NEW YORK — The Miami Marlins moved within one game of the Philadelphia Phillies for the final National League Wild Card spot Saturday night, beating the Mets behind multi-hit performances from catcher Liam Hicks and outfielder Griffin Conine — two players whose names are circulating in trade rumors with less than 48 hours until Monday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline.

Miami (57-55) has won five of six since snapping a franchise-record 12-game losing skid, and the clubhouse is navigating the tension between a legitimate playoff push and the possibility that key contributors could be dealt before the week begins.

“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.”

Hicks, 27, reached base four times Saturday and drove in two runs on a pair of RBI singles. Among qualifying Major Leaguers whose primary position is catcher, Hicks ranks first in batting average (.280) and strikeout rate (9.5%), is tied for second with 60 RBIs, third in walk rate (9.5%) and on-base percentage (.358), tied for fourth with a 118 wRC+, fifth in slugging percentage (.432) and seventh with 14 homers. His power has cooled — just one home run since June 13 — but he is still reaching base at a .364 clip as the club’s primary designated hitter.

“That’s definitely something that you automatically think about,” Hicks said of the mental challenge of DHing without contributing defensively. “An 0-fer when you’re DHing is much tougher mentally than when you’re able to contribute in the field, especially behind the plate. Your main goal behind the plate is to help the team win there. You can go 0-fer, but as long as the team wins, you feel like you did something. So it is a little bit tough.”

Conine provided the knockout blow with the Marlins leading 4-2 in the sixth, rocketing his 10th home run of the season — in just his 45th game — off righty Daniel Duarte’s first-pitch sweeper into the second deck in right field. Conine is batting .333 with two doubles, seven homers and 11 RBIs over his last 21 games. The corner-outfield picture is crowded with Owen Caissie (.861 OPS since May 1) back from the injured list and Heriberto Hernández tied for the team lead with 16 homers.

“It’s all speculation and hearsay,” Conine said of the trade talk. “You can’t get too wrapped up in it. At the same time, take a second to enjoy playing with these guys because you never know, and especially we’re a team usually some moves are going to be done. You never know who it’s going to be. So, just taking time to have gratitude for playing with these guys and the clubhouse we have is awesome. No one wants to see it change, but the reality is it probably will.”

Relief pitcher John King, another trade candidate, entered in the sixth after right-hander Tyler Phillips allowed a leadoff single and retired three batters on six pitches to preserve the cushion. King, who missed time earlier this month with a left lateral ankle sprain, lowered his ERA to 2.45 with his third scoreless appearance in four outings since returning from the injured list.

“He’s been solid really in any capacity I’ve chosen to use him this year,” manager Clayton McCullough said. “He’s always ready to pitch. He’s been very reliable. He’ll take the ball whenever, and I think it’s as much he probably epitomizes what a great teammate is and the unselfishness. Because if we need an inning picked up to save some other guys, John’s always willing to do that, and he’s also collected a lot of really big outs for us.”

The Marlins’ roster could look significantly different by Monday at 6 p.m. ET, when the trade deadline closes and Miami learns whether it will ride this group into a postseason push or retool around the pieces that remain.