Good morning, Marlin Maniac readers and welcome to Morning Catch, the daily morning news and notes column from MarlinManiac.com about your Miami Marlins.
In baseball, teams who are out of the playoff race don’t see much excitement throughout the season. However, come September, they have a chance to become a factor in the playoff picture. The role is the spoiler and the job is to ruin opposing playoff chances.
While the postseason may be out of the question for Miami, the Marlins have stayed relevant. Playing spoiler, the Fish took two of three from Washington, who desperately needed to keep pace with the Mets this weekend.