Miami Marlins Morning Catch: Dodgers Blow Marlins Out, 11-1

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What started out as a majestic night following

Giancarlo Stanton

literally hitting the ball out of Dodgers Park, turned sour for the Miami Marlins quickly.

After being gifted a 1-0 lead,

Dan Haren

was in a giving mood, as he flirted with disaster in both the first and second inning. He got out of jam with runners on first and second with one out in the 1st. In the second inning he loaded the bases with nobody out, before retiring the next three hitters.

In the 3rd, Howie Kendrick finally broke through against Haren, blasting a solo home run to tie the game. Andre Ethier gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead with a solo shot in the 4th.

The flood gates really opened up in the fifth inning, as the Dodgers collected 4 more hits, a hits batsman, and charged four more runs to Haren’s name.

Miami Marlins. DAN HAREN. F. 4.1 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 2 HRA. SP

Brad Hand came into the game to relieve Haren and did not fare much better for the Miami Marlins. He lasted just 2/3’s of an inning, allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits, walked and struck out one a piece.

Nick Masset and Bryan Morris finished the game for the Marlins, going a combined 3 innings, allowing just 3 hits, walking none, and striking out 3.

Miami Marlins: Steve Cishek Opens Door To Closer Change, Trade With Brewers

Sean Millerick, Marlin Maniac

Wherever that ball is going, chances are it isn’t the strike zone, as Miami Marlins closer Steve Cishek blew his second consecutive save Monday night in Los Angeles. Having cast aside two late inning rallies by his teammates, Cishek has blown four of seven chances on the year for a club that leads the majors in blown saves overall.

Clearly a move has to be made, and now. Miami has three options: stay in-house, sign a player they had zero interest in two months ago, or make a trade with the team that beat them out for an arm they heavily coveted this Spring.

The popular in-house name being bandied about is A.J. Ramos. And on the surface, that’s a no brainer with his 1.06 ERA and 21Ks. (Read More Here)

Enjoying (and worrying) about Dee Gordon

Michael Jong, Fishstripes

Can I just say something really quickly?

I love Dee Gordon’s play in 2015 thus far.

Gordon is hitting .437/.461/.527 thus far (.427 wOBA), and he has been worth a little more than two wins thus far according to FanGraphs. This is awesome. This should be commended, and indeed it has been by myself and by many others. Here is what I wrote about Dee Gordon’s month of April recently. (Read More Here)

Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton knocks 467-foot shot at Dodger Stadium

Mark Saxon, ESPNLA

Left fielder Scott Van Slyke‘s feet didn’t even move. He just craned his back to watch it sail over his head. Way over.

Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who grew up less than 20 miles from Dodger Stadium, hit one of the longest home runs in the 53-year history of the place in the first inning Tuesday night for his team’s only run in an 11-1 loss.

Swinging for the Parking Lot

Giancarlo Stanton’s home run Tuesday to left field was the sixth-longest of his career, and according to unofficial record-keeping, only three other hitters have cleared the bleachers of Dodger Stadium.

ESPN Stats & Information calculated the shot at 467 feet with the speed of the bat at 115 mph. (Read More Here)

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