NOTE: My fearless predictions and stone-cold lock picks for the NFL season will be here on Thursday’s edition of the blog.
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The Marlins are ON FIRE. They won their third in a row last night, beating the Cubs 6-2. Christian Yelich and Donovan Solano did most of the damage, with three hits each and they each drove in a pair of runs. The bullpen pitched very well again, with 4 2/3 innings of hitless relief. The three-game streak is the first such streak since July 31 - August 2. The teams return to the field this afternoon at 2:20. Brian Flynn will make his major league debut for the Marlins against Jeff Samardzija. The Fish will have an off day on Thursday, and return to Miami to take on the Nationals at Marlins Park on Friday. Jose Fernandez will start on Friday in what will probably be his next to last start of the season.
The Marlins are still the worst offensive team in the majors. This is the sorry reality: The Marlins have now been held to three runs or less 87 times this season, and their record in those 87 games is 17-70. Taking it one step further,
When scoring three runs in a game - 6-16
When scoring two runs in a game - 9-17
When scoring one run in a game - 2-21
Of course, they lead the majors in getting shutout, having been blanked 16 times so far this season. Ouch.
The Fish are still at the bottom of the list in runs scored in MLB, with 441 runs in their 137 games, an underwhelming 3.21 runs per game. Here are the rest of the bottom-dwellers:
TEAM W-L Runs
Marlins 52-85 441
White Sox 56-81 518
Giants 61-77 519
Phillies 63-76 526
Padres 62-76 527
In contrast, the Detroit Tigers (81-58) lead MLB with 703 runs scored and the Boston Red Sox (83-57) have plated 700. The Sox have played 1 more game than the Tigers.
In the Major Leagues yesterday, first in the National League,
Nationals 9 Phillies 6
Wilson Ramos blasted a three-run homer and finished with four RBI.
Braves 13 Mets 5
Andrellton Simmons two-run homer in the seventh inning was the difference. Evan Gattis went 3-3 and also connected long distance. The Braves have won eight out of nine and their magic number is down to 10 games.
Reds 1 Cardinals 0
Rookie Billy Hamilton scored the only run of the game for the Reds. Homer Bailey got the win, Aroldis Chapman finished up to record the save.
Pirates 4 Brewers 3
Travis Snider homered in the ninth inning. Andrew McCutchen also connected long distance, the 100th homer of his career. The win for the Pirates was #81 this season, their first non-losing season since 1992.
Dodgers 7 Rockies 4
Carl Crawford went 3-5 with two RBI and Ricky Nolasco won his sixth decision in his last seven starts.
Padres 3 Giants 2
Chris Denorfia drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.
Blue Jays 10 D-Backs 4
Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind, Rajai Davis and Moises Sierra all connected long distance for the Jays.
Over in the American League,
Red Sox 2 Tigers 1
Great pitching duel between Jon Lester and Max Scherzer. Lester got the better of it last night, going seven innings and striking out nine.
Yankees 6 White Sox 4
Eduardo Nuñez drove in two runs with a double as the Yankees scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to steal one from the Sox. The Yankees are now 2 1/2 games behind the Rays for the second wild card spot in the AL.
Indians 4 Orioles 3
Ubaldo Jimenez threw six shutout innings and Asdrubal Cabrera and Yan Gomes each drove in two runs.
Royals 4 Mariners 3
Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Mike Moustakas, who had doubled. Perez and Alex Gordon connected long distance.
Twins 9 Astros 6 (12 innings)
Darin Mastroianni hit a two-run double in a three-run twelfth inning.
Rangers 5 A’s 1
Martin Perez notched his sixth straight start. The Rangers moved back into first place in the AL West.
Rays 7 Angels 1
Matt Moore returned from the injured list to win his first start in more than a month. Desmond Jennings and Yunel Escobar hit solo homers in the win.
Today in MLB, in the National League,
Mets @ Braves 12:10 pm
Dillon Gee vs Kameron Loe
Marlins @ Cubs 2:20 pm
Brian Flynn vs Jeff Samardzija
Blue Jays @ D-backs 3:40 pm
Mark Buehrle vs Randall Delgado
Giants @ Padres 6:40 pm
Tim Lincecum vs Eric Stults
Nationals @ Phillies 7:05 pm
Jordan Zimmerman vs Roy Halladay
Cardinals @ Reds 7:10 pm
Shelby Miller vs Bronson Arroyo
Pirates @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Francisco Liriano vs Wily Peralta
Dodgers @ Rockies 8:40 pm
Edinson Volquez vs Jorge de la Rosa
Over in the American League,
Twins @ Astros 2:10 pm
Liam Hendricks vs Jordan Lyles
Rangers @ A’s 3:35 pm
Yu Darvish vs Jarrod Parker
Orioles @ Indians 7:05 pm
Zach Britton vs Zach McAllister
White Sox @ Yankees 7:05 pm
Erik Johnson vs CC Sabathia
Tigers @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Rick Porcello vs Ryan Dempster
Mariners @ Royals 8:10 pm
Taijuan Walker vs Ervin Santana
Rays @ Angels 10:05 pm
Jeremy Hellickson vs Jered Weaver
All hail the Pirates, who will have their first winning season since 1992:
Joe Girardi is repeating what I have been saying all along:
BTW, Girardi has done an incredible job of managing this season. How the Yankees are still in it is beyond me:
Keith Law looks at some of the top September call-ups:
September is the best month in MLB:
Who will make the playoffs? Jayson Stark gives us his two-cents:
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:
Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Pirates for achieving their first winning season since 1992. Who was the Pirates’ manager back in 1992? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here are this week’s top-25 in college football:
Here are all the results from this past week’s games in college football:
Here is this week’s complete schedule:
After beating up on Florida Atlantic, the Canes will meet the Florida Gators this saturday at noon at the Seven Names Stadium. The Gators will be more of a test than the Owls. ESPN will carry the game, starting at 12 noon. Tailgate parties will begin at around 4:00 am.
Duke Johnson is playing for his mom this season:
The Herald’s Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have the latest scoop from the University of Miami:
The FIU Panthers will take on Central Florida here at FIU Stadium on Friday. Game time is at 8:00 pm, and it will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network on your cable or satellite system. Looks like it is going to be a LOOONG season at FIU.
The hits just keep on coming over at FIU. Here’s the latest news from Westchester:
Here’s the latest from Tallahassee and FSU:
From Gainesville and the University of Florida:
The Dolphins kick off their regular season this Sunday in Cleveland against the Browns. Game time is 1:00 pm, and you can watch the game on CBS.
Lamar Miller will start at running back for the Dolphins, but the decision to start him over Daniel Thomas wasn’t easy. Here’s the complete story:
The Dolphins added a former first-round pick to their offensive line mix:
The NFL Season gets under way tomorrow night, in Denver, as the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens take on Payton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Game time is 8:30 pm and NBC will handle the telecast.
Here is the complete schedule for week 1 in the NFL. Some of the betting lines are moving around like crazy.:
Thursday
Baltimore @ Denver - 7 1/2 NBC
Sunday
1:00 pm
MIAMI @ Cleveland - 1 CBS
New England @ Buffalo + 10 CBS
Cincinnati @ Chicago - 3 CBS
Oakland @ Indianapolis - 10 CBS
Kansas City @ Jacksonville + 3 1/2 CBS
Tennessee @ Pittsburgh - 7 CBS
Seattle @ Carolina + 3 FOX
Minnesota @ Detroit - 5 FOX
Atlanta @ New Orleans - 3 FOX
Tampa Bay @ NY Jets + 3 FOX
4:25 pm
Green Bay @ San Francisco - 4 1/2 FOX
Arizona @ St. Louis - 4 1/2 FOX
8:30 pm
NY Giants @ Dallas - 3 1/2 NBC
Monday Night
7:00 pm
Philadelphia @ Washington - 3 1/2 ESPN
10:20 pm
Houston @ San Diego + 3 1/2 ESPN
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.
In case you missed it, congratulations to the Miami Herald. Someone over there finally came to their senses and we again have Santos Perez and his weekly boxing column on Mondays. IT WAS ABOUT DAMN TIME.
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Pirates for achieving their first winning season since 1992. Who was the Pirates’ manager back in 1992?
Jim Leyland
Behave yourselves, and always remember that tomorrow will bring us a brand new day.
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