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Second-half surge continues for Koehler in loss
- Updated: August 26, 2016
MIAMI — Tom Koehler continues to make the argument that he has been the Marlins’ most consistent starter in the second half. The right-hander was effective once again on Thursday night, but a struggling offense and spotty defense played a factor in Miami’s 5-2 loss to the Royals at Marlins Park.
From the first inning, when Kansas City’s defense came up big twice, the Marlins were never able to settle into a rhythm. Koehler battled through six innings, but Miami couldn’t take advantage of another quality start.
“It was an interesting game,” Koehler said. “You’ve got to give them credit. They capitalized on mistakes we made today. They made a few, and we got the two runs there, and there were some chances that we had. But games like today happen.”
The timing wasn’t good for the Marlins, as they dropped two of three in the series, and were unable to gain ground on the Cardinals, who lost 10-6 to the Mets. Miami remains 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the …
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