Jacob Turner, Miami Marlins reliever, surrendered eight more on six hits and three walks in just one inning.
Can it get any worse than this for Miami? History shows that it cannot. But it’s been close. More on that later.
This was the worst loss of the Marlins era. That’s without the Florida/Miami Marlins qualifier.
It started out promisingly. Derek Dietrich, leading off for the first time after batting second for the first week of the season, stroked a single to open the game in the first. After advancing to second on a Lewis Brinson groundout, he scored on a wild pitch and a scoring error (see below).