Friday night, the Marlins locked up their third postseason appearance in history. As has been the case with many of their 2020 victories, it was a closely contested nail-biter that relied on a great starting pitching effort. That will be the formula for them to continue to shock the world with a deep October run.
But manager Don Mattingly is gonna have a tough call trying to determine which way to align his rotation for optimal postseason performance. Righties Pablo López, Sandy Alcántara, and Sixto Sánchez will each make a start during the Wild Card Series if it requires the maximum three games.