Despite giving up six earned runs on 10 hits over six innings against the Marlins on Tuesday, Niese came away with the win, improving to 8-10. He also struck out four and didn't issue a walk. Niese was staked to two different four-run leads in this one, offsetting his general inability to miss Miami's bats. He actually was able to groove 20-of-28 first-pitch strikes, but sometimes being around the strike zone too much can lead to batters squaring balls up more frequently, as the Marlins did on this night. Nonetheless, Niese now has a 3.68 ERA with a 1.31 WHIP in 26 starts this season and will face the Rockies in his next start Monday.