Offishial News: It only gets harder from here for the Marlins

Down on the farm on Thursday, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 6-2. INF Otto López scored both runs and has homered twice during his first week in the Marlins organization, matching his total from 84 Triple-A games last season. López has a video game-like .600/.652/1.000 slash line in five games with the Jumbo Shrimp. Double-A Pensacola lost, 6-1. OF Shane Sasaki had the team's only extra-base hit. Low-A Jupiter won, 11-6. Recently demoted from Beloit, INF Johnny Olmstead went 3-for-3 with two walks. OF Mark Coley II hit his third triple, which leads all players in non-Triple-A leagues.

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🔷 Today marks the start of a stretch in which the Marlins are scheduled to play 26 games in the next 27 days. That stretch contains two series against the Braves and concludes with a trip to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. Given what we've observed so far, I would project the Marlins to be at least 13 games below .500 (13-26 or worse) once it's over, but that's why they play the games!

🔷 The LoanDepot Park giveaways for this new Marlins homestand will be a 2024 magnet schedule (Saturday) and a reversible bucket hat (Sunday). The annual heritage celebration series kicks off with a South Florida Black legacy celebration on Sunday. Monday is Bark at the Park.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, a U.S. investigation has discovered that Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, assisted Ohtani with setting up a new bank account once he began his major league playing career, and that's where Mizuhara got the funds to use for placing wagers with an illegal sportsbook (without Ohtani's knowledge). Mizuhara is being charged with bank fraud. The Red Sox got swept at Fenway Park by the Orioles. Along with the Marlins, they are the only MLB team that's still winless at home. The Royals extended their winning streak to seven by erupting for nine first-inning runs against the Astros.

🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE tonight from 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. Special guest: @Ryan Schlesinger. SuperSubs are encouraged to make series predictions. FOF LIVE is presented by Berger & Hicks. If you’ve been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence, give them a call at (305) 670-7050.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter LHP Trevor Rogers) host the Braves (LHP Max Fried). First matchup this season against an NL East division for. The Marlins have a 40.0% chance to win, per FanGraphs.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. ET (Braxton Garrett rehab start)
• Double-A Pensacola at Montgomery, 7:35 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at Peoria, doubleheader beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter vs. St. Lucie, 6:30 p.m. ET

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