Pirates bats were quiet again, and poor baserunning didn’t help the Bucs today at LoanDepot park as the Miami Marlins came back in extra innings again.
You couldn’t pin this loss on Zach Thompson—he got into a groove early and ended up going into the seventh. However, Marlins starter Buxton Garrett was in a groove of his own.
The Marlins got on the board first with a questionable play at home in the fifth. Billy Hamilton came flying home on a Joey Wendle double. He was at first called out after Jason Delay appeared to have tagged him out on a great play, but upon further review Hamilton, who was not afraid to sacrifice his face to the dirt (he opened up a good-sized cut by his left eye during the slide), was safe.