It was a weird scene in the hour leading up to the first pitch of the series finale between the Marlins and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon.

As both teams were getting set for action, SportsGrid’s Craig Mish tweeted that multiple Marlins players had tested positive for COVID-19.

Mish then followed with another tweet suggesting “multiple” players could have been impacted before confirming at least one positive result.

A short time later, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman tweeted that three Marlins players, including Sunday’s scheduled starter, Jose Urena, had tested positive for COVID-19. Urena was scratched and replaced by Robert Dugger.

Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper, who started the first two games of the series was not in the Marlins starting lineup. Baseball insider Robert Murray then followed with this:


Shortly before 1 pm, players from both teams re-emerged to begin stretching and throwing. Play got underway at 1:08 pm.

By 1:24 pm, it was 3-0 Phillies, following this blast off the bat of Bryce Harper.

https://twitter.com/SirDidiDFS/status/1287439808642654215?s=20

Update: The lead, which would grow to 4-0, lasted for all of one inning. The Phillies and Marlins are still playing baseball.