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Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles

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Miami Marlins
44-59, 20-36 Away
Final
7 - 8
Baltimore Orioles
35-65, 17-31 Home

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

9th Inning McKenna walked, Mullins scored, Mountcastle to second, Mancini to third.
9th Inning Mountcastle intentionally walked, Mancini to second.
9th Inning Mancini intentionally walked.
9th Inning Hays sacrificed to catcher, Mullins to third.
9th Inning Mullins to second on wild pitch by Okert.
9th Inning Mullins walked.

Statistics

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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

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 8,363 | Capacity:
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