Miami at New York

Miami snapped a franchise-record 12-game losing streak Monday, shut Philly out 1-0 in Game 2, and then delivered again yesterday, coming from behind. That's the form the Marlins carry into a fresh series at Citi Field tonight. This is a different club than the one that dropped twelve in a row. Eury Perez takes the mound for Miami off one of the best stretches of his career, a start removed from retiring 21 straight Athletics hitters and sitting on an ERA in the high threes for the season. Nolan McLean brings real swing-and-miss stuff for New York, but he's been the definition of streaky all year, capable of long scoreless runs and disaster starts within the same month. Miami gets the sharper version of its pitcher tonight, riding the two biggest wins of its season, and the informed money is already sliding toward the Marlins at the window. A plus-money price on a team playing its best baseball right now, against a lineup that hasn't separated itself from .500 either, is exactly the kind of number worth taking. Miami is the play tonight.