top of the 12th to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. Mariano Rivera gave up the tying run in the ninth inning on a two-out single by Adam Dunn.
Royals 5 Twins 2
Alex Gordon homered and drove in two runs, Alcides Escobar also drove in a pair of runs.
Mariners 9 Blue Jays 7
Humberto Quintero connected long distance and finished with three RBI.
Red Sox 7 Astros 5
Stephen Drew hit the decisive three-run homer in the ninth inning
Rangers 10 Angels 3
Adrian Beltre went 3-4 with a homer and finished with three RBI and four runs scored. The Rangers moved into a virtual first-place tie with the Oakland A’s in the AL west.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Rockies @ Mets 12:10 pm
Tyler Chatwood vs Dillon Gee
Marlins @ Pirates 12:35 pm
Jose Fernandez vs Gerrit Cole
A’s @ Reds 12:35 pm
Bartolo Colon vs Homer Bailey
Cubs @ Phillies 1:05 pm
Jeff Samardzija vs Ethan Martin
Brewers @ Giants 3:45 pm
Donovan Hand vs Tim Lincecum
Dodgers @ Cardinals 8:15 pm
Hyun-Jin Ryu vs Carlos Martinez
Over in the American League,
Tigers @ Indians 7:05 pm
Max Scherzer vs Zach McAllister
Red Sox @ Royals 8:10 pm
Jon Lester vs Bruce Chen
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the first major leaguer to have his number retired? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
There is a connection in the PED suspensions, and it isn’t what you’d expect. However, there is nothing that MLB can do about it. Here’s the story from NBC Sports:
A-Roid formally filed his appeal through the players union:
In other news from around baseball,
Mike Trout celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday. ESPN has a breakdown of what this guy is doing:
I’m thinking that David Ortiz is getting a free pass from baseball and fans in general. He still says he has “no idea” why he tested positive for steroids in 2003:
Why wasn’t Big Papi suspended after the incident in which he smashed a dugout phone in Baltimore? Now, he’s appealing the $5,000 fine:
The Phillies and Chase Utley have come to terms on a contract extension:
The Braves are on fire, and have won 13 games in a row. Fredi Gonzalez is very superstitious:
Best play of the day, starring Arizona’s Didi Gregorius:
Worst play, featuring Raul Ibañez of the Seattle Mariners:
Who is the top rookie in the NL? Fox Sports tells us here:
In case you missed them, here are some “valued opinions” on the PED suspensions:
From the peanut gallery, we here from Pete Rose:
We also hear from Mark McGwire:
John Rocker came out from under a rock somewhere and throws in his two cents:
Our lives would not be complete if we didn’t hear from the still embarrassing, yet very observant, Ozzie Guillen. Here is his twitter post:
In other sports, Olympic champion Michael Phelps tells us something we may not have really needed to hear:
Phelps says everyone pees in the pool
You have to see Eli Manning and Peyton Manning rapping in the latest DirecTV commercial:
The University of Miami Hurricanes are practicing in preparation for this upcoming season. Here is today’s Miami Herald daily report:
The FIU Panthers had their first practice in pads yesterday. Here’s David Neal’s report:
In Dolphin news, here is Armando Salguero’s daily Dolphin report from the Miami Herald:
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross sees good things ahead. Doesn’t he always say the same thing? Here’s the story:
Ross still hasn’t given up on the stadium fight:
Remember, the Dolphins face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday in their second preseason game. Game time is 7:30 pm, and you can watch the game on Channel 4 in South Florida.
Here’s this week’s complete NFL schedule:
TONIGHT
Baltimore @ Tampa Bay 7:30 pm
Cincinnati @ Atlanta 8:00 pm ESPN
St. Louis @ Cleveland 8:00 pm
Washington @ Tennessee 8:00 pm
Denver @ San Francisco 9:00 pm
Seattle @ San Diego 10:00 pm NFL Network
FRIDAY
Miami @ Jacksonvilee 7:30 pm Channel 4
NY Jets @ Detroit 7:30 pm
New England @ Philadelphia 7:30 pm NFL Network
Chicago @ Carolina 8:00 pm
Houston @ Minnesota 8:00 pm
Kansas City @ New Orleans 8:00 pm
Arizona @ Green Bay 8:00 pm
Dallas @ Oakland 10:00 pm NFL Network
SATURDAY
NY Giants @ Pittsburgh 7:30 pm NFL Network
SUNDAY
Buffalo @ Indianapolis 1:30 pm NFL Network
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with news from all around the league:
We can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
It is now official . . . the Miami Heat have signed Greg Oden to a contract. Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel has the story, along with Pat Riley’s comments:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the first major leaguer to have his number retired?
Lou Gehrig. The Yankees retired his number on July 4, 1939, the now famous “Lou Gehrig Day” at Yankee Stadium, two months after his final game.
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