This Day in Marlins History: April 6

2013

Mets 7, Marlins 3

The Miami Marlins dropped to 1-4 with 28,474 in attendance at Citi Field. Juan Pierre, Giancarlo Stanton, Greg Dobbs and Miguel Olivo each collected two base hits in the loss.

Ricky Nolasco earned no decision after giving up three runs on six hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings of work. Ryan Webb (0-1, 5.40) took the loss after giving up two earned runs in 1 2/3 innings.

2014

Padres 4, Marlins 2

The Marlins dropped to 5-2 with 22,496 in the house at Marlins Park. Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 3.46) took the loss by surrendering three runs on six hits and zero walks in seven frames. He struck out eight.

Offensively, the Miami Marlins only managed five hits. Christian Yelich hit a triple, Jeff Baker hit a double, and Giancarlo Stanton and Jeff Baker had RBI singles.

2015

Braves 2, Marlins 1

The Marlins opened 2015 with a loss in front of 36,969 at Marlins Park against the Braves. Martin Prado and Marcell Ozuna had two hits each, and Henderson Alvarez added a double.

Alvarez (0-1, 2.57) allowed two runs in seven innings, on six hits. He gave up zero walks and struck out two. Mike Dunn struck out the side in a perfect eighth.

The Miami Marlins signed Nick Masset to a minor league contract through free agency. Eventually, he appeared in eight games for the Marlins, pitching to a 1.86 ERA in 9 2/3 innings.

2016

Tigers 7, Marlins 3

With 17,883 on hand at Marlins Park, the Tigers defeated Jose Fernandez (0-1, 7.94) despite 13 strikeouts in only 5 2/3 innings. It was his first loss at home after 17 victories to start his major league career. Fernandez allowed five runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings to send the Marlins to 0-2.

Dee Gordon collected three singles, and Adeiny Hechavarria added two doubles in defeat. Opening day starter Wei-Yin Chen was moved to day-to-day status with an elbow injury.