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Miami Marlins: Grading the Fish in Atlanta

By Kevin Kraczkowski

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 20: Miguel Rojas #19 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on May 20, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 20: Miguel Rojas #19 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on May 20, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – APRIL 28: Kyle Barraclough #46 of the Miami Marlins throws a pitch during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Marlins Park on April 28, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /

Kyle Barraclough +.120

Kyle Barraclough relieved Dan Straily in the opener on Friday, coming in to pitch the eighth. He induced three consecutive infield groundouts. Preston Tucker (+.044), Ozzie Albies (+.029), and Ronald Acuna (+.017) each got exactly nada from the one they call “Bear Claw.”

The Marlins didn’t call on Barraclough in Saturday’s game. On Sunday, he was called on to protect a four-run, eighth-inning lead. Again, it came off without a hitch. He got Tyler Flowers to fly out (+.016) to lead off. After that, he got groundouts out of Tucker (+.009) and Johan Camargo (+.004).

Barraclough is quietly dominating this season. He’s only allowed eight hits in 21 2/3 innings so far this season. That’s good for an opposing batting average of just .110 and a WHIP of 0.92. He’s also struck out 26 and walked 12. Not a great BB/9 rate, but very slightly lower than his career best 5.2 mark from last season.

Grade: A+

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