Marlins lose 80th game, but unheralded reliever continues dominance

On Tuesday, the Marlins drew their smallest home crowd since April (announced attendance of 6,794). It was a bizarre start for Edward Cabrera—of his 90 pitches thrown, only two resulted in swinging strikes, the second-lowest total for any start of his major league career. Cabrera was successful during his first two trips through the Diamondbacks lineup, but got burned the third time by Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. home runs. The D-backs had just four total hits compared to Miami's seven. Connor Norby went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Both bullpens were terrific. The Marlins lost, 3-1.

Down on the farm, all six Marlins affiliates lost their games. INF Yiddi Cappe made his return to High-A Beloit after half a season on the injured list, going 1-for-4 and starting at third base. The Dominican Summer League regular season concluded. The final records for DSL Marlins and DSL Miami were 33-23 and 26-30, respectively. DSL Marlins will play their first playoff game on Thursday.

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🔷 Kevin Barral spoke to Jesús Tinoco about his stunning hot streak upon joining the Marlins bullpen. Not to look too far ahead, but through 10 scoreless innings pitched, he's already made a strong case to stick on the 40-man roster during the offseason and genuinely compete for an Opening Day gig in 2025.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Manny Machado reached 20 home runs for the ninth season of his career during a dramatic Padres comeback victory over the Twins. The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight games, all but ending their bid for a postseason berth.

🔷 Today's MLB game: it's the final matchup of the season between the Marlins (probable starter RHP Roddery Muñoz) and Diamondbacks (LHP Jordan Montgomery). The Marlins have a 39.3% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: 

• Triple-A Jacksonville at Nashville, 7:35 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola at Tennessee, 7:00 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter vs. Daytona, 6:30 p.m. ET

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