Miami Marlins edge past San Francisco Giants 3-2 in third game of the series - MLB Update
Relief pitcher Edward Mujica records his first save of the season and helps the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 victory over San Francisco Giants in their third game of the series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California on May 3, 2012.
The Marlins embark on a road to recovery. Although consistent support from the offence has yet to come about, at-least wins have started to come for them. By sweeping the series on Thursday, they have an opportunity to re-launch themselves in the season.
First inning ended up with the Marlins leading by one run. That run came off through a ground out by Hanley Ramirez, which triggered Jose Reyes to reach home-plate.
Reyes did well on the plate and went 2-for-5, adding one RBI.
Second baseman, Omar Infante currently tops the line-up in terms of slugging percentage, which stands at .640. He hit three times in five at-bats.
Manager Ozzie Guillen knows the weakness of his side well and thus stresses on the need for run-manufacturing techniques. At the back of not many sluggers, only way he feels the Marlins can sustain their success is by having more players on base.
"A win is a win, especially the way that we have been playing," Guillen said. "We'll take every win. We've got to get better. It's very hard for our pitching staff to go out there and shut people down every day. At least we got people on base. It's more
fun that way. I'd rather have people on base than nobody on base. We cannot get the big hit to open a game. Every time we have people on base something happens to shut down and we don't have the big hit to rally. It's getting old."
The fact that the bulk of the work was done by their starter Anibal Sanchez reveals a minimal role their offence played in the win. In seven innings, Sanchez gave up one run and walked one and thus kept the Giants from going past their lead.
It is a moment for the Marlins to pause and work out the areas they lack in. Since their offensive strength lies in stealing bases and run-manufacturing techniques, they will do well by mastering those areas.
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