CINTINNATI (CBSMiami/SportsDirect) – It’s approaching crunch time for teams fighting for a playoff spot and the race for the final National League Wild Card spot has already been tight for weeks.
The Miami Marlins still think they can hang onto a National League wild card spot with Giancarlo Stanton injured but can’t afford to lose a series to a last place club.
The Marlins will try to jump back ahead in the four-game series when they visit the NL Central basement-dwelling Cincinnati Reds for the third of the set on Wednesday.
Miami won its first two games without Stanton (grade 3 groin strain), including the series opener against the Reds on Monday, but went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left six on base in Tuesday’s 6-3 setback.