Despite that, the Marlins have outperformed their expectation in a lot of ways. Especially considering the continued absence of J.T. Riddle, Martin Prado, and Wei-Yin Chen. Then at the last minute, they found out they would also lack Dan Straily, J.T. Realmuto, and Magneuris Sierra.
Miami already had their work cut out for them to just reach the .500 mark. So far, they’ve been better than advertised. Half of their losses came in extra innings, and those contests could have easily gone the other way.
Marlins Lineup
Rookie Lewis Brinson has been leading off and playing center field, and that trend should continue into this three-game, five-day series.