Chad Qualls

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Cincinnati. Webb...

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,...

The Dodgers' bullpen issues go beyond their muddied closer situation. Manager Don Mattingly has thought about replacing Brandon League with Kenley Jansen for the ninth-inning job. Now he's got an equally undesirable problem with set-up man Ronald...