As the Marlins looked to close out their inaugural series of the 2023 season, they turned to Trevor Rogers in hopes of salvaging a split against their divisional rival New York Mets.
Rogers had a sophomore slump in 2022, pitching to a 5.47 ERA over 107 innings in that span. He looked more like that version of himself Sunday, per what his final line suggests, lasting just 4 1⁄3, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) and hitting two batters in Miami’s (win-loss) to New York.
To be fair, though, most of the ugly in Rogers’ outing came in a 36-pitch first inning that saw the left-hander walk 2 and make a crucial fielding error that allowed Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso to score.