Marlins Drop 10 Straight, Sliding 3 Games Behind Wild Card
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Marlins Drop 10 Straight, Sliding 3 Games Behind Wild Card
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Summary
Miami has fallen from 10 games above .500 on July 9 to a 10-game losing streak, slipping further out of the National League playoff race as August nears.
Three games now separate the Marlins from a Wild Card spot, leaving little margin as a once-hot club sees its bullpen falter and its timely offense dry up.
Eury Perez's July 5 perfect-game bid still hangs over the slide after manager Clayton McCullough pulled him through 7 innings and 92 pitches, a move that angered fans even though Miami won that night.
The trade deadline offers one path to recover, but the skid has deepened doubts that Miami's record-setting June can translate into a sustained postseason push.