Marlins' Paddack Struggles in Debut

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The Miami Marlins kicked off the season hot, sweeping the Colorado Rockies 3 games to

nothing at home.

But that streak ended quick in their fourth game against the Chicago White Sox, dropping

a 9-4 decision.

Right-hander Chris Patek took the mound for his Marlins debut, and it turned into a nightmare,

setting a franchise record by surrendering 8.

Earned runs.

Patek lasted just 4 innings, giving up 8 hits and 2 homers while striking out 6.

That line could up in 18.00ERA and a 2.00 whip for the day.

Meanwhile, the rest of Miami staff has been lights out.

Sandy Alcantara tossed 7 scoreless innings, EuroPerez went 7 with 3 runs and 8 strikeouts,

and Max Meyer held it to 3 runs over 5.

Games and analysts are buzzing about how this one outing snapped the Marlins early rhythm

and sparked real questions about the rotation.

It's a stark outlier when you see the bullpins been steady with multiple clean outings

through four games.

No full panic yet, but it definitely stole some shine from that perfect start.

Digging deeper, Patek's issue wasn't missing the zone.

He got those 6 strikeouts, but too much hard contact let innings snowball.

As that with his spring training dominance, 2 wins, a 0.69ERA over 13 innings, 12 strikeouts,

and just 1 earned run.

We'll know more from his next turn if it's the spring version, Miami bounces back easy.

For now, it's a wake up call in an otherwise solid opening week.