MIAMI MARLINS (24-27) at BOSTON RED SOX (31-20) 2021 BY THE NUMBERS Home Record ................................................................12-12 LHP Trevor Rogers (6-2, 1.75) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-2, 4.39) Road Record..................................................................12-15 FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, MA - SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021 - 4:10 P.M. ET Day Record ...................................................................... 6-9 GAME 52 | ROAD GAME 28 (12-15) | TODAY'S BROADCASTS TV: Bally Sports Florida RADIO: WINZ (940 AM) / WAQI (710 AM) Night Record .................................................................18-17 vs. RH Starter ................................................................18-18 UPCOMING GAMES vs. LH Starter .................................................................. 6-8 Sun., May 30 1:10 pm at Boston RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-4, 3.46) LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3, 5.06) TV: Bally Radio: WINZ/WAQI vs. NL East ......................................................................10-9 Mon., May 31 OFF DAY vs. AL East ....................................................................... 2-4 vs. NL Central ...................................................................3-5 MARLINS MINUTE vs. AL Central ..................................................................0-0 MOST RBI IN NL, 2021 vs. NL West ..................................................................... 9-8 The Miami Marlins today play the second game of a three-game series at Fenway Park. Is the first stop vs. AL West .....................................................................0-0 on a 10-day, nine-game road trip that also includes stops in Buffalo (2 gms vs. Toronto) and Pittsburgh JESUS AGUILAR, MIA .......37 Leading after Six Innings ............................................. 17-3 (4 gms). Is the third straight three-city road trip for the Marlins. Are coming off a 7-game homestand Eduardo Escobar, ARI ........ 37 Trailing after Six Innings ..............................................3-19 that also included a 2-1 series win vs. the New York Mets and a four-game series split with the Phillies. Nolan Arenado, STL ......... 35 Tied after Six Innings ..................................................... 4-3 • Of the Marlins' 27 losses, 10 have been by one run and 16 by two runs or less. ADAM DUVALL, MIA ........33 Leading after Seven Innings .......................................18-2 5 tied at. 32 Trailing after Seven Innings ........................................3-18 YESTERDAY'S RECAP Tied after Seven Innings ............................................... 3-4 The Marlins fell to the Red Sox, 5-2, in a rain-shortened, five-and-a-half inning game. RHP Cody Poteet allowed 5 runs, including a game- Leading after Eight Innings. ........................................18-2 winning three-run home run to Verdugo in the fifth, right before the trap went on the field. JorgeC Alfaro plated both Marlins runs with Trailing after Eight Innings ..........................................1-20 Tied after Eight Innings ................................................. 4-3 second-inning home run. LF reached base three times, going 2x2 with a walk. Corey Dickerson Marlins with No Home Runs ........................................ 5-12 SHORTY Marlins Hit Home Run(s) .............................................19-13 Hitting One Home Run ..................................................9-11 Friday night's loss at Boston, which came in 5.5 innings, marked the fifth time the Marlins played a game that lasted less than six full innings. Hitting Two Home Runs .................................................8-2 It was the first such game for the club since June 18, 2009 also at Fenway Park, in a 2-1 in in 5+ innings. Hitting Three or More Home Runs ...............................1-0 Outhit Opponent .......................................................... 22-7 REHAB CHECK IN Outhit by Opponent ......................................................2-18 RHP Elieser Hernandez (right biceps inflammation) made his third rehab start last night with Triple-A MOST OF ASSISTS, Hits Equal .......................................................................... 1-2 Jacksonville vs. Durham (TB), allowing 7 runs (6 earned) in 4.2 innings (6 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, 2 2021 Marlins Score First .........................................................17-8 Opponents Score First ..................................................7-18 home runs). Did not allow a run in in 7.2 combined IP over his first two starts, both against Norfolk (BAL). ADAM DUVALL, MIA .........6 • OF Lewis Brinson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment tonight with Jacksonville. Charlie Blackmon COL ........ 6 Largest Deficit Overcome ..........3 (2x, last; 4/17 vs. SFG) Lourdis Gurriel, TOR .......... 6 Largest Deficit Overcome in Win ....... 3 (2x, last; 4/17 vs. SFG) FINDING FENWAY Hunter Renfroe, BOS ......... 5 Comeback Wins .................................................................. 9 Adolis Garcia, TEX .............5 Last Comeback win by Marlins .....................5/26 vs. PHI The Marlins have lost their last eight games at Fenway Park, with their last win in Boston coming on June Extra-inning Games ........................................................3-2 18, 2009. Miami is just 6-17 all-time in Bean Town, and trail the overall series, 13-29. Delays (Games) ................................1 (1:25, 5/29 at BOS) • The Marlins are employing a DH for the first time this season. Marlins designated hitters batted .253 MOST TEAM OF Total Delay Time ............................................................1:25 with 10 home runs last year, the fifth-highest mark among NL teams. ASSISTS, 2021 Shortest Home Game .......................2:37 (5/23 vs. NYM) Shortest Home Game (Extras) ............................................ FLORIDA MAN Boston Red Sox ............. 14 MIAMI MARLINS ........... 13 Longest Home Game ..........................3:56 (4/17 vs. SFG) The Marlins today are facing Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched for Miami from 2012-14. Marks the third time Colorado Rockies ............ 11 Longest Home Game (Extras) ........ 4:38 (5/21 vs. NYM) this year the Marlins oppose a starting pitcher who previously started for the org., emerging victorious Philadelphia Phillies ..........11 Shortest Road Game...........................2:26 (4/22 at SFG) in each of the prior two gms (SF's Anthony DeSclafani, April 16 and NYM's Jordan Yamamoto, May 23). Tampa Bay Rays .............10 ..............................................2:07 (5/29 at BOS, 6 inn.) Shortest Road Game (Extras) .........3:02 (3/30 at WSH) COOPENDOUS Longest Road Game ............................3:24 (4/15 at ATL) Longest Road Game (Extras) ..............3:51 (4/13 at ATL) 1B/OF Garrett Cooper had his 11-game hititng streak come to an end in last night's loss. Had been the second double-digit hit-streak Roof Open* (*at the start of game at loanDepot park) .... 0-2 of his career - also had a career-long 14-game streak from June 6-23, 2019 (22x52, .404). Since May 7, has at least one hit in 13 of his Roof Closed* ...................................................................11-9 last 15 starts, raising his average from .181. Has reached base safely in each of his last 14 games and 19 of his last 21. Wearing White Jerseys ................................................. 6-8 Wearing Gray Jerseys ...................................................11-8 AGAINST THE JUNIOR CIRCUIT Wearing Black Jerseys .................................................. 5-9 The Marlins play two AL opponents on this road trip (Boston and Toronto). Own 214 all-time Interleague wins, fourth most by a Wearing City Connect .................................................... 2-1 National League team behind Washington (223), the Dodgers (219) and the Mets (219). One-Run Games ............................................................5-10 Walk-off Games...............................................................2-3 FROM THE FARM - PEYTON'S PLACE Last walk-off win by Marlins .................. .4/17/21 vs. SFG Shutouts .......................................................................... 5-6 OF Peyton Burdick hit a game-winning, ninth-inning grand slam in Double-A Pensacola's 5-4 win last night at Biloxi. The Marlins' 3rd Series Won-Lost-Tied ................................................ 6-5-4 round pick in the 2019 draft and the organization's 12th-ranked prospect on MLB Pipeline has 15 hits this season - 13 of which have Series Sweeps (2g) ............................................................... gone for extra bases, including a team-high 6 homers (most in the Double-A South division). Series Sweeps (3g) ..................................1, 5/4-6 vs. ARZ Series Sweeps (4g) ............................................................... HOME SICK Swept in Series ......2, 4/5-7 vs. StL & 4/30-5/2 at WAS The Marlins are in a stretch in which they will play 29 of 42 games on the road from April 22-June 6, which will conclude with this trip. First Game of Series. ......................................................6-11 • Are playing 36 of their first 60 games (60%) on the road, including back-to-back-to-back three-city trips April 22-May 2 (SF, MIL, Second Game of Series. .................................................7-9 WAS), May 10-20 (ARZ, LAD, PHI) and May 28-June 6 (BOS, TOR, PIT). Overall, are playing 48 of their 91 games (53%) prior to the Third Game of Series ....................................................10-3