1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Today is May fourteenth, and this is big Fish, Small Pot. 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm at Wardahal and I'll catch you up on all 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: things Miami Marlins, starting with May thirteenth and working our 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: way towards today's matchup against the World Series champion Los 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: Angeles Dodgers. So yesterday, the Jupiter Hammerheads lost to the 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: Palm Beach Cardinals as undrafted free agent Jackson Beller for 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals turned around Marlin's hitters. Both teams were dealing 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: after allowing first three runs and the first inning, Chris 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: Mokma of the Hammerheads got into gear and finished his 10 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: night with four innings, allowing just those same three runs. 11 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: He kept the Hammerhead offense in it as twenty nineteen 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: second round pick Speeds to Nassim Nunia stole his league 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: leading ninth base of the year, who, as a twenty 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: year old, is considered MLB dot COM's number thirteen Marlins prospect, 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: described by them as a potent utility man looking to 16 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: become a potential regular with the development of his bat, 17 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: as his sub two hundred average thus far in the 18 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: year has lived up to his Scout report at the 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: early stage of his COVID delayed development certainly one to follow. 20 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: Fellow infielder Delve Rosario, a prospect of the Dominican, led 21 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: the Hammerhead team with three total bases as his RBI 22 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: single put the Hammerheads on the board in the first 23 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: and his double with the bases empty in the seventh 24 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: got the offense going once again. After a four strikeout 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: ninth inning for Jackson, Rose, who we most recently saw 26 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: as a starting pitcher for Batavia in twenty nineteen, seems 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: to have preps be reinventing himself as a late inning option, 28 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: pitched the ninth and as this game went to extras 29 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: the tenth, his seven strikeouts and two innings ended the 30 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: night for the Hammerheads on the map after allowing two 31 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: runs with that extra runner rule in the tenth and 32 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: in the bottom of the tenth, down two runs, the 33 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: Hammerheads took to the plate in an aggressive move by 34 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: the twenty sixteen to fourth round pick and designated bass 35 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: runner Sean Reynolds was thrown out on the bases as 36 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: he made the first out of the tenth inning at 37 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: third base, setting up jd Or then Nasim Nunez for 38 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: their basis empty shot to win it, and after two strikeouts, 39 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: the night was done in Jupiter, closer to the majors. 40 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: In Wisconsin, the Bloyd Snappers blew out the South Bend 41 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: Cups by the final score of ten to one with 42 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: nine walks, nine strikeouts and nine hits. The Snapper offense 43 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: snapped off in the fourth as the leadoff hit by 44 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: Connor Scott set up RBI hits by Cameron Meisner and 45 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: Griffin Kni With the game on the line, in the sixth, 46 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: Catchy catcher Ricky Arasenia, which I might not be saying, 47 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: and correctly he's a new Marlins player. He came up 48 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: with the bases loaded and in his third double of 49 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: the year, broke the game in the Marlins favor. Ricky 50 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: came into the league as an international signee by the 51 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: Royals in twenty fourteen when he was seventeen. Was one 52 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: time MLB dot COM's number sixteenth prospect for the Kansas 53 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: City Royals, and he came to the Marlins this May 54 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: third as a twenty three year old switch hitting catcher, 55 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: and he's been hot to start the year in Hie, 56 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: hitting safely ten times and thirty two chances paired interestingly 57 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: with four walks, nine strikeouts and six Doolen bases from 58 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: a catcher on the mound. Twenty twenty competitive balance peck 59 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: Kayah Nichols was again solid, pitching five and a third, 60 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: allowing three hits, striking out four with just one walk. 61 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: In Double A, the Pensacola Blue Wahoo's took on the 62 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: Birmingham Barons. The Pensacola offense was behind Brandon Lebrand. Lebrand 63 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: pitched nine solid innings out of the Miami Bollpin in 64 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, and this year he's been starting games at 65 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: the Double A level. Today, he allowed eight urn runs 66 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: in his three innings of work on nine hits, two 67 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: home runs and no walks. He showed control, but with 68 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: just two strikeouts, he was not missing bats against this 69 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: Birmingham offense, which has been hot out of the gate 70 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. Pensacola managed six runs, but was 71 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: behind all night, as a collective six hits was not 72 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: enough to capitalize fully on eight walks by Barren pitchers. 73 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: Jacksonville played a doubleheader tonight as Jorge al Farrow had 74 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: the day often his rehab assignment. Jazz Chisholm played one 75 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: of two and Jesus Sanchez remained out the first game, 76 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: Nick Knighter held the Durham Bulls close in his five 77 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: innings of two run ball, while the Jumbo Shrip managed 78 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: runs against every pitcher they faced. Jazz reached safely on 79 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: an eight pitch walk to lead off the game and 80 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: had an RBA single in the fourth. Will His aggressive 81 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: night on the Bays pass led to a stolen base, 82 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: two times cotstealing, and a pickoff as he looks to 83 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: prove his body is ready for major league action. Also 84 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: on the night, outfielder Brian Miller stole four his first 85 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: four bases of the year, including two in the seventh 86 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: inning as he turned a hit by pitch into two 87 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: steals and forced a throwing error by the catcher to 88 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: score from third. In the second game, the Shrimp were 89 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: shut out as Drew Strautmann has yet to allow a 90 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: run in twenty twenty one. Got the start. Jacksonville bats 91 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: gave Daniel Castano just four hits. His night featured four 92 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: innings with seventy eight pitches, six hits, five hundred three walks, 93 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: five strikeouts, and two home runs to end the doubleheader 94 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 1: split and Phoenix. The Marlins beat the Diamondbacks five to one. 95 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: The Marlins split the series in Phoenix, closing out the 96 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: season series with Arizona with a commanding five to two 97 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 1: lead in their seven games and behind six innings of 98 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: one run, seven strikeout ball by Trevor Rodgers in his 99 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: first outing against the Diamondbacks, Trevor did fall behind eight 100 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: of twenty four batters he faced with first pitch balls, 101 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: which did lead to two walks, but with just four 102 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: hits against, Trevor set the bulpin up to close out 103 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: the series split. 104 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 2: You had a lot of family and friends in the 105 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: crowd today. 106 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: What does it mean to you have such a great 107 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: performance in front of them today? 108 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 2: It's just icing on the cake, you know. I really 109 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: wanted to perform well in front of them. Really, they 110 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: don't get to see me pitch live a whole lot, 111 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: so really wanted to pitch really well in front of him. 112 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: And it was nice to hear him yelling for me 113 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: and support me. So it was all around a really 114 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: good day. 115 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: Dylan Floro came in for the seventh and pitched a 116 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: solid inning, followed by another three strikeout inning with just 117 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: one walk by Anthony Bender in the eighth, and Anthony 118 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: vass By closing up the night with Anthony Bender and 119 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: Anthony Vass. Miami finished the night with the hardest throwing 120 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: pitchers of the night. Anthony Vass in the ninth came 121 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: in to protect a four run lead, and he fell 122 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: behind each of the three hitters he faced, but still 123 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: retired the side in order as Miami pulled aside. The 124 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves tied for third in the National League East standings, 125 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: beating the teams that they should beat. Offensively, the Marlins 126 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: were powered by the top of the order as Miguel Rojas, 127 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: Cases Aguilarry Dickerson, and Adam Devall were able to successfully 128 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: cluster hits. A dribbler off the bat of Migul Rojas 129 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: made it to centerfield, scoring Sierra on a two hit 130 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: night by him in a play that put Miami on 131 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: the board. A clutch single in the sixth by Brian 132 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: Anderson put the Marlins ahead two to one. Then in 133 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the seventh Miami ran away with it as Hayser's Aguilar 134 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: stretched his league lead in RBIs to thirty two with 135 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: another RBI hit. He would come around to score after 136 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: early count swinging by Corey Dickerson and Adam of All 137 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: delivered line drive singles and kept the any movie and 138 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: scored RBI's of their own. By the end of the 139 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: seventh Miami led by the final score of five to one, 140 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: starting off the road trip with a split, and tonight 141 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: Miami will head to Los Angeles to face the best 142 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: from the West, the twenty twenty World Series champion Los 143 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: Angeles Dodgers for three games. Starting tonight, Sandy al Contra 144 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: will pair up against Clayton Kershaw. Game time is ten 145 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: to ten Eastern Standard Time. Kershaw will be followed by 146 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: Trevor Bauer on Saturday and Walker Bueller on Sunday. Miami 147 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: will head to Los Angeles with a chance to catch 148 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: the Dodgers in the standing, as a sweep would mean 149 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: both teams would sit at twenty twenty on the year. 150 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: Any other result in Miami would be behind the Los 151 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: Angeles Dodgers, but I don't care about that, so let's 152 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: see how this series plays out. Fist Strips Live will 153 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: happen before the game tonight, and Miami will follow up 154 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: Sandy with possibly a bullpen game on Saturday and Pablo 155 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: Lopez on Sunday. I've been at war at all for 156 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: the Fist Strips podcast Network and here at the podcast 157 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: Network we will go back to your ears on Monday. 158 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening.