The Marlins Just Pulled Off 18 June Wins, And The League Is Taking Notice!

Alright, Emerald City, you gotta hear this, even if it's not our Mariners doing it! The Miami Marlins, out of nowhere, are absolutely scorching hot, and it’s actually wild to watch. They just wrapped up June going a ridiculous 18-6. Yeah, you read that right. Eighteen wins! This team was eight games below .500, looking dead in the water, and now? They've got a winning record. Seriously, if they could just extend June forever, they probably would.

Small Ball, Big Wins: How Miami's Making It Happen

So, how are they doing it? It’s not with a barrage of dingers, that's for sure. The Marlins have only smacked 73 home runs all season, putting them near the bottom of the league. Instead, it’s all about old-school baseball: small ball and some seriously good pitching. Their team ERA is a solid 3.94, which ranks 11th in the majors, and their team batting average is .246, just outside the top 10. Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards summed it up perfectly, saying, "This is who we can be. It's really fun to be able to play clean baseball and take extra bases and swing the bat well. Play good defense on the other side of the ball, or pitch the ball really well. So, it's kind of just playing complete baseball, and it's been awesome." You love to hear that kind of energy, right?

Rockies Fighting, But Can't Seal the Deal

Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies, who are about to host Miami, are having a different kind of June. They just dropped two of three games to Minnesota, including a 3-2 loss on Sunday. Don't get it twisted, though, they're not going down easy. This team is *competitive*. Their last

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12 games have all been decided by three runs or fewer. They even pulled off three ninth-inning rallies in the last week, winning twice! Hunter Goodman even blasted three home runs in an 8-5 win on Saturday against the Twins. But man, the strikeouts are a problem. They fanned 14 times on Sunday alone, with 10 against Twins starter Connor Prielipp. They're sitting at 25th in the majors with 745 strikeouts this season. Manager Warren Schaeffer is trying to keep the vibes up, saying, "There's no difference in the mentality with the guys, they just ran into a guy that was really good in Prielipp. Jake (McCarthy) off the bench smoked a ball to left (in the ninth). We were right there at the end." It's that kind of fight you respect, but you need to close out those tight ones.

Alcantara vs. The Fightin' Rockies

This series kicks off Monday night with Miami sending right-hander Sandy Alcantara to the bump. The dude is 8-4 with a 4.01 ERA, and he's got a history against the Rockies. This will be his eighth career start against them, and he's 4-2 with a 3.86 ERA. He dominated them earlier this season, allowing just four hits and one unearned run over seven innings in a 2-1 win on March 27. Colorado hasn’t announced their starter yet, but they might turn to left-hander Sean Sullivan, who's 0-2 with an 8.25 ERA. Sullivan just made his big league debut on June 12 and gave up three runs on five hits and five walks in five innings in a 5-2 loss to Boston last Tuesday. Can the Rockies, with their penchant for late-game heroics, finally get some wins to match their fight? Or will Miami's June magic just keep on rolling right into July? You know I'll be watching to see how this one shakes out!

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