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MIAMI -- Even after an 8-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, the losses kept coming for the Miami Marlins. First, the Marlins stumbled to another defeat, which leaves them 0-8 on their homestand and winless after five games under new manager Dan Jennings. Then two-fifths of their rotation -- right-handers Henderson Alvarez and Mat Latos -- went on the disabled list.  Alvarez (0-4), who pitched five-plus innings and took the defeat, was sidelined with a recurrence of right shoulder inflammation, which had kept him out for five weeks earlier this season. His shoulder began bothering him again in the fifth or sixth inning, Jennings said. Latos, who is 1-4 with a 6.12 ERA, went on the DL with left knee inflammation. He underwent surgery on the knee in 2014, when he was limited to 16 starts with Cincinnati. Roster and rotation replacements for the two starters will be announced Saturday. "It's tough," Jennings said. "Someone is going to get an opportunity to step up. Hopefully, it will be a boost to us." Jennings is off to the worst start by a first-time manager since Brad Mills opened 0-8 after taking over the Astros in 2010, according to STATS. While the Marlins keep losing, their fans are losing patience. They booed when Jennings emerged from the dugout to replace Alvarez. They booed Steve Cishek when he gave up a two-run single. They even booed crowd favorite Giancarlo Stanton when he popped out with two runners on. The Marlins' eight-game losing streak is their longest since an eight-game skid in April 2014. "It's little things, and right now, it just snowballs," Cishek said. "We just want to win a game and tell ourselves we can do it at this point. It'll happen, no doubt. I'm just thankful it's early in the season. But we don't want to wait around much longer. We need to win now." One bright spot for the Marlins: Major league batting leader Dee Gordon singled twice and tied a franchise record with four stolen bases. Justin Bour hit his second homer. "I will take the way they're battling," Jennings said. "There are a lot of positives." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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