Marlins' Power Surge Could Shake Up NL East

0:00On April 27th, the Miami Marlins sit at 13 wins and 15 losses, holding second place in the National League East, but trailing the Atlanta, braves by six and a half games. They're heading into a tough three game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, right after dropping a series to the San Francisco Giants. This season's been a real up and down ride for Miami, starting hot at five and one before losing four of their last five series. Still, they're one game ahead of last year's pace at this point and their pitching staff ranks 14th and earned run average league wide. Thanks. To Sandy Alcantara's strong comeback and Max Myers big steps forward. Offensively, the Marlins fly under the radar with the sixth best batting average, second install in bases and fourth in on base percentage. But the power games a weak spot, they've only hit 20 home runs, ranking 26 with catcher Liam Hicks leading at five and nobody else over. Three standouts like Xavier Edwards topping the National League at 343 batting average and 425 on base plus auto Lopez in Hicks.

1:06Both at 314 show they can make contact. Now with Kyle Stowers back from his hamstring injury, he hit 25 homeers last year and Augustine Ramirez gaining experience plus newcomer Owen. Casey, the power could click soon. If Miami ramps up those long balls, they could turn this offense into a real force, close the gap on Atlanta and shake up the division before anyone sees it coming. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.