Miami Marlins links, 4/26/18: Trevor Richards, Renaissance man; Lewis Brinson, Prophet

Yesterday’s game: Call it a streak

On Wednesday, Yahoo wondered when the baseball gods would reward the Marlins for playing hard, to which Lewis Brinson replied, “It’ll come. We just gotta be patient. There’s more.” Did the rookie sense the Fish were on the verge of their first series win of the season? It’s also the club’s first winning streak of the year!

Miguel Rojas put the Fish out in front in the fifth with a three-run shot off Clayton Kershaw, prompting a trade retrospective from the SoCal media. Welcome to the Fly Ball Revolution, Miguel. J.T. Realmuto did his best Magic Johnson impression, continuing to own the Dodgers and adding two more jacks.

David vs. Goliath

If you read Fish Stripes regularly, you’re already familiar with Trevor Richards’ story. It added another chapter when the former brewer faced MLB’s Brewers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch profiled their hometown boy a couple weeks ago. But no one was expecting this:

Richards wouldn’t quite qualify for the win, but he struck out ten in 4.2 innings, allowing just one hit. Attaboy, profe.

Roster happenings

Wei-Yin Chen returns Saturday. Our own Ely Sussman wondered how the team should handle him.

When Martin Prado returns, likely during the upcoming homestand, Brian Anderson will be forced to the outfield.

The Marlins are managing Jarlin. And the bullpen is shorthanded.

Up next

The Fish return home now for a six-game homestand beginning Friday against the Rockies. If the series win isn’t enough to get you to come out to the park, maybe this slew of promotions will. Here are Friday’s probable pitchers: