Fish Stripes · May 6, 2023
Marlins fumble lead away, lose 5th straight
On Friday, Skip Schumaker called for “cleaner baseball” from his team. On Saturday, the Miami Marlins responded with one of their dirtiest innings of the season, blowing a late lead to the Chicago Cubs in the process and suffering their fifth straight loss.
The day began on a curious note when Schumaker scratched plans to have Bryan Hoeing start to the game, instead opting for “opener” Matt Barnes.
Barnes had a 1-0 lead before even taking the mound thanks to a Marlins rally in the top of the first against Drew Smyly. Bryan De La Cruz worked a long plate appearance against the journeyman left-hander and put the Fish in front with an RBI single.