MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins tonight play the second game of a three-game series at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park. Is the second stop on their six-game road trip – the team’s first road trip of the season. Started the trip taking one of three against the Mets at Citi Field. Following this series, return home for a six-game homestand against Arizona (Fri-Sun) and San Francisco (Mon-Wed).
YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Miami suffered their worst loss of the season, falling, 15-3, at Philadelphia. Marked the Marlins’ most runs allowed on the road since a 19-1 loss on July 19, 2021 at Washington. RHP Sandy Alcantara took his first loss of the season, allowing 9 runs on 10 hits in 4.0 innings of work. Allowed 5 runs in the third inning which saw the Phillies send 10 men to the plate. 1B Yuli Gurriel put the Marlins on the board in the seventh with a solo homer, his first with the team. DH Garrett Cooper (3×4) reached base four times (also 1 walk) and drove in a run.
PASSING BYE
In the bottom of the seventh inning in last night’s loss, C Jacob Stallings was charged with a passed ball. Snapped a streak of 260 consecutive games without a passed ball. Is the longest streak all time (prev. best was held by Hall of Famer Johnny Bench). Had last permitted a passed ball on August 14, 2020 at Cincinnati with Pittsburgh (3rd inning).
FAU TO THE MOUND
On Sunday, the Marlins will congratulate Florida Atlantic University on their incredible run to the Final Four in a pregame ceremony before the Marlins’ 1:40 pm vs. Arizona. Owls head coach Dusty May will throw out the game’s ceremonial first pitch.
JACKIE ROBINSON CLASSIC RETURNS
Tomorrow, the Marlins and the Miami Marlins Foundation will host the second annual Jackie Robinson Classic at loanDepot park. Presented by NIKE, this year’s Classic will pit two Broward County teams – Piper High and South Broward High – against each other for a regular season game. The Classic will celebrate Jackie’s legacy as each student-athlete will wear a customized Marlins shirt with the number 42 on the back along with one of Jackie’s nine values. The South Florida community is invited to cheer on the teams at the complimentary event and jam along with the high school bands! Courtesy of JP Morgan, the students and bands from each school will enjoy a ballpark hot dog, chips and a drink.
COOP-A-LOOP
1B Garrett Cooper has hit safely in eight of his 10 games this season, going 14×38 (.368). Dating back to last season, he has hit safely in each of his last 9 road games, going 15×32 (.468) over the stretch.
• Only two National League players have more homers – Pete Alonso (5) and Bryan Reynolds (5)
• Owns a .358 (25×70) career average at Citizens Bank Park, his third-highest mark at any opponents ballpark in which he’s played at least two series (Busch Stadium – .450; Coors Field – .429).
GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS
INF Luis Arraez has 18 hits in his first 11 games of the year, with 7 multi-hit games. Is tied with the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman for most hits among National Leaguers, with only Toronto’s Matt Chapman (19) collecting more in the Majors. His .500 batting avg. (18×36) is tops in the Majors among all qualified hitters.
• Arraez’s 18 hits are tied with Cameron Maybin (2008) for the second-most for a player in their first 11 games with the Marlins, trailing only Juan Pierre (19 in 2003).
• Became just the second player in Marlins history to reach base safely as the starting leadoff hitter in each of the first four games to start a season, joining Hanley Ramirez in 2006 (credit: Elias).
• Has struck out just 3 times in 42 plate appearances, tied for the least amount of strikeouts in MLB among players with at least 40 plate appearances.
PHITIN’ THE PHILS
Of the 19 games played between the Marlins and Phillies last year, the Marlins had the lead at some point in 14 of the contests, but went just 7-12 vs. Philly. 11 of the contests between the teams were decided by two runs or less. The Marlins had 9 losses in ‘22 when tied or leading after the end of 7th inning – four of which came at Citizens Bank Park.
HOMER TIME
The Marlins have scored 21 of their 30 runs this season via home runs. Have hit 12 homers total over the first 11 games, homering in nine of the contests, including each of the last six.
NOBODY MESSES WITH THE JESUS
LHP Jesus Luzardo held the Twins to 1 run over 7.0 innings of work for the win in his last start on Wednesday with 10 strikeouts to reach 308 career strikeouts. Marked his 5th career double-digit strikeout game, previously done on Oct. 3, 2022 vs. Atlanta, his final start of last season.
• Dating back to his August 1 return from injury last season, has posted a 2.68 ERA (84.0/25) in 14 starts with 94 strikeouts and a .193 opponents batting avg. In this stretch, has limited opponents to 1 run or no runs in each of his last 4 starts at loanDepot park with a 0.73 ERA (24.2/2) and 38 strikeouts.
IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADAS
1B Yuli Gurriel has hit safely in all five of his starts this year, hitting .375 (6×16) including a multi-hit effort and his first Marlins home run in yesterday’s game at Philadelphia. His five-game hitting-streak ties the highest this season by a Marlin (Also, Arraez and Chisholm Jr.)
• Gurriel now sits at 95 career home runs.
FISH ON THE RUN
The Marlins stole 5 bases in Sunday’s win at the Mets (without being caught), their most since June 18, 2022, also at Mets. Their 7 stolen bases this year are seventh most in the NL. Since the start of 2020, the Marlins have stolen 155 bases on the road, the most for any team over the stretch.
TURNING THE TRENDING TIDE
The Marlins are 2-0 in one-run games this season. Miami played 64 games decided by one run in 2022, the most such games in the Majors last season. Miami’s 40 one-run losses were the most such losses in a season in club history, the most since the 1975 Houston Astros (41), and just three shy of the single-season record for one-run losses during the Live Ball Era (since 1920) held by the 1968 White Sox (44).
TODAY’S STARTER – #44 JESUS LUZARDO
• Jesus Luzardo, 25, made 18 starts to match his career-high in 2022. Missed 71 games from May 10 to August 1 with a left forearm strain.
• In his second start of the season on April 5 vs. Minnesota, Luzardo matched his career-high with 7.0 innings pitched while recording 10 strikeouts, marking his 5th career double-digit strikeout game.
• Luzardo’s previous 10-plus strikeout efforts include: 12 K, April 12, 2022 at LAA; 12 K, Oct. 3, 2022 vs. ATL; 11 K, Sept. 21, 2022 vs. CHC; 11 K, Oct. 2, 2021 vs. PHI.
• Walked 4 batters and allowed 0 runs in 5.2 innings on his first start of the season vs. New York Mets.
• In 12 starts last season after returning on Aug. 1, went 2-4 with a 3.03 ERA, allowing 24 runs in 71.1 innings. Pitched 6.0+ innings in nine of 12 outings. Allowed two runs or less in nine of those outings.
• Opposing batters hit 1×36 (2B) in 0-2 counts vs. Luzardo in 2022. Struck out 21 of 36 batters (58%) in that situation.
• On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 he set a career high with 12 strikeouts in just 5.0 innings of work at Angel Stadium in his first start of the season. Became the first pitcher in franchise history to strike out 12 batters in a start that lasted no more than 5.0 innings.
• Pitched at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, located in Parkland, Fla., approx. an hour and a half north of loanDepot park.
• Became a Florida Special Olympics ambassador in 2022 by promoting and supporting all champions at the Miami Race for Inclusion at Bayfront Park.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NOTES:
GAME #10 RECAP: The Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins, 15-3, under the lights at Citizens Bank Park … Starter Matt Strahm (W, 1-0), tossed 5.0 scoreless innings and allowed 4 hits on 1 walk with 6 strikeouts … Tied at 0-0 in the 3rd, the Phillies plated five runs off reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara … They had eight extra-base hits on the night and scored nine runs off Alcantara … Seven different Phillies had multiple hits on the night.
ELIAS SAYS: Last night, the Phillies tallied 20 total hits, 10 off Sandy Alcantara and 10 off Devin Smeltzer … Per Elias, it marked only the second time in the modern era (since 1900) the Phillies collected 10+ hits off two different pitchers in a single game – the other instance came on July 25, 1900 in a 13-2 win over Cincinnati when CIN’s Ed Scott allowed 10 hits and CIN’s Bill C. Phillips allowed 12 … The last time any other MLB club tallied double-digit hits off two pitchers in a single game was on June 13, 2017, when Minnesota collected 10 hits off SEA’s Christian Bergman and 11 hits off SEA’s Casey Lawrence.
EVERY TIME THE MOON SHINES I BECOME ALIVE: Over their last 20 games under the lights at CBP against the National League East (since 6/30/22), the Phillies are 16-4 (.800 win %) … In those 20 games they have scored 123 runs (6.2 per game) while slashing .295/.348/.552 with 83 extra-base hits (37 2B, 7 3B, 39 HR) … Against all clubs, the Phillies have won 15 of their last 17 at home under the lights (.882 win %, since 8/20/22), 20 of 23 (.870 win %, since 8/4/22) and 30 of 40 (.750 win %, since 6/1/22).
59 at CBP for 59: Tonight will mark Rob Thomson’s 59th game as manager for the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park (since 6/3/22) … Coming into play tonight, the Phillies are 38-20 in 58 games under Thomson at home (.655 win %) … In the 58 games at home prior to Thomson taking over, the Phillies were 29-29 at CBP (.500 win %, 7/28/21-6/1/22).
GO NOLES: Starter Aaron Nola enters tonight’s game in the top 10 in Phillies franchise history in double-digit strikeout games (4th with 27 – Cole Hamels ranks 3rd with 29), strikeouts (7th at 1,389 – HOF Grover Cleveland Alexander ranks 6th at 1,409) and games started (10th at 205 – HOF Jim Bunning ranks 9th at 208).
REMEMBER THE FIGHTINS: Since Rob Thomson took over as Phillies manager on June 3, the Phillies are 36-21 in 57 games against the National League East (.632 win %) with a +72 run differential (288-216) and 11-4-2 series record … Philadelphia’s .632 win % against the NL East ranks 5th among all MLB clubs against their own division in that span, trailing only ATL vs NL East (40-19, .678), LAD vs NL West (46-22, .676), HOU vs AL West (33-16, .673) and NYM vs NL East (37-21, .638).
KRYPTONITE: Dating back to May 25, 2021, the Phillies have won eight of their last 10 games in which Sandy Alcantara was the starting pitcher … In that span, Alcantara is 1-7 with a 4.74 ERA (33 ER, 62.2 IP) in 10 starts against the Phils – in 48 starts against all other clubs in that span, he is 21-15 with a 2.35 ERA (87 ER, 333.1 IP) … Last night, the Phillies tagged a reigning Cy Young Award winner for 10 hits and nine earned runs for the first time in franchise history – they became the first ML team with 10+ hits and nine or more earned runs scored off the previous year’s CY winner in a single game since June 17, 2014, when Kansas City scored 10 earned runs on 10 hits off Detroit’s Max Scherzer.
SAINT NICK: Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos ranks T-7th among all ML outfielders with 2 defensive runs saved (DRS) this season … Castellanos, who leads the Phillies in DRS (also: Realmuto, 2 DRS), ranks 3rd among all ML right fielders, trailing only Teoscar Hernandez (5 DRS) and Joey Wiemer (3 DRS) … At the plate, Castellanos has seven doubles through his first 10 games played this season – he is only the fourth Phillies player with seven or more doubles through 10 games in the modern era (since 1900), joining John Kruk in 1993 (7 2B), Bake McBride in 1981 (8 2B) and Puddin’ Head Jones in 1949 (7 2B).
STRIKE ONE, STRIKE TWO, GOOD LUCK: Phillies LHP Jose Alvarado extended his career-best scoreless streak to 17.2 innings on Sunday (18 G, since 8/26/22) … Over that stretch, he has struck out 34 of the 59 batters he has faced (57.6 %) while walking only three (5.1%) and holding opponents to a .073/.121/.073 slash line … This season, Alvardo has struck out 11 of the 13 batters he has faced (84.6%) including each of the last 10 … Per Elias, Alvarado is the first Phillies relief pitcher and only the third in MLB in the expansion era (since 1961) to strike out 10 consecutive batters within a single season, joining Eric Gagne (10 straight, 5/17-21/03) and Chad Greene (10 straight, 9/18-24/19) … Since Sept. 25, 2022, Alvarado has pitched 7.1 innings over 7 appearances – he has 19 strikeouts, 0 walks and only 2 hits allowed (both singles) in those 7.1 innings pitched … Starting with his last batter faced on 9/22/22 vs ATL, Alvarado has struck out 20 of the last 25 batters he has faced (80.0%), and in doing so, has joined Josh Hader (21 of 25, 9/3-21/18) as the only two relief pitchers in the expansion era to strikeout 20+ in a 25-batter span.
WELCOME BACK, JEAN: Prior to last night’s game, former Phillie Jean Segura was presented with his 2022 National League Championship ring … Segura spent four seasons with the Phillies (2019-22) and hit .281 with a .755 OPS over 427 games … In Game 1 of last year’s NL Wild Card Series against the Cardinals, Segura capped off a Phillies comeback with a 2-run , game-winning single on Oct. 8 at Busch Stadium … Per Elias, Segura had played in 1,328 career regular season games before debuting in the postseason – there are only three other players in MLB history with as many regular season games played who collected the game winning RBI in their first career postseason game: Carlos Delgado (1,711 games, 2006 NLDS Game 1 vs LAD), Ted Kluszewski (1,530 games, 1959 World Series Game 1 vs LAD) and Nick Markakis (1,365 games, 2014 ALDS Game 1 vs DET).
NEW TONIGHT, AT (THE) 6: On 12/8/22, the Phillies signed SS Trea Turner to an 11-year contract, taking him through the 2033 season … Last year with LAD, Turner was selected as an All-Star for the second time in his career, was named All-MLB First Team and won his first career Louisville Silver Slugger Award after slashing .298/.343/.466 with a 121 OPS+ and 27 steals in 30 attempts … Per Statcast, his average sprint speed of 30.3 feet per second ranked 5th out of 582 qualified players … In 2021, Turner led the majors in AVG (.328) and hits (195), led the NL in stolen bases (32) and total bases (319) and posted a career-best 6.8 fWAR (FanGraphs) which ranked 3rd among all ML position players.
TONIGHT’S STARTER – AARON NOLA • RHP #27
LAST START: 4/5 at NYY: L, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 SO … Nola vs Cole … The Phillies fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx … Kyle Schwarber homered for the second game in a row and Bryson Stott had another multi-hit game, raising his season average to .435.
TONIGHT’S START:
• Home Body: Nola, who is making his first home start of 2023, has a 0.38 ERA (1 ER, 23.2 IP) with 5 BB, 31 SO and has held opponents to a .179/.233/.214 slash line over his last 4 home starts (since 8/25/22) … He has a 10.2-inning scoreless streak at home … Since 1969, only 3 Phillies pitchers have had a lower home ERA in a 4-start span: Cliff Lee (0.27, 6/6-28/11), Roy Halladay (0.27, 6/25-7/23/10), Jake Arrieta (0.32, 4/19-5/23/18)
• Fish Fry: Nola made 3 starts against MIA in 2022, going 1-0 (team record 3-0) with a 1.23 ERA (3 ER, 22.0 IP), 0 HR, 3 BB, 26 SO and allowed only 17 baserunners … His 1.23 ERA was the lowest by any Phillie against any single opponent last year (min. 3 starts) … Nola has struck out 10 batters in consecutive games against MIA as well, and if he did so today would join Clayton Kershaw (3, 2019-21) and Randy Johnson (3, 2000-01) as the only pitchers to strike out 10 Marlins in 3 straight starts … He has struck out 10 or more MIA hitters in 3 of his last 4, 4 of his last 6 and 5 of his last 9 starts against them … His 6 career 10+ SO games vs MIA (all since 9/13/17) are not only his most vs any team, but T-3rd most by any pitcher against any team since 9/13/17 (Gerrit Cole 9 vs TB, Jacob deGrom 8 vs ATL)
• To the Nines: Nola is in his 9th season as a Phillie, becoming the 7th pitcher in franchise history to make a start in 9 straight seasons for the club, and joining Cole Hamels (10) as the only Phillies draft picks to do since Larry Christensen made starts for his 9th straight year with the team in 1981
• vs NL East: 36-33, 3.47 ERA (240 ER, 623.0 IP) in 103 starts
HOME:
• 2022: 6-4, 3.53 ERA (38 ER, 97.0 IP) in 15 starts
• Career: 44-24, 3.18 ERA (222 ER, 627.2 IP) in 101 starts
2023 SEASON:
• Made his 6th straight Opening Day, extending his MLB-best active streak of Opening Day starts
• Was the first pitcher in baseball to make 6 straight Opening Day starts since Julio Teheran in made his 6th consecutive for ATL in
2019, and joins Robin Roberts (12) and Steve Carlton (10) as the only Phillies to do
2022 SEASON:
• ML Rankings: 1st in fWAR (6.3) & SO/BB (8.10), T-1st in SHO (1), 2nd in IP (205.0), BB % (3.6) & BB/9.0 IP (1.27), T-3rd in CG (2), 4th in SO (235), T-5th in starts (32), 6th in bWAR (4.0), 7th in WHIP (0.96), SO % (29.1) & OPP OBP (.256) and 9th in SO/9.0 IP (10.32)
• Struck out a career-best 235 batters and issued just 29 walks, joining Jim Whitney (1884 Boston Beaneaters) as the only pitchers ever with 220 or more SO and fewer than 30 BB in a season
• Named All-MLB Second Team, his first career All-MLB selection
• Led all pitchers with 6.3 fWAR, becoming the first Phillie to lead all pitchers in fWAR since Roy Halladay in 2011
• His 8.10 SO/BB was the best ever by a qualifying Phillies pitcher and the 18th-best in ML history
• Surpassed 220 SO for the fourth straight fully-scheduled season (2018-19, 2021-22)
• Surpassed 200.0 IP for the third time (others: 2018-19) and made 30 or more starts for the fourth straight fully-scheduled season 2022
POSTSEASON:
• His 11.2-inning scoreless streak to begin his playoff career was the longest ever by a Phillie
• Became one of seven Phillies pitchers to start Game 1 of a World Series and joined Cole Hamels as the only Phillies 1st-round picks to do so
• Joined Zack Wheeler, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee as the only Phillies to make at least five starts in a single postseason
CAREER:
• His 10.10 SO/9.0 IP (1389 SO, 1,238.0 IP) is 10th-best all-time (min. 1,000.0 IP)
• Finished 3rd in 2018 NL CY Young Award Voting and made his first career All-Star team
• In 2021, became the ninth pitcher to record 1,000 strikeouts in a Phillies uniform and the fastest ever to do so (913.0 IP)
• Selected by the Phillies in the 1st round (7th overall) of the June 2014 draft out of Louisiana State University
• Was signed by Mike Stauffer … Originally selected by Toronto in the 22nd round of the June 2011 draft, but did not sign
