MIAMI—What started off as a promising outing for Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers quickly dissolved into a 11-0 shelling at the hands of the Philadelphia offense.
Rogers started off game one on Friday cruising through two innings of the first-ever major league doubleheader in Marlins Park history. After allowing a leadoff double to Philadelphia outfielder Andrew McCutchen, the 22-year-old rookie retired seven straight batters. Though the first two innings, he struck out five hitters, and caused ten swings-and-misses.
But things went very bad, very quickly for Rogers. The first four Philadelphia batters of the third inning put the ball in play at at least 102 miles per hour, including a two-run home run by McCutchen to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead.