The Miami Marlins come into Wednesday’s series finale against the Colorado Rockies reeling from back-to-back losses to the worst team in baseball, and they’ll be desperate to avoid a sweep at LoanDepot Park that would further deepen the questions surrounding their underwhelming 2025 season. With a 23–35 record and sitting well behind in the NL East, the Marlins have displayed moments of promise but continue to lack consistency, especially in converting winnable games into victories. Their offense has shown modest improvement of late thanks to the emergence of CJ Abrams and James Wood, two young standouts who have become the cornerstones of the lineup. Abrams leads the team with a .294 batting average, combining speed and contact to create scoring opportunities from the leadoff spot, while Wood brings middle-of-the-order power with 13 home runs and 36 RBIs, providing much-needed pop in an otherwise light-hitting order. However, the supporting cast has failed to deliver with regularity, and Miami’s offense continues to rank among the lower third of the league in runs per game, averaging under four per contest. Their tendency to come up short in key moments is reflected in a troubling stat: the team has hit the team total under in 24 of its last 39 games, highlighting their persistent struggles to capitalize with runners in scoring position.

On the mound, Cal Quantrill gets the nod for the Marlins, and while he boasts raw talent and a recent immaculate inning on his resume, his 3–5 record and 5.84 ERA reveal issues with command and durability that have made him an inconsistent anchor for the rotation. Quantrill will need early run support to pitch with confidence and avoid the kinds of high-stress innings that have plagued many of his starts, particularly against even modest offensive lineups like Colorado’s. The Marlins’ bullpen has also been hit-or-miss, occasionally dominant but often overworked due to the starters’ inability to pitch deep into games. That said, Miami has been better than their record would suggest in terms of betting trends, with a 27–24 mark against the spread that indicates they frequently stay competitive, even in losses. At home, they’ve shown the ability to grind out close games, and they’ll need to lean on that grit to salvage the series finale. Manager Skip Schumaker will look to his veterans and young stars to play a cleaner, more aggressive brand of baseball—minimizing defensive lapses, manufacturing early runs, and forcing Colorado’s vulnerable bullpen into action by the middle innings. A win would not only stop the bleeding but also prevent the demoralizing optics of being swept by a team that entered the series with only eight wins. The Marlins still possess the pieces to compete on any given day, but unless they bring urgency and execution into this matchup, they risk allowing a struggling Rockies squad to steal a result that could linger well beyond just another loss in the standings.