Marlins To Face Rockies' Moyer Monday Night
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A pair of veteran southpaws will take the mound at Marlins Park tonight as the Miami Marlins look to open a ten game home stand with a victory over the Colorado Rockies.
The Marlins will start veteran left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle who has been arguably the Marlins' most stable pitcher all season long. Buehrle is 3-4 with a 3.17 ERA this year and if the Marlins offense had come to play in more of his outings, he'd have a much better record.
But the real story will be on the other mound as the Rockies toss out Jamie Moyer, 49, to face Buehrle. Over his career, Moyer is 13-6 with a 3.09 ERA in 19 starts against the Marlins. If he can pull out a win on Monday, it will be his 270th career victory.
The Fish will once again be using a make-shift lineup as injuries and poor play have shaken up the roster. Emilio Bonifacio was sent to the 15-day disabled list, Omar Infante left the team for a death in his family, and Gaby Sanchez was optioned to Triple-A after hitting south of the Mendoza line in April & May.
That leaves the Marlins moving Logan Morrison to his natural position of first base and a couple of spots in the outfield to cover. The Marlins recalled Chris Coghlan from Triple-A New Orleans along with infielder Donovan Solano.
Coghlan and Austin Kearns are expected to fill Morrison's spot in left field, while Solano will be coming to the Majors for the first time in his career. Solano was hitting .262 with 14 RBI's for New Orleans.