MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins
endured a rain delay despite their retractable roof. They were the last
team in the majors to hit a home run. And by the end of a miserable
season-opening homestand, they even had trouble showing up on time.
Center fielder Marcell Ozuna was benched Sunday for pregame tardiness, and the offense was again a no-show for much of the game as the Marlins lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5.
Miami came into the season with high hopes but went 1-5 on a homestand that began with the roof gaffe on opening day and deteriorated from there.
"It could have been worse," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "We could have been 0-6."
In the finale, the Rays' Nathan Karns allowed two hits in seven innings for his second career victory. The Marlins' offense finally came alive late in the game, and Saltalamacchia hit their first homer in the ninth, but they lost two players with similar injuries.
Reserve third baseman Don Kelly and backup catcher Jeff Mathis each broke the ring finger on his right hand.
"Tough day all the way around," Mathis said.
Tough week, actually. Despite a late surge after the Marlins fell behind 7-2, they're batting only .213. Four of the eight regulars are at .200 or below.
"We've got some guys pressing -- you can see it -- trying to do way too much," manager Mike Redmond said.
The Marlins' $325 million right fielder, Giancarlo Stanton, went 0 for 4 and dropped his average to .158. There were a few jeers from the crowd of 20,199 when he fouled out in his final at-bat.
Stanton also committed an error that helped the Rays score a run in the first inning, and his indecision with a throw allowed Kiermaier to stretch a hit into a double.
"We haven't played well really all week," Redmond said. "We've got to dig deep right now and see what we're made of."
Ozuna, scratched from the lineup as punishment for being late, apologized and said he didn't realize the pregame workout was earlier than usual.
"It was my fault," he said. "I say sorry, and it's not going to happen again."
Karns (1-1), making his seventh career start, allowed two runs -- one earned -- and lowered his career ERA from 6.67 to 5.65.
David DeJesus had a three-run homer off Henderson Alvarez (0-2).
"He hit a sinker that didn't sink," Alvarez said.
Alvarez allowed four runs in five innings. He fell to 1-6 with a 5.06 ERA in seven career starts against Tampa Bay.
For the second game in a row, the Rays' Tim Beckham came off the bench to deliver an extra-base hit, this time a pinch-hit RBI triple in the sixth. Kevin Kiermaier doubled twice and has seven extra-base hits. Catcher Rene Rivera snapped out of an 0-for-17 start with two RBI doubles and a single.
"We feel confident as an offensive side right now," DeJesus said. "You can see the at-bat we've been getting -- just quality, professional at-bats throughout the lineup today. Guys are not putting pressure on themselves. We're not trying to be the hero. We're just moving the line."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Alex Colome (pneumonia) pitched three scoreless innings in his first rehab start Saturday for Single-A Charlotte. He's scheduled for another start there Thursday. ... OF John Jaso is not swinging a bat yet, but the swelling in his bruised left wrist has gone down.
Marlins: Kelly was hurt fielding a grounder in the second inning. Mathis was hit by a pitch while behind the plate in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (1-0, 0.00) will start in Toronto's home opener Monday. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start Wednesday against Baltimore.
Tampa Bay is 2-10 in opponents' home openers.
Rookie RHP Matt Andriese will make his first career start Tuesday for the Rays, who play their next 22 games against the AL East.
Marlins: RHP Mat Latos (0-1, 94.50), coming off the shortest outing of his career, again faces Atlanta when the Marlins start a 10-game trip Monday. Latos allowed seven runs in two-thirds of an inning Tuesday against the Braves.
"I get redemption," Latos said. "It's always good to get a second chance. Something like that hasn't happened to me before in my six-year career. I made some changes in my mechanics, and it will be good to get past it."
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Center fielder Marcell Ozuna was benched Sunday for pregame tardiness, and the offense was again a no-show for much of the game as the Marlins lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5.
Miami came into the season with high hopes but went 1-5 on a homestand that began with the roof gaffe on opening day and deteriorated from there.
"It could have been worse," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "We could have been 0-6."
In the finale, the Rays' Nathan Karns allowed two hits in seven innings for his second career victory. The Marlins' offense finally came alive late in the game, and Saltalamacchia hit their first homer in the ninth, but they lost two players with similar injuries.
Reserve third baseman Don Kelly and backup catcher Jeff Mathis each broke the ring finger on his right hand.
"Tough day all the way around," Mathis said.
Tough week, actually. Despite a late surge after the Marlins fell behind 7-2, they're batting only .213. Four of the eight regulars are at .200 or below.
"We've got some guys pressing -- you can see it -- trying to do way too much," manager Mike Redmond said.
The Marlins' $325 million right fielder, Giancarlo Stanton, went 0 for 4 and dropped his average to .158. There were a few jeers from the crowd of 20,199 when he fouled out in his final at-bat.
Stanton also committed an error that helped the Rays score a run in the first inning, and his indecision with a throw allowed Kiermaier to stretch a hit into a double.
"We haven't played well really all week," Redmond said. "We've got to dig deep right now and see what we're made of."
Ozuna, scratched from the lineup as punishment for being late, apologized and said he didn't realize the pregame workout was earlier than usual.
"It was my fault," he said. "I say sorry, and it's not going to happen again."
Karns (1-1), making his seventh career start, allowed two runs -- one earned -- and lowered his career ERA from 6.67 to 5.65.
David DeJesus had a three-run homer off Henderson Alvarez (0-2).
"He hit a sinker that didn't sink," Alvarez said.
Alvarez allowed four runs in five innings. He fell to 1-6 with a 5.06 ERA in seven career starts against Tampa Bay.
For the second game in a row, the Rays' Tim Beckham came off the bench to deliver an extra-base hit, this time a pinch-hit RBI triple in the sixth. Kevin Kiermaier doubled twice and has seven extra-base hits. Catcher Rene Rivera snapped out of an 0-for-17 start with two RBI doubles and a single.
"We feel confident as an offensive side right now," DeJesus said. "You can see the at-bat we've been getting -- just quality, professional at-bats throughout the lineup today. Guys are not putting pressure on themselves. We're not trying to be the hero. We're just moving the line."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Alex Colome (pneumonia) pitched three scoreless innings in his first rehab start Saturday for Single-A Charlotte. He's scheduled for another start there Thursday. ... OF John Jaso is not swinging a bat yet, but the swelling in his bruised left wrist has gone down.
Marlins: Kelly was hurt fielding a grounder in the second inning. Mathis was hit by a pitch while behind the plate in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (1-0, 0.00) will start in Toronto's home opener Monday. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start Wednesday against Baltimore.
Tampa Bay is 2-10 in opponents' home openers.
Rookie RHP Matt Andriese will make his first career start Tuesday for the Rays, who play their next 22 games against the AL East.
Marlins: RHP Mat Latos (0-1, 94.50), coming off the shortest outing of his career, again faces Atlanta when the Marlins start a 10-game trip Monday. Latos allowed seven runs in two-thirds of an inning Tuesday against the Braves.
"I get redemption," Latos said. "It's always good to get a second chance. Something like that hasn't happened to me before in my six-year career. I made some changes in my mechanics, and it will be good to get past it."
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson Alvarez pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJesus singled to right, DeJesus to second on error by right fielder Stanton. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to center, DeJesus scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera to second on wild pitch by Álvarez. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria lined into double play, shortstop to second, Cabrera doubled off second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Gordon flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich reached on infield single to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich to second on wild pitch by Karns. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich to third on wild pitch by Karns. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Henderson Alvarez pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Jennings grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Dykstra struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Suzuki flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Henderson Alvarez pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Rivera grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Solano at third base. | 1 | 0 |
| Karns struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Kiermaier doubled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Álvarez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Henderson Alvarez pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Cabrera singled to shallow left. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to left, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Jennings grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Dykstra grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Yelich walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Stanton safe at first on error by first baseman Dykstra, Yelich to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to left, Yelich scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Solano grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Henderson Alvarez pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Rivera singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Rivera to second on wild pitch by Álvarez. | 1 | 1 |
| Karns sacrificed to first, Rivera to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 1 | 1 |
| DeJesus homered to right (360 feet), Rivera and Kiermaier scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Hechavarría struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Mathis fouled out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Baker hit for Álvarez. | 4 | 1 |
| Baker walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Gordon tripled to deep center, Baker scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Yelich grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Hand relieved Álvarez. | 4 | 2 |
| Jennings singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Beckham hit for Dykstra. | 4 | 2 |
| Beckham tripled to deep center, Jennings scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Rivera doubled to deep center, Beckham scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Karns struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Kiermaier doubled to right, Rivera to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 6 | 2 |
| Guyer lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Kiermaier in center field. | 6 | 2 |
| Guyer in right field. | 6 | 2 |
| Jennings in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| Beckham at second base. | 6 | 2 |
| Forsythe at first base. | 6 | 2 |
| Stanton flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Morse grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Longoria lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Jennings grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Solano flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Mathis fouled out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Saltalamacchia catching. | 6 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Forsythe doubled to deep center. | 6 | 2 |
| Rivera doubled to deep center, Forsythe scored. | 7 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. hit for Karns. | 7 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Kiermaier flied out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Beliveau pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Beliveau relieved Karns. | 7 | 2 |
| Prado hit for Hand. | 7 | 2 |
| Prado singled to right. | 7 | 2 |
| Gordon singled to right, Prado to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Yates relieved Beliveau. | 7 | 2 |
| Stanton fouled out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| Morse doubled to left, Prado and Gordon scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Suzuki singled to left, Morse to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Frieri relieved Yates. | 7 | 4 |
| Solano flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | TB | MIA |
| Morris relieved Hand. | 7 | 4 |
| Prado at third base. | 7 | 4 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Cabrera walked. | 7 | 4 |
| Longoria walked, Cabrera to second. | 7 | 4 |
| Jennings grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Longoria out at second, Cabrera to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Beckham singled to right, Cabrera scored, Jennings to second. | 8 | 4 |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ernesto Frieri pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | MIA |
| Hechavarría flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Saltalamacchia homered to right center (421 feet). | 8 | 5 |
| Prado flied out to left. | 8 | 5 |
| Gordon doubled to deep right center. | 8 | 5 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kiermaier RF-CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .381 | .435 | .952 |
| DeJesus LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .545 | .545 | .909 |
a-Guyer PH-RF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .385 | .300 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .320 | .346 | .440 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .238 | .385 | .524 |
| Jennings CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .227 | .346 | .227 |
| Dykstra 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
b-Beckham PH-2B
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .364 | .364 | .818 |
| Forsythe 2B-1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .190 | .320 | .381 |
| Rivera C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .150 | .150 | .250 |
| Karns P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Souza Jr. PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .125 | .300 | .125 |
Beliveau P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Yates P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Frieri P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 178 | |||
| a-lined out to center for D Dejesus in the 6th b-tripled to deep center for A Dykstra in the 6th c-flied out to center for N Karns in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kiermaier 2 (4, Álvarez, Hand); Longoria (3, Álvarez); Rivera 2 (2, Hand 2); Forsythe (1, Hand) 3B: Beckham (1, Hand) HR: DeJesus (1, 5th inning off Álvarez 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Cabrera (4), DeJesus 3 (6), Beckham 2 (3), Rivera 2 (2) S: Karns 2-out RBI: Beckham Rays RISP: 6-18 (Karns 0-1, Kiermaier 1-2, Longoria 0-1, Rivera 2-2, Jennings 0-2, DeJesus 1-2, Guyer 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Beckham 1-1, Cabrera 1-1, Dykstra 0-1, Forsythe 0-3) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Dykstra (1, catch) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C MATHIS (FINGER) LEFT GAME TOP 8TH |
| 3B D. KELLY (FINGER) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 20,199 (54% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
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