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The Offishial Show: What Marlins Must Do to Avoid Elimination
By Ely Sussman

October 4, 2023
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A loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series sets up a must-win Game 2 for the Miami Marlins. Ely Sussman, Kevin Barral, Alex Carver and Isaac Azout discuss the key moments and decisions that made the difference in Game 1 and what needs to change on Wednesday for the Fish to keep their season alive.

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Probable starting pitchers for Game 2 are Braxton Garrett and Aaron Nola. Skip Schumaker refrained from using his most trusted relievers in Game 1, so Tanner Scott, Andrew Nardi and David Robertson should be relied upon heavily once Garrett exits.
The Marlins have never lost a first-round postseason series before, advancing to the NLDS in 2020 and winning championships in both 1997 and 2003.
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I do feel a little bit like Skip kind of gave up when Yuli struck out and Okert pitched the 8th inning. However, I think not using the "best relievers" is the silver lining of the game.

Tonight, the moment Garrett allows more than 2 runs, he is out of the game. Ideally, Brax going 5/6 innings + Chargois-Robertson-Nardi-Scott must be the pitching lineup.

But the team is not going to win any games if the offense does not wake up. Maybe shaking things up a bit?

PITCHER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
Luis Arraez 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Josh Bell 27 5 1 0 2 5 1 4 .185 .214 .444 .659
Jon Berti 13 4 1 0 1 2 1 3 .308 .357 .615 .973
Jake Burger 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 .167 .231 .167 .397
Bryan De La Cruz 13 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .308 .308 .615 .923
Xavier Edwards 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Nick Fortes 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .091 .167 .091 .258
Yuli Gurriel 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Garrett Hampson 10 2 0 0 2 4 0 4 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Jesus Sanchez 13 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 .154 .214 .385 .599
Jorge Soler 16 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .313 .389 .375 .764
Jacob Stallings 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .167 .286 .333 .619
Joey Wendle 12 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .250 .250 .333 .583

What about: Berti - Arraez - Soler - Bell - Burger - DLC - Jazz - Sánchez - Stallings ?

Note: Hampson is 2-for-10 with 2 HR vs. Nola...

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