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Marlins Aim To Take Both Home Games Against Visiting Yankees

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Despite their difference in record, the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees aren’t that dissimilar this season.

The four principles in December’s five-player trade between the Yankees and Marlins have done fine, but none of them has performed so well as to distinguish a clear winner in the deal so far.

Two of them will take the mound Tuesday night when David Phelps leads the host Marlins against Nathan Eovaldi and the Yankees in the second and final game of the series.

New York sent Phelps and infielder Martin Prado to Miami for Eovaldi, first baseman Garrett Jones and pitching prospect Domingo German on Dec.