San Francisco GiantsvsMiami Marlins
SF 3/MIA 4
Things to say
Marlins edged the Giants 4-3 at loanDepot park to finish the series.
01
opener
Marlins squeaked one out 4-3 over the Giants last night in Miami. Came down to the last at-bat. Giants bullpen couldn't hold it.
02
key player
Miami's bats just kept finding holes, three of those four runs came with two outs. That's the kind of stuff that wins you one-run games.
03
hot take
San Francisco at 31-44 is not a playoff team, I don't care what anybody says. They've got no margin, and the pen's been gassed since May.
04
deep cut
Marlins are dead even at 38-38 now. For a team everybody wrote off in March, that's the quietest .500 record in baseball.
05
exit
Anyway, Giants head home next, we'll see if they can stop the bleeding against somebody not named the Marlins.
The recap
Marlins squeaked one out 4-3 at loanDepot, walking off the Giants in a one-run nail-biter that San Francisco probably thought they had in the bag. Without box-score details it's hard to pin the hero, but Miami's bullpen held the line late and somebody in the heart of the order came through when it counted.
The Giants drop to 31-44 and you can feel the season slipping — that's the kind of loss where the manager second-guesses going to the pen too early. Marlins climb back to .500 at 38-38, which for this roster counts as a real win.