Matt Brash vs. Eliezer Hernandez, 3:40pm
After a tough series loss to a good Rays club, the M’s stay in Florida to face a somewhat similar opponent: a team blessed with excellent pitching and solid, if underwhelming offense. I know that’s kind of silly to say, given Tampa’s current wRC+, but the offense we saw this past few days isn’t a world-beating, Toronto-style juggernaut, and we’re not going to see one in this series, either.
What’s made the Marlins so intriguing the past year or two has been the development of an excellent starting rotation, anchored by former M’s prospect and MLB’s current ERA leader, Pablo Lopez.