Chad Qualls

MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins have used 36 players this year, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for most in baseball. They're hoping that number doesn't increase any time soon. With 11 players already on the disabled list,...

MIAMI When morale was at its lowest, approximately 46 hours before Delmon Young smashed yet another home run, Charlie Manuel attempted to justify his faith in this Phillies lineup. It was Monday, the atrocious Marlins had confounded his offense, and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Slugger Giancarlo Stanton took another step in his recovery from a hamstring injury Wednesday when he took live batting practice at Marlins Stadium. "He looked good, like he was...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Redmond has indicated that Steve Cishek is no longer the Marlins' exclusive closer. "We're going to use everybody," Redmond said. "We're going to use Cishek. We'll use...

Wednesday: Phillies at Marlins 7:10 p.m., Marlins Park, Miami On the mound LHP Cliff Lee (4-2, 2.83) vs. RHP Kevin Slowey (1-4, 3.44): Facing the Marlins for the first time this season, Lee through nine starts has allowed a .324 average (11-for-34) and...

OF Jordan Brown was called up from Triple-A New Orleans to replace OF Matt Diaz. Brown, who last played in the majors with the Indians in 2010, was hitting .261 with 10 runs scored, six doubles and 12 RBIs in the minors. RHP Steve Cishek, penciled in...

Upon conclusion of the top of the eighth inning Monday, it was Chad Qualls and not closer Steve Cishek who was warming with the Marlins leading the Phillies 2-1. The Marlins scored three runs in the eighth to eliminate the save opportunity, but Qualls...

MIAMI They closed the upper deck at Marlins Park, a stadium that has lived for 14 months of baseball. Interest in the home team is infinitesimal. The Marlins scored 2.66 runs per game before Monday, and that is fewer than any major-league team since the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Rookie manager Mike Redmond used 42 different lineups over the Marlins' first 44 games -- a byproduct of a disabled list full of 10 players. "The injuries have really set us into a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Veteran righty Jon Rauch's tenure with the Marlins didn't last very long. Rauch was designated for assignment May 17 after allowing two runs in an inning, jacking his ERA to 7.56 in 15...

The Sports Xchange 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...

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...