How far can Scott Olsen go?
The Marlins aren't sure, but Olsen's pitch limit appears to be right around 120 pitches. Olsen set a career high with 120 pitches April 9 against Washington in a 7 2/3-inning outing, and he used 121 pitches to go 8 2/3 innings Tuesday. Olsen left the game with two outs in the ninth with the bases loaded.
But manager Fredi Gonzalez said Wednesday he wasn't sure if the 120-pitch count was 100 percent physical.
''Maybe it's more mental than physical,'' Gonzalez said. Olsen acknowledged he was tired in the ninth, and he smiled when he heard he had thrown 121 pitches in Tuesday's 3-0 victory over the Brewers.
How many pitches, 121?'' Olsen said. ``That's a new record.''
JACOBS LEAVES GAME
Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs left Wednesday's game in the third inning after he limped into second base with a tight left quad. Jacobs had just hit a long drive off the rail on the wall in right field, and replays appeared to indicate the ball hit the rail above the yellow line, which means Jacobs should have been given a home run.
But umpires ruled the shot in play, and Jacobs settled for a double. Wes Helms replaced Jacobs.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Milwaukee second baseman Rickie Weeks was happy to be in Miami this week so he could see his brother Jemile, a member of the top-ranked Hurricanes baseball team.
Jemile Weeks, who is batting .390 with nine homers, is being mentioned as a possible National Player of the Year.
So who is faster?
''I think he is right now,'' Rickie Weeks said, ``but coming out of college, I think I was.''
The brothers talk a couple of times a week, but ''we don't talk that much about baseball,'' Rickie Weeks said. ``We talk about everything else.''
-- MIKE PHILLIPS
