Ryan Dempster did his best Napoleon Dynamite impression, waggling his glove in one of the more fanciful windups in the Major Leagues. Apparently, while quite beautiful, this move diminishes his control, as he walked six batters on the day. Nevertheless, he only allowed one run in five innings and was able to pitch out of several jams.
Early on, Marlin hitters continued to struggle, as Uggla extended his hitless streak to his last 19 at-bats. Uggla did take a hit-by-pitch and scored on a Willingham RBI double. Hanley Ramirez went 2-5 on the day with a steal and a run scored on a scorched double by Jorge Can-do. It's definitely good to see Hanley and Cantu staying effective, as they've really carried the offense as of late.
The real star of the day was Josh Johnson, who held a tough Cubs lineup to just two runs in six innings, while striking out eight. Joe Nelson, Renyel Pinto, and Justin Miller came out of the bullpen to hold off the Cubs into the 9th. The game was tied 2-2 at that point, when Jeremy Hermida, every Marlin fan's favorite punchline, hit a pinch-hit solo homer to put the Fish ahead. Kevin Gregg came out in the bottom of the ninth and worked a quick 1-2-3 inning, which is not very typical of Old Gregg.
The four-game series is split 1-1 and the Fish will continue to do their best to wake up the offense.
In Brian Fuentes Sweepstakes news, the Marlins have apparently offered whipping boy Taylor Tankersley, but the Rockies have their sights on Ryan Tucker, recently demoted from the bigs to Double-A, according to Jayson Stark. I still do not think Fuentes is worth it.
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