If the Marlins somehow can continue this pace and find a way to creep toward the 75-win mark, the organization will look at May 17 as the date that turned this season around.
Over the last 17 games, the Marlins have scored 100 runs. It might not seem like a lot, but a 5.88 runs a game, it shows vast improvement from a team that started this season 10-31 and could run to bats together to score a run, much less find runs consistently at the plate. Now, with a healthy lineup that is consistently producing, this Marlins team is one of the better hitting ballclubs in Major League Baseball.