But there's one team – the Milwaukee Brewers – that's played as well as the Marlins since June 13, when they began a roll that's now at 30 wins in 44 games and resulted in them being very much alive rather than a carcass to be picked over at the July 31 trade deadline.

The Marlins acquired Marsee in the trade that sent Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres last May, and through four minor-league campaigns overall, the Dearborn, Mi. native owns a career .239/.382/.390 slash line. As you can tell, he walks a heck of a lot.

Jason Alexander (1-1, 7.36 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (6-9, 6.36 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marlins -115, Astros -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins host the Houston Astros on Monday to begin a three-game series.

On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins (55-56) are hosting the Houston Astros (63-50), at 6:40 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game series. An expected close contest features the Astros (-112 on the moneyline) against the Marlins (-107).

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