If you could look into the future

Marlins 7, Giants 5

If I told you on April 1 the Marlins would beat Logan Webb and the Giants on September 1, maybe you wouldn't think much of it. It's only one game.

If I told you the Marlins ran a bullpen game and that they hadn't won a series since July? Well, you'd have an idea about where this season was heading.

September is here and the Giants postseason odds are less than 1%. At best this season is a disappointment. At worst it's a failure that costs Farhan Zaidi and Bob Melvin their jobs.

These final 24 games should be about 2025 and beyond.

Let the Mikes (Conforto and Yastrzemski) give way to Wade Meckler and Luis Matos. Let Marco Luciano figure it out at second. Let the expanded rosters account for these call-ups and, oh, it's Tristan Beck and Blake Sabol. Well then.

Even the shuttle from Sacramento is somewhere between a disappointment and a failure.

Up next: The Giants are off today, which feels like a missed opportunity on the holiday. The Diamondbacks come to town for three, starting at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.