Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Marlins fall short, lose 4-2Covering 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..png2013-08-08T05:48:01-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/43645852013-08-08T05:48:01-04:002013-08-08T05:48:01-04:00Fish Cap: Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Miami Marlins 2
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<p>As per usual, the continued struggles of Miami's offense leads to another defeat as they're defeated despite a solid pitching performance by Tom Koehler. </p> <p>Following an extended rain delay that threatened the start of tonight's game, the <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Marlins</a> continued their east coast series against the <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. Riding the right arm of <span>Tom Koehler</span>, Miami was looking to squeak out a victory before the upcoming pitching duel between <span>Gerrit Cole</span> and <span>Jose Fernandez</span>.</p>
<p>That right arm of Tom Koehler has been an inconsistent figure on an otherwise solid and efficient starting rotation. Those inconsistencies continued tonight as Koehler had a pretty solid performance while showing off the same flaws that has hurt him throughout the 2013 season. Throughout his appearance tonight, Koehler was extremely successful in working his pitches around the inside and outside corner which lead to eight Pittsburgh strikeouts. While that strategy was effective for a majority of the game, Koehler's pitch count quickly elevated as the innings went on.</p>
<p>That elevated pitch count eventually lead to issues for Koehler as his pristine controls eventually gave way to pitches in the heart of the strike zone which looked like meatballs to the solid Pittsburgh offense. A solo blast by <span>Andrew McCutchen</span> in the 4th inning which put Pittsburgh on board but there would be issues in the following inning. In the 5th inning, that pristine control completely evaporated as Koehler did his best impersonation of Ricky Vaughn as he totally lost control of the plate as you can see from the following play log.</p>
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<p>While Koehler had an all-around average night, Miami's offense continues to struggle as they barely supported their own pitching staff. Besides a solid output in the 4th inning which initially put Miami ahead 2-0, starting pitcher Craig Morton and the rest of Pittsburgh's pitching staff did a solid job containing Miami's below-average offense.</p>
<p>In a pretty forgettable game, Wednesday's matchup will ultimately be the mid-card bout to tomorrow's main event match between Jose Fernandez and Gerrit Cole who are two of the hottest young pitchers in the league. That game will be Miami's final day in Pittsburgh as they'll be heading to Atlanta to face off against the red-hot <a href="https://www.talkingchop.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Braves</a> who are currently on a 13 game winning streak.</p>
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https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/8/4600522/fish-cap-pittsburgh-pirates-4-miami-marlins-2Dakota Schmidt2013-08-07T23:31:12-04:002013-08-07T23:31:12-04:00MLB Scores: Miami Marlins 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
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<p>The Miami Marlins got a mixed outing by Tom Koehler against Charlie Morton and the Pittsburgh Pirates. On the one hand, he struck out eight batters in five innings; on the other hand, he had a wild two-run inning that led to a 4-2 loss.</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=2013-08-07&team=Pirates&dh=0"></iframe><br>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-08-07&team=Pirates&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></p>
<p><b>Attendance:</b> 28,173<br><b>Hero of the Game:</b> None<br><b>Goat of the Game:</b> <span>Tom Koehler</span> (-0.233 WPA)<br><b>Play of the Game:</b> <span>Logan Morrison</span> doubled to right-center field in the fourth inning. <span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> advanced to third base. (+0.139 WPA)</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Marlins</a> picked up an early 2-0 lead on the back of hits by Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison, and <span>Donovan Solano</span>. Tom Koehler struck out eight <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> batters in five innings, with only one walk and one homer allowed.</p>
<p>Somehow, the Marlins ended up losing this game too.</p>
<p>Koehler was impressive for most of the game, having struck out a career-best eight hitters and recorded a decent seven whiffs in 90 pitches thrown. But after allowing a third-inning home run to <span>Andrew McCutchen</span>, things erupted for Koehler in the fifth inning. Thing started looking bad when, on a 0-1 pitch to shortstop <span>Jordy Mercer</span>, Koehler wildly threw a ball at his shoulder or forearm, dinging Mercer and letting two man on with one out. Opposing starter <span>Charlie Morton</span> helped his cause with a single to right field, but only after the runners advanced on a wild pitch in the dirt that just evaded <span>Rob Brantly</span>. Mercer then advanced on the very next plate appearance on another wild pitch, giving the PIrates a 3-2 lead they never relinquished.</p>
<p>The Fish have clinched the series loss but will look to avoid the sweep tomorrow afternoon.</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/7/4600572/mlb-scores-miami-marlins-2-pittsburgh-pirates-4Michael Jong2013-08-07T17:53:20-04:002013-08-07T17:53:20-04:00Marlins vs. Pirates: Game 112 Thread and Ichthy
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<p>The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates will go at it tonight, as the Fish hope for more of the same hitting performance they got last time against Charlie Morton and more of the pitching they got from Tom Koehler.</p> <hr class="widget_boundry_marker">
<div class="pane sports_data_widget current_series clearfix"> <h3>Current Series</h3> <div class="pane-body"> <h4>Pirates lead the series 1-0</h4> <table class="zebra"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-first">Tue 08/06</td> <td> WP: <span>Bryan Morris</span> (5 - 4) <br> LP: <span>Mike Dunn</span> (2 - 3) <br> </td> <td class="td-last"><a href="/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118323?league=mlb">3 - 4 loss</a></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.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> <span class="blog-hover-link"><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"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/"><img src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/community_logos/50231/fishstripes-sm.png" alt="Fishstripes-sm"></a></span><a href="http://www.fishstripes.com/">Fish Stripes</a></span></span> <br> <span class="blog_link">@ <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> <span class="blog-hover-link"><a href="http://www.bucsdugout.com/"><img class="sbnstar" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/images/icons/red-star.v37b17e2.png"></a><span class="blog-hover-menu"><span class="img"><a href="http://www.bucsdugout.com/"><img src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/community_logos/48037/bucsdugout_m.png" alt="Bucsdugout_m"></a></span><a href="http://www.bucsdugout.com/">Bucs Dugout</a></span></span> </span></p> <p class="game-info"><a href="/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118341?league=mlb">Wednesday, Aug 7, 2013, 7:05 PM EDT</a><br> PNC Park at North Shore</p> <p class="pitchers"><span>Tom Koehler</span> vs <span>Charlie Morton</span></p> <p class="weather"> Mostly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.</p> <p> </p> <p class="foot clearfix"><span class="link-more"><a href="/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118341?league=mlb">Complete Coverage ></a></span></p> </div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="td-first">Thu 08/08</td> <td> </td> <td class="td-last"><a href="/admin/sbn_pte_event/show/118355?league=mlb">12:35 PM EDT</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>
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<p> The Miami Marlins will try again against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and they are hoping they have better offensive luck against the Pirates tonight, with Charlie Morton versus Tom Koehler. Join me for tonight's game!</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2013/8/7/4599658/miami-marlins-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-game-112-thread-and-ichthyomancyMichael Jong