Best Marlins win of the season?

On Tuesday, Roddery Muñoz (1.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 45 pitches/25 strikes) reached a new low, surrendering a leadoff home run to Charlie Blackmon and two others to Ezequiel Tovar. His ERA ballooned to 6.53. It frankly was not all that compelling to watch most of this game because a Marlins loss seemed inevitable. However, they miraculously overcame an early 6-0 deficit, thanks in large part to Griffin Conine. Making his first-ever MLB start, Conine cut down a Rockies run with his arm and recorded two extra-base hits, including a double that initiated Miami's five-run rally in the top of the ninth inning. Jesús Sánchez stroked the game-winning three-run blast off of Angel Chivilli. The Marlins won, 9-8.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 4-3. Jacob Berry made his Triple-A debut, starting in right field (which had gradually become his primary position before the promotion). At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a walk. C Agustin Ramirez hit his third homer for the Jumbo Shrimp and 23rd of the season overall. Double-A Pensacola won, 1-0. LHP Patrick Monteverde (7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, 85 pitches/63 strikes) faced one batter over the minimum during his dominant outing. INF Jared Serna drove in the lone Pensacola run—he's still hitting .330 with his new organization. High-A Beloit won, 7-5. OF Kemp Alderman mashed his first High-A long ball, which was a game-winning, two-run shot. Low-A Jupiter lost, 4-2. OF Jacob Jenkins-Cowart homered for the first time as a pro and OF Eric Rataczak stole three bases.

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🔷 Connor Norby continues to excel atop the Marlins lineup. I was on the verge of penning an analysis about how he's too aggressive at the plate, and while that may still be the case, it has been tabled for the time being after he drew two walks on Tuesday. So far as a Marlin, Norby is slugging at an elite level while striking out just 20% of the time. Aside from helping out opponents by chasing a lot of inside pitches, there isn't much to nitpick about his first week-plus with the team.

🔷 The Athletics claimed Tristan Gray off waivers. His Marlins tenure ends with a .000 OPS in seven plate appearances. His departure from Jacksonville should lead to an increase in shortstop reps for Javier Sanoja.

🔷 Sandy Alcantara threw his 10th bullpen session coming off Tommy John surgery. As MLB.com's Christina De Nicola details, his rehab has gone according to plan, if not even better than planned. Alcantara's most recent session was 35 pitches and included the re-introduction of his slider to go along with his four-seam fastball, sinker and changeup. "Alcantara is likely to throw a few more side sessions before live batting practice," according to De Nicola. "He would then shut down until next year when he can return at 100 percent."

🔷 On this day 20 years ago, Juan Encarnación's late home run lifted the Marlins past the Rockies.

🔷 Peter Pratt announced that he will be stepping down as host of the Locked On Marlins podcast. Aside from the channel run by the Marlins themselves, I don't think any other Marlins-related podcast has produced more episodes over the last three years than Pratt's show did. I have enjoyed making several guest appearances during his hosting tenure and will be coming on once more in September during his farewell tour.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Jarren Duran became the first player in MLB history to reach 10 triples, 20 home runs, 30 stolen bases and 40 doubles in a single season. Old friend Bryan De La Cruz homered for the first time as a Pirate. The Royals beat the Guardians again to tie them atop the AL Central standings.

🔷 Today's MLB game: Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) against the Rockies (LHP Kyle Freeland). The Marlins have a 51.4% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 8:40 p.m. ET.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Norfolk, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola vs. Mississippi, 7:05 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit vs. Peoria, 7:35 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter at St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. ET

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