This win was much-needed for Don Mattingly’s group. Much-needed because the Marlins had just blown a four-run lead to the rival Braves the previous day, a defeat that was among their most devastating of the 2021 season. But that’s now in the rearview mirror thanks to Jorge Alfaro’s two-out, go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning, which ultimately pushed the Marlins past the 2020 World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night at loanDepot park, 5-4. In doing so, the Fish snapped the Dodger’s nine-game winning streak.
Trevor Rogers, who was recently named a first-time All-Star, pitched five pretty effective innings.