SEPTEMBER 7 • BOLAVIP.COM
Trea Turner breaks silence on hamstring injury as Phillies hold out hope for his return Bad news for the Philadelphia Phillies as Trea Turner’s hamstring injury forced him to address the situation, while still keeping hope alive...
Deadspin | Otto Lopez has breakout game to lift Marlins over Phillies Deadspin | Otto Lopez has breakout game to lift Marlins over Phillies
SEPTEMBER 7 • DEADSPIN.COM
Tyler Phillips - Tallies three Ks as opener Phillips allowed one run on one hit and one walk over 2.2 innings while not factoring into the decision in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies. He struck out three.
Impact The Miami right-hander opened this bullpen game for his club, firing 41 total pitches, 24 of which were strikes. The lone blemish on Phillips' line came in the second when Nick Castellanos plated a run on a triple to left. Sunday had originally been Adam Mazur's scheduled start day; however, it appears the Marlins opted to go with a bullpen game instead of leveraging Mazur. In 68.1 total innings, Phillips has now pitched to a 3.16 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 46:22 K:BB and should continue to serve a bullpen role.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Lake Bachar - Survives for third save Bachar allowed one run on a hit and two walks and picked up the save in Sunday's 5-4 win against Philadelphia. He struck out two.
Impact The 30-year-old righty worked around three baserunners to notch his first save since Aug. 6. Bachar conceded a run on a Kyle Schwarber single after issuing two free passes earlier in the frame. This save appears to have been an anomaly for Bachar, as usual closer Calvin Faucher was deployed in the sixth (and allowed two runs) in this bullpen game for Miami. The Marlins bullpen has been a puzzle all season, so if the team strays from Faucher as the main saves option, Bachar, with his 4.04 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.7 K/9 across 62.1 innings, could enter the mix.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Otto López homers twice, Marlins beat Phillies 5-4 to avoid 3-game sweep
Otto López homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, avoiding a three-game sweep by the NL East leadersSEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press
Taijuan Walker - Suffers eighth loss Walker (4-8) conceded four runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings to take the loss Sunday at Miami. He struck out one.
Impact The Philadelphia right-hander coughed up all four runs in the opening frame, highlighted by a 424-foot, three-run long ball from Otto Lopez. Walker did not fool the Marlins lineup, generating just four whiffs out of his 87 total pitches, as he's now winless over his last six starts. Over that span, the 33-year-old has produced an unsightly 5.23 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 16:11 K:BB in 32.2 frames, morphing back into a pitcher best left for the waiver wire. Walker currently lines up to make his next start at home against Kansas City next weekend.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Otto Lopez - Goes deep twice in win Lopez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.
Impact The Marlins shortstop batted cleanup and produced his first career multi-homer performance in this contest. Lopez slugged a 424-foot, three-run homer off Philadelphia starter Taijuan Walker in the first before returning in the seventh to launch a 417-foot solo shot off reliever Jose Alvarado. The 26-year-old has been hot over his last 17 games dating back to Aug. 18, batting .306 (19-for-62) with three homers, 14 RBI and eight runs scored.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
