Marlins Lose 1st Game to Phillies. Now 3 Losses In A Row. Must Pick It Up Quick.

With 1 out in the 9th inning the Marlins had two runners and were down by only one run. Then the veteran closer ,Contreras, struck out Cody Ross with a ridiculous off speed pitch after a 96 mile an hour heater the pitch before. Paulino came up next and quickly hit a shallow pop up which ended the game with Cantu and Uggla stranded after two singles each.

The Marlins have gone from just a few games out of first 3 days ago, to sitting in 4th hoping they don't fall to 5th. The Marlins needed to pick up the majority of the wins over this 10 game home-stretch they, they have not done that so far. They have lost 3 out of their first 4 games. The next two games will be just as difficult as the Phillies always play the fish well as we know.