Philadelphia, PA—Riding a nine-game losing streak, the Marlins turned to their ace to stop the bleeding. Turns out they needed a tourniquet. Every bounce went the other way, every mistake was blasted, and every moment of hope was shredded...until one key moment in the ninth inning on a groundball hit by Joey Wendle.
Let’s rewind to the beginning and dissect what ended up being a wacky game.
After going down in order in the first and stranding two men in the second, the Marlins bats finally came to life for the first time in around a month.