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• REDMOND: Joe West Saw Sanabia Spit, Nothing Happened

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  Marlins manager Mike Redmond said Tuesday that he didn't see pitcher Alex Sanabia spit on a baseball on Monday night -- but first base umpire Joe West did.

  According to Redmond, West didn't say anything but tossed that ball out of play.

  Redmond doesn't expect anything to happen to Sanabia' [...]

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• Did Alex Sanabia spit on baseball?

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       Did Alex Sanabia slobber all over the baseball last night after giving up a home run to the Phillies' Domonic Brown? Based on the video from the Phillies broadcast (click here to watch it), it sure looks like it.

       The video appears to show Sanabia spitting' [...]

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• Redmond: Steve Cishek to share closer's role for now

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        Chad Qualls -- not Steve Cishek -- would have taken over in the ninth inning Monday even if it had been a save situation, and manager Mike Redmond acknowledged afterward that the role will be shared, at least for now.

         "We're going to use everybody,"' [...]

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• Marlins place Matt Diaz on DL, call up OF Jordan Brown

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        The Marlins have placed Matt Diaz on the disabled list with a bruised left knee and called up outfielder Jordan Brown from Triple A New Orleans to take his spot on the roster.

        Diaz hasn't played a whole lot since receiving his call-up, going' [...]

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• Marlins lose first 9-inning MLB game in at least 25 years decided on 1st pitch HR

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         Leave it to the Marlins to find a new -- and very rare -- way to lose. They dropped a 1-0 decision to Arizona on Saturday on Gerardo Parra's home run off Tom Koehler on the very first pitch of the game.

         That doesn't happen [...]

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• Jon Rauch sent packing; Marlins call up Duane Below

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        The Marlins designated reliever Jon Rauch for assignment following Friday's loss and called up left-handed pitcher Duane Below from Triple A New Orleans.

         Rauch entered Friday's game in the eighth inning, but  failed to retire any of the four batters he faced in the ninth [...]

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• 11 hits + 0 runs = New Marlins Record

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        The Marlins hit another new low, collecting 11 hits yet failing to score in their 4-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Never before in Marlins history has that happened. In fact, the previous team record for most hits in a game without a run being scored was [...]

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• Lineup is a Ditto for First Time

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        Maybe it's the new digitial display board inside the Marlins clubhouse. Maybe manager Mike Redmond and his staff haven't yet figured out how to play with the lineup using the device, which is hung from a wall just inside the clubhouse door, the same spot where the' [...]

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• Mathis abandons La-Z-Boy, rejoins Marlins

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  Being a catcher, Jeff Mathis is used to pain. He's had his face and wrists broken over the course of his catching career. But nothing quite prepared Mathis for the pain he experienced after having his collarbone broken by a Matt Holliday foul ball on the second day of spring [...]

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• Skipworth sent back down Triple A New Orleans in anticipation of Mathis' arrival Tuesday

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  LOS ANGELES -- Barring a freak injury or step back on Monday, catcher Jeff Mathis will probably make his Marlins debut Tuesday when the team returns back to Miami to open a nine-game homestand against the Reds.

  As expected, sent former first round pick Kyle Skipworth back down to Triple A [...]

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