5 games left, 5.5 games back. The Marlins need a cosmic realignment just to even think of reaching the playoffs. The clubhouse resembles a medical ward, with Gload wearing a surgical mask and Josh, Nick, John, Jeremy, Brett and Fredi in various states of snifflage. Supernatural forces need to descend to revivify their lifeless efforts and help slap a few sloppy singles in a row.
Josh valiently fights off the flu to start against Tim Hudson tonight.
Here's some fun trends on this game from crunchsports.com...
"As a team the Marlins are 7-0 in their last 7 games during game 2 of a series and are an impressive 14-3 in Johnson's last 17 starts during game 2 of a series. They are also an impressive 33-13 in Johnson's last 46 starts. And take this one for what it's worth, but they happen to be 1-4 in Johnson's last 5 Tuesday starts.
"On the flip side, the Braves are 13-0 in their last 13 games versus a right handed starter and are themselves 19-7 in their last 26 during game 2 of a series. Dating back some years though, they are an impressive 10-3 in Hudson's last 13 starts versus the Marlins..."
Both the Braves and Marlins are 3-3 in their last 6 September 29th games - the Braves lost their last 9/29 game and the Marlins lost their last two.
(Yahoo)(ESPN)(CBSSports)(MLB)(FOX)(CNNSI)
BINGO!: Marlins win 5-4, but Rockies win 7-5 in 11 innings, and the grounds crew at LambShank Stadium can start laying out the sod over the baseball diamond.
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