Reds vs. Marlins: A Division Race Defined by Margins, Not Momentum
With August in the rearview and the calendar flipping to September, the division race between the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins has crystallized into something far more telling than a simple one-game gap. At 81–55 (.596), Cincinnati holds a narrow edge over Florida at 81–57 (.587). But the underlying data suggests this is less about who is “hot” and more about whose roster construction can withstand the pressure points of the...