"He has hit left-handers all his career," Gonzalez said of Coghlan, who was called up Friday from Class AAA New Orleans. "If he hits, he's going to play."

--OF Brett Carroll started in right field Tuesday, his first start of the year. Through Monday, Carroll and Atlanta's Greg Norton were the only National League players who had been with their clubs since opening day and not started a game.

"Of course your loved ones always want to see you in there more," Carroll said of the ribbing he takes from his family and friends about his lack of playing time. "They're starting to actually learn when and where and what situations I may actually come into a game. So if they miss the first half, they'll start to watch it toward the second half."

--Manager Fredi Gonzalez said he came across a video of the Marlins' worst loss of the 2008 season -- 18-17 at Coors Field on July 4. "I couldn't watch past the sixth inning," he said with a laugh.

BY THE NUMBERS: 20 -- Consecutive games a starter went without recording a win, a club-record streak that ended May 8 in Denver when RHP Ricky Nolasco, a 15-game winner last year, pitched six innings for his first win since opening day. Before Nolasco notched the win, Anibal Sanchez had the last win by a Marlins starter back on April 16, four weeks and one day before Nolasco's win.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I just remember Todd Helton saying, 'Hey, you're not going to say hello?' And I started laughing. I made sure to say hello to him the next time I got on." -- Chris Coghlan, on his first big league hit in the fifth inning Friday at Coors Field. Coghlan singled again in the eighth inning.