Elieser Hernandez gives up three home runs in Marlins’ series-finale loss to Braves

ATLANTA

The lengthy ball doomed Elieser Hernandez once more.

The Miami Marlins’ beginning pitcher gave up three dwelling runs — all solo photographs — over 4 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Truist Park. The Marlins (19-26) dropped two of three towards the Braves this collection and have misplaced 4 of 5 video games on this highway journey that concludes with a three-game collection towards the Colorado Rockies.

Hernandez has now allowed 14 dwelling runs, the third most by a pitcher this season, over 43 2/3 innings. That features no less than one in eight of his 9 begins and a number of homers in 4 of 9 begins. These dwelling runs have accounted for 18 of the 32 runs — 56.3 p.c — Hernandez has allowed to date.

On Sunday, Hernandez gave up back-to-back two-out dwelling runs to Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley within the first earlier than Ozuna hit one other solo shot within the third. The Braves (23-25) tacked on one other run towards Hernandez within the second on back-to-back doubles from Ozzie Albies and William Contreras. Atlanta added two extra runs within the fifth towards reliever Tommy Nance.

“I missed in just a few spots,” Hernandez mentioned, “and that’s once I received harm.”

However for higher or for worse — and it has largely been for worse to date this season — Hernandez seemingly isn’t getting faraway from the rotation within the close to future due to the place the Marlins’ present pitching scenario stands.

Jesus Luzardo has but to start a throwing program two weeks after being positioned on the injured record with a left forearm pressure after the Marlins initially mentioned they have been optimistic Luzardo’s harm stint can be brief.

“You guys can form of do the mathematics how lengthy he hasn’t thrown,” supervisor Don Mattingly mentioned. “With a starter, you bought to construct up, so it’s gonna be prolonged. Yeah, it’s inferior to we’d have preferred.”

Cody Poteet, who has pitched in Luzardo’s slot within the rotation the final two turns after beginning the season as a protracted reliever within the bullpen, is now on the injured record himself as he offers with a proper elbow muscle harm.

With Poteet out and Luzardo nonetheless a methods away from returning, the Marlins have already got an open spot of their rotation they need to fill for one sport of their upcoming set with the Rockies collection earlier than even enthusiastic about changing Hernandez. Mattingly mentioned pregame Sunday the entrance workplace is having ongoing discussions, however the plan will probably be to both name up a beginning pitcher or do a bullpen day. Discussions are ongoing.

Who may these choices be? For the time being, there are slim pickings.

Max Meyer, Sixto Sanchez and Jordan Holloway are on the minor-league injured record, in order that knocks out three candidates.

Braxton Garrett was activated from the minor league IL on Sunday and threw 5 scoreless innings for Triple A Jacksonville however was eliminated after 55 pitches. He seemingly wouldn’t be obtainable to start out Tuesday.

That leaves Edward Cabrera, the fourth-ranked prospect within the Marlins’ system and No. 49 general prospect in baseball in keeping with MLB Pipeline, as the one viable beginning pitcher possibility on the Marlins’ 40-man roster who is just not on the energetic roster. He can be on common relaxation to pitch Tuesday.

“I’ll let [general manager] Kim [Ng] and the group discuss it,” Mattingly mentioned. “Sort of weighed in on it [Saturday] after we came upon about Cody. They’re working by way of it proper now.”

Jorge Soler scored all three of the Marlins’ runs with a solo dwelling run within the first inning and a two-run homer within the seventh. He now has a team-leading 11 dwelling runs on the season.

Harm updates and roster strikes

▪ The Marlins on Sunday activated outfielder Avisail Garcia from the injured record after putting him there Friday for undisclosed causes. To make room for Garcia on the 40-man roster, infielder Joe Dunand was designated for project.

Garcia was not within the beginning lineup Sunday however needs to be set to play when the Marlins start their three-game collection towards the Rockies on Monday.

▪ Brian Anderson was not obtainable to play Sunday whereas coping with decrease again spasms, however Mattingly mentioned he’s doing “rather a lot higher at this time, strolling extra up and down. The spasms appear to have launched for essentially the most half.”

This story was initially revealed Could 29, 2022 4:44 PM.