Nardi pitched a clean inning and struck out a batter to record the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cubs
Nardi wound up with the first save of his career after the game got to the 14th inning. He needed just 11 pitches to send down the Cubs in order and has now recorded three consecutive scoreless innings outings while racking up five strikeouts in 3.1 innings over that span. The 24-year-old usually holds down a middle relief role and won't see many save chances going forward. He has a 4.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 18:5 K:BB over 15.2 innings.
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Marlins' Andrew Nardi: Appears set for bullpen role
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Nardi appears to be on track for a spot on the Opening Day roster, Jordan McPherson of The Miami Herald reports.
The 24-year-old lefty is one of the last 13 pitchers remaining in camp with the Marlins. Nardi made his big-league debut in a low-leverage role last season but stumbled to a 9.82 ERA and 2.66 WHIP over 14.2 innings. He'll likely handle middle innings and long-relief situations again as the third southpaw in the bullpen behind A.J. Puk and Tanner Scott.
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Marlins' Andrew Nardi: Returns to majors
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Nardi was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
The 24-year-old was sent down Monday but will quickly rejoin the big-league club. Nardi was promoted in mid-August and allowed 13 earned runs with a 13:7 K:BB in eight innings across his first seven MLB appearances.
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Marlins' Andrew Nardi: Sent back to Triple-A
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The Marlins optioned Nardi to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Nardi will cede his spot in the Miami bullpen to Aneurys Zabala, whose contract was selected from Triple-A in advance of Monday's doubleheader with the Rangers. The demotion comes after Nardi yielded 11 runs (10 earned) on 12 hits and four walks in five innings over his most recent four relief appearances.
