Even in victory, Miami’s offence was so unimpressive that afterward Mike Pagliarulo was fired as hitting coach. The Marlins’ feeble attack mustered only six hits but manufactured just enough for them to break a four-game losing streak and beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 Friday. Assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey was promoted to interim head hitting coach, and Eric Duncan was named assistant hitting coach. Teammate Anthony Rendon doubled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, longest in the majors this year. Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (0-3, 6.53) went 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA in three starts against Washington last year.

Source: National Post April 20, 2019 02:10 UTC