Marlins try to get new skipper a win vs. D-backs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(SportsNetwork.com) - The Miami Marlins try to get new manager Dan Jennings his first win on Tuesday when they resume their four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Marlins Park.
Arizona spoiled Jennings' managerial debut on Monday, as David Peralta hit a go-ahead double in the 13th inning to give the Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory.
Jennings, the Marlins' general manager, took over in the dugout a day after Mike Redmond was fired. Despite never having managed a game higher than high school, he officially took the reins before the first pitch and watched the club again struggle at the plate, save for J.T. Realmuto's game-tying two-run homer in the seventh.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It was surreal to be there in the moment. (The game) definitely moves quicker in the dugout than it does in the suite upstairs," Jennings said.
Yasmany Tomas went 3-for-5 with two RBI to help the Diamondbacks snap a four- game skid and send the Marlins to their eighth loss in 10 games.
Miami is also trying to avoid its first six-game home losing streak since May 1-18, 2013.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You go on a little losing streak, and I think guys start to press a little bit," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "That was the whole discussion. ... Just not to press and keep playing. Tonight was a prime example."
Getting the call for the D-backs on Tuesday will be righty Jeremy Hellickson, who is 1-3 with a 5.92 ERA. Hellickson did not get a decision for the third straight time on Wednesday against Washington, but did not pitch well, giving up four runs and four hits with four walks in 5 2/3 innings of his team's 9-6 loss.
Arizona has won just one of his seven starts this season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hellickson has pitched to a 5.59 ERA in two starts against the Marlins without getting a decision.
Miami, meanwhile, will turn to righty Tom Koehler, who is winless since beating Washington back on April 25 and is 2-3 with a 4.29 ERA on the year. Koehler last pitched on Saturday when he tossed three scoreless innings of relief against Atlanta.
Koehler has faced the Diamondbacks three times and is 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Miami was 4-3 against the D-backs last season.