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There doesn’t seem to be any end to the Miami Marlins’ season-long losing streak.
With a 5-3 loss against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, the Marlins have now lost eight games in a row.
“Effort is not something that I’ve questioned with this group,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. “We dug ourselves in this spot, and this group will dig ourselves out.”
The Astros took an early 2-0 advantage early in the game with a leadoff home run by Jeremy Peña in the first inning and an RBI double by Lucas Spence in the second.
The Marlins got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth with an RBI double by Kyle Stowers to cut Houston’s lead to 2-1. The Marlins entered the contest with a Major League-best .303 average, .571 slugging percentage and .949 OPS against American League West competition this season. They matched the Astros with eight hits, but one key hit made the difference in Miami’s latest defeat.
Issac Paredes hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, furthering the Astros' lead to 5-1, and proving to be the go-ahead run.
Marlins rookie catcher Joe Mack hit his ninth home run of the season in the seventh inning. Mack made his big league debut on May 4 and entered the game tied for second in MLB with 17 caught stealings. He got his 18th of the season by gunning down Taylor Trammell in the fourth inning.
“He’s certainly done some terrific things for us,” McCullough said.
The Marlins turned the first triple play of the season in the eighth inning. Yordan Alvarez and Paredes led off the frame with back-to-back singles, only for Jose Altuve to ground to Leo Jiménez, who stepped on third, threw to Xavier Edwards at second and turned it to Kyle Stowers to complete the defensive gem.
Houston starter Tatsuya Imai allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts through six innings for the win.
“The slider was good, and we certainly chased a lot down below the strike zone,” McCullough said.
Marlins starting pitcher Tyler Phillips was taken out in the fifth inning before Parades’ homer. He lasted 4.1 innings with three runs allowed on five hits with two strikeouts.
“I thought Tyler did well,” McCullough said.
Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games with a finger injury. The All-Star entered Tuesday leading MLB with 130 hits and a .335 batting average. He went 0-for-3 with a pair of walks but scored a run.
The Marlins have gone from 10 games over .500 to now being in danger of completely negating their progress. Despite their slide, the Marlins remain in third place in the NL East and 0.5 games out of the wild card race.
The Marlins turn to their ace, Sandy Alcantara (10-5, 3.89 ERA), to prevent their third straight series sweep and stop the skid before returning home.
“It will turn,” McCullough said.
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With a 5-3 loss against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, the Marlins have now lost eight games in a row.
“Effort is not something that I’ve questioned with this group,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. “We dug ourselves in this spot, and this group will dig ourselves out.”
The Astros took an early 2-0 advantage early in the game with a leadoff home run by Jeremy Peña in the first inning and an RBI double by Lucas Spence in the second.
The Marlins got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth with an RBI double by Kyle Stowers to cut Houston’s lead to 2-1. The Marlins entered the contest with a Major League-best .303 average, .571 slugging percentage and .949 OPS against American League West competition this season. They matched the Astros with eight hits, but one key hit made the difference in Miami’s latest defeat.
Issac Paredes hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, furthering the Astros' lead to 5-1, and proving to be the go-ahead run.
Marlins rookie catcher Joe Mack hit his ninth home run of the season in the seventh inning. Mack made his big league debut on May 4 and entered the game tied for second in MLB with 17 caught stealings. He got his 18th of the season by gunning down Taylor Trammell in the fourth inning.
“He’s certainly done some terrific things for us,” McCullough said.
The Marlins turned the first triple play of the season in the eighth inning. Yordan Alvarez and Paredes led off the frame with back-to-back singles, only for Jose Altuve to ground to Leo Jiménez, who stepped on third, threw to Xavier Edwards at second and turned it to Kyle Stowers to complete the defensive gem.
Houston starter Tatsuya Imai allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts through six innings for the win.
“The slider was good, and we certainly chased a lot down below the strike zone,” McCullough said.
Marlins starting pitcher Tyler Phillips was taken out in the fifth inning before Parades’ homer. He lasted 4.1 innings with three runs allowed on five hits with two strikeouts.
“I thought Tyler did well,” McCullough said.
Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games with a finger injury. The All-Star entered Tuesday leading MLB with 130 hits and a .335 batting average. He went 0-for-3 with a pair of walks but scored a run.
The Marlins have gone from 10 games over .500 to now being in danger of completely negating their progress. Despite their slide, the Marlins remain in third place in the NL East and 0.5 games out of the wild card race.
The Marlins turn to their ace, Sandy Alcantara (10-5, 3.89 ERA), to prevent their third straight series sweep and stop the skid before returning home.
“It will turn,” McCullough said.
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