Chicago Cubs outplayed by Miami Marlins – MLB Update
Chicago Cubs were out played by Miami Marlins 3-5 at the Marlins Park in Miami, Florida on Thursday April 19 in their regular season encounter of the 2012 Major League Baseball. The Cubs faced yet another humiliating series sweep, damaging their season record to 3-10.
Starter Ricky Nolasco pitched with great control and accuracy and five other relievers combined to help the Marlins complete the sweep.
"Every championship team has a great bullpen and I think we do," said Marlins’ closer Heath Bell who had his second save in four opportunities this month.
"Right now they are putting it together," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
"(The bullpen) is what makes a good manager or a bad manager," Guillen said. "Today I am a genius."
It will be fair to say that the Cubs have looked completely out of sorts since the start of this season. Once again, they had plenty of scoring opportunities but they did not take advantage of them and hence paid the price.
Although there is still a large number of games to be played before the regular season ends, the Cubs will need a miracle to bring things back on track.
Miami were dominant in the opening game as they thrashed the Cubs 5-2. A similar pattern of play was observed in the following game as well as they Cubs struggled score enough runs.
"It was pretty cool," Dobbs said of the afternoon crowd. "This is a beautiful park. It's pretty breathtaking. Our goal is to play winning baseball. If we win, they will come. It's a rebirth, new name, new stadium, new players. This stadium is very, very special."
The Marlins secured a mammoth 9-1 win to take a decisive 2-0 lead. Cubs’ fans were expecting their team to turn the tables in third and final game of the series but that did not turn out to be the case.
With their win over the Cubs on Thursday, the Marline improved their record to 7-6. After making a poor start to the season, Miami is finally putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Sweeping Chicago with ease, they will definitely feeling very confident about their form.
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