MIA 7, BAL 8: Pitching Fails to Back Bats

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The same day in which the Marlins agreed to a trade that saw center fielder Starling Marte - the team’s most valuable position player in terms of WAR - headed to the Oakland Athletics for the local boy Jesús Luzardo, the Miami bats continued their recent surge that commenced near the tail-end of the series against the Padres.

Come the bottom of the 4th inning and the now Marte-less Fish had gotten out to a 7-5 lead, aided by Jesús Aguilar’s 18th home run of the season. Aguilar’s 3 RBI Wednesday night extended his NL-leading RBI total to 75.

But while 7 runs continue the needle upward for the Marlins’ bats, it was the routinely commendable pitching that proved…