Marlins' Pitching Has Been Lights Out

When you're trying to explain the Marlins' current hot streak, it's easy to point to fluky things like Miguel Cabrerra's Kelly Leak-esque go-ahead single that never should have been (check out the video on MLB.com if you don't watch SportsCenter). Or his 11 for 30 hitting performance over their 9 game winning streak. But pitching has made the real difference in this turnaround.

During the 9 game streak, Marlins pitchers had a 1.87 ERA, .85 strike outs per inning, and allowed two or fewer runs seven times. Scott Olsen put up two 8 K games during that time, and Josh Johnson gave up just 1 earned run in each of his two starts, dropping his season ERA to 1.57. The run support that Brian Moehler got in his starts (15 runs over his last two starts) and their 8 runs on 14 hits last night are signals that their offense is healthy too, but credit the Marlins' young pitchers for pulling it all together.

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Interesting article evaluating the Marlins rotation at: http://www.fanball.com/buzz/article.cfm?id=6599

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