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April 11th, 2019: Brad Peacock (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) hosted Mike Soroka (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) in our home opener. Charlie Tilson got his first start of the year and will hit leadoff and man center.

We allowed 3 in the 6th and were scorless through 7. We added a run in the 8th and 9th, but it wasn't enough, as we fell our home opener 3-2 in front of 34,350 people, which is about 30,000 more then expected.

Tilson left the game after being hit by a pitch. He'll be day-to-day for 3 days.

Peacock allowed 3 in 5.2 off 5 hits, a walk, and 4 strike outs. The pen was strong, keeping the Braves at bay.

We only had 6 hits: a double by Adeiny Hechabarria and a triple by Jett Bandy accounted for the 9th inning run. Joe Mauer drove in pinch hitter Miguel Rojas in the 8th. It sucks to lose the opener, but we'll be back at it tommorow.

April 12th, 2019: We had a nice off day before two more against Atlanta. Nothing really to report on today.

April 13th, 2019: We looked to bounce back with Colin McHugh (1-0, 2.45 ERA, 0.95 WHIP) on the mound against young southpaw Sean Newcomb (0-0, 1.29 ERA, 0.29 WHIP).

McHugh was near perfect, allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks in his 6.2 innings of scorless ball. He struck out 8, and gave the pen the rest of the game. Drew Steckenrider gave up one in the 9th, a solo shot to start the inning, but we were already up 4-0. Brad Brach came in and finished the 9th, earning his 3rd save, in a 4-1 victory.

Jett Bandy hit a pair of solo homers, and Joe Mauer drove in 2 on an 8th inning home run. Lewis Brinson and Ian Kinsler both doubled as well.

Adam Jones went 5-for-6 in the Orioles 11-2 win over the Yankees. All 5 hits were singles.

April 14th, 2018: The Angels will be without RP Branden Pinder for the rest of the year. He tore his flexor tendon.

We looked to earn the series win with Reynaldo Lopez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.26 WHIP) taking on Zach Petrik (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP). I gave Bandy another start, and gave Kinsler a day off. Today wasn't pretty. Lopez was hurt while pitching, and the pen fell apart in the 8th and 9th. Blevins allowed 3 and Dyson allowed 2, and we fell 7-2.

Saladino (managerial win), doubled and went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Kinsler and Read came off the bench with pinch hits. Bandy was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Everything worked well there, but we only managed 2 runs off 10 hits.

We'd host Philadelphia next, as we looked to rebound. We'd see Vince Velasquez's debut, Aaron Nola (2-0, 0.55 ERA), and Nick Pivetta (0-0, 3.27 ERA).

April 15th, 2018: Ian Kinsler announced he would retire at the end of the year. The 36-year-old is a career .272/.338/.443 hitter with 256 HR's and 914 RBI's with Texas, Detroit, the Angels, and now, Miami. It's obvoius he's on the down swing, but he should still be productive this year.

Power Rankings! You'll never guess where we are! At #6 the Marlins have 122 points, trailing only the Cubs, Angels, Orioles, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox. This is uncharted territory...

Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.76 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) took on Aaron Nola (2-0, 0.55 ERA, 0.73 WHIP), a rematch of our 1st loss of the year. Different result?

And it was!!!

Montgomery allowed 2 runs, both unearned, in 7 innings, as he picked up his 2nd win of the year. He walked 1 and struck out 7 in the 6-2 victory. Drew Steckenrider struck out the side in the 8th, and David Phelps struck out 2 in the 9th. Guess who made the error? Montgomery himself. He wanted to lower his ERA a little.

Raudy Read lead the offensive charge with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. Charlie Tilson, Ian Kinsler, and Tyler Saladino had 2 hits a piece. Kinsler doubled and stole a base, and score twice. Joe Mauer and Lewis Brinson had doubles of their own as well. Teoscar Hernandez and Brian Anderson were the only starting position players to not record a hit, although Anderson walked twice.

April 16th, 2018: Matt Shoemaker of the Angels is out for the year with a torn UCL. He had a nice season last year, but will return to the DL with a major arm injury. The Twins also lost pitcher Taylor Rogers for over a year with the same injury.

Today we got Velasquez's debut with Adalberto Mejia (0-0, 9.82 ERA, 1.91 WHIP) taking the mound for us. Bounce back start? Kind of, he allowed just 2 in 5, but walked 1 and allowed 6 hits, with only two strike outs. Blevins allowed 2 more runs later on, as we fell 4-2.

We only managed 5 hits, 2 courtesy of Joe Mauer, who also drove in both runs with a 2 run double in the 8th. Brian Anderson had a double of his own, while the rest of the hits were singles. We'd be back tommorow to try to earn a split over the 2nd place Phillies.

Andrew Benintendi has a nice 20 game history with a 2 hit game against the Yankees. This streak spans all the way back to last year.

April 17th, 2019: I sent Martin Perez on rehab assignment to AAA New Orleans as he works back into shape.

We sent Brad Peacock (1-1, 3.09 ERA, 1.11 WHIP) to sqaure up against Nick Pivetta (0-0, 3.27 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) in the rubber match. Peacock had control issues, walking 3 in 6, but he allowed just 1 run and 3 hits. He struck out just 2, but he didn enough to keep the Phillies from scoring. Kevin Chapman, Sam Dyson, and Jerry Blevins picked up holds, and Brad Brach slammed the door shut in the 9th, and we won the series with a 4-1 home victory.

We only had 5 hits, but Lewis Brinson did his part in this match, hitting 2 homers in 3 at bats, scoring twice, and driving in all 4 runs. Teoscar Hernandez was on base for both homers after walking and singling. Joe Mauer singled and Ian Kinsler doubled to finish off the hitting.

Benintendi couldn't get a hit in three trips today, ending his hitting streak.

At 8-4, we're still a top the division, with a 2 game lead over Atlanta and the Phillies. Our home trip would continue with 4 against the Giants, and then we were off to Atlanta for 3, and then we'd have a nice off day to recover after 12 straight games.