If it ever was funny, it certainly isn’t any longer.
One day after putting up their greatest margin of victory of the season and second highest run total of the season, the Miami Marlins couldn’t seem to manage to beat the worst team in the majors for the fourth time this season, dropping Friday night’s contest 4-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The team has now lost seven of its last ten and, despite yesterday’s feel good outburst from the JV lineup, desperately needs Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich to return to the lineup.
Adam Conley ran his pitch count high early, and Martin Prado somehow managed to avoid being charged with an error as a Nick Markakis liner bounced off his glove to allow the winning runs to score in the bottom of the 8th with David Phelps on the mound to draw his third loss of the season.