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For Marlins’ bullpen, first time for everything
- Updated: August 4, 2016
CHICAGO — It may have been the 93.5-mph fastball that got away, ricocheted off the backstop and allowed Matt Szczur to score the decisive run in the Marlins’ 5-4 walk-off loss to the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
But for All-Star closer A.J. Ramos, the tone for the ninth inning was set on his very first pitch, which Cubs catcher Miguel Montero lined into right field for a double. From there, Ramos struggled finding the strike zone, and for just the second time in 33 opportunities, he was unable to convert a save.
“A.J. is a top-stepper, for the most part,” manager Don Mattingly said, referring to his penchant to make save chances interesting. “He keeps you on your toes. Not exactly pinpoint command all the time, but it seems like he always gets the strikes that he needs.”
Miami had been 53-0 when leading going into the ninth inning until Ramos was unable to execute that close-out pitch.
As bumpy as the ninth inning was in the series finale at Wrigley, Ramos almost found a way to escape …
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