The Cubs won two of three over the Marlins last month at Wrigley Field. Since then the Cubs are 19-19, while the Marlins have gone 10-28.
For more on the Marlins, here’s Ely Sussman, managing editor of our SB Nation Marlins site Fish Stripes:
Perhaps it is flying under the radar, but the Marlins have been the worst team in Major League Baseball since the All-Star break, winning only three series during the second half of the season. It has shockingly put them behind last year’s pace, when they finished at 67-95. A bottom-three MLB record—which is what it takes to secure the highest odds of winning the 2023 draft lottery—is within reach.