The final weekend of the regular season always carries an extra weight, as some teams struggle for their October existence and others try to be a spoiler. This season, the New York Mets, with their final National League Wild Card spot and an 82-77 record, belong to the first category. The Cincinnati Reds are just one game behind them and holding a crucial head-to-head tiebreaker. The Arizona Diamondbacks also remain in the race, trailing by 2 games of the Mets. But the spoiler?

The Miami Marlins. And to embrace this role, Miami made a stunning decision. They shuffled their pitching rotation and pushed back the start of their $54 million ace, Sandy Alcantara . After his strong start against the Colorado Rockies on September 18, Alcantara was on a standard rotation schedule to next face t

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