MIA 6, PHI 5; A Bounce Finally Goes The Marlins’ Way

Philadelphia, PA—Riding a nine-game losing streak, the Marlins turned to their ace to stop the bleeding. Turns out they needed a tourniquet. Every bounce went the other way, every mistake was blasted, and every moment of hope was shredded...until one key moment in the ninth inning on a groundball hit by Joey Wendle.

Let’s rewind to the beginning and dissect what ended up being a wacky game.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.After going down in order in the first and stranding two men in the second, the Marlins bats finally came to life for the first time in around a month. Lewin Diaz started the party with a leadoff cannon shot to right field for his second home run of the season. Jon…