MIAMI – Shelby Miller made the Miami Marlins look so bad they fired their manager.
Miller’s no-hit bid ended with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday when Justin Bour singled sharply up the middle, and the Atlanta Braves right-hander settled for a two-hitter to beat Miami 6-0.
Two hits weren’t enough to satisfy Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who fired manager Mike Redmond shortly after the game. Miami is off to a disappointing 16-22 start.
Miller had retired 22 in a row after Marcell Ozuna’s second-inning walk when Bour singled on the first pitch, a 95-mph fastball. Dee Gordon reached on an infield single before Martin Prado popped out, completing a three-game sweep for the Braves.
“Obviously things didn’t finish as we wanted to, but at the same time we got a sweep,” Miller said. “In the end I had a lot of fun.”