Marlins Continue To Slip In NL EAST, Johnson Throws Tonight Against LA

The Fish continue to fall farther from the top spot in the NL East with a 39-44 record coming in the the final days before the All-Star break. The Marlins have had a rough year so far and have been far from consistent to say the least. The only shining spot in the pitching rotation continues to be the work horse stud, Josh Johnson.

Johnson has a 1.82 era which puts him at the top with the best that MLB has to offer. While his record of 8-3 could be even better if he had more run support, he has still performed exceptionally well this season. Tonight he takes on LA and we are expecting another stellar performance from our ace.

Josh Johnson Gets Nasty With it...

Josh Johnson is pitching lights out baseball again this year, he is 8 -2 with a 1.80 era. Johnson just came off a great win against the Tampa Bay Rays one of the hottest teams in baseball. He threw 8 innings with 9 strikeouts giving up only 1 earned run. In the last 30 innings of work JJ has given up only 3 earned runs.

Johnson has struck out 98 batters in 100 innings of work, or .98 batters per inning. Johnson's has averaged .89 strikeouts per inning throughout his career, which out him above average this year.

If Johnson gets his strikeout count above 1.o per inning you could see him easily grab another 10 victories ending the season right near 20 wins. If his stats are evident of what he will do all season this will be a great year for JJ.

Game Postponed in Philadelphia

The Marlins game against the Phillies Wednesday night was postponed and it is set to be rescheduled. Marlins fans were waiting to see Mike Stanton for the 2nd night in a row, but they will have to wait until tonight when the Fish attempt to take on the Phillies again. Game-time is 7:05 pm and it will be Josh Johnson vs Roy Halladay on the mound.