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 now have a 25-24 record all-time (including postseason) against the Yankees, making the club the only team in MLB with a winning record vs. New York, according to MLB.com. The Yankees entered the series against the Marlins having won three straight games and riding high from its bevy of trade deadline imports.