Tough Game for the Marlins
Hey fellow Marlins fans, it was a rough one today. We fell to the Nationals with a final score of 1-8.
Despite getting on the board first, the game quickly got away from us. Let's break down the game.Bright Start for the Marlins
In the top of the 1st, Jazz Chisholm Jr. got things going with a single to center. Unfortunately, Bryan De La Cruz, Josh Bell, and Jake Burger couldn't follow suit. Steven Anderson managed to hold the Nationals off the board in the bottom of the 1st, though it took some work, including a double from CJ Abrams and a wild pitch. Moving to the top of the 2nd, we saw a ray of hope: Tim Anderson singled to center, advanced on a wild pitch, and Nick Fortes drove him home with an infield single. Boom! Marlins leading 1-0!Nationals Storm Back
Then came the bottom of the 3rd. Lane Thomas homered to left, bringing home Jacob Young and CJ Abrams. Nationals up 3-1. Singles and doubles kept coming as the Nationals put up a huge inning, making it 7-1 before we could get the last out. Ouch.
Marlins Struggle to Catch Up
From the 4th inning, our bats just couldn’t get it going again. We had some chances: Tim Anderson had a couple of hits, and Jake Burger drew a walk, but there wasn’t enough consistency to push more runs across the plate. Even with the Nationals adding another run in the 6th, we couldn't muster a comeback. The Nationals' pitching shut us down pretty effectively. Major props to Patrick Corbin and their bullpen for that.Final Thoughts
It's always tough to see a game slip away like this. Especially when you start strong. Tim Anderson and Jazz Chisholm Jr. tried to spark the offense, but it just wasn't our day. Time to shake this one off and come back stronger next game. Let’s keep the faith, Marlins fans!
️Feel free to share your thoughts on today's game and what we can improve going forward!
Scoreboard for Marlins @ Nationals (June 14th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |