With many of their regular position players resting and preparation for the postseason taking precedence over the here and now, the Marlins suffered a mid-inning meltdown on Saturday en route to losing to the Yankees, 11-4.
The opening half of the game was encouraging!
Monte Harrison, getting a rare starting opportunity, led off the third inning with an opposite-field single. Yankees right-hander Deivi García nearly picked him off first base, but the call was overturned after a replay review. Harrison made the most of his new lease on life by dashing all the way around the bases on a Miguel Rojas double (which would wind up as Miami’s only extra-base hit).