If I told you ahead of this weekend’s four-game series against the defending champion Atlanta Braves that the Marlins would avoid the likes of Fried, Wright Morton, and Strider, you’d likely quip with something along the lines of “anything but a split would be an utter failure,” and I’d tend to agree with you.
Well, the first three games quickly showed us that even this wasn’t as easy as the thought surmises.
Looking to avoid the four-game sweep, the Fish put their hopes on the left shoulder of Braxton Garrett ahead of Sunday’s series finale.