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- Updated: May 28, 2016
ATLANTA — Free passes are taking their toll, and three of the four walks issued on Saturday afternoon came back to haunt the Marlins in their 7-2 loss to the Braves at Turner Field.
The big damage came after Wei-Yin Chen exited after five innings with Miami ahead 2-1. Relievers Jose Urena and Edwin Jackson combined to walk three, and each scored.
“I think guys are just trying to be too fine, trying to make the perfect pitch,” catcher J.T. Realmuto said. “We’ve got to pitch to contact. I think sometimes we get away from that. That’s partly on me. I have to make sure the pitchers look more into getting early outs instead of trying to punch guys out. That’s something we need to focus on.”
The Marlins are second in the Majors in walks allowed, with 202. Only the Reds, who entered Saturday with 216, have issued more free passes.
Those extra baserunners create more traffic and trouble, and the Marlins weren’t able to hold a narrow lead because of them on Saturday.
Urena got into a jam with one out in the …
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