Can the Miami Marlins Close The Cardinals Series With a Win?
The Miami Marlins are still trying to get off the skid.
At 0-9, the Marlins are the last winless team in Major League Baseball. And today represents a great chance at getting into the win column, as Miami has the uber-talented Max Meyer on the bump, facing off against Cardinals starter Kyle Gibson.
Let’s do the dang thing, yeah?
Lineups for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, April 7th
Here's how the Marlins will line up for the contest:
2B Luis Arraez
1B Josh Bell
3B Jake Burger
CF Jazz Chisholm Jr.
RF Jesús Sánchez
SS Tim Anderson
DH Bryan De La Cruz
LF Nick Gordon
C Christian Bethancourt
Meyer is making his second start of the season, a week after holding the Los Angeles Angels to two runs on two hits across five innings, walking two and striking out four. There’s not a lot of familiarity here for the 25-year-old Meyer; no active St. Louis Cardinals hitter has faced him in the majors.
Here's how the Cardinals will line up for game two of the series:
LF Brandon Donovan
1B Paul Goldschmidt
3B Nolan Arenado
C Ivan Herrera
2B Nolan Gorman
RF Jordan Walker
DH Alec Burleson
SS Masyn Winn
CF Victor Scott II
The 36-year-old Gibson is one of the many veteran pitchers brought in to provide a stable base to the rotation, and he did more than that in his first start against the San Diego Padres: Seven innings of four-hit, two-run ball with two walks and four strikeouts, although he did give up two homers in the outing. Shortstop Tim Anderson’s plenty familiar with Gibson; in 25 at-bats, Anderson’s taken him deep once and is batting .280 with a .720 OPS against the righty.
How to Watch the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, April 7th
Game ten of 162 is scheduled for a 2:15 PM ET first pitch with full broadcast options in the South Florida area. In-market, the Marlins can be found on Bally Sports Florida, while the Cardinals broadcast is on Bally Sports Midwest - out-of-market viewers can find both feeds on MLB.tv. For audio, the Marlins are airing the game on FOX Sports 940AM (WINZ) & WAQI 710 while the Cardinals broadcast can be found on KMOX 1120AM/98.7 FM and the Cardinals Radio Network.
Managing Editor for Blackerby Media, covering the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins Also: Senior Baseball Writer for Auburn Daily, member of both the National College Baseball Writers Association and Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (where he won the 2023 Prospects, Minors, & College Writer of the Year award)