PITTSBURGH (CBSMiami/AP) — Few things have been going well for the Miami Marlins of late, so it’s a welcomed sight to see things beginning to turn back around.
Xavier Scruggs had a ball sitting in his locker after his milestone hit in the Marlins’ latest win.
That ball, which Scruggs smashed into the left-field bleachers for his first major league home run, will be given to his father. The two-run shot helped the Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday night for their second straight win.
“It felt great,” Scruggs said. “That’s the thing that was most important, was just being able to provide something for this team.