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MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins are gradually loosening the reins on rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez. The 20-year-old threw a career-high 99 pitches Thursday night when he allowed two runs in seven innings against Cincinnati....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Marlins' reliever Ryan Webb is off to a much better start than he got off to last year. Webb took a career-best 14 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings streak into Thursday's 3-1 loss to...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Reds need 10 innings to finish sweep in Miami MIAMI -- A blown lead in the ninth inning failed to discourage the Cincinnati Reds. Instead, they battled back with three runs in the 10th inning to...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: sub all, corrected version Reds 5, Marlins 3 (10) MIAMI -- Brandon Phillips' sacrifice fly keyed a three-run 10th inning, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Miami...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Marcell Ozuna has played just 14 games since being called up from Class AA Jacksonville, but his throwing arm is getting quite a reputation. Ozuna has three assists, tied with three...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH As expected, the Marlins activated Jeff Mathis from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and will go with three catchers on the roster. Mathis, acquired from Toronto during the offseason,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan might not be happy about it, but he is doing his best to adjust to a new role off the bench. Going into Sunday, he was 6-for-16 as a pinch-hitter,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH With a glaring lack of offense, the Marlins know their best chances of competing will be if they play solid defense. But that hasn't happened yet. Miami went into Monday with 28 errors,...

LOS ANGELES Manager Mike Redmond hoped his team's 14-run outburst May 5 in Philadelphia represented a corner-turner. Instead, it proved a brief departure before a return to the unsightly offensive norm. If not for Adeiny Hechavarria's two-out, two-run...

LOS ANGELES Kevin Slowey in spite of averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings through his first seven outings for the Marlins has said he’s not a strikeout pitcher. That point was clear Saturday. For the first time in Slowey’s 108-game, 98-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH As the Marlins struggle in a rebuilding year, they haven't been shy about calling up minor leaguers -- even if that has been out of necessity to replace injured players. The next call up...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Not much has gone right for the Marlins this year, but one pleasant surprise has been right-fielder Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna, 22, has hit in seven of nine games for the Marlins since being...