This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
This Date in Baseball for week: August 27-Sept. 31AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI MARLINS 62-100 · 5TH IN NL EAST
62-100 · 5TH IN NL EAST
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
This Date in Baseball for: Aug. 27-Sept.2AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brian Anderson - Swats seventh homer Anderson went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Nationals.
Impact He gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead by coming around on a Jose Alfaro single in the second inning and then taking Josiah Gray deep in the sixth for his seventh homer of the season. Anderson's big on-base performance came out of the blue, however -- he hadn't drawn multiple walks in a game since May 21, and through 21 contests in August he's slashing a sluggish .183/.284/.310.
AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Dylan Floro - Collects fifth win Floro (5-4) picked up the win Wednesday, giving up one hit and striking out one in a scoreless 10th inning during a 4-3 victory over the Nationals.
Impact With a save opportunity off the table, Floro entered a 3-3 tie in the top of the 10th and nearly allowed the phantom runner to score, but Carter Kieboom got thrown out at the plate on a Riley Adams single. Since taking over the closer role in August, Floro hasn't exactly been dominant, posting a 4.15 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB through 8.2 innings while converting three of four save chances.
AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Edward Cabrera - Quality start in MLB debut Cabrera didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Nationals, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over 6.1 innings. He struck out two...
Impact Making his big-league debut, Cabrera wasn't dominant but he blanked the Nats over six innings before running out of steam and serving up two homers in the seventh. He tossed 50 of his 78 pitches for strikes, and the 23-year-old likely did enough to earn at least one more turn through the rotation until Pablo Lopez (shoulder) and Trevor Rogers (personal) are able to return to action.
AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hernandez scheduled to start as Miami hosts Washington
The Marlins will send Elieser Hernandez to the mound Thursday and the Nationals will give Patrick Corbin the startAUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Josiah Gray, Edward Cabrera impress, but Marlins edge Nats once potential future aces depart The Nationals' Josiah Gray and Marlins' Edward Cabrera each deliver strong performances before Miami pushes across winning run in the 10th w...
AUGUST 26, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Alfaro lifts Marlins over Nats 4-3 in 10 to end 8-game slide
Jorge Alfaro hit a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Washington Na...AUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gray K's 7 as Nats lose to Marlins in extras The highly touted matchup did not disappoint: Josiah Gray versus Edward Cabrera in a battle of emerging 23-year-old right-handers that could...
AUGUST 26, 2021 • MLB.COM
Kameron Misner - Bumped up to Double-A The Marlins promoted Misner from High-A Beloit to Double-A Pensacola on Wednesday. He'll serve as the Blue Wahoos' designated hitter and bat leadoff in his Double-A debut against M...
Impact Misner received the promotion after slashing .244/.350/.424 with 11 home runs and 23-for-25 success rate on stolen-base attempts. The 23-year-old's toolsy skill set is enticing for fantasy purposes, but he'll likely need to pare down the 29.8 percent strikeout rate he posted at High-A if he's to find consistent success at the plate against higher-level pitching.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Bryan Mitchell - Bounced from 40-man roster The Marlins designated Mitchell for assignment Wednesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Impact Mitchell's stint on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster lasted just under a week, with the 30-year-old right-hander sent out to clear room for starting pitcher Edward Cabrera, who is set to make his MLB debut Wednesday versus the Nationals. In what marked his first big-league action since 2018, Mitchell made two appearances out of the Miami bullpen, giving up two earned runs on five hits and two walks over four innings.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Edward Cabrera - Recalled ahead of start Cabrera was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville ahead of Wednesday's start against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Cabrera was promoted to Triple-A Jacksonville in mid-July and will make his major-league debut at loanDepot Park on Wednesday. The right-hander logged a 3.68 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 48:19 K:BB in 29.1 innings across six starts with the Triple-A club. Bryan Mitchell was designated for assignment to make room for Cabrera.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Jackson - Riding pine Wednesday Jackson isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Jackson will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts Tuesday. Jorge Alfaro will start behind the plate and bat seventh.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Miguel Rojas - Not starting Wednesday Rojas isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Rojas has gone 2-for-12 with a walk and three strikeouts across his last three appearances, and he'll get a day off Wednesday. Jazz Chisholm will shift to shortstop while Isan Diaz starts at second base.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Cabrera scheduled to start for Miami against Washington
The Marlins will roll out Edward Cabrera to the mound Wednesday and the Nationals will give Josiah Gray the startAUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - Steals two bases in loss Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a single and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals.
Impact Someone clearly read their scouting report. Entering play Tuesday, Nationals' starter Erick Fedde had given up 12 stolen bases, tied for fourth most in all of baseball. Chisholm took advantage, swiping second after reaching on a fielding error in the first and hitting his way aboard before pilfering another bag in the third. The 23-year-old now has 15 stolen bases on the season to go along with a .255 batting average and 14 home runs.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Luzardo, Marlins struggle in opener loss MIAMI -- Left-hander Jesús Luzardo's struggles continued and the Marlins’ bats couldn't solve Erick Fedde as Miami dropped its season-high-t...
AUGUST 25, 2021 • MLB.COM
Jesus Luzardo - Allows five in loss Luzardo (4-7) allowed five runs on 10 hits and one walk with three strikeouts through 4.2 innings, taking the loss in Tuesday's 5-1 defeat to the Nationals.
Impact While Luzardo did display improved control Tuesday night, this was another rough outing for the left-hander. He walked only one batter and 69 percent of his pitches found the zone (well above his season mark of 60 percent), but a pair of two-run homers from Tres Barrera and Ryan Zimmerman ushered the Peruvian out of the game early. Since joining Miami before the trade deadline, Luzardo has started five games and allowed 24 runs in 22.1 innings. A demotion to the bullpen or worse could be looming for the 23-year-old.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tres Barrera's three hits help Nationals extend Marlins' skid The Marlins struck out 15 times against Nationals pitchers and have lost eight straight.
AUGUST 25, 2021 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM
Barrera's three hits help Nationals extend Marlins' skid
Tres Barrera homered and the Washington Nationals beat the reeling Miami Marlins 5-1AUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jesús Aguilar - Gets Tuesday off Aguilar is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Impact Jorge Alfaro will check into the lineup at first base while Aguilar takes a seat after a string of five consecutive starts. The 31-year-old Aguilar is batting .246 with seven home runs, 25 RBI and 18 runs in 34 games since the All-Star break.
AUGUST 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Trevor Rogers - Begins rehab assignment Tuesday Rogers (personal) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Low-A Jupiter on Tuesday.
Impact According to the report, Rogers will be making the first of two rehab starts at Jupiter on Tuesday before returning from the restricted list and rejoining the Miami rotation. Rogers, who hasn't pitched for Miami since July 31 after leaving the team to tend to multiple family matters, will use the two starts in Jupiter to build up his pitch count and get fully ramped up following the three-plus-week layoff. Assuming he sticks on a normal schedule or four or five days off between starts at Jupiter, Rogers could be activated from the restricted list during the Marlins' series versus the Phillies in the first weekend of September.
AUGUST 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Luzardo expected to start as Marlins host the Nationals
The Marlins will send Jesus Luzardo to the mound Tuesday and the Nationals will give Erick Fedde the startAUGUST 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trevor Rogers - Gearing up for late-season return Rogers (personal) rejoined the Marlins for workouts just over a week ago and intends to rejoin the Miami rotation before the end of the season, though he remains without an officia...
Impact After Rogers made his 20th start of the season July 31, the Marlins placed him on the family medical emergency list three days later before transferring him to the restricted list last week. Rogers provided a detailed explanation for his extended absence in his interview with McPherson, noting that he chose to step away from the Marlins temporarily after both of his grandfathers passed away within one week of each other, on top of both of his parents having recently experienced serious symptoms of COVID-19. With both his mother and father now feeling healthier, Rogers is ready to turn his focus back to baseball, but he'll need time to build back up again after he was away from the team for more than two weeks. McPherson suggests that Rogers will likely throw a couple bullpen sessions this week before potentially heading out on a minor-league assignment that will consist of one or two rehab starts. Because the Marlins headed into the season with the goal of capping Rogers at 175 innings in 2021, the 23-year-old lefty shouldn't face any restrictions in his starts when he eventually returns, likely in early September. He currently sits at 110 innings for the campaign.
AUGUST 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Pablo López - Three no-hit innings in rehab start Lopez (shoulder) made his first rehab start at Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday, striking out three over three no-hit innings.
Impact Lopez faced the minimum nine hitters in the start, erasing a hit batsman in the bottom of the first by inducing an inning-ending double play. Since he hadn't pitched for the Marlins since July 11 before landing on the injured list with a right shoulder strain, Lopez was pulled after 38 pitches Saturday. He'll likely push his pitch count up to the 50-to-60 range in his next rehab outing before potentially slotting back into the Miami rotation at some point next week.
AUGUST 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
