MIAMI — Jose Urena and Anthony DeSclafani
http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/julio-jones-jersey , who were both part of the Miami Marlins‘ organization in 2014, will face each other on Saturday night.Urena (7-12, 4.21 ERA) signed with the Marlins as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic in 2009, and he has developed into one of the main arms in the Miami rotation. Saturday will mark his 30th start of the season, a career high.It hasn’t all been glory for Urena, however. After a breakthrough season in 2017 when he went 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA, things have flipped this year, mostly due to a lack of run support.Article continues below ...In fact, Urena’s WHIP has improved from 1.273 last year to 1.189 this season.Urena, who is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his only career start against the Reds (2017)
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Matt Ryan Jersey Limited , Castillo has allowed just one run in 16 1/3 innings.Miami, however, got the last laugh on Friday as rookie outfielder Isaac Galloway hit a one-out, walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead the Marlins to a 1-0 win over the Reds. It was Galloway’s first career walk-off hit.This series, the final one on Miami’s 2018 home schedule, is tied at one game apiece.Friday’s low-scoring game was not surprising considering the Marlins are last in the majors in runs scored. The Reds are a middle-of-the-pack offensive team, but that is at least partly explained by their smaller home stadium.At spacious Marlins Park, things are different, and indeed the Reds were held to three hits on Friday.In games this season in which the Reds have accumulated three or fewer hits, they are 0-11.The Marlins
http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/matt-ryan-jersey , meanwhile, have the worst record in the National League and are simply trying to find out who can play and who can’t. Their lineup includes rookies such as third baseman Brian Anderson and outfielders Austin Dean, Mag Sierra, Lewis Brinson and Galloway.In addition, another large group of Marlins hitters are still trying to establish themselves in the majors, including first baseman Peter O’Brien, shortstop JT Riddle and outfielder Rafael Ortega.Miami also had several of their top minor-leaguers at Marlins Park on Friday, allowing them to soak in the atmosphere.“I think we’ve done a nice job this year of blending the minor-league guys with the major-league guys,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “In spring training, we did a lot of that
Authentic Calvin Ridley Jersey , (and) it’s nice to let them have a look at this ballpark.” A look at what’s happening around the majors today:HAPPY HOLLIDAYMatt Holliday takes aim at getting his first hit of the season. The 38-year-old outfielder returned to the Rockies on Thursday for the first time in a decade and went 0 for 3 against San Diego. The seven-time All-Star signed a minor league deal last month after hitting .231 with 19 home runs for the Yankees last year. Colorado hosts St. Louis this weekend.“I’m grateful to be back,” said Holliday, who hit .319 with 128 homers for the Rockies from 2004-08.CHECK HIMThe Red Sox will see how first baseman Mitch Moreland is feeling, a day after he bruised his left knee sliding near a photo pit chasing a foul popup at Fenway Park. Moreland left the game soon after that.Moreland, who had knee trouble earlier this year, is hitting .259 with 15 home runs and 66 RBIs for the team with the best record in the majors. He was an All-Star for the first time this season. Boston plays at Tampa Bay over the weekend.EASY, ROOKSan Francisco right-hander Dereck Rodriguez (6-1, 2.25 ERA) is set to come off the disabled list to face Texas at home. The son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez recently strained his hamstring when he ran out of the dugout during a dustup between the Giants and Dodgers. He’s won five straight decisions and his name is now in the NL Rookie of the Year conversation.STUCKFormer home run champ Chris Davis is trying to avoid having the worst batting average for a full-time player since 1900. The Baltimore slugger is hitting .163 heading into this weekend at Camden Yards against the Yankees. Davis is in jeopardy of finishing below the .179 mark by Rob Deer in 1991 and Dan Uggla in 2013. At 32, Davis still has four more seasons left on a $161 million, seven-year contract. He has 15 homers and 41 RBIs
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