QUEENS (CBSMiami/AP) – The Miami Marlins and New York Mets are trending in very different directions right now.
The recent uptick in offense has coincided directly with an uptick in the win column for the Mets, who are thriving despite the rotation dealing with a slew of injuries.
The Mets will try to clinch a series win and further bury the National League East-rival Marlins when they host the third of a four-game series on Wednesday.
New York is missing Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, Jon Niese and Zack Wheeler from its expected August rotation and skipped Jacob deGrom the last time through the rotation but have been able to provide plenty of support for the likes of Robert Gsellman, Rafael Montero and Seth Lugo of late.