--INF Alfredo Amezaga said he tried to convince his parents to leave Mexico and join him in New York to get away from the swine flu epidemic. His parents declined.
The Marlins have not issued any warnings to their players. Of the confirmed cases in the United States, the majority were in New York. "We haven't talked about it at all, but we're aware of what's going on," said Larry Beinfest, the Marlins' president of baseball operations.
--The Marlins have options at 3B if Emilio Bonifacio continues to struggle. Gaby Sanchez, who lost the first base job in spring training, played two games at third base over the weekend for Class AAA New Orleans.
Bonifacio is batting .274 after going 2-for-5 Tuesday. Sanchez is batting .310 with two homers and 12 RBIs in 18 games with New Orleans.
BY THE NUMBERS: 6.86 -- ERA for RHP Ricky Nolasco after four starts. Nolasco led the staff with 15 wins last year.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We can let this negativity that we've had for the past six games continue. We got to step back and start over." -- INF Wes Helms on Florida's losing streak.
