One day after Sandy Alcantara gave the bullpen some rest, the Miami Marlins are going with a bullpen day against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. 

The Marlins will start with Lake Bachar, who has made multiple appearances involving more than one inning this season. It will be his first start and 19th appearance of the season. In his previous 18 appearances, Bachar posted a 3.77 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP, and a .184 opponent’s batting average through 28 innings.

His last appearance didn’t go well for Bachar, who gave up two home runs for three runs in a 6-1 Marlins loss against the New York Mets on Saturday. Bachar threw a hitless inning with two strikeouts against the Nationals on May 9 in Miami. 

To provide reinforcements, the Marlins recalled RHP Ryan Gusto from Triple-A Jacksonville and optioned RHP Zach Brzykcy one day after calling him up but not using him out of the bullpen. Gusto was previously a starting pitcher for the Marlins last year after being traded from the Houston Astros for Jesus Sanchez. 

As a rookie, Gusto went 7-7 with a 5.67 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 101.2 innings in 27 appearances (17 starts) in 2025. He threw one hitless inning with a strikeout in relief during his lone appearance with the Marlins this season. In 10 appearances (seven starts) with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp this season, Gusto is 4-2 with a 3.83 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched. 

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (32-25) open a six-game series against Nashville, sporting a pitching staff that leads all of minor league baseball with 603 strikeouts.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (26-25) begin a six-game series against Chattanooga with a lineup that has stolen the most bases (129) in Double-A and the Marlins farm system. No. 10 prospect Dillon Lewis leads the Marlins’ organization with 12 home runs, which is also tied for the most in the Southern League. No. 19 prospect Fenwick Trimble leads the farm system in hits (53) and total bases (89). 

The Beloit Sky Carp (24-26) traveled to Peoria to start a six-game series this week with a disciplined lineup that leads the Marlins' farm system with 291 walks. No. 12 prospect Brandon Compton leads High-A with 53 walks this season. 

The Jupiter Hammerheads (28-23) host Bradenton for a six-game series this week with a pitching staff that leads Single-A with 588 strikeouts, which is second in MiLB. Carter Johnson leads the team in doubles (9), walks (32), and runs (36), while Emilio Barreras is slashing .317/.448/.423 through 37 games.

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