Marlins end franchise-worst skid with stunning ninth-inning comeback

The Marlins have been historically bad for a month, and Monday night looked like it was headed the same way. Miami hadn't won since beating Seattle on July 9, a stretch that ballooned into the longest losing streak in franchise history. Then, in front of a crowd so small you could count the die-hards, they put together the kind of finish that actually justifies staying up late for a last-place team.

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Hernandez ties it up in the 305! Runs aplenty early on!

This wasn't a low-scoring grind-it-out win. Both offenses were clicking all night, with the lead flipping back and forth as Griffin Conine and the Marlins bats kept answering Philadelphia's punches, including an early homer off Zack Wheeler that had Barstool Baseball wondering out loud if this was finally the night the streak died.

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The Marlins are getting to Wheeler early as Griffin Conine puts them up. Does the streak stop today?

Philadelphia clawed back anyway, the way good teams do, eventually taking a 7-5 lead into the ninth behind a Bryson Stott extra-base hit that pushed the margin to two runs. That's usually where these Marlins games end — with Miami folding and the streak ticking up to 13. Instead, closer Jhoan Duran walked into a mess, loaded the bases, and gave up a two-run single to Hernandez that tied it right back up, setting the stage for the walk-off.

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12 GAME LOSING STREAK OVER The Marlins score 3 in the 9th to walk it off!

Conine delivered the actual walk-off, driving in the winning run to cap the 8-7 comeback and end the misery. According to ESPN, Miami became the first team since the 2002 Devil Rays to snap a losing streak of 12-plus games after trailing by multiple runs in the ninth inning — a stat that tells you exactly how dead this game looked before it wasn't.

Mintzy

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Marlins going nuts on the field. in front of 409 fans. Announcer saying “Oh Thank God!” End of 12 game losing streak. Feels like I watching Major League

The attendance detail is its own story. A moment this dramatic playing out in front of a crowd that could fit in a couple of subway cars says everything about where the Marlins are right now — a rebuilding roster nobody in Miami is showing up for, even when they finally give people a reason to. One win doesn't fix a 12-game hole or the empty seats, but for a night, Conine and the Fish got to feel like a team that matters again.