Eight New Miami Marlins Sign Out of the Draft

The Miami Marlins made a game of it in the ninth inning once again against the San Francisco Giants. They came up just short, dropping the contest in the end by a 6-5 margin.

Jose Urena started and was solid through five innings, allowing a total of four hits and a walk while striking out four Giants. As has happened so often this season, to a lot of different Miami Marlins pitchers, things came undone in the sixth.

Game Story

The Marlins actually got on the board first against the Giants, on a Miguel Rojas single into left field. The hit scored Cameron Maybin, and the 1-0 score would hold until the sixth.

Things got quickly out of hand for Urena in his final frame. He walked Kelby Tomlinson on six pitches then allowed Joe Panik to single into right field. Brandon Belt followed with a ground-rule RBI-double to tie the game.

With runners at second and third, Urena intentionally walked Pablo Sandoval to load the bases. After Urena struck out Nick Hundley for the first out of the inning, he induced Mac Williamson into what could have been a double play ball. the grounder was fielded by J.T. Riddle, ranging to his right, the relay throw to Starlin Castro pulled the former Yankee out of position, but not enough to negate the force play. Panik scored on the play to tie the Giants the lead.

Hunter Pence followed with a single to score Belt, then stole second base. Gorkys Hernandez extended the pain with a two-run single to end Urena’s night.

In the seventh inning, Lewis Brinson led off with a double then moved to third on another Rojas single. Brinson crossed the plate on a Yadiel Rivera sacrifice fly into center field. Derek Dietrich hit a single, then Castro knocked in Brinson with a single to make it 5-3.

Hundley scored an insurance run for the Giants in the eighth, unearned due to an error by defensive replacement JB Shuck. As has happened so often in recent weeks, the Marlins went to work in the ninth.

Castro scored Rojas on a sacrifice fly and Dietrich scored on yet another Anderson RBI-single. The rally fell short with two runners on base when Shuck struck out on a misjudged slider.

Pitching

Urena dropped to 2-9. He earned the loss even though he got pulled in the sixth when the winning run was scored in the eighth. Not sure how that rule works, but I digress.

Urena fell to 2-0 with a 4.40 ERA. He surrendered five earned runs and struck out five in 5 2/3 innings, on eight hits and a pair of walks. Half of the hits and half of the walks occurred in the sixth inning, Urena’s last. He finished with a 44 GameScore, and put 70-of-99 pitches in the strike zone. Adam Conley was dependable in relief, allowing just a walk in 1 1/3 innings. Tayron Guerrero allowed the unearned run on two hits, striking out two in one inning pitched.

Hitting

Anderson extended his on-base streak to 18 games, going three-for-five with a double. It was his 25th multi-hit game of the season and his fifth three-hit game. His average now sits at .299.

Cameron Maybin was two-for-two with a walk. When facing Derek Holland, he is five-for-five lifetime, with a walk.

Rojas collected three hits in the game, including a double and an RBI. It was his 12th multi-hit game of the season and his fifth three-hit game. Every time Rojas gets an RBI now, it sets a new season-high. He now has 28.

Brinson scored a run and went 1-for-4. Dietrich was 2-for-2 with a run scored, Realmuto was 1-for-5, and Castro was 1-for-4 with two RBI.

Transactions

The Miami Marlins signed eight more players out of the draft.

RHP Zack Leban (12), RHP Eli Villalobos (14), LHP Alex Vesia (17), SS Luke Jarvis (25), RHP Tyler Jones (26), RHP Jake Norton (32), RHP Joe Strzelecki (34), and RHP Jackson Rose (35).

Miami also announced that OF Garrett Cooper would move from the Jupiter Hammerheads to the New Orleans Baby Cakes to complete his rehab assignment.

CF Brian Miller, RHP Reilly Hovis, RHP Lukas Schiraldi were promoted from the Hammerheads to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

RHP Zech Lemond, RHP Marcus Crescentini, and LHP Ben Holmes were sent from the Shrimp down to the Hammerheads.

LF Cade Gotta was let go by the Shrimp.

3B James Nelson was activated from the DL by Jupiter.

CF Cameron Baranek was called from the Greensboro Grasshoppers to join the Hammerheads.

1B Eric Gutierrez announced his retirement from the Hammerheads.

Miami Marlins Affiliates

The triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes and the double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp enjoyed an off day.

In Jupiter, the Hammerheads defeated the Florida Fire Frogs (Braves) by a 2-0 final. Jordan Yamamoto, another asset gained in the Christian Yelich deal, struck out 13 batters in seven shutout two-hit innings. John Silviano hit two singles and a triple, and Zach Sullivan also collected a pair of singles.

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In Batavia, the Muckdogs lost their second game in a row to the West Virginia Black Bears. Ryan McKay struck out five in three relief innings, allowing only one hit. Brayan Hernandez led the Muckdogs offense with a single and a double. Gerardo Nunez hit a three-run homer, but the good guys lost by a 4-3 final.

Julio Machado led the DSL Marlins with a double and two singles, but the club still lost, 6-4 to the DSL Braves. Luis Palacios struck out seven in only 3 2/3 innings, but also allowed six hits.

Down in the GCL, the Jr. Marlins and Jr. Cardinals combined for 29 hits in a nine-inning game. Jorge Caballero hit three singles and Andrew Turner hit two doubles. Harrison DiNicola, Omar Lebron, and Miguel Pena each hit a single and a double. The Marlins lost, 9-6.

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