The Marlins' time with a four-man rotation will end Wednesday when Andrew Miller makes his first start of the season. 

--RHP Chris Volstad never wore long sleeves under his uniform at any level growing up in South Florida. 

Javier Vazquez deserved a better fate than he got in hisBraves debut in Philadelphia when the bullpen squandered his six-run lead. 

The best record in the major leagues doesn't belong to the New York Yankees and their mammoth payroll or to the Boston Red Sox or to the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies. 

Firing Cecil Cooper wouldn't be unreasonable, but it wouldn't turn the suspect Astros into contenders, Ken Rosenthal says. 

Native Floridian Chris Volstad said he has never felt comfortable wearing long sleeves in a game, so on a chilly night at Turner Field his strategy was to work fast and then hunker down near the dugout heater. 

The Marlins play 16 of their next 19 games on the road, starting Tuesday in Atlanta with the beginning of their first and longest road trip of the season. 

--The strikeouts are piling up for rookie CF Cameron Maybin, who leads the team with nine in six games. 

UT Alfredo Amezaga was activated from the disabled list Sunday after missing most of spring training with a left knee sprain suffered in the World Baseball Classic. 

A larger-than-life star opens an equally-audacious stadium. 

The NL East was expected to be one of the most competitive divisions in baseball this year. 

The NL East was expected to be one of the most competitive divisions in baseball this year. 

Marlins 2 -Mets 1 

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Marlins 5 -Mets 4