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Florida Marlins Roster Report 2009-04-20


Florida Marlins Roster Report 2009-04-20
The Marlins are off to a hot start because they are getting contributions from virtually everyone on the team. On April 18, they used 18 players, including every position player, to defeat the Nationals 9-6. "Empty the bench is my philosophy," said manager Fredi Gonzalez. "I try to match up and put guys in the best situations. You hate to go back to the hotel or back to the house and say I didn't use my best pinch hitters in the right situations."

PLAYER NEWS:

--LF Jeremy Hermida has played a big role in the seven-game winning streak the Marlins take into Monday's game. Hermida's nine-game hitting streak ended Sunday when he was 0-for-2.

After driving in the game-winning run with an infield single Friday night, he hit two dramatic home runs Saturday: a two-run home run that tied the game with two outs in the ninth, then a three-run home run in the 11th.

What kind of reception did he get from Nationals fans when he went back out to left field?

"They were ragging on me after the first one," he said, "but after the second one, most of the people were actually giving me some congratulations. It was nice; I wasn't actually expecting that."

--3B Emilio Bonifacio has dramatically tailed off from his hot start. He's having a tough time reacting to adjustments teams have made on him, going 3-for-25 over the first six games of Florida's road trip. He's hitless with nine strikeouts in his last 19 at-bats going into Monday. His batting average has plummeted from .485 on April 14 to .321 going into Monday.

--RF Cody Ross has emerged from his early-season funk. He's 9-for-21 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in the first six games of the team's road trip.

MEDICAL WATCH:

RHP Scott Proctor (sore right elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27. He won't return before mid-May.

RHP Rick VandenHurk (inflamed right elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 28.

ROTATION:

RHP Ricky Nolasco

RHP Josh Johnson

RHP Chris Volstad

RHP Anibal Sanchez

LHP Andrew Miller

BULLPEN:

RHP Matt Lindstrom (closer)

RHP Leo Nunez

RHP Logan Kensing

LHP Renyel Pinto

RHP Kiko Calero

LHP Dan Meyer

RHP Hayden Penn

CATCHERS:

John Baker

Ronny Paulino

INFIELDERS:

1B Jorge Cantu

2B Dan Uggla

SS Hanley Ramirez

3B Emilio Bonifacio

1B/3B Wes Helms

1B/OF Ross Gload

UT Alfredo Amezaga

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Jeremy Hermida

CF Cameron Maybin

RF Cody Ross

OF Brett Carroll


Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: April 20, 2009

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