After a 10-1 triumph in the series opener on Tuesday, the Miami sailors will be looking to maintain their victories in a three-game series against the Red Sox continues in Boston on Wednesday
Miami has won three straight and nine of 12, and the marlins stay in a National League playoff position nearly halfway through the season
marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara, who took the win on Tuesday in one of his best outings of the season, said: “Everyone is happy. Everyone is supporting each other. But what we’re doing this year is something that people will know (about), because we’ve surprised a lot of people this year, and we just have to keep doing what we’re doing.
Braxton Garrett (3-2, 3.64 ERA) takes the ball for Miami in the second of three games against Boston. It will be the 25-year-old’s first career start against the Red Sox
While the marlins‘ The rotation also includes reigning Cy Young Award winner Alcantara and star rookie Eury Perez, Garrett is in the midst of a strong run of his own. The southpaw has allowed just two earned runs — one in each of his last two starts — over his last 18 1/3 innings.
Despite missing a decision on Thursday when he left against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Garrett became the first left-hander in marlins history of recording 13 strikeouts without stepping on a batter. He allowed just two runs, one earned, on three hits in seven innings
“This guy can really throw,” Miami manager Skip Schumaker said. “If you have stuff and throw, you’ll be an All-Star. He could be an All-Star. He throws like one and puts on some really good outings for us.”
Another exciting part of Miami’s success is Luis Arraez’s pursuit for .400. The second baseman went 2 for 5 on Tuesday and has a 10-game hitting streak while sitting at .399.
THE marlins‘ as a whole had 19 hits to tie a season-high on Tuesday. Joey Wendle went 4 for 4 with two runs
THE Red Sox didn’t officially name a starter on Wednesday after Tuesday’s game, although manager Alex Cora named Kaleb Ort (1-1, 5.79 ERA) as the “likeliest” option to get that nod
Only one of Ort’s 17 appearances this season was a debut, when he went 2 1/3 innings to help Boston in their double sweep of the New York Yankees on June 18.
He has since thrown twice in relief, most recently recording the last two outs of the eighth inning on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox.
After going 26-50 against opponents in the American League East last season, the Red Sox have taken their pieces in interleague games this year. Boston is 11-16 against the NL – including 2-11 at home, which is the worst mark in the majors
Overall, Boston is exactly a .500 team for the first time in more than a week and will be looking to step it up during the scorching summer days.
“40-40, yes. No more, no less,” Red Sox said manager Alex Cora. “Like I said, we’re not great, we’re not bad. We’re where we are. Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go. (Wednesday) is the halfway game of the season and it must be better, man.
Cora’s side have been held to just one set in consecutive games for the third time this season. THE Red Sox also had a three-game streak in May when they managed a one-point total
On Tuesday, Alex Verdugo had two doubles and Triston Casas went 3-for-4 to lead Boston’s offense. It wasn’t enough as Garrett Whitlock allowed 11 hits and six runs in 4 2/3 innings.
–Field-Level Media
