The Miami Marlins just dropped their 11th straight game, a brutal 7-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday, and it’s not just another bad week. This streak ties the longest skid in franchise history. What’s wild is that just weeks ago, on July 9, this team was ten games above .500, looking like a surprising playoff contender. Now, with the MLB trade deadline looming, it truly feels like they might never win another game. Talk about a freefall!
What The Heck Happened To June?
It’s not just bad luck. The Marlins had a historic June where everything clicked: timely hits, a bullpen protecting leads, supporting cast showing up. Poof! All gone. Even when their starting pitchers deal, it’s not enough to stop this collapse. The feeling around that club has to be completely helpless. They can’t find a path to victory anywhere.
Eury Pérez Is Dealing, But No One’s Got His Back
You want a tough break? Take Eury Pérez’s outing on Saturday. He did everything you could ask for, giving up three runs over seven innings, throwing 104 pitches. This 23-year-old is locked in, with four quality starts in a row and a 1.58 ERA over his past seven outings, allowing only seven earned runs across 40 innings! But here’s the gut punch: only four of those seven starts ended in a Marlins win. That’s the whole story. Starters are keeping them in it, but the offense or bullpen just finds a way to blow it. Dax Fulton came in the eighth and coughed up three runs, turning it into another comfortable Padres victory. They managed only five hits, scoring less than their 4.4 run season average for the eighth time in this streak. Otto Lopez and Kyle Stowers drove in their only runs. Manager Clayton McCullough gets it. He said, “All parts will have to be involved for us to turn this around. One person isn’t going to stop it. Ultimately, it’s what does our team need to do break it. It’s going to be a collective effort.”
Hitting Vanished, Bullpen Imploded. Yikes.
The numbers explain why every Marlins game feels like a grind. During this losing streak, their offense is dead last with a .273 on-base percentage and second-lowest at .214 batting average. Lopez, Xavier Edwards, and Liam Hicks have respectable production, but the supporting cast has disappeared. And the bullpen? It’s just as bad. These relievers were top five in June! Now, during this streak, their ERA has tanked into the bottom ten. Combine that hitting drought with a bullpen that can’t hold a lead? Zero margin for error. Starters have to be damn near perfect, because runs are scarce and any slim lead feels like it’s going to evaporate late.
So yeah, the Marlins are in a really tough spot. McCullough is convinced they can still turn it around, but it’s gonna take every single player finding their game, and fast. With the trade deadline approaching and a franchise-tying losing streak hanging over their heads, this team needs to find something, *anything*, to rally around before this whole promising season completely slips away.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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