When the Marlins signed Wei-Yin Chen to a five-year, $80 million contract they wanted the pitcher who went 27-14 with a 3.44 ERA in his final two seasons in Baltimore, not the guy who went into Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-1 record and 6.10 ERA in his first dozen home starts in Miami.
Chen, 31, ultimately wasn’t the problem for the Marlins on Monday night. The bats and bullpen were.
A day after pounding out a season-high 15 hits in a blowout of the Pirates, the Marlins’ offense went back to sleep in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Marlins Park.