Marlins Shut Out Giants

     The Miami Marlins blanked the San Francisco Giants 3-0 at loanDepot park on Thursday night. The Marlins did not have much time to prepare for this contest. Miami played a doubleheader in Denver against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday and returned on a flight home overnight. 

     Miami(21-28) got a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Jacob Stallings picked up a base hit through the left side to score Avisail Garcia. 

     The Marlins added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-0 lead. Jesus Aguilar drove in Jorge Soler with a double into the left-field corner. Two batters later, Miguel Rojas singled up the middle which brought in Aguilar for a three-run margin over San Francisco(27-23).

Joe Dunand Gone From Marlins

     Miami Marlins infielder Joe Dunand has been claimed by the Atlanta Braves. He was sent to the Braves Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett.

     Dunand, a nephew of Alex Rodriguez, made his debut in the majors on May 7 with the Marlins. He hit a solo home run to left-center field in his first Major League Baseball at-bat. Dunand ended up playing three games and had a .300 batting average, .364 on-base percentage, .700 slugging percentage and 1.064 OPS. 

Marlins Complete Deal

     The Miami Marlins completed a trade that they made with the Baltimore Orioles back in April. The Marlins sent a player to be named later with outfielder Kevin Guerrero and pitcher Antonio Velez for relief pitchers Cole Sulser and Tanner Scott. 

     The player being dealt is pitcher Yaqui Rivera. He was recently signed recently by the Fish and participated in the Dominican Republic Summer League last season. 

Blake James Boston College Athletic Director

     Blake James has joined Boston College as the new athletic director. He moves from one Atlantic Coast Conference school to another. 

     James was the athletic director for the University of Miami from 2013 until November 2021. He held position of senior associate athletic director for development and ticket sales from 2004 to 2013. 

Rockies Outscore Marlins

     The Colorado Rockies outpaced the Miami Marlins 13-12 in 10 innings at Coors Field on Wednesday night. It was the second game of a doubleheader between both teams. The Marlins won the earlier contest 14-1 to split the doubleheader. 

     Miami(20-28) finished up an eight-game road trip and return to South Florida. They will begin a four-game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. 

      There were six lead changes in the first six innings of the contest. After giving up one run in the top of the 10th, Colorado(23-27) answered back with two runs in the bottom of the frame on a Brendan Rodgers two-run homer to left-center field on a 3-2 pitch. It was his third home run of the game and the first walk-off hit in his Major League Baseball career. 

Marlins Dominate Rockies

     The Miami Marlins blew out the Colorado Rockies 14-1 on Wednesday at Coors Field. It was the first game of a doubleheader between both clubs. 

     Miami(20-27) put up one run in the top of the second and four more runs in the top of the fifth for a 5-0 lead. Colorado(22-27) surrendered three runs in the sixth inning along with six runs in the seventh inning and trailed by a 14-run margin. 

Jordan Travis On Lindy's Sports Magazine Cover

     The state of Florida edition of annual Lindy Sports college football magazine was released this week. Several athletes with local roots appeared on the 2022 magazine cover. 

     It included former Benjamin Buccaneers player and current Florida State University Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis. He was the quarterback for Benjamin through the 2017 season. Travis began his college football career with the University of Louisville for one season in 2018 and transferred to FSU in December 2018.