Logan Morrison and Donovan Solano each had two hits and two RBI to lead the Marlins to a 5-2 win over the KC Royals and take two out of three in the series. Steve Chisek pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his 26th save of the year. Jacob Turner started for the Fish and gave up two runs in five innings, but walked six batters in the process. A very ugly streak came to an end yesterday. Justin Ruggiano was 0 for his last 42 and finally had three hits yesterday. That was not a monkey on his back . . . that was a full six-pack of King Kongs. The Marlins are off today, and will host the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series this weekend. The scheduled pitchers for the series with the Giants:
FRIDAY Chad Gaudin vs Nathan Eovaldi 7:10 pm
SATURDAY Matt Cain vs Henderson Alvarez 7:10 pm
SUNDAY Madison Bumgarner vs Tom Koehler 1:10 pm
The Fish will host the LA Dodgers in a four-game series starting on Monday, and then the Colorado Rockies will be in Miami for another four-game set.
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 376 runs in their 119 games, an underwhelming 3.16 runs per game. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 46-73 376
White Sox 46-73 439
Giants 52-67 445
Astros 39-80 452
Nationals 59-60 452
In contrast, the Boston Red Sox (72-50) lead the majors with 612 runs in 122 games (5.02 runs per game). The Detroit Tigers (70-49) have scored 609 runs in 119 games (5.12 runs per game).
The Houston Astros lead Major League Baseball with 15 players under the age of 25 on their roster, and have the worst record in MLB at 39-80. The Marlins are third in MLB with 12 players under the age of 25, and own the second-worst record in the majors, 46-73. Do you really want to use that excuse to justify the fact that those two teams have the worst records in baseball? Try this on for size . . . The team that is second in the majors with 13 players under the age of 25 on their major league roster? The Atlanta Braves, who have the best record in the Major Leagues at 74-47.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Reds 5 Cubs 0
Bronson Arroyo threw seven scoreless innings and Todd Frazier had a home run and two RBI. The Reds have won four straight and seven of their last eight.
Rockies 4 Padres 2
Corey Dickerson went 3-4 with two RBI, Troy Tulowitzki went 2-3 and also drove in a pair. Jorge de la Rosa threw seven innings to improve his record at Coors Field this season to 8-1.
Braves 6 Phillies 3
Chris Johnson drove in three runs, Jayson Heyward homered and Brandon Beachy earned his second straight win.
D-Backs 5 Orioles 4 (14 innings)
Aaron Hill tied the game in the ninth inning with a run-scoring single, and did it again in the bottom of the 14th to give the D-Backs their 26th victory in their final at back.
Pirates 5 Cardinals 1
Francisco Liriano threw the complete game and the Pirates got home runs from Pedro Alvarez and Garrett Jones
Nationals 6 Giants 5
Denard Span made the game-saving diving catch in left-center field with two runners on base to end the ballgame. The Nats won their fifth straight game, their longest winning streak of the year.
Dodgers 5 Mets 4 (12 innings)
Andre Ethier tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-run homer and consecutive doubles by Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez in the 12th inning closed out yet another comeback win for the Dodgers, who erased a 4-0 deficit. The Dodgers are 40-8 in their last 48 games.
Over in the American League,
Indians 9 Twins 8 (12 innings)
Michael Brantley’s sacrifice fly in the 12th inning was the difference. The Indians rallied from four runs down in the eighth inning to tie the game.
Tigers 6 White Sox 4
Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs as the Tigers avoided getting swept by the lowly White Sox.
Yankees 11 Angels 3
Alfonso Soriano had two homers and finished with a career high seven RBI. If that sounds like deja vu, it is. He homered twice and drove in six runs the night before.
Blue Jays 4 Red Sox 3 (10 innings)
Brett Lawrie singled in the game winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning. Boston had tied the game in the top of the ninth on a Mike Napoli two-run homer.
Rays 5 Mariners 4
The Rays ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Seattle. Jason Borgeois drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Rangers 5 Brewers 4
Elvis Andrus had two hits and drove in a pair of runs and Ian Kinsler drove in the game-winner as the Rangers scored three times in the seventh inning to come back and beat the Brewers.
Astros 2 A’s 1 (11 innings)
Carlos Corporan hit a go-ahead double in the top of the 11th inning.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Pirates @ Cardinals 1:45 pm
AJ Burnett vs Lance Lynn
Giants @ Nationals 4:05 pm
Ryan Vogelsong vs Dan Haren
Reds @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Tony Cingrani vs Kyle Lohse
Mets @ Padres 10:10 pm
Zack Wheeler vs Tyson Ross
Over in the American League,
Angels @ Yankees 1:05 pm
CJ Wilson vs Phil Hughes
Astros @ A’s 3:35 pm
Erik Bedard vs Sonny Gray
Red Sox @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Jake Peavy vs Mark Buehrle
Royals @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Jeremy Guthrie vs Anibal Sanchez
Mariners @ Rays 7:10 pm
Joe Saunders vs Alex Cobb
White Sox @ Twins 8:10 pm
Andre Rienzo vs Mike Pelfrey
In Marlins and MLB news, Giancarlo Stanton doesn’t quite understand why he is in a slump. Clark Spencer of the Herald has it here:
The Sun Sentinel’s Juan C. Rodriguez also tries to explain it, along with other stuff in this video:
Here are the latest trade rumors around the majors:
Here is ESPN chiming in with their gossip:
There have been a few players that have played both football and baseball. Check it out here, thanks to Jim Caple, of ESPN:
It is never to early to take a peek at the potential free-agent market after this season. Here’s former GM Jim Bowden, now with ESPN:
Interesting question for you. Carlos Beltran: Yay or Nay for the Hall of Fame? Jerry Crasnickof ESPN examines it here:
Here’s the play of the day. Check out Robbie Grossman’s game-saving catch yesterday:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Alfonso Soriano had 13 RBI his last two games for the Yankees. Who holds the major league record for RBI in consecutive games? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
News from the gridiron . . .
The Canes have a new kicker this season:
UM Coach Al Golden has some concerns about his offensive line:
Here’s David Neal’s report from FIU:
In Dolphin and NFL news, I’ll start with my “I told you so” . . . Dolphin kicker Dan Carpenter was released yesterday, opening the door for rookie kicker Caleb Sturgis to make the team. I told you this would happen the day Sturgis was drafted. Here’s the full story from the Sun Sentinel:
Here is Armando Salguero’s daily Dolphin report from the Miami Herald:
Dolphin center Mike Pouncey is becoming a real leader on the O-Line:
The Dolphins’ third preseason game will be this Saturday night in Houston against the Texans. Channel 4 in Miami will handle the telecast this week, game time is 8:00 pm. Here is the rest of the Dolphins’ preseason schedule
SATURDAY, August 17 @ Houston 8:00 pm Channel 4
SATURDAY, August 24 Tampa Bay 8:00 pm Channel 4
THURSDAY, August 29 New Orleans 7:30 pm Channel 4
The Fins open the regular season in Cleveland against the Browns on Sunday, September 8.
In news from around the NFL, a close call for Patriots QB Tom Brady. Here’s the story from Yahoo!Sports.com:
Is this the year for the Houston Texans and their QB, Matt Schaub? The story from ESPN’s Jefffri Chadiha:
Here is this week’s complete NFL preseason schedule:
TONIGHT
Detroit @ Cleveland 7:30 pm
Carolina @ Philadelphia 7:30 pm
Atlanta @ Baltimore 7:30 pm
San Diego @ Chicago 8:00 pm ESPN
FRIDAY
Minnesota @ Buffalo 7:00 pm
San Francisco @ Kansas City 8:00 pm
Tampa Bay @ New England 8:00 pm FOX
Oakland @ New Orleans 8:00 pm
SATURDAY
Dallas @ Arizona 4:30 pm NFL
Miami @ Houston 8:00 pm Channel 4
Tennessee @ Cincinnati 7:00 pm
Jacksonville @ NY Jets 7:30 pm NFL
Green Bay @ St Louis 8:00 pm
Denver @ Seattle 10:00 pm NFL
SUNDAY
Indianapolis @ NY Giants 7:00 pm
MONDAY
Pittsburgh @ Washington 8:00 pm ESPN
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with news from all around the league:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Alfonso Soriano had 13 RBI his last two games for the Yankees. Who holds the major league record for RBI in consecutive games?
Tony Lazzeri drove in 15 runs in two consecutive games for the Yankees back in 1936. Sammy Sosa drove in 14 runs in two consecutive games for the Cubs in 2002.
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