Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Koehler, Saltalamacchia lead to comfortable 6-3 winCovering 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..png2014-05-03T01:05:39-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/54413092014-05-03T01:05:39-04:002014-05-03T01:05:39-04:00MLB Scores: Miami Marlins 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
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<p>The Miami Marlins jumped out to an early lead and sat comfortably behind Tom Koehler's seven shutout innings. The Fish got plenty of offense, including a Jarrod Saltalamacchia home run, to lead them to a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> headed into this home series versus the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> as winners of three straight, having just swept the division-leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Atlanta Braves</a>. Tonight, they continued their run of excellence by easily disposing of the Dodgers thanks in large part to starting pitcher <span>Tom Koehler</span>. Koehler had his second legitimately good start of the season, striking out four batters and walking just two on his way to seven shutout innings. After a rough first inning during which Miami's defense had to bail Koehler multiple times, he settled down and delivered a fine performance.</p>
<p>That first inning was the only early threat the Dodgers ever really posed. Koehler allowed three baserunners to reach, as <span>Dee Gordon</span>, <span>Yasiel Puig</span>, and <span>Adrian Gonzalez</span> all got aboard. Most frustratingly, Puig and Gonzalez reached on pitcher problems, as Koehler walked and hit them by pitch respectively. Gordon was thrown out by <span>Jarrod Saltalamacchia</span>, and the Fish got the groundouts needed to escape despite Puig stealing a bag.</p>
<p>From there, however, it was the Marlins' offense that took over. It started with Saltalamacchia, who was celebrating his 29th birthday today. He did so with a two-hit night, including his sixth home run of the season. Salty hit a short-porch shot down the right field line against starter <span>Josh Beckett</span>, but even those homers are not cheap shots in the spacious Marlins Park. Saltalamacchia is now hitting .310/.416/.595 (.436 wOBA) after those hits and yet another walk.</p>
<p>Salty scored again when <span>Garrett Jones</span> doubled in the fourth inning to give Miami a two-run cushion. The hit was deep to right field and came off of the glove of Puig, who then made a throw directly to second and allowed Saltalamacchia time to hustle down the third base line at third base coach Brett Butler's behest. Jones's bat was heating up, and it continued tonight, as he picked up three hits on the night.</p>
<p>The seventh inning blew the game wide open for the Fish, as Miami scored the four remaining runs on the night. The inning began with Jones's second double and continued until Jones recorded the final out in the frame nine batters later. In between, the highlights included a triple from <span>Christian Yelich</span> and a scary moment on a hit-by-pitch to <span>Derek Dietrich</span>.</p>
<p>Miami will go for it again tomorrow night against the Dodgers, with <span>Jacob Turner</span> making his rotation return from the disabled list.</p>
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<p><b>Attendance:</b> 20,722<br><b>Hero of the Game:</b> Tom Koehler (0.369 WPA)<br><b>Goat of the Game:</b> Derek Dietrich (-0.043 WPA)<b><br>Play of the Game:</b> Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered in the third inning. (+0.127 WPA)</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2014/5/3/5677286/mlb-scores-miami-marlins-6-los-angeles-dodgers-3Michael Jong2014-05-02T17:04:29-04:002014-05-02T17:04:29-04:00Marlins vs. Dodgers: Game 29 Thread and Ichthy
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<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers come to town for a three-game weekend series, and the series kicks off with a matchup between Tom Koehler and former Marlins All-Star Josh Beckett.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> are riding high following a surprising three-game sweep and drubbing of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Atlanta Braves</a> in Miami. Now they entertain another contender for the National League crown, the deep-pocketed <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and their cadre of former Marlins. We face off against a former Marlins starter tonight when <span>Josh Beckett</span> returns to face <span>Tom Koehler</span>.</p>
<h5>Pitching Matchup</h5>
<table class="sbn-data-table" border="0"><tbody> <tr class="ui-state-even"> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">PROJ ERA</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">FIP</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">ERA</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">MARLINS</font></th> <th><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dodgers</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">ERA</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">FIP</font></th> <th><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">PROJ ERA</font></th> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd"> <td>4.69</td> <td>4.67</td> <td>2.97</td> <td>Koehler</td> <td>Beckett</td> <td>2.45</td> <td>4.26</td> <td>3.85</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<p>Beckett makes his return to Miami again for another start, this time as a supporting player in a loaded Dodgers rotation. Tom Koehler has been hot enough to keep his ERA down, but he has yet to have more than one legitimate start this year. In his last start, he gave up four runs in five innings with two strikeouts and four walks in an eventual 4-0 Marlins loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a>.</p>
<h5>Lineup</h5>
<div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix"> <h3>Today's Lineups</h3> <div class="lineup"><table class="zebra" cellspacing="0"> <thead><tr> <th align="left">LOS ANGELES DODGERS</th> <th align="left">MIAMI MARLINS</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Dee Gordon</span> - 2B</td> <td class="td-first td-name">C. Yelich - LF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Yasiel Puig</span> - RF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Derek Dietrich</span> - 2B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Hanley Ramirez</span> - SS</td> <td class="td-first td-name">G. Stanton - RF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Adrian Gonzalez</span> - 1B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Casey McGehee</span> - 3B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Andre Ethier</span> - CF</td> <td class="td-first td-name">J. Saltalamacchia - C</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Miguel Olivo</span> - C</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Garrett Jones</span> - 1B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Carl Crawford</span> - LF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Marcell Ozuna</span> - CF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Chone Figgins</span> - 3B</td> <td class="td-first td-name">A. Hechavarria - SS</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name">Josh Beckett - RHP</td> <td class="td-first td-name">Tom Koehler - RHP</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div>
<p>The Marlins have been red-hot on offense and just finished pummeling the Braves to the tune of a 23-7 run advantage over three games. The team has been hitting homers at an unexpected pace, in large part because of Giancarlo Stanton's normal start and the decent swing of additions like <span>Jarrod Saltalamacchia</span> and Garrett Jones. Can they keep it up against Beckett?</p>
<h5>Notes</h5>
<p>- I'll be around for tonight's contest, who's with me?</p>
<p>- Can the Fish stay hot against another National League contender? The team is still trying to prove that April was meaningful, and beating the Dodgers would go a long way to helping that reputation.</p>
<p><strong>Bold Prediction: Dodgers def. Marlins 6-3</strong></p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2014/5/2/5675914/miami-marlins-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-game-29-thread-and-ichthyomancyMichael Jong