Securing a walkoff victory in Andrew Cashner‘s first start in a Miami Marlins uniform, the Fish locked up a pivotal tie breaker over a fellow NL Wild Card contender and climbed to nine games over .500 on the season. August beckoned brightly.
However, the Marlins would go on to lose four of their next five series, never really recovering. Having lost four of five heading into this series, Marlins fans will breathe a lot easier if their team can right the ship and stop the bleeding here against the Redbirds.
Doing so will not be easy.