DENVER -- Second place is no consolation. Not for the Marlins. Not after another unsatisfactory season.
But, despite dropping a 6-0 decision to Colorado on Tuesday, the Marlins maintained their grip on the bridesmaid spot in the National League East, albeit a distant ways behind first-place Washington.
Twenty-one games distant.
Nonetheless, the Marlins are in position to finish as high as second for only the fourth time in their 25-year franchise history (they’ve never finished first).
They remained three games in front of the third-place Braves, who arrive in Miami on Thursday for four games to close out the season.