Miami's bats finally woke up in the 7th, scratching across 3 runs to cut a 4-run deficit down to one and turn what looked like a laugher into a game San Diego actually had to finish.
San Diego didn't blink. The Padres answered right back in the bottom of the 7th to push the lead back to two, then tacked on a pair in the 8th for insurance — exactly the kind of late-inning response a thinned Miami relief corps, missing two arms to surgery this week, had no way to counter.
- Day-To-DayXavier Edwards (2B) — Edwards (thumb) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.09/20
- 10-Day-ILOwen Caissie (RF) — The Marlins placed Caissie on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a lumbar stress reaction.09/13
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender (RP) — Bender will undergo surgery to address the stress reaction in his right shin, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.09/19
- 15-Day-ILPete Fairbanks (RP) — Fairbanks will undergo surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.09/19
- 15-Day-ILMax Meyer (SP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough announced Monday that Meyer (neck) has been shut down from throwing and will not return this season, Jesse Borek of MLB.com reports.09/15
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — Nardi (elbow) is slated to undergo season-ending surgery Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/24
- 60-Day-ILWilliam Kempner (RP) — The Marlins transferred Kempner (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday.08/21
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program in September, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/07
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — Mazur (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program sometime in September, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.08/07
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — Henriquez (elbow) began playing catch from 60 feet out Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.07/18
- 10-Day-ILGavin Sheets (1B) — If Sheets (foot) is able to return this season, he may be limited to working as a designated hitter and/or pinch hitter, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.09/12
- 10-Day-ILMiguel Andujar (DH) — Andujar (wrist) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI double.09/09
- 15-Day-ILJeremiah Estrada (RP) — Estrada (shoulder) hadn't resumed throwing as of Sept. 8, and he may not be able to return from the injured list before the end of the campaign, MLB.com reports.09/12
- 60-Day-ILRamon Laureano (LF) — Laureano (hip) has progressed to swinging off a tee and playing catch, but he isn't close to playing in games, MLB.com reports.09/12
- 60-Day-ILJason Adam (RP) — Adam (shoulder) could soon begin a minor-league rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso, MLB.com reports.09/12
- 60-Day-ILJoe Musgrove (SP) — The Padres are pausing Musgrove's (elbow) rehab assignment because he's having issues recovering between starts, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.09/02
- 60-Day-ILLuis Rengifo (LF) — The Padres placed Rengifo (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.09/01
- 60-Day-ILLucas Giolito (SP) — Giolito (elbow) has been throwing at the Padres' team complex in Arizona, but his timeline to return is unclear, MLB.com reports.08/24
- 60-Day-ILBryan Hoeing (RP) — The Padres transferred Hoeing (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08
The Polymarket chat around this one ran more than double the season's typical crowd, and the traffic spiked in the middle innings right as Miami's rally and San Diego's answer played out in real time. "Marlins baby," one poster wrote as the deficit shrank to one; "I think miami wins tho," said another, before San Diego shut the door for good.
San Diego closes the night having won its fifth straight, still chasing that wild-card cushion, while Miami's loss extends its own skid and does nothing to change a season that was already about playing out the string.