That came after Sale, pitching to rookie catcher Omar Narvaez for the first time, threw a 1-2 fastball that Koehler lined off Sale’s foot and into left field for a two-run single.
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The Marlins are contending for their first playoff berth since 2003. “We’ll see how he handles the first few games and go from there, ” Ventura said.
The Marlins will start by looking for a solid in-house option to replace Stanton, and Ichiro Suzuki is now the top choice to take over in right field. It sounds insane, but Marlins manager, Don Mattingly said,”There’s no reason [Rodriguez] couldn’t play first”.
New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez (13) single, his 2999th hit, 5th inning, New York Yankees vs. Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium, Thursday June 18, 2015.
Stanton hurt his groin trying to stretch a single into a double and was tagged out at second base to end Saturday’s 8-7 loss to Chicago. It is going to be very hard to live up to that largest contract in Major League Baseball history he signed back in 2014.
“If you’ve seen that replay, it looked like he kind of pulled something”.
I don’t think he has much to offer – even against left-handers, he was hitting just.211/.265/.382, but that was in just 82 plate appearances.
Miami began its six-game homestand by dropping two of three to the San Francisco Giants and followed with two straight losses to the White Sox, including squandering a pair of leads in Saturday’s 8-7 setback. “We have to find a way to get out of this because nobody is going to feel sorry for us, that’s for sure”. The Miami Marlins offense continues to produce lately, and they’ve won five of their last nine games when scoring more than three runs.
Fernando Rodney got his third save for Miami despite allowing three hits in the ninth, including a solo homer by Tim Anderson. The right-hander jammed his pitching shoulder August 7 as a pinch-runner, diving back into second base at Dodger Stadium. That was the end of the rope for Sale, who departed at 110 pitches (75 strikes) in 6.2 innings, five earned runs on eight hits, with seven strikeouts and one walk. RHP Tom Koehler, who is 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA in his last four starts, will move up one day and start in place of Fernandez.
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Although 0-2 in four outings since starting the All-Star Game, Sale had a 2.17 ERA in that span prior to Sunday.
