The Miami Marlins have a rare win streak going after a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.  The win was the second in a row for Miami to improve the team to 13-32 on the season.   A string of exceptional pitching continued following on the heels of two of the better starts since this season by Marlins’ pitchers.

Alex Sanabia allowed one run on seven hits in six and a third innings to earn his third win of the year.  Sanabia struck out three and walked one in a tremendous effort.   With the tying run at third and one out, the game was handed over to the bullpen in the seventh and Ryan Webb did what he does best this year.  He escaped the inning to keep Sanabia in line for the win and earned his first hold of the year.   A.J. Ramos worked a scoreless eighth to pick up his fourth hold before Chad Qualls entered in the ninth.   Qualls was warming with the score at 2-1 and would’ve been in line for a save but after the three run eighth his perfect inning went without credit for a save.

Chris Coghlan had a big day with his first triple of the season to go along with a single and a gem of a play in left field.   Justin Ruggiano also had a great day bringing home two runs and earning his seventh double of the season.   Two hits days were popular for Miami with Marcell Ozuna and Placido Polanco also joining in.    Miami was 4-12 with runners in scoring position in what was one of their better games in such situations.

Miami will look to make it three wins in a row on Tuesday with Jose Fernandez scheduled to start.

The Miami Marlins came back in the ninth inning to tie the game but ultimately lost 5-3 to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.  Jose Fernandez was out-dueled by Mat Latos but both starters came away with no decisions as the game went ten innings.    The loss was the 30th of the year for Miami as the team dropped to 11-30.  It was also the fifth straight loss for the Marlins.

Fernandez tied his longest outing as a Major Leaguer going seven innings and throwing a career high 99 pitches.    The young pitcher struck out five and allowed two runs on five hits to go along with three walks.    Mike Dunn kept the game at a one run deficit in the eighth and Steve Cishek did the same in the ninth to set up the comeback.  However, the wheels came off for Cishek in the tenth as the Marlins’ closer allowed three runs to score to fall to 1-4 on the season.

The bottom of the ninth featured two triples for Miami.  One for Adeiny Hechavarria which was his Major League leading fifth.  The other tied the game off the bat of Marcell Ozuna.  It was the first career triple for Ozuna and his sixth run batted in.  The scoring got started right away for Miami in the game as Juan Pierre led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to right field.  The rare longball for Pierre was his first of the season but it cleared the wall relatively easily.

Miami will try to end the losing streak on Friday with Kevin Slowey set to start.

The Miami Marlins put together eleven hits on Wednesday but couldn’t score one run as they were shut out 4-0 by Mike Leake and the Cincinnati Reds.  With a run coming in the first inning, Miami trailed all game to fall to 11-29 on the year.   The Marlins continue to stay on a pace that could come close to the worst record in MLB history.

Alex Sanabia looked like he may not make it past the fourth inning early on but the youngster battled for six innings of work on a night the Marlins needed innings from their starter.   Sanabia allowed four runs on nine hits during his time on the mound which also featured three walks and three strikeouts.   Tagged with the loss, Sanabia is now 2-6 this year with an E.R.A at an even 5.00.   Ryan Webb, Chad Qualls, and Mike Dunn also saw time on the mound in the game.

Except for Derek Dietrich’s second double of the year, the Marlins hit a bunch of singles.    As a team, they were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left twelve on base.  The opportunities were there but Miami was unable to bring an even one run in.    Two hit games were picked up by Dietrich, Greg Dobbs, and Rob Brantly.

Miami will try once more to beat the Reds on Thursday with Jose Fernandez scheduled to make the start.