Game Thread- July 3rd, 2021. Miami Marlins (34-46) at Atlanta Braves (40-41)

Down two now. Gonna be awfully tough to get back into this game (with the way our offense has been struggling--nine consecutive innings without scoring right now) if we give up any more.
 
Gotta disagree with Chip here. I believe it is entirely possible that Mattingly called on Lopez to hit Acuna with the first pitch. He may have believed that he would not be thrown out on the first pitch, and wanted to play head games with the Braves hitters. Lopez may not be the only one who knows whether it was intentional. That is the type of gamesmanship we might expect from Mattingly.
 
Should be 1st and 2nd. I never want Acuna running with ff at the plate. If Acuna wants to run, put him 3rd
 
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