Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles
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Orioles use 9th-inning walk to beat depleted Marlins 8-7
Baltimore erased an early 5-0 deficit and battled back from a 7-5 hole in the eighth to end Miami's modest three-game winning streak.
Jesús Aguilar homered, had three RBI and scored three runs for the last-place Marlins, who before the game beat Friday’s trade deadline with a pair of deals appropriate for a team planning for the future. Late in the afternoon, general manager Kim Ng sent outfielder Starling Marte to Oakland for left-hander Jesús Luzardo, a 23-year-old with 31 games of major league experience.
Then, in a swap announced a few minutes before the first pitch, the Marlins shipped closer Yimi Garcia to the Houston Astros for Triple-A outfielder Bryan De La Cruz and right-hander Austin Pruitt.
“These are some of the first steps we’ve got to take (in rebuilding),” Ng said. “It was a good day.”
But not a good night. After Miami starter Jordan Holloway failed to get out of the third inning, six relievers followed. With Garcia unavailable, Okert (0-1) stumbled in the ninth.
Cedric Mullins drew a leadoff walk, advanced on a wild pitch and took third on a sacrifice bunt. Two intentional walks followed to load the bases for McKenna, who looked at a low pitch on a 3-2 count.
Those kind of things are bound to happen to a team without its starting center fielder, no closer and with all of its focus on building for the future.
“Trading a player of Starling’s caliber is always difficult but you have to think of the future of the Marlins,” Ng said. “It was difficult on a lot different fronts but I think we are happy with the return.”
After Baltimore used an unearned run and an RBI single by Maikel Franco to tie it in the eighth, Tanner Scott (4-4) held Miami in check in the ninth.
The Orioles have won three of four to improve to 7-4 since the All-Star break.
Aguilar doubled in a first-inning run, hit a two-run homer in the second and walked and scored to make it 7-5 in the fourth. His three RBI lifted his NL-leading total to 75.
HOT BAT
Mancini has hit in 10 straight games and has an extra-base hit in the last six. The runner-up in the All-Star Home Run Derby, Mancini leads the Orioles with 19 homers and 60 RBI.
“He’s just taking really good at-bats. He feels good,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Even during the Home Run Derby, that probably helped him in a positive-feeling standpoint. Just a dangerous, dangerous hitter.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: OF Garrett Cooper (elbow) was moved to the 60-day injured list and will soon undergo season-ending surgery on his non-throwing arm. Ng said Cooper has a UCL sprain and a tear in his left elbow and will be sidelined for five months.
Orioles: LHP Keegan Akin and OF Anthony Santander have completed COVID-19 protocol but must wait a while before returning to the active roster. “We want to get them on the field, get them moving around, see how their legs are and make a decision on them the next couple days,” Hyde said. “Taking a week off and then ramping up to play right away is unrealistic.” Akin (0-5, 8.19 ERA) last pitched on July 16 and Santander hasn’t played since July 20.
UP NEXT
Marlins: After taking Thursday off, Miami faces another AL East foe, hosting the New York Yankees in a three-game weekend series.
Orioles: Rookie LHP Alexander Wells (1-0, 4.35 ERA) makes his second career start Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series in Detroit against the Tigers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | McKenna walked, Mullins scored, Mountcastle to second, Mancini to third. |
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9th Inning | Mountcastle intentionally walked, Mancini to second. |
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9th Inning | Mancini intentionally walked. |
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9th Inning | Hays sacrificed to catcher, Mullins to third. |
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9th Inning | Mullins to second on wild pitch by Okert. |
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9th Inning | Mullins walked. |
Statistics
MIA |
BAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 11 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 7 | Walks | 9 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 8 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 27 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 164 | Pitches | 181 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 7.6 | Runs Created | 7.9 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .447 | Slugging Percentage | .548 |
| .342 | Secondary Average | .613 |
| .413 | On Base Percentage | .425 |
| .860 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .973 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 7.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.9 |
| 48.0 | Batter Rating | 51.0 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.57 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.41 |
| .158 | Isolated Power | .290 |
| 0.88 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.29 |
| .152 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .220 |
| .053 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .355 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 94.3 | MLB Rating | 94.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 8,363 | Capacity:

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