Miami Marlins at New York Mets

NEW YORK – With less than 48 hours until Monday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, the market remains murky with so many clubs still in the postseason picture. The Marlins are no different, as Griffin Conine and Javier Sanoja homered and Liam Hicks drove in a pair of runs in a 6-2 victory over the Mets on Saturday at Citi Field. Miami (57-55) has won five of six since snapping a franchise-record 12-game skid. With the victory, the club also moved within one game of the Phillies, who were playing in Baltimore, for the final National League Wild Card spot. “You just deal with it as best as you can,” Hicks said. “Obviously, you're going to hear some stuff, but luckily, this team's just focused on winning right now, so it helps a lot when you're a team that knows that you've got a chance to go to the playoffs. You're not really focused on everyone selling and all that stuff because we really think we've got a chance. That's good coming to the ballpark and having that on your mind.” The Marlins capitalized on a miscue to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Otto Lopez reached on shortstop Francisco Lindor’s fielding error, moved to second on Heriberto Hernández’s groundout and scored on Hicks’ RBI single. Hicks, who reached four times on Saturday, got the start at catcher to give rookie Joe Mack a breather. The 27-year-old Hicks has been the subject of trade rumors – and for good reason. Among qualifying Major Leaguers whose primary position is catcher, Hicks entered Saturday ranked as follows: .280 average (first), 9.5% strikeout rate (first), 60 RBIs (tied for second), 9.5% walk rate (third), .358 on-base percentage (third), 118 wRC+ (tied for fourth), .432 slugging percentage (fifth) and 14 homers (seventh).