Marlins' magical season ends with a dud, getting swept by Phillies in wild card round
The Marlins’ internal belief and resiliency in the regular season did not translate to results in the playoffs.
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The Marlins’ internal belief and resiliency in the regular season did not translate to results in the playoffs.
Josh Bell warned his young Miami Marlins teammates of the dangers that lurked in Philadelphia. Yes, the Phillies' big bats of Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott and aces Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola certainly played a factor in why the Marlins should have been wary.
‘Now it’s up to them to protect that standard, honestly.’
The New York Mets were awarded a 1-0 win over the Marlins in the game suspended by rain on Sept. 28, with Miami's two-run rally in the ninth voided because the inning was not completed. The game would have been resumed Monday had it impacted the postseason but was not because the Marlins were assured of the second NL wild card and Arizona the third. Major League Baseball, after consulting the Elias Sports Bureau, said Wednesday the score reverted to 1-0 under 7.02 (b) (4) (A) of the Official Baseball Rules, which deals with suspended games.
Miami Marlins third baseman Jake Burger is batting fifth in Tuesday's Game 1 Wild Card lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies.