3 Marlins taken in LIDOM rookie draft; Jazz seals Yankees walk-off win

On Wednesday, Bailey Falter made it through 6 ⅓ innings before yielding his first hit. Jonathan Bermúdez labored in his first major league start, but all of the other Marlins arms threw up zeroes, most notably Xzavion Curry (4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 59 pitches/36 strikes). John McMillon suffered a forearm injury that will presumably end his season prematurely. The Marlins lost, 3-1. It's the only time in their 31 seasons of head-to-head play that the Pirates have swept an entire season series against the Fish.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville swept their doubleheader, winning 3-1 and 4-3. Braxton Garrett (3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 59 pitches/33 strikes) made his second minor league rehab start. Expect him to stay with the Jumbo Shrimp for a third one to continue stretching out. 1B Deyvison De Los Santos and OF Jacob Berry each homered in the second game. It was De Los Santos' 38th long ball—no other player has more than 32 in the minors this season.

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🔷 LHP Keyner Benítez (Toros del Este), RHP Eliazar Dishmey (Gigantes del Cibao) and RHP Delvis Alegre (Águilas Cibaeñas) were selected in Wednesday's Dominican Winter League rookie draft. Dominican-born players on full-season MiLB rosters as of August 1 were eligible for the draft (h/t Jordan Shusterman, Cespedes Family BBQ). Benítez, Dishmey and Alegre each spent the majority of the 2024 regular season with Low-A Jupiter. Alegre could become a minor league free agent this winter and isn't in Miami's plans moving forward, but Benítez and Dishmey are talented teenagers with legitimate MLB upside. They will be non-factors during the upcoming LIDOM season. Rather, they were drafted to be potential long-term contributors once they're further along in their development.

🔷 Jesús Luzardo is the Marlins nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award. Vote for Luzardo here through September 29.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the sport's most unhittable starting pitcher over the last calendar month, Bowden Francis, carried a perfect game into the ninth inning. However, Francisco Lindor broke it up with a game-tying home run, igniting a six-run rally for the Mets. Jake Irvin carried a no-no into the sixth, beating the Braves, who have temporarily fallen out of playoff position. Jazz Chisholm Jr. sealed a Yankees victory with an infield single that drove home fellow old friend Jon Berti. It was the first walk-off hit of Chisholm's career. Shohei Ohtani recorded his 47th home run and 48th stolen base. The White Sox lost for the 114th time.

🔷 This seems like the appropriate time to check in on how Chisholm's New York tenure is going. He's being used almost exclusively at third base and typically batting fifth or sixth in the Yankees lineup. Through 32 games, his 1.7 fWAR already matches his output from 101 Marlins games earlier this season. There has been an 100-point uptick in his Isolated Power (from .158 to .258) and he's been perfect on 13 stolen base attempts. Safe to say, the Yankees are thrilled with their side of the deal thus far.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Darren McCaughan) face the Nationals (LHP DJ Herz) in the opener of a four-game set. Speaking of no-hit bids, Herz went five scoreless frames with one intact during his previous start. The Marlins have a 40.8% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:45 p.m. ET.

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🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: 

• Triple-A Jacksonville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola vs. Montgomery, doubleheader beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET

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