Fish Stripes - Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Casey McGehee, Marlins walk-off with 3-2 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..png2014-06-15T18:00:03-04:00http://www.fishstripes.com/rss/stream/55767472014-06-15T18:00:03-04:002014-06-15T18:00:03-04:00MLB Scores: Marlins 3, Pirates 2 (10)
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<p>The Miami Marlins got a good performance from Henderson Alvarez and finished the day off with Casey McGehee's three RBI plays to come back and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in extra innings.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Marlins</a> looked to be in dire straits early in the game against the <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> as they attempted to avoid a sweep in the series. The Pirates jumped out to a 2-0 lead against <span>Henderson Alvarez</span>, who otherwise put up an excellent start. Alvarez whiffed six batters in seven innings with two walks to his name, but Miami gave up RBI hits to <span>Starling Marte</span> and <span>Josh Harrison</span> to put them behind early in the game.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <span>Vance Worley</span>, fresh off a strong season thus far in Triple-A Indianapolis, fooled the Fish over seven innings. Worley whiffed five Marlins and only gave up five hits and no walks in seven shutout frames as the Fish struggled offensively early in the contest.</p>
<p>But Miami woke up in the eighth inning, once again off of Pittsburgh's vaunted bullpen. <span>Tony Watson</span>, he of the dominant 0.86 ERA and 2.05 FIP, gave up consecutive hits to <span>Jeff Baker</span> and <span>Rafael Furcal</span> to start the inning. After getting <span>Reed Johnson</span> and <span>Giancarlo Stanton</span> to strike out, <span>Casey McGehee</span> delivered one of his three hits on the day, as he doubled into the gap to drive both runners in and immediately tie the game.</p>
<p>The game went into extra innings and the Marlins flirted with disaster there. <span>A.J. Ramos</span> walked Marte and gave up a single to Andrew McCutchen. He followed it up with a walk to <span>Ike Davis</span>, loading the bases with no one out. But Russell Martin grounded to McGehee to start a clutch 5-2-3 double play, one of two Marlins twin-killings on the day. Ramos then struck out <span>Clint Barmes</span> following an intentional walk to escape the 10th.</p>
<p>The Fish delivered in the bottom of the frame quickly. Rafael Furcal singled and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Stanton was walked intentionally, but a wild pitch by reliever <span>Jared Hughes</span> left the winning run at third base. McGehee hit a fly ball deep enough to finish the game.</p>
<p>Furcal left the game in the tenth inning following the single with an apparent injury.</p>
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<p><b>Attendance:</b> 25,953<br><b>Hero of the Game:</b> Casey McGehee (0.658 WPA)<br><b>Goat of the Game:</b> Reed Johnson (-0.198 WPA)<br><b>Play of the Game:</b> Casey McGehee doubled to center field in the eighth inning. Rafael Furcal and Jeff Baker scored. (+0.443 WPA)</p>
https://www.fishstripes.com/2014/6/15/5812714/mlb-scores-miami-marlins-3-pittsburgh-pirates-2-10Michael Jong2014-06-15T12:10:51-04:002014-06-15T12:10:51-04:00Marlins vs. Pirates: Game 68 Thread and Ichthy
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<p>The Miami Marlins will send Henderson Alvarez out to the mound in an attempt to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates.</p> <p>Get out the broom breakers, because the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Miami Marlins</a> are looking to bust up a sweep.</p>
<p>The Fish are looking to avoid the sweep at the hands of the visiting <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> as the teams wrap up their three-game series. It will be Henderson Alvarez on the mound for Miami, as the eccentric groundballer looks to follow up on his latest masterpiece. He'll face off against <span>Vance Worley</span>.</p>
<h5>Pitching Matchup</h5>
<table border="0" class="sbn-data-table" style=""><tbody style=""> <tr class="ui-state-even" style=""> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">PROJ ERA</font></th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">FIP</font></th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">ERA</font></th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">MARLINS</font></th> <th style="">PIRATES</th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">ERA</font></th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">FIP</font></th> <th style=""><font face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="">PROJ ERA</font></th> </tr> <tr class="ui-state-odd" style=""> <td style="">3.79</td> <td style="">3.16</td> <td style="">2.56</td> <td style="">Alvarez</td> <td style="">Worley</td> <td style="">---</td> <td style="">---</td> <td style="">4.23</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<p>At some point, someone out there is going to have to respect <span>Henderson Alvarez's</span> game a little. His work on the mound in 2014 has been a notch or so better than his previous stuff last year, when he recovered from the ugly 2012 season in Toronto. Last time out, he went 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball with five strikeouts and no walks to his name, but left the game early with a hip strain. The injury was not serious however and he's back on the mound today.</p>
<p>The Pirates counter with Vance Worley as the team continues to search for options in the starting rotation. Worley will make his first Major League start since his awful stint in Minnesota last year, during which he posted a 7.21 ERA and 5.53 FIP.</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">PITTSBURGH PIRATES</th> <th align="left">MIAMI MARLINS</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Gregory Polanco</span> - RF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Rafael Furcal</span> - 2B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Starling Marte</span> - LF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Reed Johnson</span> - LF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name">A. McCutchen - CF</td> <td class="td-first td-name">G. Stanton - RF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Ike Davis</span> - 1B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Casey McGehee</span> - 3B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Russell Martin</span> - C</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Garrett Jones</span> - 1B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Pedro Alvarez</span> - 3B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Marcell Ozuna</span> - CF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Josh Harrison</span> - 2B</td> <td class="td-first td-name">A. Hechavarria - SS</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Jordy Mercer</span> - SS</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Jeff Mathis</span> - C</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name">Vance Worley - RHP</td> <td class="td-first td-name">H. Alvarez - RHP</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div>
<p><span>Christian Yelich</span> remains out with his back strain, as he is still day-to-day with the injury suffered in the first inning of Friday night's game. The rest of the lineup looks essentially the same as always for the Marlins.</p>
<p>The Pirates still host the murderer's row of outfielders at the top of the lineup, but the Fish need to take advantage of an ugly bottom of the order for the Bucs.</p>
<p>Notes</p>
<p>- Can Miami avoid the sweep? They are getting the worst starter they've faced this series while throwing out one of their best.</p>
<p>- Will Alvarez suffer another strain as he acrobatically makes a defensive play or swings out of his shoes at the plate?</p>
<p><strong>Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Pirates 5-2</strong></p>
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