Manager John Boles told a reporter in Los Angeles his gray hair is the product of all the one-run games the Marlins play. Boles may not have any hair left by the time the Marlins return from the West Coast. Boles probably lost a few more strands Friday when the Marlins lost 7-6 in 10 innings to the San Diego Padres. Home plate umpire Darryl Cousins signaled Jackson safe, drawing protest from catcher Charles Johnson and Boles. You know I never talk about calls, but I'm talking about this one.
Replays show it clearly.
It was the Marlins' fifth straight one-run game since the trip started Monday at Los Angeles, and they have come out on the short end in four of them. One season after leading the National League in one-run wins, the Marlins are losing them with alarming frequency. The Marlins managed to grab a first-inning lead, but it was erased in the bottom half. But the Marlins did come back to tie the score. And it came gift-wrapped.