The first night of the Dan Jennings experiment ended in a loss, as the Diamondbacks topped the Marlins 3-2 in 13 innings tonight in Miami.
The Marlins were held to six hits all night and their only offense came on a game-tying two-run homer by J.T. Realmuto in the seventh. Dan Haren gave up two runs over eight innings of work for Miami while Arizona’s Rubby De La Rosa went nine.
After pitching a scoreless 12th inning, former Marlins closer Steve Cishek gave up a one-out single to Chris Owings in the 13th. Owings stole second and moved over to third on a ground out before David Peralta hit a go-ahead double into right field. For a moment, it looked like the Marlins had something going in the bottom of the 13th, as Ichiro Suzuki drew a one-out walk against Enrique Burgos before stealing second base. However, the call was overturned on replay on Jeff Baker struck out to end the game.
The Marlins have now lost four in a row and seven out of eight. They sit at a disappointing 16-23 on the year and fell into last place in the National League East after the Phillies’ win over the Rockies tonight.
There was nothing too noteworthy about Jennings during the game, but there was an entertaining moment prior to the game, as Ichiro gave him a tie to wear over his uniform. It was a fitting joke to lighten the mood and Jennings appeared to get a kick out it:
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