--LHP Andrew Miller finally gave the Marlins a solid start March 20. After struggling with a 10.57 ERA after his first three starts, Miller allowed two runs in five innings against the Braves.
--RHP Matt Lindstrom was hoping to play catch March 22, which would be his first activity since he was shut down a week earlier due to a right rotator cuff strain. "I have no intentions of not being ready to break camp with the team, but I'm going to do what the Marlins want," he said. --SS Hanley Ramirez said he plans to be ready for the season opener, despite tendinitis in his right shoulder that had kept him out of action five consecutive games through March 20.
--1B Gaby Sanchez was shut down for a few days after suffering a bone bruise in his left knee. He'd collided with Washington's Lastings Milledge. Sanchez, trying to win the first base job, was hitting .200 through 10 games this spring.
--RHP Chris Volstad recently made two starts on short rest. The result: a total of no runs allowed over nine innings. Volstad was scheduled to make his next start March 24 on regular rest. Projected to be Florida's No. 3 starter, Volstad pitched on short rest so the Marlins could line up their rotation in sequence to start the season.
--RHP Harvey Garcia, who sat out all of 2008 following shoulder surgery, was released by the Marlins.
BY THE NUMBERS: 2 -- Marlins players injured while participating in the World Baseball Classic: RHP Matt Lindstrom (strained right rotator cuff) and INF Alfredo Amezaga (left knee sprain).
QUOTE TO NOTE: "He's just got to be honest with himself and honest with the team to give us that best chance of winning games." -- RHP Ricky Nolasco, on RHP Matt Lindstrom after Lindstrom admitted he should have told Team USA officials that his shoulder was tight before pitching in a game.
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