The Marlins' mighty injured list rotation; Panthers to play decisive Game 7

On Sunday, Kyle Tyler gave the Marlins four decent innings as a spot starter. Nick Gordon hit his seventh home run of the season, matching the total that his brother Dee had during his Marlins tenure. Otto Lopez made a leaping catch to record the final out. Celebrating his 31st birthday, Tim Anderson birthday got the day off. The Marlins won, 6-4. They drew only four walks during the three-game series.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 7-6. 1B Troy Johnston tripled and homered. OF Griffin Conine hit his organization-leading 15th long ball. Double-A Pensacola lost, 6-4, barely falling short of a first-half Southern League South division title. High-A Beloit swept their doubleheader, winning 6-4 and 5-2. Big day for 1B Torin Montgomery, who went 4-for-6 with 4 RBI. Low-A Jupiter won, 3-2. RHP Jake Brooks (6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 67 pitches/51 strikes) was extraordinary again. Brooks leads the Florida State League in innings pitched (68.2 IP) and ERA (1.57).

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🔷 Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, Braxton Garrett, Jesús Luzardo, Eury Pérez, Bryan Hoeing and Ryan Weathers combined to start 138 of the Marlins' 162 games last season. They're all on the injured list right now! It simply isn't possible for a low-payroll team to be competitive when they lose so much rotation depth simultaneously. How much of this is bad luck vs. fundamental issues with the Marlins' training methods? Very hard to discern that from our vantage point.

🔷 Listen back to the latest State of the Fish call-in show. Every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. ET, we review the previous week of Marlins baseball and invite you to share your questions and takes.

🔷 Through 25 Marlins series, here's an updated look at the Prediction Time leaderboard. Make series predictions with us all season long when you become a Fish On First SuperSub.

🔷 The FCL Marlins have Minor League Baseball's most dominant pitching staff this season. I introduce you to a few of their standout hurlers.

🔷 MLB.com's Christina De Nicola spoke with hot-hitting INF/OF Javier Sanoja about his rapid climb to Triple-A and covered the free baseball clinic that Luzardo hosted on Friday.

🔷 The 2024 Marlins All-Star Game cap is here and...yikes.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, highly touted Blue Jays prospect Orelvis Martínez received an 80-game PED suspension immediately after making his MLB debut. He has accepted the punishment and won't be eligible to return until the final week of the regular season. Mets closer Edwin Díaz was ejected for having a sticky substance on his pitching hand. He faces a 10-game suspension. Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez signed a four-year, $22.5M extension, then proceeded to throw seven scoreless frames on Sunday. Max Scherzer (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 57 pitches/39 strikes) was nearly flawless in his season debut. For the eighth time during his Yankees tenure, Giancarlo Stanton (left hamstring strain) has landed on the IL. Stanton has played in only 65.1% of Yankees regular season games since being traded to New York.

🔷 Elsewhere around the sports world, the Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers in the winner-take-all Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Cats are in danger of becoming one of the few teams in North American professional sports history to blow a 3-0 playoff series lead, but at least they'll be on home ice. The Marlins and Panthers haven't won on the same day since May 22.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Roddery Muñoz) visit the Royals (LHP Cole Ragans). The Marlins are a major league-worst 4-23 against left-handed starters this season. They have a 34.0% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET.

🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE tonight from 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. Special guest: Jupiter Hammerheads broadcaster Brendan Erlansen. 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 MiLB schedule: 

• FCL Marlins vs. FCL Mets, doubleheader beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET
• DSL Marlins vs. DSL Phillies Red, 11:00 a.m. ET
• DSL Miami at DSL Arizona Black, 11:00 a.m. ET

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