The look on manager Don Mattingly’s face postgame was one that could be best described as anti-reticent with the skipper displaying signs of both physical and mental exhaustion following the club’s 8-7 loss.
For Miami, who entered the 9th inning with a 7-3 lead, the team now falls to 35-47 overall; All of this, despite having a +20 run differential. All-time, the Fish now fall to 13-15 on Independence Day.
“We can’t get this one back,” uttered Mattingly in the team’s 19th loss in one-run games this season.
The first two games of this most recent Marlins-Braves series have been personified by two narratives; Ronald Acu016bna Jr.