If there were a baseball version of the movie “The Replacements,” the Miami Marlins would be perfect for the role. After COVID-19 ran rampant through their entire roster, they went deep into their 60-man player pool to move to 7-1 with their 4-3 win against the New York Mets.
The best team in baseball …
MIAMI MARLINS
• Best record in MLB
• Only team with at least .800 win%
• First time in almost 4 years Marlins are 5 games over .500 pic.twitter.com/hVlvWrSCU3— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) August 7, 2020
The Mets’ inability to capitalize on their biggest scoring opportunity is the biggest reason why they fell to 5-9 on the season.