Marlins’ losing streak hits franchise-high 12 after sweep
MIAMI — The Miami Marlins misplaced a franchise-record twelfth straight recreation Sunday, and the record-breaker might need been essentially the most painful of the skid.
Six outs from ending their slide, the Marlins unraveled. The San Diego Padres erased a two-run deficit with a four-run eighth inning and received 5-3.
“To come in here every day and cry about it and make excuses, I don’t know what that’s going to do,” Marlins supervisor Clayton McCullough mentioned. “We have a very proud group that is certainly upset, frustrated, angry about how things are going. We’re the only ones that can change that.”
Three earlier instances in franchise historical past the Marlins misplaced 11 straight earlier than ending the slide. They did it twice, on separate stretches, in 1998 when the membership misplaced 108 video games, and once more in June 2011.
“Right now, it just feels a little bit like we’re playing roulette and somehow it hits red 12 times in a row,” Marlins slugger Kyle Stowers he mentioned. “I think what hurts the most is we can’t try any harder.”
Before the late meltdown Sunday, the Marlins have been in place for celebratory postgame handshakes. Miami scored two runs within the second and Stowers homered within the third for a 3-0 lead.
But after starter Janson Junk restricted the Padres to 1 run and three relievers stored them off the board, (*12*) could not proceed the development when he was known as to pitch the eighth.
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer to tie it at 3, and Jackson Merrill adopted with a go-ahead solo shot. Luis Campusano added an RBI single so as to add to the distress.
Jeers from the gang of 21,675 have been noticeable after the third out ended the inning. Miami has not received since an 8-4 victory over Seattle on July 9.
“I understand fans’ frustrations, sure. I’d be frustrated if I were a fan, too,” McCullough mentioned. “But nobody is more frustrated than we are. These guys come in here every day, attacking each day with the best to come out there and win.”
The Marlins had executed loads of profitable earlier than the All-Star break and have been at 52-42 and three video games behind NL East-leading Atlanta. They additionally had the third NL wild-card spot.
But the unraveling started in a weekend house collection in opposition to Cleveland earlier than the break. With the exception of Saturday’s 7-2 to loss in opposition to San Diego, Miami has misplaced the opposite 11 video games by three runs or fewer.
Miami’s bats have gone just about silent through the skid. The Marlins are hitting .208 with a .607 OPS. On Sunday, Stowers had two of Miami’s 5 hits.
“How we’ve been playing, we’ve been playing good enough to win, but we’re one play short most of the nights,” Stowers mentioned. “I think we’re still in a good spot. I still love our chances. We love this group. It’s just the micro level of losing these many times sucks.”
The Marlins’ subsequent alternative to finish the skid will likely be Monday, after they open a three-game house collection in opposition to division rival Philadelphia. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is scheduled to start out.
“It’s going to be staring at us again,” McCullough mentioned. “We have to meet this head on.”
