After last night’s commanding 8-1 win over the Marlins, Scott Servais was cautiously optimistic in his post-game press conference, noting that there have been times before where it’s looked like the team has turned a corner, only to go back to their old ways. “I’m anxious,” the skipper said. “I wish we could play tomorrow’s game right now, I really do. See who shows up.”
He had to wait the requisite 24 hours, but the crew who showed up tonight looked very much like last night’s group. Against a tough pitcher in Edward Cabrera, they worked productive at-bats, scoring runs and driving up Cabrera’s pitch count, and got the Marlins’ bright young starter out of the game by the fifth inning.