The Marlins (29-28) enter Friday with a magic number of two to clinch their first MLB postseason berth since 2003. Their odds of accomplishing that, according to FanGraphs, are 90.6%. For comparison’s sake, those were roughly the same odds they had of winning Thursday’s game when leading the Braves 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth. Fans should feel very optimistic, yet it’s still far from a certainty.
If the Fish win two of their final three games, then they’ll finish second place in the NL East and make it in (either as the No.