Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Rays shut down Marlins' offense, win 3-1Covering the Marlins every day in our own wayhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52814/Screen_Shot_2018-12-07_at_12.32.35_PM..png2013-05-30T07:10:24-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/41422572013-05-30T07:10:24-04:002013-05-30T07:10:24-04:00Fish Cap: Miami Marlins 1, Tampa Bay Rays 3
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<p>The Marlins lost the third game of the four-game "Citrus Series" to the Rays by a final of 3-1.</p> <p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">The <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Marlins</a> fell to the <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rays</a> on Wednesday night by a final of 3-1, despite a solid pitching performance from starter <span>Tom Koehler</span>. The loss extends the Fish's current losing streak to eight games. Neato!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><b>What's In A Name</b></span></p>
<p><font color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, Georgia, serif" size="3"><span style="line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">Stop me if you've heard this before, but the Fish managed just one run and three hits for the game, stymied by Tampa Bay's Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez threw 8.2 innings of one-run ball before being relieved by the famous fake archer and sideways-cap-wearing <span>Fernando Rodney</span>. What's notable but also not really notable is that Hernandez used to go by Fausto Carmona, which is a much more interesting-sounding name than Roberto Hernandez. Perhaps the blandness of Hernandez's name is what lulled the Marlins' hitters to sleep in this game. In response, I've compiled a list of hypothetical, interesting-sounding names for pitchers whom the Marlins would be most likely to have success against:</span></font></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><i>Phoenix "Watermelons for Arms" Danglesmith, Jr.<br>Febreze™ Taco<br>Razor, High Prince of the Juggalos<br>The Artist Formerly Known as the Pitcher Known As <span>Aaron Cook</span>™</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">There's not a DJ in the world that could prepare Joe Maddon's boys for the apocalypse that the Marlins' bats would unleash on those pitchers. I'm sure of it.</span></p>
<p><b style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">Good News</b></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><span>Marcell Ozuna</span> has been one of the few bright spots for the club since being recalled at the end of April. Ozuna singled in this game to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Not bad for a guy who had seen all of zero at-bats above Double-A in his professional career. His slash line currently sits at .317/.361/.446. When <span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> and <span>Logan Morrison</span> make their return to the team, it'll be interesting to see how Ozuna adjusts. The kid has already had a lot thrown at him and at this point is the guy that's being counted on the most to provide offense and so far that's exactly what he's doing. What'll happen when the focus shifts away from him in the lineup? Will he be more dangerous? It'll certainly be an intriguing storyline to follow as the Fish continue through the rest of the season.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><b>A Heartfelt Apology</b></span></p>
<p><font color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, Georgia, serif" size="3"><span style="line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">If you've seen my Tweets on Wednesdays, they usually say something along the lines of "oh hey I'm doing the Fish Cap tonight and the Marlins didn't score any runs tonight." Now, ladies and gentlemen, I have data to further support my claims. Why am I making this about me? Because I'm self-absorbed.</span></font></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">The Marlins have played eight games on Wednesdays. They have scored a grand total of <strike>LEGEN-wait for it.....DARY</strike> eight runs. This includes <i>five </i>shutouts. FIVE SHUTOUTS, PEOPLE. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">I must apologize for the bad luck I have bequeathed (fun word) on the Fish during these Wednesday games. I will walk under as many ladders and cross the path of as many black cats as I possibly can in the meantime to try and reverse this curse.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><b>Looking Ahead</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">The Marlins finish out "The Citrus Series" Thursday night against the Rays as they try to avoid the four-game sweep. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><i>FUN FACT:</i> It's called "The Citrus Series" because so far it has been as entertaining as eating a piece of fruit.</span></p>
<p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=569681&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-05-29&team=Marlins&dh=0"></iframe><br><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-05-29&team=Marlins&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/5/30/4378852/miami-marlins-1-tampa-bay-rays-3-game-recapcdorney2013-05-29T22:06:27-04:002013-05-29T22:06:27-04:00MLB Scores: Miami Marlins 1, Tampa Bay Rays 3
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<p>Tom Koehler's strong performance for the Miami Marlins was overshadowed by the stronger performance by Tampa Bay Rays starter Roberto Hernandez, who shut down the Fish en route to a 3-1 win.</p> <p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-05-29&team=Marlins&dh=0"></iframe><br><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-05-29&team=Marlins&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p><b>Attendance:</b> 16,671<br><b>Hero of the Game:</b> No one, though I would be willing to award points for <span>Tom Koehler</span><br><b>Goat of the Game:</b> <span>Derek Dietrich</span> (-0.115 WPA)<br><b>Play of the Game:</b> <span>Kelly Johnson</span> singled to right field in the first inning. <span>Ben Zobrist</span> scored. Matt Joyce advanced to third base (-0.076 WPA)</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Marlins</a> got a strong performance from starting pitcher Tom Koehler, who somehow went eight innings for the Fish and allowed just three runs during the game. The <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tampa Bay Rays</a> were by no means "fooled" by Koehler and his pitches, but he did enough to hold back a passable Rays offense. Koehler struck out four batters while walking just one. He was able to induce seven swings and misses in 97 pitches, though it should be more surprising for the Marlins that he managed to get through 24 outs and 29 batters with only 97 pitches thrown at all. Koehler was able to maintain his velocity throughout the game as well. as evidenced by this velocity chart.</p>
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<p>via <a href="http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/speed.php?pitchSel=543408&game=gid_2013_05_29_tbamlb_miamlb_1/&batterX=&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=">www.brooksbaseball.net</a></p>
<p>The unfortunate problem was that the Marlins' offense was shut down by yet another unknown pitcher. Roberto Hernandez was a cast-away from the ugly early 2010's <a href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cleveland Indians</a> rotations, but he somehow managed to mow down the Fish to the tune of three hits and only one run in 8 2/3 innings. Hernandez's only run allowed was an unearned one, as <span>Matt Joyce's</span> first inning throw on a fly ball skipped past <span>Evan Longoria</span> and allowed <span>Chris Coghlan</span> to score from second base after attempting to tag up to third on the out. The Fish reached second base once after that, on a <span>Marcell Ozuna</span> stolen base.</p>
<p>The Marlins will try once more tomorrow night to halt their now eight-game losing streak and avoid the four-game home-and-home sweep to the Rays.</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/5/29/4378234/mlb-scores-miami-marlins-1-tampa-bay-rays-3Michael Jong2013-05-29T17:29:59-04:002013-05-29T17:29:59-04:00Marlins vs. Rays: Game 54 Thread and Ichthyomancy
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<p>The Miami Marlins will look to see if home cooking will resolve their seven-game losing streak with Tom Koehler on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays.</p> <hr class="widget_boundry_marker">
<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Rays lead the series 2-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Mon 05/27</td> <td> WP: <span>Jake McGee</span> (2 - 2) <br> LP: <span>Jose Fernandez</span> (2 - 3) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>6 - 10 loss</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Tue 05/28</td> <td> WP: <span>Fernando Rodney</span> (2 - 2) <br> LP: <span>Mike Dunn</span> (1 - 1) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>6 - 7 loss</span></td> </tr> <tr style="background: none;"><td colspan="3" style="background: none;"><div class="pane sports_data_widget next_game clearfix"><div class="pane-body"> <p class="game-title"><a href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Tampa Bay Rays</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_826768359"><a href="http://www.draysbay.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_826768359_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.draysbay.com/"><img src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/community_logos/48751/drb-logo-sm.png" alt="Drb-logo-sm"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.draysbay.com/">DRaysBay</a></span></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> <span class="blog-hover-link" id="blog_icon_153880663"><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu" id="blog_icon_153880663_menu" style="display: none;"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/"><img src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/community_logos/450/fishstripes_m.gif" alt="Fishstripes_m"></a></span><span><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/">Fish Stripes</a></span></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><span>Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:10 PM EDT</span><br> Marlins Park</p> <p class="pitchers"><span>Roberto Hernandez</span> vs <span>Tom Koehler</span></p> <p class="weather"> Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.</p> <p> </p> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><span>Complete Coverage ></span></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Thu 05/30</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><span>7:10 PM EDT</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<p> All right, let's try this one more time.</p>
<p>The Miami Marlins will look to snap a seven-game losing streak that started at the tail end of their <a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Phillies</a> series and has extended through Chicago and Tampa Bay. This time, the Marlins will be at home to face the Tampa Bay Rays.</p>
<p><strong>Pitching Matchup</strong></p>
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<p>The Marlins will look to Tom Koehler to deliver a decent performance. Each of his last starts have been quality starts, and he struck out 10 batters in 12 innings with just three walks. And as Carson Cistulli points out in this article. <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/daily-notes-actual-ways-in-which-tom-koehler-was-the-best/">Koehler has kept his velocity decent</a> at close to 94 mph.</p>
<p><span>Roberto Hernandez</span> was once a bad starter for the <a href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cleveland Indians</a>. He is now trying his luck with the Rays, and he has actually been pretty decent. You know, aside from giving up 10 homers in 48 2/3 innings and such.</p>
<p><strong>Lineup</strong></p>
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<p>By golly, the Marlins will overestimate Chris Coghlan as often as they possibly can! <a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/2013/5/29/4375450/miami-marlins-chris-coghlan-2013-resurgence">Coghlan is undergoing a short resurgence</a>, but the odds of him panning out like he did in 2009 are quite long. But darned if the Marlins aren't trying.</p>
<p>Then again, his projection shows that he would be <em>better</em> than the other players we have, so there's that.</p>
<p><strong>Notes</strong></p>
<p>- I will be late as I was yesterday. Keep the seat warm for me everyone!</p>
<p><strong>Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Rays 3-2</strong></p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/5/29/4377438/miami-marlins-vs-tampa-bay-rays-game-54-thread-and-ichthyomancyMichael Jong