The Marlins (59-93) have sole possession of the third-worst record in Major League Baseball after dropping Thursday’s series opener to the Reds, 4-2. These are desperate times.
Positives? Jeff Brigham is gradually improving. The rookie right-hander was charged with two earned runs when Scooter Gennett lifted a high fly ball just out of the reach of Austin Dean in left-center field. But Brigham was more efficient than usual (86 pitches in five innings) and probably would’ve went out for the sixth under different circumstances.