Shut out in San Diego; García begins rehab assignment

On Tuesday, Matt Waldron (7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 85 pitches/67 strikes) baffled the Marlins lineup with his knuckleball. Josh Bell accounted for half of Miami's six hits. The Marlins lost, 4-0. Their streak of four consecutive winning series has been snapped.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 8-3. Avisaíl García began his rehab assignment by going 1-for-4 and playing seven innings in right field. Fellow rehabber JT Chargois threw a perfect inning and looked sharp doing it. RHP Elvis Alvarado completed a "hidden no-hitter" dating back to April 27—he has now recorded 30 straight outs since allowing his last hit. Double-A Pensacola won, 3-0. C Joe Mack (FOF #25 prospect) hit his fifth home run of the season. RHP Jonathan Bermúdez (5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K, 88 pitches/50 strikes) is up to 50 strikeouts, which leads all Marlins minor leaguers. The 2024 Dominican Summer League schedule has been posted. DSL Marlins and DSL Miami both open their regular season on Monday.

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🔷 On this day in 2004, Mike Lowell’s walk-off blast in the 10th inning lifted the Marlins past the Mets.

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🔷 Liván Hernández had the honor of banging the drum for the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers beat the Rangers to even up the Eastern Conference Final at 2-2.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter LHP Braxton Garrett) take on the Padres (RHP Yu Darvish) to wrap up their road trip. The Marlins have a 41.5% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: 

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Durham, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola at Biloxi, 7:35 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit vs. Dayton, 5:00 p.m. ET (doubleheader)
• Low-A Jupiter at Daytona, 6:35 p.m. ET
• FCL Marlins at FCL Nationals, 12:00 p.m. ET

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