The Miami Marlins' offense was futile against Paul Maholm and the Atlanta Braves, and Josh Johnson posted his most erratic start in 2012 on the way to a 3-0 shutout loss.
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Paul Maholm pulled his inner Tom Glavine for the Atlanta Braves and shut down a Miami Marlins offense that was missing their superstar, Giancarlo Stanton, again.
Attendance: 23,420 Hero of the Game: This game could have no such thing as heroes. Goat of the Game:Bryan Petersen (-0.121 WPA) Play of the Game:Martin Prado homered in the first inning. (-0.117 WPA)
The Miami Marlins were hoping that Josh Johnson could pull the Fish out of a recent slide that included losing two of three to the Atlanta Braves and getting swept by the New York Mets. The team was looking for Johnson to pull off the classic ace role of "stopper" to prevent the Marlins from sliding further in their losing skid.
That did not happen. In fact, for the Marlins, nothing seemed to happen in this game.
Johnson had an erratic outing that included seven strikeouts and five walks in six innings. He also gave up a home run to Martin Prado that really turned out to be all the Braves needed. That was the case because the Marlins' putrid offense, without Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Ruggiano, made Braves starter Paul Maholm look like Tom Glavine. Maholm whiffed six Marlins in almost seven innings, the Fish only mustered six hits, and the team was shut out again to the tune of 3-0.
The Miami Marlins are looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss to the Atlanta Braves last night. Josh Johnson takes the mound for the Fish versus Paul Maholm.
The Miami Marlins face off against the Atlanta Braves, looking to erase the bitter ninth-inning walk-off loss from last night. Josh Johnson is on the mound against Paul Maholm.
