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The Marlins remain inconsistent to start June, going 7-8 so far, but at least two of those wins came off the Mets to slow down their climb towards the Marlins a bit.

The Mets had closed to within 6 games, but got pushed back to 7 after losing 2 of 3 to the Marlins. The lead is up to 8 games despite the Marlins winning just one of three so far from the Yankees.

The pitching staff is settling back down it seems, but the bats are now cooling off. Harper and Davis are trending back down lately with Yelich also doing the same. Bo Winter is the only one still hot as can be in the middle of the order. Everyone else in the lineup is the same old hit-or-miss (mostly miss) proposition, with Chris Taylor nearly under .220.

Speaking of Taylor, the Marlins might be nudging towards making a switch. The team loves Taylor's defense, which remains at a very high level at second base, but Les Carlyle has made his way to the majors. He's a promising infield prospect, likely to settle in at second base given his arm.

For now, Taylor remains the starter with the hopes he can get back to his .270-ish form.

Stan Brito, the team's young 3B, was perhaps facing the same situation...until Niko Goodrum got the chance to start and promptly made 3 errors. Goodrum is still around, but Brito and his slick fielding and canon arm will be at the hot corner.