Greatest Moments in Marlins History: #75 69 Wins

May 22, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco (47) pitches the ball against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome back to the Greatest Moments in Marlins History. Yesterday we talked about Dontrelle Willis’ single season win record for the Marlins, but what about the all time win record for a Marlins pitcher? Today for moment 75 we take you to May 22, 2012 for Ricky Nolasco’s 69^th win as a Marlin.

On May 22, 2012 the Marlins were playing the Colorado Rockies; this would be Ricky’s 3^rd try to surpass D-Train’s record after tying it back on May 6 against the San Diego Padres. Ricky started off rough giving up 3 runs to the Rockies in the first inning, but the offense helped him out by giving him 2 runs in the bottom of the inning. Still, it was looking like Ricky would have to wait another game to surpass D-Train. That was until the bottom of the 3^rd.

In the bottom of the 3^rd the Marlins offense put 3 more runs on the board to make it 5-3. Ricky would give up one more run in the 5^th and be pulled after the 6^th inning; but luckily the Marlins scored a run in both the 4^th and 6^th which made the score 7-4 when Ricky was pulled. It was now in the hands of the bullpen. Edward Mujica and Randy Choate both gave up a run in the 8^th to make it 7-6. Ryan Webb came into the game with the tying run on third but he shut down that threat. In came Heath Bell in the 9^th. He gave up a leadoff double, but after that he shut down the next 3 batters to give the Marlins the win and Ricky the record for most wins as a Marlin.

Ricky would go on to win 81 games in total as a Marlin- a record that still stands today. Who will be the next Marlin to break that record? Until then as always… Let’s Go Marlins!