MIAMI MARLINS (24-32) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (22-34) AWARD WINNING
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MIAMI MARLINS (24-32) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (22-34) 2021 BY THE NUMBERS Home Record ................................................................12-12 LHP Trevor Rogers (6-3, 1.87) vs. RHP Chase De Jong (0-0, 1.80) Road Record.................................................................12-20 PNC PARK, PITTSBURGH, PA - SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021 - 4:05 P.M. ET Day Record ......................................................................6-11 GAME 57 | ROAD GAME 33 (12-20) | TODAY'S BROADCASTS TV: Bally Sports Florida RADIO: WINZ (940 AM) / WAQI (710 AM) Night Record .................................................................18-21 vs. RH Starter ................................................................18-21 UPCOMING GAMES vs. LH Starter .................................................................. 6-9 Sun., June 6 1:05 pm at Pittsburgh RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-5, 3.68) RHP Chad Kuhl (0-2, 6.41) TV: Bally Radio: WINZ/WAQI vs. NL East ......................................................................10-9 Mon., June 7 5:10 pm at Boston RHP Pablo López (1-3, 2.82) RHP Nick Pivetta (6-1, 3.77) TV: Bally Radio: WINZ/WAQI vs. AL East ........................................................................2-7 vs. NL Central ...................................................................3-8 MARLINS MINUTE vs. AL Central ..................................................................0-0 vs. NL West ..................................................................... 9-8 The Miami Marlins today will play the third game of a four-game series at PNC Park. Is the third stop on what has become an 11-day, vs. AL West .....................................................................0-0 nine-game, four-leg road trip. Dropped both games in Boston prior to a rain in the finale and then were swept in a two-game series Leading after Six Innings .............................................17-4 in Buffalo against the Blue Jays. Following this series in Pittsburgh, head back to Boston to make up Sunday's rainout on Monday, Trailing after Six Innings ..............................................3-23 June 7, which had been a scheduled Marlins' off day after this trip. Tied after Six Innings ..................................................... 4-3 • The Marlins have lost a season-high seven straight games and eight of the last nine. Comes on the heels of a three-game winning Leading after Seven Innings .......................................18-4 streak and taking five of six. Are a season-low eight games below .500. Are looking for a win today to avoid their longest losing Trailing after Seven Innings ........................................ 3-21 streak since dropping eight in-a-row May 15-22, 2015. Tied after Seven Innings ................................................3-5 • With the makeup game scheduled for June 7, are playing 16 straight days from June 1-16. Leading after Eight Innings. ........................................19-3 • Of the Marlins' 32 losses, 11 have been by one run and 19 by two runs or less. Trailing after Eight Innings .......................................... 1-23 Tied after Eight Innings .................................................4-4 LAST NIGHT'S RECAP Marlins with No Home Runs ........................................ 5-17 The Marlins suffered a 9-2 loss at Pittsburgh. Matched their second-largest margin of defeat this season. RHP Cody Poteet started, Marlins Hit Home Run(s) .............................................19-15 Hitting One Home Run ................................................10-12 allowing 3 runs in 2.2 innings before exiting with a right MCL sprain. C Sandy Leon had a pair of hits and tossed an emergency inning Hitting Two Home Runs .................................................8-2 of scoreless relief, his first career pitching appearance. 2B Jose Devers (2x4) hit leadoff and recorded a pair of doubles and 2 RBI. Hitting Three or More Home Runs ................................ 1-1 YOUNG BLOOD Outhit Opponent ........................................................... 21-7 Outhit by Opponent ..................................................... 2-22 SS Jose Devers started and batted first in the lineup in last night's loss. At the age of 21 years, 179 days, became the third-youngest player Hits Equal .......................................................................... 1-3 in franchise history to start a game in the leadoff position in the batting order (at the time of their first appearance there), according to Marlins Score First ........................................................17-10 the Elias Sports Bureau. Only Luis Castillo (20y 331d on Aug. 8, 1996) and Cameron Maybin (21y 167d on Sept. 18, 2008) were younger. Opponents Score First ................................................. 7-22 Largest Deficit Overcome ..........3 (2x, last; 4/17 vs. SFG) THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM Largest Deficit Overcome in Win ....... 3 (2x, last; 4/17 vs. SFG) The Marlins are 10-4 in the third game of a series this season, winning each of their last five such games. Comeback Wins .................................................................. 9 Last Comeback win by Marlins .....................5/26 vs. PHI TODAY'S ROSTER MOVE Extra-inning Games ........................................................3-2 Delays (Games) ................................1 (1:25, 5/29 at BOS) The Miami Marlins today selected the contract of RHP Zach Thompson from Triple-A Jacksonville and placed RHP Cody Poteet (rt MCL Total Delay Time ............................................................1:25 sprain) on the 10-day IL while transferring RHP Elieser Hernandez (rt quad strain) to the 60-day IL. Thompson, who was drafted by the Shortest Home Game .......................2:37 (5/23 vs. NYM) Pirates in the 48th round of the 2011 draft but did not sign (picked by the White Sox in the 5th round of the 2014 draft), will be making Shortest Home Game (Extras) ............................................ his Major League debut. He has appeared in 182 career minor league games (67 starts) over seven seasons, going 27-29 with a 4.11 ERA. Longest Home Game ..........................3:56 (4/17 vs. SFG) Longest Home Game (Extras) ........ 4:38 (5/21 vs. NYM) MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD WINNING Shortest Road Game...........................2:26 (4/22 at SFG) LHP Trevor Rogers enters today's start leading in a variety of rookie pitching categories Trevor Rogers earned May Rookie of the ..............................................2:07 (5/29 at BOS, 6 inn.) with 6 wins, a 1.87 ERA and 76 strikeouts. Among all Major League pitchers, has the Month honors, marking the second straight Shortest Road Game (Extras) .........3:02 (3/30 at WSH) month he has won the award. fifth-lowest ERA, is tied for eighth in wins and ranks 21st in strikeouts. Longest Road Game ..............................3:41 (6/2 at TOR) Became the fourth Marlins player to win Longest Road Game (Extras) ..............3:51 (4/13 at ATL) • Is the first pitcher in Marlins history with at least 76 Ks and an ERA below 2.00 in his NL Rookie of the Month twice in the same first 11 starts of a season. Roof Open* (*at the start of game at loanDepot park) .... 0-2 season, joining Miguel Cabrera (2003), Roof Closed* ...................................................................11-9 • Rogers is the fourth pitcher since earned runs became an official stat in 1912/13 to Josh Johnson (2006) and Jose Fernandez (2013). Joins Johnson (May-June, 2006) and Wearing White Jerseys ................................................. 6-8 record at least 6 wins, with an ERA under 1.90 and at least 75 strikeouts in the first Wearing Gray Jerseys ...................................................11-11 11 starts of a rookie season - also: Fernando Valenzuela (1981; 6-3, 1.89, 79), Orel Fernandez (July-August 2013) as the third to do so in consecutive months. Wearing Black Jerseys ................................................. 5-12 Hershiser (1984; 6-3, 1.81, 77) and Francisco Liriano (2006; 9-1, 1.36, 70) - credit: Elias. Wearing City Connect .................................................... 2-1 • Has struck out 115 batters in his first 18 starts (90.2 IP), the most K's ever by a Marlins pitcher in his first 18 starts. In fact, since 1893 - One-Run Games .............................................................4-11 according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only five other LHPs recorded more strikeouts in their first 18 starts: Fernando Valenzuela (137), Al Walk-off Games.............................................................. 2-4 Downing (136), Herb Score (135), Francisco Liriano (133), Balor Moore (116). Last walk-off win by Marlins .................. .4/17/21 vs. SFG Shutouts .......................................................................... 5-6 STARLING DEAREST Series Won-Lost-Tied ................................................ 6-8-4 CF Starling Marte went hitless in last night's loss, snapping in 13-game hititng streak. Was tied for the second-longest single-season Series Sweeps (2g) ............................................................... hitting streak of his career behind a 17-game streak from July 4-24, 2018. Still, has hit safely in 16 of 21 games overall this season. Series Sweeps (3g) ..................................1, 5/4-6 vs. ARZ Marte was returned from rehab on Friday to begin this road trip, and has combined to go 6x22 (.273) with 4 doubles, 1 HR and 3 walks Series Sweeps (4g) ..............................................................