WATCH: Marlins’ Dane Myers snaps bat in half in epic meltdown vs. Giants

The Miami Marlins extended their winning streak to four games with a 12-5 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

Despite the lopsided scoreline, the series finale was intense, with some heated moments from both teams. One of them came from Marlins slugger Dane Myers.

Myers walked up to the plate after the Marlins scored three runs in the fifth inning to take an 8-5 lead. However, he struck out on three straight pitches by Spencer Bivens.

Myers was livid with himself and broke his bat in half after slamming it into his knee in an epic meltdown at Oracle Park.

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Former All-Star pitcher Mike Krukow, who was announcing the game for the Giants, discussed the incident during the broadcast.

“That just doesn’t feel good when you do this,” Krukow said. “But I’ll tell you what, that’s impressive. Look, he’s a young player, If he knew how much the opposing pitcher got out of that and how enjoyable it is, he would never do it again. I mean, if I struck a guy and he did that, I’d be walking back to the bench going ‘heh heh heh heh heh.'”

Dane Myers went 1-for-5 on the night, driving in a run as the Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the Giants.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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