Arizona Diamondbacks vs Florida Marlins
7:10 PM ET, June 10, 2011
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Anibal Sanchez put together a stellar run through most of May, with his last victory coming on the final day of the month against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
That was also the last victory for the Florida Marlins.
Suffering through a skid that has already led to the firing of their hitting coach, the Marlins hope to avoid their longest losing streak in nearly 12 years Friday night when Sanchez takes the hill against visiting Arizona.
Sanchez (5-1, 2.97 ERA) went 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA in his last five starts of May, culminating when he allowed two runs in eight innings of a 5-2 road victory over the Diamondbacks. Florida (31-30) has lost eight straight since, including Thursday's 3-2 defeat to Atlanta.
Another loss Friday would give Florida its longest skid since dropping 10 straight June 14-25, 1999. The Marlins' eight-game home slide is their longest since losing 11 consecutive home games April 15-May 9, 2006.
That was also the last victory for the Florida Marlins.
Suffering through a skid that has already led to the firing of their hitting coach, the Marlins hope to avoid their longest losing streak in nearly 12 years Friday night when Sanchez takes the hill against visiting Arizona.
Sanchez (5-1, 2.97 ERA) went 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA in his last five starts of May, culminating when he allowed two runs in eight innings of a 5-2 road victory over the Diamondbacks. Florida (31-30) has lost eight straight since, including Thursday's 3-2 defeat to Atlanta.
Another loss Friday would give Florida its longest skid since dropping 10 straight June 14-25, 1999. The Marlins' eight-game home slide is their longest since losing 11 consecutive home games April 15-May 9, 2006.
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