The Miami Marlins wildcard hopes continue to fade as they fell to the Mets Wednesday night, 5-2, for their fifth straight loss and their seventh in nine games. They are now 3.5 games out of the wildcard race. For now, the Marlins are just happy to be finished with the month …
Read More »Rays look to continue winning while Marlins fight for Wild Card spot
The Tampa Bay Rays (54-72) travel to Houston to face the Astros (66-61). The Rays are looking to extend their winning streak to three games after they split their series with the Boston Red Sox 2-2. Left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly, who will take the mound for the Rays, will look …
Read More »Rays and Marlins Pull Out Tough Wins
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins are on two separate ends of the spectrum as they come down the stretch at the end of the season. The Rays can look at a win as a glimpse into potential for the future. Pieces that can be built upon or developed, …
Read More »Fernandez, Marlins Look to Make a Comeback vs. Royals
With the Miami Marlins (65-60) fighting for the National League’s second wild card spot and the regular season coming to an end next month, they know they are getting to crunch time in the regular season. Miami lost last night at home against defending World Champion Kansas City (65-60) 1-0. Last …
Read More »Rays Continue Homestand; Marlins Hot Off Sweep
The Tampa Bay Rays (52-70) have won six of their last seven games, and ride that momentum into a four-game home series against the Boston Red Sox (69-54). After sweeping the Padres, Tampa Bay won two of three against the AL West leading Texas Rangers. This series against the Red Sox will cap …
Read More »Rays And Marlins Still Struggling
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Marlins continue to struggle as the Major League Baseball calendar moves into August. The Chicago Cubs (65-41) beat the Miami Marlins (57-50) 3-2 on Tuesday night while the Rays lost to the Kansas City Royals by the same score. Jose Fernandez started on …
Read More »Marlins and Rays Looking to Bounce Back After Getting Blanked
Monday night was a rough one for the Marlins and Rays after both teams were shutout by the Cubs and the Royals. It was an especially tough night for Rays fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a career outing as he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Duffy …
Read More »Marlins Look To Start A Serious Playoff Push
The Miami Marlins are playing good baseball right now. Miami defeated Philadelphia yesterday 11-1, helped by an early Giancarlo Stanton home run that manager Don Mattingly says helped the team take a lead early. Marlins pitcher Adam Conley had an impressive game by pitching 6 2/3 innings without giving up a run. The Marlins won’t have …
Read More »Marlins Looking to Close The Series With A Win
The Miami Marlins hope to win the series against the Philadelphia Phillies today after getting a 5-0 last night. Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton helped his team break out of a scoring slump with two RBI’s, while Ichiro Suzuki singled in the eighth inning to move him to within three hits of the 3,000 career hit mark. Starting …
Read More »Miami Marlins Look to Bounce Back Against the Phillies
After back-to-back shutout losses–their first back-to-back losses since the end of June–, the Miami Marlins (53-46) will be looking to bounce back tonight. The Marlins will face the Philadelphia Phillies (46-55) in the second game of a three-game series. The Marlins fell 4-0 last night to the Phillies. Miami pitcher Jarred Cosart, who was …
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