Wednesday’s 7-0 shutout victory for the Marlins over the San Diego Padres doesn’t mean much in the context of the NL East.
With the win, Miami improves to 48-67, 19 games below .500 with the thought of back-to-back playoff appearances merely a pipe dream at this current time. The win, too, ends the team’s 6 game road trip 1-5, a stretch in which they were outscored 48-30.
That being said, Wednesday’s series finale saw staff ace Sandy Alcantara rebound from what was easily the worst outing of his career to this point. In Friday’s series opener against the Colorado Rockies - themselves in last place in the NL West - Alcantara lasted just 3.