The Florida Marlins had a nice 4-1 victory on Wednesday night over the Atlanta Braves as they held the Braves to only three hits on the night. It was a very good pitching performance by Josh Johnson as he pitched eight innings and then turned things over to who pitched the ninth inning to record the save.

The offense got a single run in the third inning on a Wes Helms rbi and then two more rbi’s in the fifth inning on a Hanley Ramirez single. In the ninth inning, Dan Uggla added a solo home run off Blaine Boyer for the fourth and final run for the Marlins.

Marlins starting pitcher Josh Johnson was marvelous as he tossed a complete game and only allowed one run to score. That one run came in the fifth inning when Johnson gave up a groundball to shortstop and the Braves scored. Johnson improved to 4-0 on the season with the victory.

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The Florida Marlins rallied and scored three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game but then allowed a run in th bottom of the innings and the San Francisco Giants beat them 6-5. That is a very tough way to lose a game but I will give the offense credit for coming back in the final inning and scoring three runs to tie the game.

All five of the Marlins runs came via the home run ball. Jeremy Hermida had a two run blast in the fourth inning to put the Marlins on the scoreboard. Pitch-hitter John Baker then hammered a three run shot in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game. it was too bad the Marlins only scored from the home run ball and they weren’t able to score runs any other way.

Matt Lindstrom took the loss as he gave up a rbi sac fly to Bengie Molina in the bottom of the ninth inning. Scott Olsen had started the game for the fish and pitched six innings. Olsen gave up nine hits and four runs as he got the no decision. Joe Nelson gave up two hits and one run while Logan Kensing pitched a scoreless inning in the eighth.

The Marlns and Giants will play once again on Thursday afternoon as they play the rubber game of the three game series. The Marlins could really use a win as they are five games back in the division.

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The Florida Marlins once again lost to the visiting St. Lous Cardinals. On Thursday it was a 3-0 loss as Todd Wellemeyer shut down the Marlins offense and limited them to only four hits on the night. You can’t beat a team with only four hits in most cases, and that was the case for the Fish on Thursday night.

Scott Olsen tossed seven innings and gave up ten hits and all three runs to take the loss. Olsen struckout six batters but also gave up one two run home run. Olsen had problems with Ryan Ludwick who knocked in all three Cardinals runs. Logan Kensing threw the final two innings of the game and held the Cardinals to the three runs so he did a good job.

Luis Gonzalez, Jorge Cantu, Wes Helms, and Dan Uggla all had one hit at the plate but that was it for the entire team. Talk about struggling at the plate against a pitcher that you should be able to score atleast a couple of runs off each time out there. Hopefully the bats come around this weekend when the fish take on the red hot Chicago Cubs.

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The Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs kicked off a four game series on Thursday night and the Marlins were doubled up on the scoreboard.  The Cubs defeated the fish by the score of 6-3.  The Marlins sure had their chances in the 8th and 9th innings but were only able to push across one run.

Scott Olsen took the loss for the Marlins and is now 6-5 on the year.  Olsen gave up six runs on seven hits in the game.  Olsen ran into trouble in the 5th inning when the Cubs scored four runs while loading the bases.  Olsen gave up solo home runs to Ronny Cedeno and Henry Blanco in the game as well.

Matt Lindstrom and Joe Nelson held the Cubs down in the 7th and 8th innings as they pitched good out of the bullpen.

Hanley Ramirez got the Marlins on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning when he took Carlos Zambrano deep for a two run home run.  At that point in the game the Marlins were ahead 2-0 however they wouldn’t score again until the 8th inning when Luis Gonzalez had a rbi sac fly to right field and Alfredo Amezaga scored.  The Marlins had the bases loaded late in the game but they were unable to score any runs.  The offense just coudln’t come up with the big hit when they needed it.

Now they will turn right back around and face the Cubs again on Friday afternoon.  Josh Johnson wil face off against Ryan Dempster.  This could be a tough game for the fish as Dempster throws the ball pretty good at Wrigley Field.  Marlins Baseball Blog

The Florida Marlins got their butts handed to them on Wednesday night as they were blown out by the Atlanta Braves 8-3.  The Marlins did not score until the 9th inning when Luis Gonzalez hit a three run home run to get the Marlins on the scoreboard.

Ricky Nolasco had a night that he does not want to remember.  He allowed eight hits and five runs while only pitching five innings. Nolasco took the loss for the fish and is now 10-6 on the season.  Ryan Tucket came into the game after Nolasco left and he gave up four more runs in only 2 1/3 innings.

The Marlins will now travel to Chicago to take on the Cubs for the next four days.  The Cubs are struggling but I can see the Marlins having a lot of troubles in Chicago.  What do the Marlins fans think?

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The Florida Marlins shutout the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night by the score of 4-0.  Four Marlins pitchers combined to throw a one hitter against the potent Braves offense.  You are probably thinking to yourself why did the Marlins use four pitchers when they limited the Braves to only one hit?  Well I’m not quite sure as I wasn’t able to watch the game but I don’t see anything about an injury.

Starting pitcher Rick VandenHurk tossed the first five innings of the game and did not allow a hit or run but walked five batters while striking out seven others.  Joe Nelson allowed one hit while pitching one inning of relief before Renyel Pinto threw two scoreless innings of relief.  Matt Lindstrom threw the final inning of the game and did a great job.

Mike Jacobs got the Marlins scoring started with a three run home run in the 4th inning off of Charlie Morton.  The Marlins then tacked on another run in the 6th inning when John Baker walked and Josh Willingham scored.

It was a good win for the Marlins who lost on Monday night.  The series is now tied up at one game each and they two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday.  Marlins Blog

The Florida Marlins bats were silent on Monday night as they were only cable to come up with two hits and lost to the Atlanta Braves by the score of 4-0.  It clearly wasn’t the Marlins night at the plate as the looked confused up there the whole game.

Chris Volstad took the loss for the Marlins as he tossed six inning and gave up six hits and three runs.  Mark Hendrickson allowed one run in the ninth inning on a rbi double that extended the Braves lead to 4-0.  The run that Hendrickson gave up was a huge run as it meant the Marlins would have to score four runs just to tie the game in the 9th inning.

All the Marlins fans out there better hope that the bats come around and knock in some runs on Tuesday night or else they will be down 0-2 in the series.

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The Florida Marlins had another game winning home run as Hanley Ramirez went deep in the 11th inning and the Marlins defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night.  That is an exciting way to begin a four game series against the Dodgers!

Ramirez took Marlins reliever Brian Falkenborg deep for the game winner.  John Baker also had a solo home run in the second inning.  Jorge Cantu, Josh Willingham, and Josh Johnson had the other three rbi for the team.

On the mound, Johnson tossed five innings while giving up six hits and three runs.  Johnson didn’t walk any batters but he did strike out six as he got the no decision.  Joe Nelson pitched two innings to get the win and Kevin Gregg notched his 18th save as he finished the Marlins off.

The Marlins will now try to go up 2-0 in the four game series as the two teams will play once again on Friday.

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Scott Olson improved to 5-4 on the season as he threw eight innings on Wednesday afternoon and the Florida Marlins defeated the San Diego Padres by the score of 5-2.  Olson was throwing the ball great as he only allowed four hits and one run in the game.  The one mistake that Olson did make was in the sixth inning when Jerry Hairston hit a solo home run.

Many Marlins fans were hoping that Olson would stay in the game for the complete game but he was taken out for a pitcher hitter in the bottom of the 8th inning when the bases were loaded.  Just like Nolasco the other night, Olson came three outs from the complete game.

Joe Nelson was called on to get the final three outs in the ninth inning but was unable to and was pulled after only recording one out and giving up one run.  Kevin Gregg came in to get the final two outs of the game and record his 17th save of the season.

Mike Jacobs had a two run home in the fourth inning to lead the Marlins with two rbi.  Hanley Ramirez added a solo home run in the game as well.  John Baker had a rbi sac fly in the 9th and then Wes Helms walked with the bases loaded to add on another insurance run in the final inning.

The Marlins will now travel up to Los Angeles to begin a four game series with the Dodgers on Thursday night.  More late night games on the West coast means all the Marlins will have to stay up late to watch the game.

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The Florida Marlins were hammered by the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night by the score of 10-1.  The Padres jumped all over Marlins starting pitcher Andrew Miller who only lasted five innings after giving up six hits and four runs.  The Marlins bullpen wasn’t much better however as they allowed the Padres to tack on six more runs in the game.

Doug Waechter was charged with five runs (three were earned) while only recording one out in the sixth inning.  Waechter served up a three run home run to Scott Hairston which really blew the game wide open.  Logan Kensing then gave up one more run and by that time the game was pretty much over in my books.

Jeremy Hermida had the only rbi for the Marlins as he hit a solo home run in the first inning off of Randy Wolf.  Other than that one hit by Hermida, the Marlins only had five hits while leaving 16 runners on base and striking out eight times.

It was a terrible day for the Marlins who just need to forget about it and come out and play better Wednesday afternoon as they still have a chance to win the series against the Padres.

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