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Before the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Monday at Daikin Park, the Miami Marlins received the worst news possible.
All-Star right-hander Max Meyer was placed on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain, marking the fifth consecutive season he has landed on the IL.
The timing of the injury adds to the challenges facing a team that has dealt with inconsistency in recent weeks.
After putting itself in the postseason conversation during the first half with a record-setting June, Miami has watched its position slip during its longest losing streak of the season.
As for the game itself, the Marlins (52-49) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning after catcher Joe Mack hit a two-run home run to right field off Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco, who was making his first start of the season.
In the bottom half of the second inning, Houston's offense got to Marlins right-hander Janson Junk as the Astros looked to build momentum coming out of the break.
The Astros sent nine batters to the plate, scoring six runs to take control of the game.
Jeremy Peña delivered the biggest blow with a one-out grand slam, while Yordan Alvarez added a solo home run later in the frame, one of two home runs Monday, to give Houston a 6-2 advantage.
Junk was unable to escape the second-inning trouble, and the deficit proved too large for Miami to overcome.
The Marlins have lost seven consecutive games for the first time this season and will likely end the night outside the playoff picture entering Tuesday.
The Marlins showed some fight late, adding three more runs, but they could not generate enough offense to complete the comeback.
Miami got a two-run homer from Liam Hicks to trim the deficit to 6-4 and added another run in the ninth inning against Astros closer Josh Hader.
After spending much of the first half in postseason contention, the Marlins now find themselves needing to reverse course quickly.
With the season entering its second half, every game carries added importance.
Miami has shown it can compete with postseason contenders, but it will need to find more consistency on both sides of the ball and avoid the big inning to remain in the hunt.
Miami will try to stop its losing skid Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET in the second game of the series.
Right-hander Tyler Phillips (2-4, 3.48 ERA) will oppose Astros Japanese left-hander Tatsuya Imai (5-4, 6.06 ERA).
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All-Star right-hander Max Meyer was placed on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain, marking the fifth consecutive season he has landed on the IL.
The timing of the injury adds to the challenges facing a team that has dealt with inconsistency in recent weeks.
After putting itself in the postseason conversation during the first half with a record-setting June, Miami has watched its position slip during its longest losing streak of the season.
As for the game itself, the Marlins (52-49) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning after catcher Joe Mack hit a two-run home run to right field off Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco, who was making his first start of the season.
In the bottom half of the second inning, Houston's offense got to Marlins right-hander Janson Junk as the Astros looked to build momentum coming out of the break.
The Astros sent nine batters to the plate, scoring six runs to take control of the game.
Jeremy Peña delivered the biggest blow with a one-out grand slam, while Yordan Alvarez added a solo home run later in the frame, one of two home runs Monday, to give Houston a 6-2 advantage.
Junk was unable to escape the second-inning trouble, and the deficit proved too large for Miami to overcome.
The Marlins have lost seven consecutive games for the first time this season and will likely end the night outside the playoff picture entering Tuesday.
The Marlins showed some fight late, adding three more runs, but they could not generate enough offense to complete the comeback.
Miami got a two-run homer from Liam Hicks to trim the deficit to 6-4 and added another run in the ninth inning against Astros closer Josh Hader.
After spending much of the first half in postseason contention, the Marlins now find themselves needing to reverse course quickly.
With the season entering its second half, every game carries added importance.
Miami has shown it can compete with postseason contenders, but it will need to find more consistency on both sides of the ball and avoid the big inning to remain in the hunt.
Miami will try to stop its losing skid Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET in the second game of the series.
Right-hander Tyler Phillips (2-4, 3.48 ERA) will oppose Astros Japanese left-hander Tatsuya Imai (5-4, 6.06 ERA).
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