[ayaghmour2]

It wasn't pretty for the Marlins, but I saw all three players that were on the real Marlins that are still in my organization (see crappy pictures taken on my phone below) play. Drew Steckenrider was roughed up, allowing a grand slam to Ozzie Albeis and a 2-run homer to Freddie Freeman with a pair of walks (one intentional) and two more singles. All in all, he was charged with 6 runs which raised his ERA over 3 full points. Lewis Brinson went deep in the 9th off Luiz Gohara and was 1-for-4 with an RBI and he scored both runs, the first after reaching on an error. Brian Anderson played RF and was 0-for-3.

Here's what happened in my universe:

We gave Adam Conley (0-2, 4.67 ERA, 1.68 WHIP) the ball to face the Braves Brandon McCarthy (0-2, 6.12 ERA, 1.55 WHIP). We needed to win this game.

Atlanta had different ideas. They put up 2 runs in the 1st on a Dansby Swanson 2 run single. Shocked he hit the ball... He did go 3-for-5 and his hitting .354 so I guess OOTP fell for the hype. They didn't look back and finished us off 5-2, and out hit us 13-2. What a great game all around.

Cameron Maybin did double in the 1st, and then stole 3rd, I think, he did walk later in the game so it could have been then. Martin Prado had the only other hit, but Lane Adams and Miguel Rojas drove in Justin Bour and Prado with sac flies.

Adam Conley wasn't too great, allowing 8 hits and 4 runs while walking and striking out a pair. The struggling Jorge De La Rosa allowed the last run. He tossed 2/3rds of an inning and allowed 3 hits. Closer Drew Steckenrider got an inning, since we haven't won in forever, he needed to pitch.

Marlins park is actually really nice and definitely worth it. The food is really good as well, and I got my signature helmet nachos which I try to get at every park. It wasn't very big, but it was also cheaper then most places, and extremely delicious. I might try to catch the 3rd game of the series, but it was a fun experience, despite the 9-2 loss, although the Marlins looked a lot better then expected in every inning except the 6th, when they completely imploded.

It was fun seeing Caleb Smith pitch, as he looked pretty decent. I wish Steck had a better outing, especially considering how well he's done all season. I also saw Elizer Hernandez make his major league debut for Miami which is always cool. And both home runs were hit extremely close to where I was sitting, although not close enough where I could've made a play and brought home a souvenir.