2008 Florida Marlins season

March 2026 November 2013 Florida Marlins 2008 National League East Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 84–77 (.522) 3rd Jeffrey Loria Michael Hill Fredi González FSN FloridaSun SportsRich Waltz, Tommy Hutton WAXY (English)Dave Van Horne, Glenn GeffnerWQBA (Spanish) 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 February 15, 2008: Signed outfielder Marcell Ozuna as a non-drafted free agent.Goold Derrick http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/ozuna-and-fowler-consider-barry-bonds-their-mentor/article_ac54d6d0-5a36-599c-9f2c-26a6fbb8e993.html Ozuna and Fowler consider Barry Bonds their mentor St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 16, 2017 December 16, 2017 Regular season April 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 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.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080521&content_id=2743707&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Nolasco, Marlins deny Webb 10th win Major League Baseball May 23, 2008 May 22, 2008 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 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,http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080616&content_id=2942210&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla Doumit, Nolasco share NL honors Major League Baseball June 16, 2008 June 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619174532/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080616&content_id=2942210&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla June 19, 2008 dead 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 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.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280704127 https://web.archive.org/web/20080708060049/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280704127 dead July 8, 2008 ESPN – Marlins vs. Rockies – Recap – July 04, 2008 ESPN Star Sports July 31, 2008 July 4, 2008 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 started at shortstop for the National League in the All-Star Game, recording two hits and a run. Dan Uggla also participated in the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game, where he recorded three errors and three strikeouts in 15 innings.https://www.espn.com/mlb/allstar08/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3491412 Uggla delivers a big stinker in National League's loss ESPN Star Sports July 31, 2008 July 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080730232348/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/allstar08/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3491412 July 30, 2008 live August 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 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 Florida Marlins Record vs. opponents FLA Roster 2008 Florida Marlins Roster Pitchers 66 Burke Badenhop 45 Eulogio de la Cruz 61 Jesus Delgado 48 Lee Gardner 63 Kevin Gregg 30 Mark Hendrickson 55 Josh Johnson 19 Logan Kensing 22 Matt Lindstrom 23 Andrew Miller 32 Justin Miller 46 Joe Nelson 47 Ricky Nolasco 34 Scott Olsen 37 Renyel Pinto 53 Arthur Rhodes 36 Aníbal Sánchez 57 Taylor Tankersley 39 Ryan Tucker 56 Rick van den Hurk 41 Chris Volstad 35 Doug Waechter Catchers 53, 21 John Baker 13 Paul Hoover 16 Paul Lo Duca 58 Mike Rabelo 20 Matt Treanor Infielders 11 Robert Andino  3 Jorge Cantú 39,18 Wes Helms 17 Mike Jacobs  8 Dallas McPherson  2 Hanley Ramírez 29 Gaby Sánchez  6 Dan Uggla Outfielders  4 Alfredo Amézaga 25 Brett Carroll 26 Luis Gonzalez 27 Jeremy Hermida 29 Jacque Jones 24 Cameron Maybin 65 Jai Miller 12 Cody Ross 14 Josh Willingham Other batters 28 Jason Wood Manager 33 Fredi González Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (bullpen coordinator) 54 Steve Foster (bullpen)  9 Andy Fox (first base/infield) 16, 31 Bo Porter (third base) 40 Jim Presley (hitting) 10 Carlos Tosca (bench) 28 Mark Wiley (pitching) Game log Legend Marlins win Marlins loss Game postponed background:#000000;color:#C9C0BB; 2008 Florida Marlins game log y background:#009494;color:white; March: 0-1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || Mets || 7–2 || Santana (1–0) || Hendrickson (0–1) || || 38,308 || 0–1 y background:#009494;color:white; April: 15-11 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 1 || Mets || 5–4 || J. Miller (1–0) || Wise (0–1) || || 15,117 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 2 || Mets || 13–0 || Pérez (1–0) || A. Miller (0–1) || || 13,720 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 4 || Pirates || 5–4 || Gregg (1–0) || Osoria (1–1) || || 10,089 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 5 || Pirates || 7–3 || Hendrickson (1–1) || Maholm (0–1) || || 15,752 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 6 || Pirates || 9–2 || Snell (1–0)|| VandenHurk (0–1) || || 10,431 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 7 || @ Nationals ||10–7||Pinto (1–0) || Redding (1–1) ||Gregg (1) ||20,487 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 9 || @ Nationals ||10–4 ||Olsen (1–0)||Bergmann (0–1) || ||23,340 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || @ Nationals ||4–3 ||Hendrickson (2–1) ||Pérez (0–2) ||Gregg (2) ||24,549 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 11 || @ Astros ||10–6 ||Nolasco (1–0) ||Oswalt (0–3) || ||34,191 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 12 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Backe (1–1) || Badenhop (0–1) || || 34,336 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 13 || @ Astros || 5–1 || Rodríguez (2–0) ||A. Miller (0–2) || || 29,766 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || Braves || 4–0 || Olsen (2–0) || Jurrjens (1–2) || || 10,462 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 16 || Braves || 6–5 ||Hendrickson (3–1) || Hudson (2–1) ||Gregg (3) || 10,712 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 17 || Braves || 8–0 || Smoltz (3–0) ||Nolasco (1–1) || || 11,237|| 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 18 || Nationals || 6–4 || Redding (3–1) || J. Miller (1–1) || Rauch (3) || 13,279 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 19 || Nationals || 6–5 || Gregg (2–0) || Rivera (1–1) || || 18,944 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 20 || Nationals || 6–1 || Olsen (3–0) || Ayala (0–1) || || 11,635 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 21 || @ Pirates || 10–4||Hendrickson (4–1) || Morris (0–3)|| || 8,444|| 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 22 || @ Pirates || 3–2|| Maholm (1–2)|| Nolasco (1–2) || Capps (5)|| 10,185|| 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 23 || @ Braves || 7–2|| A. Miller (1–2) || Bennett (0–1)|| || 19,852|| 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 24 || @ Braves || 7–4|| James (2–1)|| Badenhop (0–2) || Acosta (2) || 19,903|| 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 3–0|| Gregg (3–0) ||Mota (1–1) || || 40,088|| 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 26 || @ Brewers || 4–3|| Torres (3–0)|| Pinto (1–1) || Gagné (7)|| 44,169|| 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 27 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Lindstrom (1–0) || McClung (1–1) || Gregg (4) || 41,656 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 29 || Dodgers || 7–6 || Beimel (2–0) || Gregg (3–1) || Saito (3) || 11,334 || 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 30 || Dodgers || 13–1 || Billingsley (1–4) || Olsen (3–1) || || 10,792 || 15–12 y background:#009494;color:white; May: 16-11 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 1 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Beimel (3–0) || Gregg (3–2) || Saito (4) || 15,556 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 2 || Padres || 6–4 || Hendrickson (5–1) || Germano (0–3) || Gregg (5) || 14,562 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || Padres || 7–2 || Peavy (4–1) || Nolasco (1–3) || || 37,689 || 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 4 || Padres || 10–3 || A. Miller (2–2) || Maddux (2–3) || || 11,422 || 17–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 6 || Brewers || 3–0 || Olsen (3–0) || Suppan (1–2)|| Gregg (6) || 10,113 || 18–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || Brewers || 6–2 || Badenhop (1–2) || Bush (0–4)|| || 10,405 || 19–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 8 || Brewers || 7–2 || Kensing (1–0) || Villanueva (1–4)|| || 12,321 || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 9 || @ Nationals || 7–3 || Nolasco (2–3) || Redding (4–3)|| || 23,379 || 21–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 10 || @ Nationals || 11–0 || A. Miller (3–2) || O'Connor (1–1) || || 28,663 || 22–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 11 || @ Nationals || 5–4 || Kensing (2–0) || Ayala (1–3) || Gregg (7) || 25,871 || 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 12 || @ Reds || 8–7 || Harang (2–5)|| Tankersley (0–1) || Cordero (6)|| 15,233 || 23–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 13 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Vólquez (6–1) || Hendrickson (5–2) || Cordero (7) || 14,015 || 23–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 14 || @ Reds || 7–6 || Burton (2–1) || Pinto (1–2) || || 12,756 || 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 15 || @ Reds || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled September 22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 16 || Royals || 7–6 || Tomko (2–4) || A. Miller (3–3) || Soria (11) || 14,825 || 23–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || Royals || 7–3 || Kensing (3–0) || Bannister (4–5) || || 16,214 || 24–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || Royals || 9–3 || Greinke (5–1) || Badenhop (1–3) || || 10,617 || 24–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Hendrickson (6–2) || Owings (5–2) || Gregg (8) || 10,696 || 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 21 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Nolasco (3–3) || Webb (9–1) || Gregg (9) || 11,227 || 26–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 22 || Diamondbacks || 4–0 || A. Miller (4–3) || Haren (5–3) || || 13,233 || 27–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 23 || Giants || 8–2 || Zito (1–8) || Olsen (4–2) || || 15,003 || 27–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 24 || Giants || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled May 25, (doubleheader) |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 25 || Giants || 8–6 || Hendrickson (7–2) || Misch (0–1)|| Gregg (10) || 14,674 || 28–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 25 || Giants || 5–4 || Gregg (4–2) || Walker (2–3) || || 14,674 || 29–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 26 || @ Mets || 7–3 || Nolasco (4–3) || Pelfrey (2–6) || || 51,489 || 30–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Santana (6–3) || A. Miller (4–4) || || 47,093 || 30–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || @ Mets || 7–6 || Sánchez (1–0) || J. Miller (1–2) || || 47,769 || 30–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 12–3|| Myers (3–6) || Hendrickson (7–3) || || 45,118 || 30–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Nolasco (5–3) || Hamels (5–4) || || 45,261 || 31–23 |- y background:#009494;color:white; June: 12-16 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Phillies || 7–5 || Moyer (6–3) || Waechter (0–1) || Lidge (13) || 45,312 || 31–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Braves || 7 – 5 (10) || Ohman (2–0) || Kensing (3–1) || || 20,896 || 31–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Ohman (3–0) || Lindstrom (1–0) || Soriano (2) || 25,476 || 31–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Braves || 6–4 || J. Miller (2–2) || Acosta (3–3)||Gregg (11) || 26,917 || 32–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Braves || 7–5 || Jurrjens (6–3) || Nolasco (5–4) || Soriano (3) || 27,238 || 32–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 6 || Reds || 11–3 || Cueto (5–5) || A. Miller (4–5) || || 16,084 || 32–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 7 || Reds || 8–7 || Badenhop (2–3) || Cordero (2–1) || || 25,289 || 33–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 8 || Reds || 9–2 || Tucker (1–0) || Harang (2–9) || || 12,444 || 34–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 9 || Reds || 9–4 || Vólquez (9–2) || Hendrickson (7–4) || || 16,003 || 34–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 10 || Phillies || 5–4 || Nolasco (6–4) || Myers (3–8) ||Gregg (12) || 12,411 || 35–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 11 || Phillies || 6–2 ||Gregg (5–2) || Gordon (5–3) || || 14,122 || 36–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 12 || Phillies || 3–0 || Moyer (7–3) || Olsen (4–3) || Lidge (18) || 15,202 || 36–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 13 || @ Rays || 7–3 || Sonnanstine (7–3) || Tucker (1–1) || || 19,312 || 36–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 14 || @ Rays || 4–1 || Garza (5–3) || Hendrickson (7–4) || Percival (15) || 31,195 || 36–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 15 || @ Rays || 9–3 || Nolasco (7–4) || Jackson (4–6) || || 28,886 || 37–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 16 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || A. Miller (5–5) || Silva (3–8) || || 21,609 || 38–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 17 || @ Mariners || 5–4 || Hernández (6–5) || Olsen (4–4) || Morrow (2) || 20,214 || 38–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 18 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Tucker (2–1) || Dickey (1–3) || || 24,163 || 39–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 20 || @ Athletics || 7–6 || Brown (1–0) || Waechter (0–2) || || 15,035 || 39–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 21 || @ Athletics || 6–4 || Pinto (2–2) || Street (1–2) ||Gregg (13) || 19,287 || 40–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 22 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Duchscherer (8–4) || A. Miller (5–6) || || 22,461 || 40–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 24 || Rays || 6–4 || Howell (6–0) || Pinto (2–3) || Percival (18) || 12,352 || 40–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || Rays || 15–3 || Shields (5–5) || Tucker (2–2) || || 13,165 || 40–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 26 || Rays || 6–1 || Garza (6–4) || Hendrickson (7–6) || || 17,107 || 40–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 27 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Nolasco (8–4) || Owings (6–7) || Gregg (14) || 15,291 || 41–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 28 || Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Webb (12–4) || A. Miller (5–7) || || 27,777 || 41–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || June 29 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Lyon (2–2) || || 11,327 || 42–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || June 30 || Nationals ||6–5 || Gregg (6–2) || Rauch (4–2) || || 10,888 || 43–39 |- y background:#009494;color:white; July: 15-12 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 1 || Nationals ||9–6 || Balester (1–0) ||Hendrickson (7–7) || ||12,166 ||43–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 2 || Nationals ||4–2 ||Nolasco (9–4) ||Manning (0–2) || ||23,624 ||44–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 3 || @ Rockies ||6 – 5 (11) ||Herges (3–3) ||Gregg (6–3) || || 48,084||44–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 4 || @ Rockies ||18–17 ||Buchholz (3–2) ||Gregg (6–4) || ||48,691 || 44–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 5 || @ Rockies || 12–6 || de la Rosa (3–4) || Tucker (2–3) || || 35,137 || 44–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 6 || @ Rockies || 10–5 || Volstad (1–0) || Cook (11–6) || || 27,168 || 45–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 7 || @ Padres || 3–1 ||Nolasco (10–4) || Maddux (3–7) || Gregg (16) || 23,840 || 46–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 8 || @ Padres || 10–1 || Wolf (6–8) || A. Miller (5–8) || || 24,762 || 46–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 9 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Olsen (5–4) || Baek (2–5) || Gregg (17) || 31,186 || 47–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 10 || @ Dodgers || 5 – 4 (11) || Nelson (2–0) || Falkenborg (1–2) || Gregg (18) || 40,417 || 48–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 11 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Volstad (2–0) || Stults (2–2) || Gregg (19) || 49,545 || 49–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 12 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Waechter (1–2) || Troncoso (0–1) || Gregg (20) || 55,220 || 50–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 13 || @ Dodgers || 9–1 || Billingsley (9–8) || A. Miller (5–9) || || 42,213 || 50–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 18 || Phillies || 4–2 || Moyer (9–6) ||Nolasco (10–5) || Lidge (21) || 23,124 || 50–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 19 || Phillies || 9–5 || Olsen (6–4) || Kendrick (8–4) || || 26,520 || 51–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 20 || Phillies || 3 – 2 (11) || Waechter (2–2) || Condrey (2–2) || || 17,724 || 52–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 21 || Braves || 4–0 || Campillo (5–4) || Volstad (2–1) || || 14,155 || 52–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 22 || Braves || 4–0 || Vandenhurk (1–1) || Morton (2–3) || || 14,721 || 53–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 23 || Braves || 9–4 || Hudson (11–7) || Nolasco (10–6) || || 16,068 || 53–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 24 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Zambrano (11–4) || Olsen (6–5) || Mármol (4) || 41,482 || 53–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 25 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || J. Miller (3–2) || Howry (3–4) || Gregg (21) || 41,570 || 54–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 26 || @ Cubs || 3 – 2 (12) || J. Miller (4–2) || Gaudin (5–4) || Gregg (22) || 41,471 || 55–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 27 || @ Cubs || 9–6 || Gaudin (6–4) || Hendrickson (7–8) || Samardzija (1) || 41,017 || 55–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 28 || Mets || 7–3 || Waechter (3–2) || Smith (1–3) || || 23,165 || 56–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || July 29 || Mets || 4–1 || Pérez (7–6) || Olsen (6–6) || Wagner (27) || 25,032 || 56–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || July 30 || Mets || 7–5 || Johnson (1–0) || Pelfrey (9–7) || Gregg (23) || 25,902 || 57–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || July 31 || Rockies || 12–2 || A. Sánchez (1–0) || de la Rosa (5–6) || || 13,634 || 58–51 |- y background:#009494;color:white; August: 11-17 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 1 || Rockies || 5–2 || Jiménez (8–9) || Volstad (2–2) || Fuentes (19) || 16,555 || 58–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 2 || Rockies || 5–3 || Nolasco (11–6) || de los Santos (0–1) || Gregg (24) || 22,324 || 59–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 3 || Rockies || 3–2 || Buchholz (4–3) || Nelson (2–1) || Fuentes (20) || 14,310 || 59–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 5 || @ Phillies || 8–2 || Johnson (2–0) || Moyer (10–7) || || 44,896 || 60–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 5–0 || Kendrick (10–5) || A. Sánchez (1–1) || || 45,078 || 60–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 7 || @ Phillies || 3–0 || Volstad (3–2) || Hamels (9–8) || Gregg (25) || 45,521 || 61–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 8 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Pérez (8–7) || Nolasco (11–7) || Heilman (1) || 50,307 || 61–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 9 || @ Mets || 8–6 || Schoeneweis (2–2) || Olsen (6–7) || Heilman (2) || 52,484 || 61–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 10 || @ Mets || 8–2 || Johnson (3–0) || Pelfrey (10–8) || || 54,242 || 62–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 11 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Piñeiro (5–5) || A. Sánchez (1–2) || Pérez (2) || 13,419 || 62–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 12 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Volstad (4–2) || Lohse (13–5) || Gregg (26) || 14,211 || 63–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 13 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Looper (11–9) || Pinto (2–4) || Pérez (3) || 15,223 || 63–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 14 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Wellemeyer (10–4) || Olsen (6–8) || || 15,609 || 63–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 15 || Cubs || 6–5 || Gaudin (6–4) || Gregg (6–5) || Kerry Wood (25) || 28,163 || 63–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 16 || Cubs || 2 -1 || A. Sánchez (2–2) || Marshall (2–3) || Gregg (27) || 39,124 || 64–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 17 || Cubs || 9–2 || Dempster (14–5) || Pinto (2–5) || || 19,085 || 64–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 19 || @ Giants || 6–0 || Nolasco (12–7) || Correia (2–7) || || 33,098 || 65–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 20 || @ Giants || 6–5 || Wilson (1–2) || Lindstrom (1–2) || || 30,399 || 65–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 21 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Wilson (2–2) || Gregg (6–6) || || 32,515 || 65–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Rhodes (3–1) || Rauch (4–4) || Gregg (28) || 28,201 || 66–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Petit (3–3) || Volstad (4–3) || || 44,294 || 66–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Nolasco (13–7) || Davis (5–8) || Gregg (29) || 31,518 || 67–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || @ Braves || 10–9 || Ohman (4–0) || Gregg (6–7) || || 17,539 || 67–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 27 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Johnson (4–0) || Hampton (2–2) || || 19,755 || 68–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 28 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Morton (4–8) || A. Sánchez (2–2) || González (7) || 20,155 || 68–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 29 || Mets || 5–4 || Smith (2–3) || Gregg (6–8) || Ayala (3) || 20,043 || 68–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || August 30 || Mets || 4–3 || Lindstrom (2–2) || Heilman (3–8) || || 28,830 || 69–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || August 31 || Mets || 6–2 || Martínez (5–3) || Olsen (6–9) || || 16,123 || 69–68 |- y background:#009494;color:white; September: 15-9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 1 || Braves || 4–3 || Lindstrom (3–2) || González (0–1) || || 12,209 || 70–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 2 || Braves || 16–14 || Julio (1–0) || Lindstrom (3–3) || González (8) || 14,092 || 70–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 3 || Braves || 5–3 || Waechter (4–2) || Ohman (4–1) || Nelson (1) || 11,211 || 71–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 5 || @ Cardinals || 4 – 1 (11) || Rhodes (4–1) || Franklin (5–6) || Lindstrom (1) || 42,633 || 72–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 6 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || Wellemeyer (12–6) || Olsen (6–10) || Franklin (15) || 42,814 || 72–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 7 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Wainwright (9–3) || Johnson (4–1) || Pérez (7) || 46,045 || 72–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 8 || @ Phillies || 8–6 || Blanton (7–12) || A. Sánchez (2–4) || Lidge (35) || 38,921 || 72–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 9 || @ Phillies || 10–8 || Gregg (7–8) || Kendrick (11–9) || Lindstrom (2) || 40,554 || 73–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 10 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Nolasco (14–7) || Myers (9–11) || || 38,665 || 74–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 12 || Nationals || 2–1 || Olsen (7–10) || Martis (0–2) || Lindstrom (3) || 12,121 || 75–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 13 || Nationals || 4–2 || Johnson (5–1) || Redding (10–9) || Lindstrom (4) || 16,307 || 76–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 14 || Nationals || 8–7 || A. Miller (6–9) || Shell (2–2) || Rhodes (2) || 12,024 || 77–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 16 || Astros || 5–1 || Volstad (5–3) || Oswalt (15–10) || || 12,232 || 78–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 || Astros || 14–2 || Nolasco (15–7) || Backe (9–13) || || 14,124 || 79–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 18 || Astros || 8–1 || Olson (8–10) || Árias (1–1) || || 14,219 || 80–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 19 || Phillies || 14–8 || Johnson (6–1) || Myers (10–12) || || 20,202 || 81–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 20 || Phillies || 3–2 || Blanton (3–0) || A. Sánchez (2–5) || Lidge (39) || 28,757 || 81–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 21 || Phillies || 5–2 || Moyer (15–7) || Volstad (5–4) || Lidge (40) || 28,173 || 81–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 22 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Harang (6–16) || A. Miller (6–10) || Cordero (33) || 13,565 || 81–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Nationals || 9–4 || Martis (1–3) || Olsen (8–11) || || 20,657 || 81–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 24 || @ Nationals || 9–4 || Johnson (7–1) || Redding (10–11) || || 23,299 || 82–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 25 || @ Nationals || colspan=6|Cancelled (rain) No make-up game was scheduled |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Mets || 6–1 || Volstad (6–4) || Pelfrey (13–11) || || 49,545 || 83–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Santana (16–7) || Nolasco (15–8) || || 54,920 || 83–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Nelson (3–1) || Schoeneweis (2–6) || Lindstrom (5) || 56,059 || 84–77 |- Player stats Batting 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 SBJorge Cantú 155 628 92 174 41 0 29 95 .277 6Hanley Ramírez 153 589 125 177 34 4 33 67 .301 35Dan Uggla 146 531 97 138 37 1 32 92 .260 5Cody Ross 145 461 59 120 29 5 22 73 .260 6Jeremy Hermida 142 502 74 125 22 3 17 61 .249 6Mike Jacobs Mike Jacobs (first baseman) 141 477 67 118 27 2 32 93 .247 1Luis Gonzalez Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967) Luis Gonzalez 136 341 30 89 26 1 8 47 .261 1Wes Helms 132 251 28 61 11 0 5 31 .243 0Alfredo Amezaga 125 311 41 82 13 5 3 32 .264 8Josh Willingham 102 351 54 89 21 5 15 51 .254 3Kevin Gregg 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Matt Lindstrom 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Matt Treanor 65 206 18 49 7 0 2 23 .238 1Renyel Pinto 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0John Baker John Baker (baseball) 61 197 32 59 14 0 5 32 .299 0Joe Nelson 55 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Logan Kensing 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Doug Waechter 44 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0Robert Andino 44 63 7 13 2 0 2 9 .206 0Justin Miller Justin Miller (pitcher) 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Mark Hendrickson 35 35 4 9 2 1 0 1 .257 0Mike Rabelo 34 109 9 22 1 0 3 10 .202 0Scott Olsen 33 62 1 8 0 0 0 3 .129 0Ricky Nolasco 32 63 1 9 2 0 0 5 .143 0Andrew Miller Andrew Miller (baseball) 27 30 1 2 0 0 0 3 .067 0Brett Carroll 26 17 5 1 0 1 0 1 .059 0Arthur Rhodes 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Taylor Tankersley 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Paul Lo Duca 21 34 3 10 2 0 0 3 .294 0Jacque Jones 18 37 5 4 0 0 0 2 .108 0Chris Volstad 15 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 .115 0Josh Johnson Josh Johnson (pitcher) 14 30 1 4 2 0 0 2 .133 0Paul Hoover Paul Hoover (baseball) 13 40 1 8 1 0 0 2 .200 0Burke Badenhop 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0Dallas McPherson 11 11 3 2 2 0 0 0 .182 0Ryan Tucker baseball 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Aníbal Sánchez 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Cameron Maybin 8 32 9 16 2 0 0 2 .500 4Lee Gardner 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Eulogio De La Cruz 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Gaby Sánchez 5 8 0 3 2 0 0 1 .375 0Rick VandenHurk 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Jason Wood Jason Wood (baseball) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Jesus Delgado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Jai Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Team totals 162 5499 770 1397 302 28 208 741 .254 76 Pitching 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 KRicky Nolasco 15 8 3.52 34 32 0 212.1 88 83 42 186Scott Olsen 8 11 3.41 33 33 0 201.2 106 94 69 113Kevin Gregg 7 8 3.41 72 0 29 68.2 30 26 37 58Mark Hendrickson 7 8 5.45 36 19 0 133.2 87 81 48 81Josh Johnson Josh Johnson (pitcher) 7 1 3.61 14 14 0 87.1 78 70 56 89Andrew Miller Andrew Miller (baseball) 6 10 5.87 29 20 0 107.1 78 70 56 89Chris Volstad 6 4 2.88 15 14 0 84.1 30 27 36 52Justin Miller Justin Miller (pitcher) 4 2 4.24 46 0 0 46.2 26 22 20 43Doug Waechter 4 2 3.69 48 0 0 63.1 29 26 21 46Matt Lindstrom 3 3 3.14 66 0 5 57.1 21 20 26 43Joe Nelson 3 1 2.00 59 0 1 54.0 16 12 22 60Logan Kensing 3 1 4.23 49 0 0 55.1 56 56 33 55Ryan Tucker baseball 2 3 8.27 13 6 0 37.0 34 34 23 28Aníbal Sánchez 2 5 5.57 10 10 0 51.2 35 32 27 50Renyel Pinto 2 5 4.45 67 0 0 64.2 33 32 39 56Arthur Rhodes 2 0 0.68 25 0 1 13.1 1 1 3 14Burke Badenhop 2 3 6.08 13 8 0 47.1 34 32 21 35Rick VandenHurk 1 1 7.71 4 4 0 14.0 12 12 10 20Jesus Delgado 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 3 0Taylor Tankersley 0 1 8.15 25 0 0 17.2 16 16 8 13Lee Gardner 0 0 10.80 7 0 0 6.2 8 8 4 4Eulogio 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 Players selected Year Round Pick Player Position Nationality School 2008 1 6 Kyle Skipworth Catcher United States Patriot HS (California) Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 External links 2008 Florida Marlins season at Baseball Reference Category:Miami Marlins seasons Florida Marlins season Miami