The Marlins were having trouble scoring runs with Justin Bour. In their first game without him, there was no discernible difference.
Within hours after dealing their top slugger to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Marlins came up flat on Friday in a 6-2 loss to the New York Mets.
It was the Marlins’ ninth loss in their past 10 games, and an anemic offense has been the prime culprit in their downfall. They have scored three runs or fewer in nine of those 10 contests (their lone win in the drought was of the 2-1 variety) and Friday’s setback was their latest in a series of low-scoring duds.