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Pablo Lopez, Marlins pursue Padres sweep

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In 13 games since Josh Bell's acquisition by the San Diego Padres, the first baseman batted .125 with no homers and two RBIs. The Padres, who are hoping to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon against the hosts Miami Marlins, need Bell's proverbial morning his call. increase. The 30-year-old former All-Star was batting . 301 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs with his Washington Nationals this year before his trade.

"He stretched a little bit here," Padres coach Bob Melvin said of the slump. I like his power He makes appearances all year round. He will be a big piece for us.

"We need to perform in that cleanup spot."

The Padres, who still hold the final Wild Card playoff spot in the National League, We also need a good performance from right-hander Mike Clevinger (4-4, 3.47 ERA) starting Wednesday.

Miami will start right-handed Pablo Lopez (7-7, 3.55 ERA).

Clevinger, who has never played against the Marlins, missed all of last season due to Tommy John surgery. The Padres were 9-5 with him when Clevinger pitched this season, but he only started 4 of his 14 games.

After his 4-3 loss to San Diego in Miami on Tuesday, San Diego is going 32-30 on the road this season.

His 25-32 at home Miami pulled off a winning streak for the first time since his 14th since July 13th. Lopez kept eight scoreless innings in the only game of the year against the Padres en route to his 8–0 victory on May 7. He has an ERA in 5 starts. He had a 2.86 ERA in the first half and covered 18 starts.

In Tuesday's contest, the Marlins snapped his 16-game winning streak, scoring three runs or less every time. They went 4-12 on that span.

The Marlins continue to wait for more attacks, especially from the outfielders.

Over the past few years, the Marlins have had high hopes for a variety of outfielders, including Louis Brinson, Monte Harrison, Cameron Meisner and Conor Scott. No one is with the organization anymore because it failed to live up to the franchise's expectations. Additionally, Jesus Sanchez is currently in the minors, and earlier this month he was demoted after batting .205 in 93 games.

Currently, the focus is on JJ Bleday, who was the 4th overall pick in the 2019 draft. In his 24 games in the majors, Brady has batted .207 with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers, 5 RBIs and a .703 OPS. .

"He kind of knows what pitchers are going to do to him, so he's ahead [of other rookies] in that regard." said Marlins manager Don Mattingly. "He's got a good eye, so he can hit the ball better." Bleday said he started at all three outfield positions in his past week, and the Marlins' recently hired Brian Anderson in right field. Mostly a third baseman in his career, Anderson has a powerful arm, which he showed off Tuesday when he cut down Will Myers trying to reach third base. Mattingly was asked if Anderson could move all the way to right field.

"I think it will definitely be easier for him (and his ailing shoulder)," said Mattingly. “The question is, can you hit enough? You need to get productivity out of the outfield.”

– Field Level Media