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For any team looking to break out of a funk, facing former Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is not the easiest task. In the midst of a rough home stand, the team had lost five out of six entering play Thursday afternoon. Fortunately for the Marlins they came out strong from …

The Miami Marlins (4-9) lost their second game of a four game series against the Washington Nationals (11-3) yesterday 3-1. When Nationals’ starting pitcher Joe Ross was taken from the game after only two innings due to a blister, the Marlins believed they had caught a break. However, they could …

The Tampa Bay Rays seem to have something to Smyly about after Tuesday night’s 10 inning game; the Rays (6-7) beat the Boston Red Sox (6-7) last night in Boston 3-0. The Rays’ secret weapon Tuesday was pitcher Drew Smyly, who allowed only one hit in eight innings.  In his second straight start, Smyly struck out 11, …

After defeating the Washington Nationals (10-3) Monday night 6-1 and snapping their own four game losing streak, the Miami Marlins (4-8) probably expected another big win Tuesday evening. There was a big win last night, but it wasn’t by the Marlins. The Nationals bounced back after Monday night’s loss to dismantle the …

Ichiro Suzuki continued his road to 3,000 hits last night, as he and the Miami Marlins took a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. A five game losing streak for the Marlins has officially ended. In just the first six innings, Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had a total of nine strikeouts. The pitcher held the …

With the hot bat of Brandon Guyer and tremendous pitching of Matt Moore, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Sunday afternoon. This is the first series win of the season for the Rays. Brandon Guyer tied a career high with four hits in the game.  He singled to …

The Atlanta Braves ended their 0-9 start to the season this weekend after sweeping the Marlins in Miami. The Marlins were unable to pull out a come back win and dropped Sunday’s game 6-5 in extra innings. Miami is now 0-5 at home to start the season. Marlins manager Don …

The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …

The Miami Marlins face off against the Atlanta Braves in Miami on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series between the division rivals. Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will square off against Williams Perez (0-0, 7.71 ERA) in a matchup of pitchers who both …

The New York Mets pulled out a low scoring 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins Wednesday. The reining NL champs started the season 2-5 and were on a four-game losing streak. With the win yesterday, they improved to 3-5, and the Marlins now have a record of 3-4. The game was scoreless …