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Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's home series against the Chicago Cubs.

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's home series against the Chicago Cubs.

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's home series against the Chicago Cubs.

On Thursday down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 2-1. Only two hits for the Jumbo Shrimp, so a terrific Darren McCaughan start (5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 94 pitches/68 strikes) went to waste. Double-A Pensacola lost, 7-3. RHP Evan Fitterer couldn't find the strike zone and recorded only one out. OF Jacob Berry went 2-for-3 with a walk, but also committed his 19th error of the season. High-A Beloit won, 3-1. C Ryan Ignoffo raised his batting average to .375 through 13 High-A games. For the sixth consecutive outing, LHP Thomas White (5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 68 pitches/46 strikes) went the maximum five innings that the Marlins permit him to pitch while surrendering exactly one run (see game logs below). The No. 1 prospect's first full professional season has gone as well as anybody could have realistically imagined. Low-A Jupiter lost, 2-1. That's despite LHP Keyner Benitez (5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 68 pitches/47 strikes) matching his career high with seven strikeouts. DSL Marlins won the opening game of their first-round playoff series, 7-5. Incredible start from LHP Luifer Romero (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K), who did not allow a single ball to leave the infield! C Jesús Abreu went 3-for-3 with a walk. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald updates the development of top Marlins outfield prospects. Regarding Jacob Berry's recent offensive surge, director of minor league operations Hector Crespo subtly mentioned that changes to Berry's pregame work have translated to improved production. 🔷 On this day in 2019, the Marlins defeated the Phillies, 19-11, in what is still the highest-scoring game in this ballpark's history. 🔷 Best of luck to Colleen Mitchell. After six years with the Marlins organization, most recently serving as manager of player care and service, Mitchell announced that she's leaving for another opportunity. 🔷 With Bruce Sherman on track to become the first owner in Marlins history to preside over two 100-loss seasons, Son Los Marlins calls for him to sell the franchise. 🔷 MLB is giving away a pair of Xavier Edwards game-used batting gloves. Follow the instructions here to be entered to win. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Mariners fired manager Scott Servais after a 1-8 road trip plunged the team to a .500 record. Dan Wilson (the one who spent 12 years of his playing career in Seattle) will serve as interim manager. The Angels extended general manager Perry Minasian through 2026. Joey Votto announced his retirement. Votto had been attempting to return to the majors with the Blue Jays this season, but his progress stalled at Triple-A. He hangs up his cleats having slashed .294/.409/.511 in the majors with 356 home runs in 2,056 games, all of them as a member of the Reds. Trevor Rogers was optioned to Triple-A after four mediocre starts with the Orioles. Aaron Judge hit his 48th homer of the season. 🔷 Today's MLB game: it's the series opener between the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) and Cubs (RHP Kyle Hendricks). Hendricks has a brilliant 1.86 ERA in eight career starts against Miami, but he's in the midst of his worst season ever. The Marlins have a 53.5% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 p.m. 🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE today from 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. Special guests: Bullpen Mafia co-hosts Javier Salas and Eric Todoroff. 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: 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 DSL Marlins vs. DSL Giants Black, 11:00 a.m. ET (DSL Marlins lead series, 1-0)

Enjoy new episodes of our Miami Marlins streams leading up to the first pitch of every 2024 series opener. Special guests join Fish On First staffers to provide honest analysis of the Marlins and their upcoming opponent. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks. We'll feature them on the livestream and track your points on a leaderboard throughout the season! If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. 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. You're encouraged to participate in the live chat via YouTube, Twitter or Facebook to ask questions and share your own takes.

On Wednesday, Jake Burger hit his 25th home run of the season and Cristian Pache hit his first. Roddery Muñoz lasted only 3 ⅓ innings and every Marlins reliever allowed runs with the exception of Kent Emanuel. David Hensley (yes, really) went 3-for-5 at the plate, though he made the final out of the game with the tying runs in scoring position. The Marlins had 14 hits, tied for their third-highest total in a non-extra-inning game this season. They still lost, 10-8. It's now mathematically impossible for Miami to finish above .500. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 5-0. RHP Adam Mazur (6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 74 pitches/48 strikes) retired 18 of the 20 batters he faced. It's the first scoreless outing of any kind he's had since early May when he was with the Padres Double-A affiliate. INF Deyvison De Los Santos blasted his 35th homer of 2024. LHP Josh Simpson made another rehab appearance, but his fastball velocity (averaging 92.0 mph) continues to be significantly lower than it was prior to his elbow injury. Double-A Pensacola lost, 10-6. LHP Luis Palacios struggled and has now allowed 122 hits in 103 ⅔ innings pitched this season. High-A Beloit won, 6-2. RHP Noble Meyer (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 79 pitches/48 strikes) enjoyed his best start in months. Meyer's slider was nasty. Perfect night at the plate for INF Tony Bullard (3-3, 3 RBI, BB). Low-A Jupiter lost, 7-1. We had a Breidy Encarnación sighting! The righty reliever had been out this entire season prior to beginning this rehab assignment. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 To my surprise, the Orioles claimed Emmanuel Rivera off waivers from the Marlins. Waiver priority goes by ascending winning percentage, so most teams passed on Rivera in order for him to get to Baltimore. It figures to be temporary, part-time role for the third baseman while All-Star Jordan Westburg completes his recovery from a right hand fracture. 🔷 Feast your eyes on the 2026 World Baseball Classic schedule. Pool D play at loanDepot park—featuring Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Israel and a not-yet-determined qualifier—begins on March 6. The championship will be held on March 17. These dates are shifted slightly from the 2023 tournament when Pool D opened up on March 11 and Shohei Ohtani pitched Japan to victory on March 21. Given the current state of transition, it's premature to say with any confidence which Marlins players will still be with the franchise once the WBC arrives. Potential participants include Sandy Alcantara and Eury Pérez (Dominican Republic), Jake Burger and Xavier Edwards (United States), and Valente Bellozo (Mexico). 🔷 Through 42 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. 🔷 Explore the video section of our site for new interviews with Josh Bell, A.J. Puk and Zac Gallen. 🔷 Kevin Barral spoke to Burger and Bell about their enduring friendship. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Justin Verlander (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 76 pitches/52 strikes) pitched for the first time since early June, but took the loss. Johnny Cueto (6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 84 pitches/55 strikes) made his return to the majors as a member of the Angels. Aaron Judge homered two more times, raising his season total to 47. His .722 slugging percentage is more than 100 points higher than the next best qualified MLB hitter. Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off grand slam. The White Sox won for only the fourth time since the All-Star break. 🔷 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 DSL Marlins at DSL Giants Black, 11:00 a.m. ET (playoff game) Marlins podcast episodes

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 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 Marlins podcast episodes

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On Monday, Connor Norby assumed his new role as Marlins regular third baseman. He batted sixth in the lineup and went 1-for-4 with an RBI, each plate appearance resulting in a ground ball to the left side of the infield. Nick Fortes snapped a three-month homerless drought and Kyle Stowers (3-4, 2 R) had his best offensive performance since coming to Miami. However, it wasn't enough to keep up with Adrian Del Castillo and the Diamondbacks. The Marlins lost, 9-6. Down on the farm, DSL Marlins lost, 7-3. RHP Eiver Espinoza completed his 2024 season with another scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 0.34 in 26 ⅓ innings pitched. An important disclaimer: this was his third year in the Dominican Summer League, giving him a huge experience advantage over his competition. Impressive nonetheless. DSL Miami won, 6-1. Every hitter in their lineup reached base safely at least once. You can find the full game broadcast here. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 To make room on the active roster for Norby, the Marlins designated Emmanuel Rivera for assignment. Rivera provided nice defense at third base, but simply did not create or produce runs at an acceptable level, finishing with a 61 wRC+ in 97 games. He was particularly disappointing against left-handed pitching. Rivera's Marlins tenure might not be completely over yet—he is in a similar position as Nick Gordon, who was outrighted to Triple-A Jacksonville earlier this month after he cleared waivers. 🔷 For 2025 and beyond, the Marlins are making season ticket packages more flexible, as announced on Monday. The pricing levels range from $750 to $25,000. Rather than being assigned the same number of seats and location for every game, you can get creative based on the particular situation within the confines of your account balance. The team also confirmed that the PNC Club behind home plate is expanding by 120 seats next season. 🔷 Embedded below, the new Swimming Upstream episode contains full audio from Norby prior to his Marlins debut and an exclusive interview with Triple-A Jacksonville RHP Adam Mazur. Subscribe to Fish On First wherever you get your podcasts! 🔷 Agustín Ramírez is showing himself to be a well-rounded hitter in terms of power, contact and swing decisions, as Eli Ben-Porat of Baseball America details. 🔷 Son Los Marlins ranked their top 10 Marlins prospects, placing Javier Sanoja and Troy Johnston higher than you'll see anywhere else. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Austin Riley fractured his right hand on a hit by pitch, which is expected to end his 2024 regular season. Francisco Alvarez hit a walk-off home run to propel the Mets past the Orioles. The Dodgers and Athletics threw two-hit shutouts against the Mariners and Rays, respectively. The Astros have won 11 of their last 12 games. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Edward Cabrera) take on the Diamondbacks (LHP Eduardo Rodríguez). Rodríguez has not faced the Fish since he was a rookie in 2015! The Marlins have a 47.7% 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 DSL Marlins vs. DSL Colorado, 11:00 a.m. ET DSL Miami at DSL Tigers 2, 11:00 a.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On Sunday, I was in attendance at Citi Field for a very entertaining game. Valente Bellozo allowed a bevy of deep fly balls, but kept getting away with it during his first two trips through the Mets lineup. Miami's defense turned one of the season's best double plays (of the unprecedented 8-9-4-2 variety, for those scoring at home). Bellozo's scoreless streak was finally snapped after 17 ⅓ innings. Offensively, the Marlins stalled in part because they had baserunners picked off three times—only five Marlins had been picked off all season prior to this game! In the top of the eighth inning, they reclaimed the lead for good on Derek Hill's RBI single. Calvin Faucher recorded his third save of 2024. The Marlins won, 3-2. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 10-9. It was a once-in-a-generation comeback considering the Jumbo Shrimp were down 9-2 entering the bottom of the eighth inning. Their rally included home runs by Troy Johnston, Deyvison De Los Santos and Tristan Gray. Double-A Pensacola won, 4-1. LHP Cade Gibson has a 1.47 ERA through his first 18 ⅓ innings pitched with the Blue Wahoos. High-A Beloit lost, 9-3. INF Gage Miller went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI. I have to imagine RHP Ike Buxton will be bumped from the Sky Carp rotation after his latest blow-up (3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 65 pitches/37 strikes). Low-A Jupiter lost, 3-2. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 As initially reported by Fish On First's Isaac Azout, Connor Norby is being called up from Triple-A to make his Marlins debut. The 24-year-old infielder is FOF's top-ranked position player prospect and No. 2 overall in the Miami farm system. Acquired from the Orioles in last month's Trevor Rogers trade, Norby has posted a .711 OPS through 14 Jacksonville games while splitting time between second base and third base (he sees himself as a second baseman). A right-handed hitter, he offers above-average speed and average power. Overall, Norby's AAA strikeout rate has spiked from 21.6% in 2023 to 28.0% in 2024, in part because he's making less contact when chasing pitches outside the strike zone. Norby accrued 14 days of MLB service time with the O's prior to the trade, which means he's on track to graduate from prospect eligibility if he spends the rest of this season on the Marlins active roster. It's unclear what the corresponding roster move for Norby will be. 🔷 There will need to be roster turnover on the pitching side as well with right-hander Adam Oller taking the mound tonight for the Fish, his agency confirms. Oller flunked his 28 games (15 starts) of major league action with the Athletics in 2022-2023, issuing nearly as many walks as strikeouts. However, his control has been on point since signing a minor league deal with the Marlins last month. Leaning heavily on his four-seam fastball and slurve, Oller stretched out to 87 pitches on Wednesday. He is in his age-29 season. He'll become the 36th different pitcher used by Miami, one shy of the franchise single-season record set in 2020. 🔷 Listen back to Sunday's State of the Fish call-in show (recorded slightly before the Norby news broke). 🔷 Through 41 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. 🔷 Matthew Ritchie of MLB.com wrote about Xavier Edwards' bid to be Miami's shortstop of the future, including the work he's putting in defensively at the position. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the teams with the top six winning percentages in Major League Baseball (Phillies, Dodgers, Orioles, Yankees, Brewers and Guardians) are separated by only one game. Blake Snell recorded double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time in his last five starts. The Reds' postseason hopes are on life support after being swept at home by the Royals and losing ace Hunter Greene to injury (right elbow soreness). They were outscored 28-3 during the three-game series! 🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE today from 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. 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: DSL Marlins vs. DSL Mets Blue, 11:00 a.m. ET DSL Miami at DSL Phillies White, 11:00 a.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes

QUEENS, NY—The Miami Marlins have not had many wins to spread around this season. The 46 that they do have are being dispersed in a highly unconventional way. Such is life when you're missing your ace and lacking any semblance of roster continuity, for that matter. Facing the New York Mets on Sunday, Valente Bellozo was attempting a feat that none of his teammates had done this season: earning a win in three consecutive starts. Bellozo was coming off back-to-back scoreless games against the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. With one out to go in the bottom of the fifth inning, he was giving the Mets the same treatment, clinging to a 1-0 lead. But then Francisco Lindor stepped into the batter's box for the third time. Bellozo got the desired result when Lindor chased a 1-0 changeup slightly below the strike zone. However, the Mets shortstop got underneath the ball enough to float it into left field for a game-tying RBI single. "It was a really nasty pitch," Bellozo said postgame. "He's an All-Star. He's a really good hitter. He got it." To lead off the sixth inning, Brandon Nimmo also did his damage against a changeup, crushing a middle-middle pitch into the upper deck to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Bellozo took full responsibility for that mistake. "We're in the big leagues: if you miss, you're gonna pay." dzcwZWxfV0ZRVkV3dEdEUT09X1Z3RlFVRklGVUZZQVcxWUtCd0FBQVFaUkFBQUVWVlVBQlZSV1VWWURDUUZjVmdFSA==.mp4 On a day when he admittedly did not have his best stuff and got bailed out by his defense on several deep fly balls, Bellozo's final line (5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches/50 strikes) still would've been enough to register a W under most circumstances. Unfortunately, this iteration of the Marlins lineup does not give pitchers much margin for error. The rookie right-hander was on the hook for the loss when he exited. Despite their deficits in talent and experience, give the second-half Marlins credit for their resiliency. They haven't been swept in a series since before the All-Star break and manufactured just enough offense to salvage their series finale in New York. Former Fish reliever Huascar Brazoban plated Miami's second run in the seventh inning with a wild pitch. Batting with two on and two out in the eighth, Derek Hill singled home Jonah Bride to retake the lead. oblw4c.mp4 Four Marlins relievers combined for eight strikeouts across 3 ⅔ scoreless innings to seal the victory. Andrew Nardi's well-timed appearance—completing the seventh inning and starting off the eighth—dropped the decision into his lap. Nardi became just the fifth pitcher in Marlins history and the first since Clay Hensley in 2010 to record a win on his birthday. The other 29 MLB teams have each had pitchers record at least seven wins in their uniforms this season (yes, even the Chicago White Sox). Bellozo was, in my estimation, the only Marlins pitcher with a realistic path to get there. His no-decision on Sunday further decreases those already-slim odds. Tanner Scott paces the Marlins with the six wins he accrued prior to being traded on July 30. Merely tying him will be challenging for any of his ex-teammates. Next up on the Marlins wins leaderboard are two other relievers, Anthony Bender and A.J. Puk with four apiece. Bender will be sidelined for the foreseeable future due to a right shoulder impingement. Like Scott, Puk was dealt to a contender prior to the deadline, so any additional victories he earns won't count toward his Miami total. Tied at three wins, we have Nardi, Declan Cronin, Jesús Luzardo, Ryan Weathers and Max Meyer. Nardi needs to be right in the middle of a few more Sunday-like scenarios. Cronin appears in high-leverage situations semi-regularly, but his effectiveness has dipped recently (hasn't completed a full inning of work in his last six outings). Luzardo's back injury will keep him out for the rest of the season. Barring setbacks, Weathers' finger injury will still delay his return until mid/late September. Although Meyer is a fixture in the starting rotation, he's been both mediocre and inefficient since coming up from Triple-A last month, averaging 18.6 pitches per inning. There have been and likely will continue to be starts where he does not pitch deep enough to be eligible for the W. Between trades, injuries and guys simply being unable to get the job done, the Marlins have constantly cycled through arms in 2024. Their total of 35 different pitchers used is only two shy of the single-season franchise record set in 2020. Adam Oller will reportedly be No. 36 when he starts Monday's contest. In the midst of a minor league rehab assignment, Josh Simpson could become No. 37 in September (if somebody else doesn't beat him to it). With the exception of the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, every Marlins team has had somebody reach eight pitcher wins. We are witnessing an unprecedented season from that standpoint. The Marlins begin their third-to-last homestand of the year on Monday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks—whose roster features old friends Josh Bell, A.J. Puk and Dylan Floro—are coming to Miami for a three-game set. The aforementioned Oller has a 2.88 ERA and 3.46 FIP in 25 innings at Triple-A since signing with the Marlins organization. His first pitch is set for 6:40 p.m.