News Category: Miami Marlins

Travis d’Arnaud, Braves bid to flex muscles vs. Marlins

The visiting Miami Marlins will try to slow Travis d’Arnaud and the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series. D’Arnaud hit a two-run homer in Atlanta’s 3-0 win in the series opener on Monday. He has five homers in his last three starts after his blast caromed high off the left-field foul pole. On the current homestand, d’Arnaud is 6-for-10 with five homers, 10 RBIs, six runs and two

Braves’ Bryce Elder to make season debut vs. Marlins

The Atlanta Braves haven’t lost a season series to the Miami Marlins since 2014. And the Braves will recall a fresh pitcher from the minor leagues to begin their three-game home set against their National League East rivals on Monday night. Atlanta has summoned 24-year-old right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to make his season debut. He will be opposed by Miami left-hander Ryan Weathers (2-1, 2.70). The Braves were 9-4 against Miami last season

Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks has something to prove vs. Marlins

Kyle Hendricks has made some important starts in his 11-year major league career with the Chicago Cubs, but Sunday afternoon might be his biggest outing in a while. Hendricks (0-2, 12.71 ERA) is scheduled to face the visiting Miami Marlins in the finale of a four-game series. The 34-year-old right-hander has endured four straight rough starts to begin the season, and management isn’t hiding its dwindling patience. “Kyle’s performance needs to improve,” Cubs manager Craig

Surging Cubs set for day-night DH vs. struggling Marlins

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is making the adjustment to the major leagues look easy. Imanaga has yet to allow an earned run in his first 15 1/3 innings, a streak he will attempt to keep alive in Game 2 of Chicago’s day-night doubleheader against the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday. Chicago has won five of its past six games, while Miami has lost four out of five. A two-time Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star in

Cubs’ Jameson Taillon ready for season debut vs. Marlins

Right-hander Jameson Taillon will hope Chicago feels more like home when he makes his season debut on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set between the Cubs and the visiting Miami Marlins. After a strong season with the New York Yankees in 2022, Taillon signed with Chicago ahead of the 2023 campaign, but he never really found his footing last year. Taillon went 8-10 with a 4.84 ERA in 30 appearances for the Cubs,

Braves look to wake up bats in finale against Marlins

When the Atlanta Braves take the field in South Florida on Sunday, they’ll be looking not only for a series win, but for some more consistency out of their offense. The lack of consistency is why they aren’t going for a series sweep. After putting up an eight-spot in the run column Friday night, Atlanta’s potent lineup managed just one run on six hits against Florida Marlins pitcher Max Meyer on Saturday in a 5-1

Pitching takes center stage as Braves visit Marlins

It will be experience against youth on the mound Saturday when the Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins in the middle game of a weekend series. The Braves, who won the series opener 8-1 on Friday, will start left-hander Chris Sale (1-0, 3.38 ERA), while the Marlins will go with right-hander Max Meyer (1-0, 2.45). At 35, Sale is a decade older than Meyer. But their careers align in that both are former first-round draft

Struggling Marlins try to shut down surging Yankees

The New York Yankees spent part of Monday afternoon wearing protective glasses to look at a solar eclipse above Yankee Stadium, and then they spent the rest of the day continuing their hot start. After matching their best 11-game start in team history, the Yankees will shoot for a fourth straight win Tuesday night when they continue a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins. The Yankees are 9-2 for the eighth time in team

Yankees look to stay hot, face struggling Marlins

The New York Yankees began their home schedule by taking batting practice during a brief earthquake before getting blanked 3-0 by the Toronto Blue Jays in their home opener. But in the past two games, the bats have made plenty of noise, and the Yankees attempt to maintain their scorching start on Monday night when they host the Miami Marlins, who are coming off their first win after a season-opening nine-game skid. The Yankees have