Both offenses stayed dormant for seven full innings before the game flipped. Miami is off a stretch that included an 8-run outburst against Pittsburgh sandwiched around a 1-13 blowout loss, and the version that showed up in Cincinnati looked like the good one — patient, opportunistic, and unwilling to let a scoreless game stay that way.
The Marlins finally broke through with 2 runs in the 8th, and Cincinnati answered with 1 of its own to make it a game. That's as close as it got. Miami piled on 5 more in the 9th while the Reds' defense fell apart behind them — 3 errors on the day turned a winnable, low-scoring affair into a laugher, and by the time the dust settled it was 7-1.
The finale capped a series Miami controlled, taking 2 of the first 3 from Cincinnati after dropping the opener 1-0. The Reds, meanwhile, close the book on this set having lost 2 straight and now show 2-3 over their last 5 — a step back after taking 2 of 3 from the White Sox the week before.
- 10-Day-ILKyle Stowers (1B) — Miami placed Stowers on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain on Tuesday.08/11
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender (RP) — The Marlins have tentatively scheduled Bender (shin) to face hitters Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.08/12
- 15-Day-ILMax Meyer (SP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Wednesday that Meyer (neck) received a cortisone shot to relieve discomfort in the rib area, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/12
- 15-Day-ILWilliam Kempner (RP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Wednesday that Kempner will require surgery for his sprained right elbow, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.08/12
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — Nardi (ribs) is scheduled to visit a doctor Tuesday after experiencing elbow discomfort, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/07
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program in September, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/07
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — Mazur (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program sometime in September, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/07
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — Henriquez (elbow) began playing catch from 60 feet out Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.07/18
- 10-Day-ILSpencer Steer (1B) — Steer (wrist) is scheduled to have a splint removed from his right wrist Monday, MLB.com reports.08/10
- 15-Day-ILTony Santillan (RP) — Santillan (oblique) did not allow a hit or walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning for Triple-A Louisville on Friday.08/15
- 60-Day-ILHunter Greene (SP) — Greene (elbow) will be out for 12-to-18 months after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.08/13
- 60-Day-ILBrandon Williamson (SP) — Williamson (shoulder) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out two over two innings Tuesday in a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville.08/13
- 60-Day-ILBlake Dunn (CF) — The Reds transferred Dunn (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday.08/06
- 60-Day-ILGraham Ashcraft (RP) — Ashcraft (elbow) is on a throwing program, which will have him throw from 105 feet beginning July 20 at the Reds' training facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.07/18
For Miami, it's a series win to build on with Pérez fronting a rotation that's short on bodies but not on stuff. For Cincinnati, it's another reminder that the margin for error is thin when the bullpen and defense both have bad innings on the same afternoon — a formula that's bitten them more than once this month.