The Marlins closed out a winning road trip on Sunday.
But they lost another starting pitcher in the process when Caleb Smith injured his left shoulder in the Marlins’ 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies, further depleting a rotation that was reeling from an injury to one its other starters and a pending suspension to another.
Derek Dietrich’s near-historical day at the plate and the conclusion of the Marlins’ 5-4 road trip was tempered by the injury to Smith, a rookie who has been the team’s best starter this season.
Dietrich went 4 for 5, drove in two runs, and lacked only a triple from becoming the first Marlin to hit for the cycle.