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AL COUNTDOWNWith the Rockies a half-game ahead of the Dodgers for the NL West lead Bill Mazeroski Jersey , the teams begin their final series of the regular season. Jon Gray (11-7) pitches the opener of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium against Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-3). Gray is 4-0 in 11 starts since returning from the minors. After getting shut out on consecutive days, the Rockies ended their longest scoring drought of the year during a 3-2 win Sunday in San Francisco. Colorado is 41-34 on the road this season, and one more victory will break the franchise record for wins away from Coors Field.HUNT FOR OCTOBERIt’s a potential playoff preview and a matchup of All-Star pitchers when Miles Mikolas (15-4) and the Cardinals visit first-place Atlanta. Mike Foltynewicz (11-9) starts for the Braves, who lead second-place Philadelphia by 6½ games in the NL East. Atlanta’s magic number is eight to win its first NL East title in five years. But the Braves have been struggling at home, where they have lost eight of 11 and are 38-36 overall. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said third baseman Johan Camargo should be back in the lineup after missing four games with left groin tightness.SILENT STICKSLeading the NL Central by 2½ games over Milwaukee, the Cubs hope to get their slumping bats going when they face left-hander Patrick Corbin (11-5, 3.05 ERA) in Arizona. Chasing its third consecutive division championship, Chicago scored only five runs in a three-game home series against last-place Cincinnati over the weekend. The Cubs have totaled 15 runs in their past seven games. “We have to do better than one run somehow,” manager Joe Maddon said. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber (back) has missed six games in a row and didn’t accompany the team to Arizona.REST UPMookie Betts and the major league-leading Red Sox get a day off before their first chance to clinch a third straight AL East crown. Boston can wrap up the division title at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons, needing only one win during a three-game series that opens Tuesday afternoon. Betts, a contender for AL MVP, left Sunday’s win over the Mets after hurting his left side making a throw to home plate. He said the injury is minor and he’ll be in the lineup Tuesday. The Yankees hold a 1½-game lead over Oakland for the top AL wild card. New York manager Aaron Boone said star slugger Aaron Judge could return to the lineup against Boston. The Marlins have shown tremendous fight this past week as they try to work their way out of an early hole in the division."WhiteFanposts Sections News & RumorsAnalysisPodcastsProspects & DraftGame CoverageFull ArchiveMasthead Social Marlins Players on TwitterFish Stripes on InstagramMarlins Media Members Fish Stripes Best of 2018 Marlins StoriesScheduleRosterStatsCommunity Guidelines StubHub 鉁昅iami Marlins News and RumorsFresh Fish News Dave Parker Jersey , 4/7/19: Fightin’ Fish break their losing streak, Guerrero’s hot start, 2019 MiLB seasonThe Marlins have shown tremendous fight this past week as they try to work their way out of an early hole in the division.EDTShareTweetShareShareFresh Fish News, 4/7/19: Fightin’ Fish break their losing streak, Guerrero’s hot start, 2019 MiLB seasonSteve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsWith a larger sample of 2019 Miami Marlins baseball to review, Fish Stripes takes a look at the news and stories from the week. Tayron Guerrero Showing Closer PotentialComing off an inconsistent rookie season, TayronGuerrero has seemingly taken a huge step forward. His elite fastball velocity is still there, as demonstrated Friday vs. Atlanta when Guerrero threw 11 pitches of at least 100 miles per hour. He’s also shown more confidence in his slider. So far, the tall right-hander has contributed 4 2鈦? scoreless innings. MLB.com beat writer Joe Frisaro wonders whether it’s time for the Marlins to give Guerrero more opportunities in high-leverage situations.Fish Stripes Podcast ExpandsThe debut episodes of our community’s two new pod shows, Earning Their Stripes hosted by Ethan Budowsky, Daniel Martinez and Ian Smith as well as A-Ball with Erik Oas Josh Harrison Jersey , are now available. They will provide weekly coverage of the Marlins farm system with exclusive interviews and fun banter.You can subscribe to the Fish Stripes podcast on Apple Podcasts, Megaphone and PlayerFM, with pages coming soon on Podbean, Stitcher and elsewhere.MLB Game RecapsBrett Davis-USA TODAY SportsSince my previous weekly roundup, the Marlins won the series finale against the Rockies, got swept by the Mets in three games and evened the series against the Braves. They went 2-4 in those games and are now 3-6 overall on the season. March 31—Marlins 3, Rockies 0; The Marlins shutout the Colorado Rockies on eight scoreless innings by Sandy Alcantara and a clean inning by Sergio Romo for his first Marlins save. JorgeAlfaro hit a two-run single in the 4th and JT Riddle hit a solo HR in the seventh to secure the win and series split for the Marlins. April 1—Mets 7, Marlins 3; This Monday matchup saw the Marlins go up against the New York Mets in the start of a three game series. Caleb Smith got the start going five innings giving up two earned runs on four hits but with 8 strikeouts. Starlin Castro provided all the runs with a two-run HR and an RBI single. The game was tied until the ninth inning on a controversial HBP call on Juan Lagares that ended up leading to four runs scoring, three of which came off Pete Alonso’s first Major League HR and sealed the win for the Mets. April 2—Mets 6, Marlins 5; The second game of the series saw Jose Urena give up five runs in the first inning in what many thought would be an easy victory for the Mets. The Marlins did not give up so easily and came within a run of tying the game by scratching a couple of runs across every couple of innings. Starlin Castro and Lewis Brinson had three hits each with an RBI, Castro’s off a solo HR. Brian Anderson, JT Riddle and Peter O’Brien also contributed a run each but the Marlins came up just short. April 3—Mets 6 Gregory Polanco Jersey , Marlins 4; Another close game that did not lead to a Marlins victory saw Miami send Trevor Richards to the mound against JacobdeGrom. The Cy Young Award winner did not make it easy striking out 14 Marlins hitters and clobbering a HR off of Richards. Richards ended up giving up three runs off five hits but striking out seven. The Marlins went for the comeback scoring four runs in the ninth off of RBIs by Martin Prado, Lewis Brinson, Rosell Herrera, and Miguel Rojas but again could not get the win.April 5—Braves 4, Marlins 0; The Marlins got shutout against the Atlanta Braves in the first of three games this weekend. Pablo L贸pez got the start and was looking great in the first couple of innings until a four-run fourth inning sealed the win for the Braves. The Marlins did not go down without fighting as they had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth but Starlin Castro hit a hard fly ball to the warning track to end it. April 6—Marlins 4, Braves 2; The Marlins finally got back in the win column. Pitcher Sandy Alcantara only lasted four innings and gave up five walks but he only gave up two runs on four hits. The bullpen went strong and completed the rest of the game with no runs scored with AdamConley getting the save. Jorge Alfaro carried the team with two HR and 3 RBIs with Peter O’Brien also contributing a solo HR for the win. MiLB Season UnderwayThis past Thursday was the start of the Minor League Baseball season. The Marlins’ full-season affiliates are the New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A), Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A), Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) and Clinton LumberKings (Low-A). These clubs enter Sunday with a 5-5 combined record. Right-hander ZacGallen has the top individual performance thus far with a near-perfect outing for the Baby Cakes.You may find this page useful for monitoring Marlins at all levels of the organization. Five Reasons Sports Network launches new website Already well known for their South Florida sports podcasts, the Five Reasons Sports Network recently launched a new website. We are excited to see more full-service sports coverage in this market. As the Marlins continue to build on an interesting start to the season, Fish Stripes also will try and keep the momentum going by updating all you Marlins fans about the latest news and developments!