Marlins Bullpen Falters, Pérez Steps Up

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Corey with the story. This is MLB News today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. The Miami-Marlins kicked off the season strong with six wins in their first nine games, but now they're hitting a rough patch, dropping the first two. Games of a four game home series against the Cincinnati Reds after dodging a sweep by the Yankees. Tuesday nights lost on the most, as Sandy Alcantara was just two outs from a complete game shut out when the manager yanked him, only for the... Bullpen to cough up the lead and let the Reds explode for four runs in the top of the 10th, sealing a six to three defeat. Fans are feeling the frustration early on, with the skid highlighting bullpen woes and testing the young roster's grit after that hot star turned, cold so quick. Tonight at 6.40pm Eastern Time from Lone Depot Park, 22-year-old Wrighty Uri Perez gets the ball from Miami, coming off of 5.73. ERA in 2 starts with 12 strikeouts over 11 innings.

1:00He's stepping up after the front office traded away some vets this off season to clear his path. Perez faces Cincinnati's Brady Singer, who's also shaky at 5.00 ERA through nine innings, while the Marlins nurse injuries to guys, like Christopher Morel and Kyle Stowers on the 10-day list, keeping the pressure on as they fight to flip this series around.