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2008 Florida Marlins
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkDolphin Stadium
CityMiami Gardens, Florida
Record84–77 (.522)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJeffrey Loria
General managersMichael Hill
ManagersFredi González
TelevisionFSN Florida
Sun Sports
Rich Waltz, Tommy Hutton
RadioWAXY (English)
Dave Van Horne, Glenn Geffner
WQBA (Spanish)
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The 2008 Florida Marlins season was the 16th season for the Major League Baseball franchise. Fredi González returned for his second season as manager. Despite having the lowest payroll in the Major Leagues, the Marlins finished with a record of 84–77, the fourth best record in franchise history, however, they failed to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

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Regular season

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April

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The season started off well for the Marlins even though they lost the opening series to the New York Mets. They go on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, sweep the Washington Nationals in their series, and take the first game of the series vs. Houston Astros while earning their 4th straight victory and leading their division with a 7–3 record by 1 1⁄2 games the first week. They tied the franchise record for the most victories in April, with 15.

May

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The Marlins started the month with a loss to the Dodgers, but after taking two of three from the Padres they swept the Brewers and the Nationals back-to-back to eventually improve to a Major League best record on May 11, before the Reds took three in a row in Cincinnati. After a rainout the Royals handed the Marlins their fourth consecutive loss, the last two of the interleague series were split. They went on to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks, whom at that time had the National League's best record, and in that process stopped Brandon Webb from starting the season with a 10–0 record, a feat not accomplished since World War I.[2] After winning the homes series against the Giants and losing to the Mets at Shea Stadium the Marlins split the first two of three in Philadelphia to finish May atop their division with a half-game edge over the Phillies. They were in first place or tied for first all through the month except for May 30.

June

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After a loss in Philadelphia, the Marlins fell back to second place in the division, but they could hold the second spot despite losing three of four in Atlanta. Back in Dolphin Stadium, they split a four-game series against the Reds. In the last game of the series on June 9, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th career home run off Mark Hendrickson in a 9–4 loss. The Marlins finished their home stand winning two of three against the Phillies, and narrowed the gap to their division rival to three games. An interleague road swing starting in St. Petersburg saw both teams of the Citrus Series sporting records above .500 for the first time ever. Tampa Bay took the first two games, but an outstanding performance by Ricky Nolasco earned him the win and a shared NL Player of the Week award,[3] and let the series finish on a high note for the Fish. For the first time in Seattle at Safeco Field, they took two of three on solid outings by youngsters Andrew Miller and Ryan Tucker, before heading after a day off to another new ballpark for a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics. Despite a Marlins' long ball attack with four home runs in the first encounter, the A's won it in extra innings to take two of three. After a day off the Marlins were swept in three games by their state rival Tampa Bay Rays to finish 2008 interleague play with a 5–10 record. The first loss to the D-Backs in 2008 was the only blemish in the last four games in June. Throughout the month in second place they trailed the Phillies only half a game in the division standings on June 30.

July

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The Marlins stayed in the top three of the NL East division throughout the month. They won or split all but two — against the Rockies and the Braves — of their series in July. Though they never held first place, they neither were back more than three games and finished the month seven games over .500, trailing the first place Phillies only by 1+1⁄2 games. Remarkable was a game at Coors Field on July 4, where the Marlins were vanquished after blowing a nine run lead to finally lose 18–17.[4] Ironically, the Marlins led the NL with 32 come-from-behind wins as of the end of the month. The rotation was shaken up with the call-up of Chris Volstad on July 6. He earned his first win that same night in two innings of relief at Colorado, then earning his first win as a starter five days later at the Dodgers with a brilliant 8+2⁄3-inning performance, helping the Marlins take three of four in L.A. Right before the All-Star break, Josh Johnson made it back to the line-up, only eleven months after having undergone Tommy John surgery. On July 31, Aníbal Sánchez also had his comeback after shoulder surgery. Both of them boosted the rotation like the acquisition of top pitchers. Before the July 31 trade deadline, there were major rumors of the Fish acquiring Manny Ramírez for the rest of the season, but he eventually was traded to the Dodgers. The multiple rumors did not impact the squad, having beaten both the Cubs at Wrigley and their division rivals Mets at home twice, before taking the first game of a four-game series against the Rockies at Dolphin Stadium.

Hanley Ramírez was elected to start at shortstop for the NL in the All-Star Game, and finished 2-for-3 with a run scored. Fellow Marlin All-Star Dan Uggla competed in a memorable Home Run Derby, and became the first player with three errors in a single All-Star Game, a not so favorable distinction, along with three strikeouts in the longest MLB All-Star Game in history.[5]

August

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August became a rough month for the Marlins, and for the first time in the season, the team significantly lost ground in the divisional race to the Mets and the Phillies. While the Fish started the month only one and a half games back, they fell to seven games behind the then first place New York Mets on August 31. The offense struggled, as did the bullpen. The solid rotation with Josh Johnson, Chris Volstad and an outstanding Ricky Nolasco was not enough to carry the team with a lack of production at the plate. After blowing a few late leads, closer Kevin Gregg was limited in his appearances while allowing his tender knee to heal. Matt Lindstrom took over as closer. The only series wins came on the road at the Phillies and the Diamondbacks, but without any back-to-back wins in the entirety of August, the Marlins could not keep pace with the division leading teams. Highlights in August were the first complete games since September 16, 2006, thrown by Ricky Nolasco on August 19 against the Giants, and followed up by Johnson's complete game on August 27 against the Braves. Nolasco's complete game ended an MLB record set by the Marlins for most games between complete games.

September

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The hopes of climbing back to first place in the National League East were low, but the Marlins kept battling in the month of September. In the process, they accomplished an MLB-first feat. With Jorge Cantú's 25th home run of the season, the Marlins' infielders became the first starting infielder foursome in MLB history to each hit 25 or more home runs. Additionally, Hanley Ramírez's decisive home run on September 13 made him the second Marlin ever to join the 30–30 club. During the month, the Marlins tied a franchise record of nine straight wins. This put them at 4 games back in the East division and 3.5 games back in the NL Wild Card race. That late surge wasn't enough though, as the Marlins lost the next four games. In the final season series, the Marlins played spoiler, ruining the Mets playoff chances by winning two of three in New York. The Marlins ended the season with an 84–77 record. This was their best non-playoff season record in franchise history, and third best season record overall.

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 92 70 .568 — 48‍–‍33 44‍–‍37
New York Mets 89 73 .549 3 48‍–‍33 41‍–‍40
Florida Marlins 84 77 .522 7½ 45‍–‍36 39‍–‍41
Atlanta Braves 72 90 .444 20 43‍–‍38 29‍–‍52
Washington Nationals 59 102 .366 32½ 34‍–‍46 25‍–‍56


Record vs. opponents

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2008 National League record

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Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona – 3–5 2–4 2–4 15–3 2–7 4–2 8–10 2–5 3–3 3–4 4–3 10–8 11–7 3–4 4–2 6–9
Atlanta 5–3 – 0–6 3–3 4–3 10–8 3–3 4–2 3–6 11–7 4–14 2–5 5–1 2–5 2–5 6–12 8–7
Chicago 4–2 6–0 – 8–7 5–1 4–3 8–9 5–2 9–7 4–2 3–4 14–4 5–2 4–3 9–6 3–3 6–9
Cincinnati 4–2 3–3 7–8 – 1–5 6–2 3–12 1–7 10–8 3–4 3–5 6–9 4–3 5–1 5–10 4–3 9–6
Colorado 3–15 3–4 1–5 5–1 – 5–3 3–3 8–10 4–3 3–6 0–5 5–2 9–9 11–7 3–4 4–3 7–8
Florida 7–2 8–10 3–4 2–6 3–5 – 4–2 3–4 5–1 8–10 10–8 3–2 4–2 3–3 2–5 14–3 5–10
Houston 2–4 3–3 9–8 12–3 3–3 2–4 – 4–3 7–8 5–2 3–4 8–8 3–3 7–1 7–8 4–2 7–11
Los Angeles 10–8 2–4 2–5 7–1 10–8 4–3 3–4 – 4–2 3–4 4–4 5–2 11–7 9–9 2–4 3–3 5–10
Milwaukee 5–2 6–3 7–9 8–10 3–4 1–5 8–7 2–4 – 2–4 1–5 14–1 4–3 6–0 10–5 6–2 7–8
New York 3–3 7–11 2–4 4–3 6–3 10–8 2–5 4–3 4–2 – 11–7 4–3 2–5 5–1 4–3 12–6 9–6
Philadelphia 4–3 14–4 4–3 5–3 5–0 8–10 4–3 4–4 5–1 7–11 – 4–2 4–2 3–3 5–4 12–6 4–11
Pittsburgh 3–4 5–2 4–14 9–6 2–5 2–3 8–8 2–5 1–14 3–4 2–4 – 3–4 4–2 10–7 3–4 6–9
San Diego 8–10 1–5 2–5 3–4 9–9 2–4 3–3 7–11 3–4 5–2 2–4 4–3 – 5–13 1–6 5–1 3–15
San Francisco 7–11 5–2 3–4 1–5 7–11 3–3 1–7 9–9 0–6 1–5 3–3 2–4 13–5 – 4–3 7–0 6–12
St. Louis 4–3 5–2 6–9 10–5 4–3 5–2 8–7 4–2 5–10 3–4 4–5 7–10 6–1 3–4 – 5–1 7–8
Washington 2–4 12–6 3–3 3–4 3–4 3–14 2–4 3–3 2–6 6–12 6–12 4–3 1–5 0–7 1–5 – 8–10


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2008 Florida Marlins
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Game log

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March
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Mets 7–2 Santana (1–0) Hendrickson (0–1) 38,308 0–1
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 1 Mets 5–4 J. Miller (1–0) Wise (0–1) 15,117 1–1
3 April 2 Mets 13–0 Pérez (1–0) A. Miller (0–1) 13,720 1–2
4 April 4 Pirates 5–4 Gregg (1–0) Osoria (1–1) 10,089 2–2
5 April 5 Pirates 7–3 Hendrickson (1–1) Maholm (0–1) 15,752 3–2
6 April 6 Pirates 9–2 Snell (1–0) VandenHurk (0–1) 10,431 3–3
7 April 7 @ Nationals 10–7 Pinto (1–0) Redding (1–1) Gregg (1) 20,487 4–3
8 April 9 @ Nationals 10–4 Olsen (1–0) Bergmann (0–1) 23,340 5–3
9 April 10 @ Nationals 4–3 Hendrickson (2–1) Pérez (0–2) Gregg (2) 24,549 6–3
10 April 11 @ Astros 10–6 Nolasco (1–0) Oswalt (0–3) 34,191 7–3
11 April 12 @ Astros 5–0 Backe (1–1) Badenhop (0–1) 34,336 7–4
12 April 13 @ Astros 5–1 Rodríguez (2–0) A. Miller (0–2) 29,766 7–5
13 April 15 Braves 4–0 Olsen (2–0) Jurrjens (1–2) 10,462 8–5
14 April 16 Braves 6–5 Hendrickson (3–1) Hudson (2–1) Gregg (3) 10,712 9–5
15 April 17 Braves 8–0 Smoltz (3–0) Nolasco (1–1) 11,237 9–6
16 April 18 Nationals 6–4 Redding (3–1) J. Miller (1–1) Rauch (3) 13,279 9–7
17 April 19 Nationals 6–5 Gregg (2–0) Rivera (1–1) 18,944 10–7
18 April 20 Nationals 6–1 Olsen (3–0) Ayala (0–1) 11,635 11–7
19 April 21 @ Pirates 10–4 Hendrickson (4–1) Morris (0–3) 8,444 12–7
20 April 22 @ Pirates 3–2 Maholm (1–2) Nolasco (1–2) Capps (5) 10,185 12–8
21 April 23 @ Braves 7–2 A. Miller (1–2) Bennett (0–1) 19,852 13–8
22 April 24 @ Braves 7–4 James (2–1) Badenhop (0–2) Acosta (2) 19,903 13–9
23 April 25 @ Brewers 3–0 Gregg (3–0) Mota (1–1) 40,088 14–9
24 April 26 @ Brewers 4–3 Torres (3–0) Pinto (1–1) Gagné (7) 44,169 14–10
25 April 27 @ Brewers 3–2 Lindstrom (1–0) McClung (1–1) Gregg (4) 41,656 15–10
26 April 29 Dodgers 7–6 Beimel (2–0) Gregg (3–1) Saito (3) 11,334 15–11
27 April 30 Dodgers 13–1 Billingsley (1–4) Olsen (3–1) 10,792 15–12
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
28 May 1 Dodgers 5–3 Beimel (3–0) Gregg (3–2) Saito (4) 15,556 15–13
29 May 2 Padres 6–4 Hendrickson (5–1) Germano (0–3) Gregg (5) 14,562 16–13
30 May 3 Padres 7–2 Peavy (4–1) Nolasco (1–3) 37,689 16–14
31 May 4 Padres 10–3 A. Miller (2–2) Maddux (2–3) 11,422 17–14
32 May 6 Brewers 3–0 Olsen (3–0) Suppan (1–2) Gregg (6) 10,113 18–14
33 May 7 Brewers 6–2 Badenhop (1–2) Bush (0–4) 10,405 19–14
34 May 8 Brewers 7–2 Kensing (1–0) Villanueva (1–4) 12,321 20–14
35 May 9 @ Nationals 7–3 Nolasco (2–3) Redding (4–3) 23,379 21–14
36 May 10 @ Nationals 11–0 A. Miller (3–2) O'Connor (1–1) 28,663 22–14
37 May 11 @ Nationals 5–4 Kensing (2–0) Ayala (1–3) Gregg (7) 25,871 23–14
38 May 12 @ Reds 8–7 Harang (2–5) Tankersley (0–1) Cordero (6) 15,233 23–15
39 May 13 @ Reds 5–3 Vólquez (6–1) Hendrickson (5–2) Cordero (7) 14,015 23–16
40 May 14 @ Reds 7–6 Burton (2–1) Pinto (1–2) 12,756 23–17
– May 15 @ Reds Postponed (rain) Rescheduled September 22
41 May 16 Royals 7–6 Tomko (2–4) A. Miller (3–3) Soria (11) 14,825 23–18
42 May 17 Royals 7–3 Kensing (3–0) Bannister (4–5) 16,214 24–18
43 May 18 Royals 9–3 Greinke (5–1) Badenhop (1–3) 10,617 24–19
44 May 20 Diamondbacks 3–2 Hendrickson (6–2) Owings (5–2) Gregg (8) 10,696 25–19
45 May 21 Diamondbacks 3–1 Nolasco (3–3) Webb (9–1) Gregg (9) 11,227 26–19
46 May 22 Diamondbacks 4–0 A. Miller (4–3) Haren (5–3) 13,233 27–19
47 May 23 Giants 8–2 Zito (1–8) Olsen (4–2) 15,003 27–20
– May 24 Giants Postponed (rain) Rescheduled May 25, (doubleheader)
48 May 25 Giants 8–6 Hendrickson (7–2) Misch (0–1) Gregg (10) 14,674 28–20
49 May 25 Giants 5–4 Gregg (4–2) Walker (2–3) 14,674 29–20
50 May 26 @ Mets 7–3 Nolasco (4–3) Pelfrey (2–6) 51,489 30–20
51 May 27 @ Mets 5–3 Santana (6–3) A. Miller (4–4) 47,093 30–21
52 May 28 @ Mets 7–6 Sánchez (1–0) J. Miller (1–2) 47,769 30–22
53 May 30 @ Phillies 12–3 Myers (3–6) Hendrickson (7–3) 45,118 30–23
54 May 31 @ Phillies 7–3 Nolasco (5–3) Hamels (5–4) 45,261 31–23
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 1 @ Phillies 7–5 Moyer (6–3) Waechter (0–1) Lidge (13) 45,312 31–24
56 June 2 @ Braves 7 – 5 (10) Ohman (2–0) Kensing (3–1) 20,896 31–25
57 June 3 @ Braves 5–4 Ohman (3–0) Lindstrom (1–0) Soriano (2) 25,476 31–26
58 June 4 @ Braves 6–4 J. Miller (2–2) Acosta (3–3) Gregg (11) 26,917 32–26
59 June 5 @ Braves 7–5 Jurrjens (6–3) Nolasco (5–4) Soriano (3) 27,238 32–27
60 June 6 Reds 11–3 Cueto (5–5) A. Miller (4–5) 16,084 32–28
61 June 7 Reds 8–7 Badenhop (2–3) Cordero (2–1) 25,289 33–28
62 June 8 Reds 9–2 Tucker (1–0) Harang (2–9) 12,444 34–28
63 June 9 Reds 9–4 Vólquez (9–2) Hendrickson (7–4) 16,003 34–29
64 June 10 Phillies 5–4 Nolasco (6–4) Myers (3–8) Gregg (12) 12,411 35–29
65 June 11 Phillies 6–2 Gregg (5–2) Gordon (5–3) 14,122 36–29
66 June 12 Phillies 3–0 Moyer (7–3) Olsen (4–3) Lidge (18) 15,202 36–30
67 June 13 @ Rays 7–3 Sonnanstine (7–3) Tucker (1–1) 19,312 36–31
68 June 14 @ Rays 4–1 Garza (5–3) Hendrickson (7–4) Percival (15) 31,195 36–32
69 June 15 @ Rays 9–3 Nolasco (7–4) Jackson (4–6) 28,886 37–32
70 June 16 @ Mariners 6–1 A. Miller (5–5) Silva (3–8) 21,609 38–32
71 June 17 @ Mariners 5–4 Hernández (6–5) Olsen (4–4) Morrow (2) 20,214 38–33
72 June 18 @ Mariners 8–3 Tucker (2–1) Dickey (1–3) 24,163 39–33
73 June 20 @ Athletics 7–6 Brown (1–0) Waechter (0–2) 15,035 39–34
74 June 21 @ Athletics 6–4 Pinto (2–2) Street (1–2) Gregg (13) 19,287 40–34
75 June 22 @ Athletics 7–1 Duchscherer (8–4) A. Miller (5–6) 22,461 40–35
76 June 24 Rays 6–4 Howell (6–0) Pinto (2–3) Percival (18) 12,352 40–36
77 June 25 Rays 15–3 Shields (5–5) Tucker (2–2) 13,165 40–37
78 June 26 Rays 6–1 Garza (6–4) Hendrickson (7–6) 17,107 40–38
79 June 27 Diamondbacks 3–1 Nolasco (8–4) Owings (6–7) Gregg (14) 15,291 41–38
80 June 28 Diamondbacks 6–2 Webb (12–4) A. Miller (5–7) 27,777 41–39
81 June 29 Diamondbacks 4–3 Nelson (1–0) Lyon (2–2) 11,327 42–39
82 June 30 Nationals 6–5 Gregg (6–2) Rauch (4–2) 10,888 43–39
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
83 July 1 Nationals 9–6 Balester (1–0) Hendrickson (7–7) 12,166 43–40
84 July 2 Nationals 4–2 Nolasco (9–4) Manning (0–2) 23,624 44–40
85 July 3 @ Rockies 6 – 5 (11) Herges (3–3) Gregg (6–3) 48,084 44–41
86 July 4 @ Rockies 18–17 Buchholz (3–2) Gregg (6–4) 48,691 44–42
87 July 5 @ Rockies 12–6 de la Rosa (3–4) Tucker (2–3) 35,137 44–43
88 July 6 @ Rockies 10–5 Volstad (1–0) Cook (11–6) 27,168 45–43
89 July 7 @ Padres 3–1 Nolasco (10–4) Maddux (3–7) Gregg (16) 23,840 46–43
90 July 8 @ Padres 10–1 Wolf (6–8) A. Miller (5–8) 24,762 46–44
91 July 9 @ Padres 5–2 Olsen (5–4) Baek (2–5) Gregg (17) 31,186 47–44
92 July 10 @ Dodgers 5 – 4 (11) Nelson (2–0) Falkenborg (1–2) Gregg (18) 40,417 48–44
93 July 11 @ Dodgers 3–1 Volstad (2–0) Stults (2–2) Gregg (19) 49,545 49–44
94 July 12 @ Dodgers 5–3 Waechter (1–2) Troncoso (0–1) Gregg (20) 55,220 50–44
95 July 13 @ Dodgers 9–1 Billingsley (9–8) A. Miller (5–9) 42,213 50–45
96 July 18 Phillies 4–2 Moyer (9–6) Nolasco (10–5) Lidge (21) 23,124 50–46
97 July 19 Phillies 9–5 Olsen (6–4) Kendrick (8–4) 26,520 51–46
98 July 20 Phillies 3 – 2 (11) Waechter (2–2) Condrey (2–2) 17,724 52–46
99 July 21 Braves 4–0 Campillo (5–4) Volstad (2–1) 14,155 52–47
100 July 22 Braves 4–0 Vandenhurk (1–1) Morton (2–3) 14,721 53–47
101 July 23 Braves 9–4 Hudson (11–7) Nolasco (10–6) 16,068 53–48
102 July 24 @ Cubs 6–3 Zambrano (11–4) Olsen (6–5) Mármol (4) 41,482 53–49
103 July 25 @ Cubs 3–2 J. Miller (3–2) Howry (3–4) Gregg (21) 41,570 54–49
104 July 26 @ Cubs 3 – 2 (12) J. Miller (4–2) Gaudin (5–4) Gregg (22) 41,471 55–49
105 July 27 @ Cubs 9–6 Gaudin (6–4) Hendrickson (7–8) Samardzija (1) 41,017 55–50
106 July 28 Mets 7–3 Waechter (3–2) Smith (1–3) 23,165 56–50
107 July 29 Mets 4–1 Pérez (7–6) Olsen (6–6) Wagner (27) 25,032 56–51
108 July 30 Mets 7–5 Johnson (1–0) Pelfrey (9–7) Gregg (23) 25,902 57–51
109 July 31 Rockies 12–2 A. Sánchez (1–0) de la Rosa (5–6) 13,634 58–51
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
110 August 1 Rockies 5–2 Jiménez (8–9) Volstad (2–2) Fuentes (19) 16,555 58–52
111 August 2 Rockies 5–3 Nolasco (11–6) de los Santos (0–1) Gregg (24) 22,324 59–52
112 August 3 Rockies 3–2 Buchholz (4–3) Nelson (2–1) Fuentes (20) 14,310 59–53
113 August 5 @ Phillies 8–2 Johnson (2–0) Moyer (10–7) 44,896 60–53
114 August 6 @ Phillies 5–0 Kendrick (10–5) A. Sánchez (1–1) 45,078 60–54
115 August 7 @ Phillies 3–0 Volstad (3–2) Hamels (9–8) Gregg (25) 45,521 61–54
116 August 8 @ Mets 3–0 Pérez (8–7) Nolasco (11–7) Heilman (1) 50,307 61–55
117 August 9 @ Mets 8–6 Schoeneweis (2–2) Olsen (6–7) Heilman (2) 52,484 61–56
118 August 10 @ Mets 8–2 Johnson (3–0) Pelfrey (10–8) 54,242 62–56
119 August 11 Cardinals 4–2 Piñeiro (5–5) A. Sánchez (1–2) Pérez (2) 13,419 62–57
120 August 12 Cardinals 4–3 Volstad (4–2) Lohse (13–5) Gregg (26) 14,211 63–57
121 August 13 Cardinals 6–4 Looper (11–9) Pinto (2–4) Pérez (3) 15,223 63–58
122 August 14 Cardinals 3–0 Wellemeyer (10–4) Olsen (6–8) 15,609 63–59
123 August 15 Cubs 6–5 Gaudin (6–4) Gregg (6–5) Kerry Wood (25) 28,163 63–60
124 August 16 Cubs 2 -1 A. Sánchez (2–2) Marshall (2–3) Gregg (27) 39,124 64–60
125 August 17 Cubs 9–2 Dempster (14–5) Pinto (2–5) 19,085 64–61
126 August 19 @ Giants 6–0 Nolasco (12–7) Correia (2–7) 33,098 65–61
127 August 20 @ Giants 6–5 Wilson (1–2) Lindstrom (1–2) 30,399 65–62
128 August 21 @ Giants 4–3 Wilson (2–2) Gregg (6–6) 32,515 65–63
129 August 22 @ Diamondbacks 5–4 Rhodes (3–1) Rauch (4–4) Gregg (28) 28,201 66–63
130 August 23 @ Diamondbacks 7–1 Petit (3–3) Volstad (4–3) 44,294 66–64
131 August 24 @ Diamondbacks 5–2 Nolasco (13–7) Davis (5–8) Gregg (29) 31,518 67–64
132 August 26 @ Braves 10–9 Ohman (4–0) Gregg (6–7) 17,539 67–65
133 August 27 @ Braves 4–1 Johnson (4–0) Hampton (2–2) 19,755 68–65
134 August 28 @ Braves 4–2 Morton (4–8) A. Sánchez (2–2) González (7) 20,155 68–66
135 August 29 Mets 5–4 Smith (2–3) Gregg (6–8) Ayala (3) 20,043 68–67
136 August 30 Mets 4–3 Lindstrom (2–2) Heilman (3–8) 28,830 69–67
137 August 31 Mets 6–2 Martínez (5–3) Olsen (6–9) 16,123 69–68
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
138 September 1 Braves 4–3 Lindstrom (3–2) González (0–1) 12,209 70–68
139 September 2 Braves 16–14 Julio (1–0) Lindstrom (3–3) González (8) 14,092 70–69
140 September 3 Braves 5–3 Waechter (4–2) Ohman (4–1) Nelson (1) 11,211 71–69
141 September 5 @ Cardinals 4 – 1 (11) Rhodes (4–1) Franklin (5–6) Lindstrom (1) 42,633 72–69
142 September 6 @ Cardinals 5–3 Wellemeyer (12–6) Olsen (6–10) Franklin (15) 42,814 72–70
143 September 7 @ Cardinals 3–1 Wainwright (9–3) Johnson (4–1) Pérez (7) 46,045 72–71
144 September 8 @ Phillies 8–6 Blanton (7–12) A. Sánchez (2–4) Lidge (35) 38,921 72–72
145 September 9 @ Phillies 10–8 Gregg (7–8) Kendrick (11–9) Lindstrom (2) 40,554 73–72
146 September 10 @ Phillies 7–3 Nolasco (14–7) Myers (9–11) 38,665 74–72
147 September 12 Nationals 2–1 Olsen (7–10) Martis (0–2) Lindstrom (3) 12,121 75–72
148 September 13 Nationals 4–2 Johnson (5–1) Redding (10–9) Lindstrom (4) 16,307 76–72
149 September 14 Nationals 8–7 A. Miller (6–9) Shell (2–2) Rhodes (2) 12,024 77–72
150 September 16 Astros 5–1 Volstad (5–3) Oswalt (15–10) 12,232 78–72
151 September 17 Astros 14–2 Nolasco (15–7) Backe (9–13) 14,124 79–72
152 September 18 Astros 8–1 Olson (8–10) Árias (1–1) 14,219 80–72
153 September 19 Phillies 14–8 Johnson (6–1) Myers (10–12) 20,202 81–72
154 September 20 Phillies 3–2 Blanton (3–0) A. Sánchez (2–5) Lidge (39) 28,757 81–73
155 September 21 Phillies 5–2 Moyer (15–7) Volstad (5–4) Lidge (40) 28,173 81–74
156 September 22 @ Reds 7–5 Harang (6–16) A. Miller (6–10) Cordero (33) 13,565 81–75
157 September 23 @ Nationals 9–4 Martis (1–3) Olsen (8–11) 20,657 81–76
158 September 24 @ Nationals 9–4 Johnson (7–1) Redding (10–11) 23,299 82–76
– September 25 @ Nationals Cancelled (rain) No make-up game was scheduled
159 September 26 @ Mets 6–1 Volstad (6–4) Pelfrey (13–11) 49,545 83–76
160 September 27 @ Mets 2–0 Santana (16–7) Nolasco (15–8) 54,920 83–77
161 September 28 @ Mets 4–2 Nelson (3–1) Schoeneweis (2–6) Lindstrom (5) 56,059 84–77

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Jorge Cantú 155 628 92 174 41 0 29 95 .277 6
Hanley Ramírez 153 589 125 177 34 4 33 67 .301 35
Dan Uggla 146 531 97 138 37 1 32 92 .260 5
Cody Ross 145 461 59 120 29 5 22 73 .260 6
Jeremy Hermida 142 502 74 125 22 3 17 61 .249 6
Mike Jacobs 141 477 67 118 27 2 32 93 .247 1
Luis Gonzalez 136 341 30 89 26 1 8 47 .261 1
Wes Helms 132 251 28 61 11 0 5 31 .243 0
Alfredo Amezaga 125 311 41 82 13 5 3 32 .264 8
Josh Willingham 102 351 54 89 21 5 15 51 .254 3
Kevin Gregg 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Matt Lindstrom 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Matt Treanor 65 206 18 49 7 0 2 23 .238 1
Renyel Pinto 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
John Baker 61 197 32 59 14 0 5 32 .299 0
Joe Nelson 55 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Logan Kensing 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Doug Waechter 44 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0
Robert Andino 44 63 7 13 2 0 2 9 .206 0
Justin Miller 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Mark Hendrickson 35 35 4 9 2 1 0 1 .257 0
Mike Rabelo 34 109 9 22 1 0 3 10 .202 0
Scott Olsen 33 62 1 8 0 0 0 3 .129 0
Ricky Nolasco 32 63 1 9 2 0 0 5 .143 0
Andrew Miller 27 30 1 2 0 0 0 3 .067 0
Brett Carroll 26 17 5 1 0 1 0 1 .059 0
Arthur Rhodes 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Taylor Tankersley 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Paul Lo Duca 21 34 3 10 2 0 0 3 .294 0
Jacque Jones 18 37 5 4 0 0 0 2 .108 0
Chris Volstad 15 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 .115 0
Josh Johnson 14 30 1 4 2 0 0 2 .133 0
Paul Hoover 13 40 1 8 1 0 0 2 .200 0
Burke Badenhop 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0
Dallas McPherson 11 11 3 2 2 0 0 0 .182 0
Ryan Tucker 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Aníbal Sánchez 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Cameron Maybin 8 32 9 16 2 0 0 2 .500 4
Lee Gardner 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Eulogio De La Cruz 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Gaby Sánchez 5 8 0 3 2 0 0 1 .375 0
Rick VandenHurk 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Jason Wood 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Jesus Delgado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Jai Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Team Totals 162 5499 770 1397 302 28 208 741 .254 76

Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Ricky Nolasco 15 8 3.52 34 32 0 212.1 88 83 42 186
Scott Olsen 8 11 3.41 33 33 0 201.2 106 94 69 113
Kevin Gregg 7 8 3.41 72 0 29 68.2 30 26 37 58
Mark Hendrickson 7 8 5.45 36 19 0 133.2 87 81 48 81
Josh Johnson 7 1 3.61 14 14 0 87.1 78 70 56 89
Andrew Miller 6 10 5.87 29 20 0 107.1 78 70 56 89
Chris Volstad 6 4 2.88 15 14 0 84.1 30 27 36 52
Justin Miller 4 2 4.24 46 0 0 46.2 26 22 20 43
Doug Waechter 4 2 3.69 48 0 0 63.1 29 26 21 46
Matt Lindstrom 3 3 3.14 66 0 5 57.1 21 20 26 43
Joe Nelson 3 1 2.00 59 0 1 54.0 16 12 22 60
Logan Kensing 3 1 4.23 49 0 0 55.1 56 56 33 55
Ryan Tucker 2 3 8.27 13 6 0 37.0 34 34 23 28
Aníbal Sánchez 2 5 5.57 10 10 0 51.2 35 32 27 50
Renyel Pinto 2 5 4.45 67 0 0 64.2 33 32 39 56
Arthur Rhodes 2 0 0.68 25 0 1 13.1 1 1 3 14
Burke Badenhop 2 3 6.08 13 8 0 47.1 34 32 21 35
Rick VandenHurk 1 1 7.71 4 4 0 14.0 12 12 10 20
Jesus Delgado 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 3 0
Taylor Tankersley 0 1 8.15 25 0 0 17.2 16 16 8 13
Lee Gardner 0 0 10.80 7 0 0 6.2 8 8 4 4
Eulogio De La Cruz 0 0 18.00 6 1 0 9.0 20 18 11 4
Team Totals 84 77 4.44 161 161 36 1435.3 767 708 586 1127

Draft

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Players selected

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Year Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
2008 1 6 Kyle Skipworth[2] Catcher  United States Patriot HS (California)

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Isotopes Pacific Coast League Dean Treanor
AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League Matt Raleigh
A Jupiter Hammerheads Florida State League Brandon Hyde
A Greensboro Grasshoppers South Atlantic League Edwin Rodríguez
A-Short Season Jamestown Jammers New York–Penn League Darin Everson
Rookie GCL Marlins Gulf Coast League Steve Watson

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 Florida Marlins season.
  1. ^ Goold, Derrick (December 16, 2017). "Ozuna and Fowler consider Barry Bonds their mentor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nolasco, Marlins deny Webb 10th win". Major League Baseball. May 22, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Doumit, Nolasco share NL honors". Major League Baseball. June 16, 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  4. ^ "ESPN – Marlins vs. Rockies – Recap – July 04, 2008". ESPN Star Sports. July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Uggla delivers a big stinker in National League's loss". ESPN Star Sports. July 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
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