LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S STARTER at MARLINS: RHP RYAN PEPIOT (1-0, 1.29 ERA in 3 G, 1 GS)
2023 SEASON NOTES:
- Earned his first win of the season in last outing against the Diamondbacks on August 30, tossing 5.0 scoreless-innings, giving up two hits and a walk while striking out three. Made his season debut in game one of the doubleheader against Miami on August 19 after being sidelined since March with a left oblique strain…tossed five innings, giving up three hits, one run and one walk while striking out five in the no decision. Started in six games during his rehab stint with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he went 0-2 with a 3.97 ERA (10 ER/22.2 IP), striking out 26 batters against five walks. Awarded PCL Pitcher of the Week on August 13 after spinning 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit while punching out 11 batters. Made six starts in Spring Training, going 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA (10 ER/17.1 IP) with 24 strikeouts against nine walks
VS. MARLINS:
- Will face Miami for the third time in his career…he is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA (3 ER/11.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and three walks. He last faced the club on August 19, 2023 in his season debut, tossing 5.0 innings, giving up three hits, one run, and one walk while striking out five in the no decision.
MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins today conclude a brief one-series, three-game homestand, looking to sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since 1999. The club then heads back out on the road to visit Philadelphia (Sept. 8-10), and Milwaukee (Sept. 11-14). Miami returns home following a one-city road trip that saw the Marlins record a four-game sweep over the Nationals. The Marlins are in the midst of 16 straight games before their next day off on September 21.
SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER
The Marlins are now in sole posession of the third NL Wild Card spot, a 0.5 game ahead of Cincinnati entering play on September 7. The club entered September with a .500 or better record for the 1st time in a full season since 2016, and 8th time overall in club history. With last night’s win, the Marlins are 5 games over .500 in September of a full season for the first time since 2009, when they finished the season 12 games over.
IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE
Miami has won 6 consecutive games, matching its longest winning streak of the season from June 2-7 (vs. OAK, vs. KC). The last time the Marlins won 7 straight games was April 23-30, 2022.
HOUSE OF BLUES
Since moving to loanDepot park, Miami is 16-19 vs. the Dodgers in home games, having won 5 of 10 home series. The Marlins last night secured their first series win against the Dodgers since 2021 (Miami took 3 of 4). The last time the Marlins swept the Dodgers was a 3-game set from Sept. 6-8, 1999 at home.
FISH BYTES
- Miami ranks 2nd in the NL with a .260 batting average (5th in the Majors) and ranks 3rd in the NL with 1,233 hits. With 53 games of 10+ hits, the Marlins rank 4th in the NL, behind Atlanta (63), St. Louis (55), and Philadelphia (54). The Marlins pitching staff ranks 2nd in the NL with 1,290 strikeouts (T-4th in Majors behind MIN, TOR, ATL, and CWS). Miami established a club record last year with 1,437 strikeouts. The Marlins have never led the NL in strikeouts in a season.
YESTERDAY’S RECAP
The Marlins secured the series win with an 11-3 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday night, highlighted by a 9-run, 8-hit fifth inning that featured a season-high tying 3 home runs by SS Joey Wendle, CF Jazz Chisholm Jr., and RF Jesus Sanchez. In a game that Miami used RHP JT Chargois as its opener, RHP Edward Cabrera tossed the bulk of the relief and allowed just 1 hit and 2 walks over 4.0 scoreless innings to earn his 6th win of the season. Cabrera tied a club record with 8 strikeouts in relief.
SWEET SIX-CESS
The Marlins have scored 6-plus runs in 6 consecutive games for the third time in franchise history and the first time since August 8-16, 2009, when they did so in club-best 8 consecutive games. The only other streak was 6 games from June 26-July 1, 2003.
WE WANT 10!
Miami’s 9 runs and 8 hits in the 5th inning both set season highs, with the 9 runs being the most since Aug. 13, 2021 when the team tied the club record with 11 runs in the 2nd inning vs. the Cubs. The last time the Marlins had 8 hits in a inning was on May 11, 2022 at Arizona (9th inning). Miami surpassed their previous season high of 6 hits in one inning, which happened 4x this season and last on June 27 at Boston (8th inning).
HOMER HAPPY
Miami matched a season high with 3 home runs in the 5th inning yesterday, marking the third time this season they have recorded 3 homers in a single inning. The most recent occurrence was also against the Dodgers on Aug. 18 at Dodger Stadium. The most home runs ever hit in a single inning by the Marlins was 4, on Aug. 26, 1998 at St. Louis (9th inning). The Marlins have hit a combined 15 home runs during this 6-game wining streak, their most homers in any 6-game span in franchise history.
STEADY EDDY
RHP Edward Cabrera last night made his first outing since being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville, going 4.0 innings in a bulk relief role and allowing 1 hit with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Cabrera was optioned to Triple-A on July 31 and went 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA (28.1 IP/7 ER) in 5 starts with 12 walks and 30 strikeouts.
GETTING OFFENSIVE
C Jacob Stallings and SS Joey Wendle each recorded 2 hits in the 5th inning, marking the first pair of Marlins to record 2 hits in a single inning since Justin Bour and Cameron Maybin on July 15, 2018 vs. PHI (also 5th inning). Stallings and Wendle accounted for 5 of Miami’s 13 hits and 3 of the 8 extra-base hits, which were the most by the Marlins since they also had 8 on May 24, 2021 vs. PHI.
LEFTIES ASSEMBLE
LHP Jesús Luzardo and LHP Braxton Garrett have combined to go 15-13 with a 3.72 ERA (295.1/122), both making a career-high starts and throwing a career-high innings while the club has gone 36-18 in their starts overall. Both have held opponents to 1 or 0 earned runs in 13 of their starts this season – tied for the second-most such starts in MLB behind only SD’s Blake Snell. The Marlins are the only team to feature two starters with at least 13 starts of 1/0 ER.
WAIT, MORE LEFTIES!
The 2023 Marlins are the only team in MLB history to have 4 left-handed relievers with 60-plus strikeouts in a season, as their left-handed bullpen contingent of Andrew Nardi (63 Ks), A.J. Puk (63 Ks), Steven Okert (63 Ks), and Tanner Scott (88 Ks) have surpassed the 1976 Tigers, 2006 Pirates, 2015 Yankees, 2019 White Sox, and the 2022 Rays, who each had 3. The Marlins are also the only team in MLB this season with multiple lefty relievers with 60-plus strikeouts. LHP Tanner Scott is 2 strikeouts shy of his career-high 90 strikeouts in 2022 which rank as the 3rd-most strikeouts by a reliever in club history. Only Robb Nen (92, 1996) and Kyle Barraclough (113, 2016) have struck out more batters in relief.
GETTIN’ JAZZY
CF Jazz Chisholm Jr. is batting .371 (13×35) with 2 doubles, 4 home runs, and 11 RBI in his last 8 games dating back to Aug. 29. Also owns a 1.142 OPS in this span. Has homered in his last 2 games, accounting for his 15th and 16th home runs of the season to become the 6th player in Marlins history to reach the 15 HR and 15 SB plateau in multiple seasons (Had career-high 18 HR in 2021). He joins Cliff Floyd (3x), Derrek Lee (2x), Hanley Ramirez (5x), Gary Sheffield (2x), and Preston Wilson (3x).
HOMETOWN HERO
The Marlins today will celebrate Miami HEAT legend Udonis Haslem by hosting UD Night at loanDepot park. The special ticket package includes a limited edition “Haslem 40” Marlins T-shirt, with a portion of the proceeds ($3.05) going to The Udonis Haslem Foundation. UD will also throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
TODAY’S STARTER – #29 BRAXTON GARRETT
- Braxton Garrett, 26, will make his 27th start (28th app.) of the season today. Marks his second career start (third app.) against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last faced Los Angeles-NL in Game 2 of the DH on Aug. 19 at Dodger Stadium. Allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 6.0 innings with 6 strikeouts. In his most recent start, on Aug. 31 at Washington, allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout over 6.0 innings. The Marlins are 19-7 in Garrett’s starts this year, including 8 consecutive wins from May31 – July 8 and 4 consecutive wins from July 28 – Aug. 14. Has a 6.18 (136/22) K/BB ratio (min. 100.0 IP), tied for first among NL pitchers (w/ SF’s Logan Webb). Has allowed 3 runs of fewer in 7 consecutive starts. Has held opponents to 1 or 0 ER in 13 of his 26 starts; tied for second-most such starts in MLB. RHB vs. Garrett in 2023: .267 AVG (112×419), .302 OBP, .758 OPS. LHB vs. Garrett: .216 AVG (27×125), .277 OBP, .621 OPS. In 13 starts (14 apps.) at loanDepot park this season, owns a 4.94 ERA (71.0/39) and has gone 3-3 with 72 strikeouts. In 13 starts away, is 5-2 with a 2.74 ERA (69.0/21) and 64 strikeouts. In 27 career starts (28 apps.) at loanDepot park, owns a 4.09 ERA (138.2/63) and has gone 6-9 with 154 strikeouts. In 25 starts away (26 apps.), is 7-6 with a 3.85 ERA (131.0/56) and 112 strikeouts.
