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Success wasn't quite as satisfying as the Marlins had hoped in 2009. Yes, they finished with a winning record for the second consecutive year.

Improving the Marlins defensively was on Larry Beinfest's ''to do'' list this offseason.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has been scratched from Monday night's start because of back spasms.

"Things are so strange this year," said Mets manager Jerry Manuel, whose team is staggering to the end of an injury-plagued season.

The Marlins could not close out their 2009 home schedule with a victory, falling, 4-0, to the Mets before 31,167 fans at Land Shark Stadium.

Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson has been scratched from his start against the New York Mets because of the flu.

When a pitcher makes his rookie debut or come back from an injury, it takes at least five or six starts before we can judge how he does.

Chris Volstad threw plenty of strikes Wednesday night. The St. Louis Cardinals just hit most of them hard.

Erratic right-hander Chris Volstad is expected to throw batting practice Saturday in search of his missing sinker.

A steady rain and the Washington Nationals combined to dampen Florida's playoff hopes.

The baseball season is a 162-game grind, both physically and mentally, and it's all the tougher to endure when inclement weather is thrown into the mix.

Get your Marlins Tickets now! right-hander Chris Volstad is not looking at his first start Sunday since his demotion to Triple-A New Orleans last month as an audition, but more as opportunity knocking.

Whether it's by purpose or sheer circumstance, Chris Volstad has found himself back in the Marlins' starting rotation, as the young right-hander will make Sunday's start against the Nationals in place of a still-ailing Rick VandenHurk.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, In September, Major League Baseball teams expand their 25-man roster to a 40-man roster by calling up guys from their farm system.

The Florida Marlins reinstated reliever Brendan Donnelly from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and recalled pitcher Chris Volstad and infielder Gaby Sanchez from Triple-A New Orleans.

The New Orleans Zephyrs return to Zephyr Field to begin their final homestand of the 2009 season when they host the Nashville Sounds at 7 p.m. on Friday.

A source of pride for the Marlins is finding and developing young pitching. Through the First-Year Player Draft, the organization has the reputation of stockpiling arms.

STILL IN THE RUNNING:: The New York Giants moved to within two games of the Rockies as starter Tim Lincecum dazzled with eight strikeouts in a 127-pitch performance Sunday, Aug 30, 2009, Page 19 Florida Marlins starter Chris Volstad wipes his face after San Diego Padres batter Kyle Blanks hit a two-run homer in the second inning in Miami on Friday.

If Cameron Maybin hopes to duplicate the hot September he had with the Marlins in 2008, he'll have to do it with a back that isn't completely free of pain.