Placido Polanco News

The Phillies staged one of the great rallies of the season Friday night in Colorado when they came from five runs down to defeat the Rockies.

When Kevin Slowey takes the mound against the Brewers on Wednesday at Marlins Park, he likely won't be able to give Miami as many innings as he would like.

Some great players stay in baseball a little bit too long. I entirely appreciate wanting to play the best game on earth for as long as possible, but there does come a point where age begins to eat away at productivity.

When told that the past few months of the season couldn't be erased, Marlins first baseman Logan Morrison responded: "Why can't you?" "I give the guys a lot of credit," manager Mike Redmond said.

Sixteen scoreless frames went by until Adeiny Hechavarria plated the go-ahead run in the top of the 20th inning, lifting the Miami Marlins past the New York Mets, 2-1, in the longest game ever played at Citi Field.

Instead, the 23-year-old left-hander - a third-round pick in the 2008 draft who struggled to an 8-32 record and 4.52 ERA in the minors as a starting pitcher - has made the most of his second chance, and on Sunday night got the big-league call-up he had been dreaming about.

Jimmy Rollins had neither with rookie Cesar Hernandez when he headed to second base in the middle of Wednesday's game against Boston.

Tonight, as the Detroit Tigers faced the Baltimore Orioles, starter Max Scherzer , otherwise dominant, surrendered two hits, including a two-run homer, in the three times he faced Adam Jones .

The Marlins lost their ninth game in a row. They scored a total of only six runs in the six games started by Ricky Nolasco in May.

Charlie Manuel may or may not be managing for his job. Only Ruben Amaro Jr. knows if he's planning to play the general manager's classic buying-time card.

May 24, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Miami Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich is greeted by third baseman Placido Polanco after hitting a two-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning at U.S. Cellular Field.

It brought back memories for Koehler of a 2005 game when he was making his first start as a freshman at Stony Brook and got hit in the head by a line drive.

Despite giving up just one run, Marlins manager Mike Redmond felt 19-year-old starter Jose Fernandez was struggling Tuesday night.

Brandon McCarthy hasn't won in eight starts this season. The right-hander aims for his first triumph in an Arizona uniform tonight when the Diamondbacks resume their three-game series at Marlins Park.

They closed the upper deck at Marlins Park, a stadium that has lived for 14 months of baseball.