Marlins Dominate Braves

     The Miami Marlins decimated the Atlanta Braves 12-0 at loanDepot park on Monday night. The Marlins began a seven-game homestand. 

     The Braves have the best record in Major League Baseball. The Fish over the weekend faced the Tampa Bay Rays, who had the best record in the American League.  

     Miami(22-26) scooted out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Joe Mack grounded out to first and Connor Norby crossed the plate. 

     The Marlins made it 6-0 in the fourth inning with five runs. Mack singled up the middle which brought in Kyle Stowers and Jakob Marsee. Two batters later, Xavier Edwards got an infield hit to short and Norby reached home. Liam Hicks followed with a double into right field to score Mack and Edwards for a six-run margin. 

     Atlanta(32-16) surrendered six runs in the bottom of the fifth and trailed 12-0. Mack walked with the bases loaded and Stowers touched home. Javier Sanoja came up next and lined a grand-slam home run barely over the left-field wall on a 1-1 pitch with Marsee, Norby and Mack on base. Edwards then powered a solo homer to left-center field on a 1-0 count for his fifth home run of the season. 

     

Christian Roa Claimed By Cubs

     The Chicago Cubs have claimed pitcher Christian Roa off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. He did not pitch in the majors with the Orioles after being claimed by Baltimore last week from the Minnesota Twins. Roa did make seven appearances with the Houston Astros earlier this season. 

     Roa made his Major League Baseball debut with the Miami Marlins in 2025. He pitched two shutout innings for a 0.00 earned run average in two games with the Fish. 

Inter Miami CF Stop Portland Timbers

     Inter Miami CF topped the Portland Timbers 2-0 at Nu Stadium on Sunday night. It turned out to be the first victory for the Herons in their new venue. They now have a 1-1-3 record in their five contests at the new Miami stadium. 

     It was just the third time both teams faced each other in Major League Soccer. The Timbers made their second South Florida appearance since they played the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in Lockhart Stadium at Fort Lauderdale in the North American Soccer League on June 5, 1982. 

     Inter Miami CF(8-2-4) pulled out to a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. Telasco Segovia slipped a heel kick to the middle of the field and Lionel Messi put in an eight-yard shot with his left foot. 

     Portland(4-7-2) gave up another goal in the 42nd minute of play and trailed 2-0. Messi dribbled into the penalty area and then made a square pass to his left with the outside of his left foot. German Berterame booted in a right-footed shot from nine yards out. 

Rays Rise Over Marlins

      The Tampa Bay Rays burned the Miami Marlins 6-3 at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The Marlins had the exclusive Sunday 12:15 p.m. broadcast window on Peacock for the second straight week.

      The Fish completed a six-game road trip. They will host the Atlanta Braves on Monday to start a seven-game homestand. 

      Tampa Bay(30-15) jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first. Junior Caminero hammered a solo home run to left field on a 2-2 count. It was his 12th homer of the season.

     Miami(21-26) leaped to a 2-1 lead in the top of the third. Xavier Edwards singled into left-center field and Owen Caissie scored. Two batters later, Otto Lopez knocked in Edwards on a base hit into right field.

     The Rays answered back with three runs during the fourth inning for a 4-2 lead. Taylor Walls tripled to the right-center field gap for Jonny DeLuca, Cedric Mullins and Nick Fortes to score.

      It became 5-2 for Tampa Bay in the bottom of the fifth. Yandy Diaz smashed a solo homer to center field on the first pitch for his seventh home run of the year.

      They led 6-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Caminero walked with the bases loaded and Mullins crossed the plate.

      The Marlins cut the deficit to 6-3 in the top of the eighth. Kyle Stowers drove in Lopez with a single into center field.

Marlins Explode On Rays

     The Miami Marlins outscored the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Marlins will end their six-game road swing tomorrow.

      Both teams were tied 2-2 after nine innings. Miami(21-25) picked up eight runs in the top of the 10th. Tampa Bay(29-16) responded with three runs in the bottom of the 10th.

WQAM Adding Zach Gelb

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM will be adding Zach Gelb as a fill-in host. His first show will be on Memorial Day May 25 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

     He is a second-generation radio broadcaster. His father Bob Gelb had long reigns as the afternoon show producer at WFAN-AM and the morning show producer for Don Imus on WABC-AM in New York City. 

     Gelb, a Temple University grad, first entered broadcasting with the campus radio station WHIP-AM as a sportscaster and later was named their sports director. Gelb would have an internship with WIP-FM in Philadelphia. He was the afternoon host on WNJE-AM in Trenton from June 2016 to March 2018. Gelb added duties as a host of a show following Philadelphia Eagles games on WPEN-FM in Philadelphia. 

     He went national on CBS Sports Radio Network as a weekend overnight host. Gelb was promoted to evening host and then became the afternoon host. 

     Gelb found additional work at SiriusXM Radio. He was a host on the NFL Radio channel and hosted a program on Mad Dog Radio. CBS Sports Radio Network rebranded to Infinity Sports Network in April 2024 and Gelb remained there as their afternoon host until December 2025. 

     He continues as an NFL studio host and men's college basketball studio host at Compass Media Networks. Gelb began as a Saturday mid-afternoon podcast host earlier this year with 365 Sports and Rogue Media Network. In addition to his new work at WQAM, Gelb has also been added by WEEI-FM in Boston as a fill-in host. 

Rays Swim By Marlins

     The Tampa Bay Rays canned the Miami Marlins 7-2 at Tropicana Field on Friday night. It was the first time that the Marlins played at Tropicana Field since the 2024 season. The Rays have the best American League record and the second-best record in Major League Baseball. 

     Tampa Bay(29-14) busted out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Yandy Diaz blasted a two-run homer to left field on the first pitch with Jonathan Aranda aboard. It was the sixth home run of the season for Diaz. 

     Miami(20-25) answered back with one run in the top of the second and were down 2-1. Connor Norby cracked a solo home run to left-center field on a 1-1 count for his fourth homer of the year. 

     The Rays regained the lead 4-1 in the bottom of the second. Hunter Feduccia hit a sacrifice fly to the left-field wall for Richie Palacios to score. Taylor Walls followed with a fielder's choice to first which scored Cedric Mullins.

     It became 6-1 for Tampa Bay in the fourth inning. Walls doubled down the right-field line for Mullins and Feduccia to reach home. 

     The Marlins closed it to 6-2 in the top of the sixth with one run. Jakob Marsee smacked a solo homer to right field on a 2-1 pitch for his third home run of the 2026 campaign. 

     The Rays increased their lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Mullins clobbered a solo home run to right field on a x-x count for his third homer in a Tampa Bay uniform.