For all the mental errors, poor pitching, and lifeless batting that has at different times plagued the Florida Marlins, one thing remains a constant. Lady Luck appears to have an interest in seeing the Marlins at least make a playoff run, if not make it into the playoffs. At seasons end, if the Marlins are preparing for October baseball, they may need to send some champagne to the Houston Astros and any other club that beats the New York Mets and keeps the Marlins’ hopes alive.

After an outing Saturday evening that is best summed up as pathetic, the Marlins are still only 6 games out of first place. The Marlins got 3, yes thats right, 3 hits in their 7-1 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday night. Hanley Ramirez’s homerun was the only highlight for the lifeless Marlins.

Again Marlins fans find themselves breathing a collective sigh of relief. An effort to pull closer was wasted, but at the same time the Marlins refuse to go away in this chase (even if it means other teams getting the work done for them) and find themselves no further out than they were this morning. One thing is for sure, at some point the Marlins are going to have to take care of business themselves, like next weekend when they welcome the New York Mets to Miami for 3 games.