Steve Cishek News

If you're in a large league, an AL or NL-only league, a league with deep rosters or a league that tracks holds, you'll need to get a middle reliever.

Gregor Blanco struck out swinging to end the game, leaving two runners on base in the San Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss to the Miami Marlins.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run on Sunday in what's believed to be the most wide-open race in years.

Chris Coghlan snapped out of a season-long slump with a tiebreaking three-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the sixth inning Friday night, and the Miami Marlins rallied past the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Steve Cishek turned ninth-inning jeers to cheers, and all he had to do was strike out major league hits leader Melky Cabrera to end the game.

Attendance: 27,173 Hero of the Game: C Coghlan Goat of the Game: H Bell Play of the Game: Chris Coghlan homered.

Heath Bell struggled in the ninth, but Steve Cishek cleaned up the mess and closed out the 7-6 win over the Giants.

Chris Coghlan's three-run homer highlighted a five-run sixth, two innings after Giancarlo Stanton put one off the sculpture.

The Marlins erased the Giants' 3-1 lead as Lincecum retired just one of the first four batters he faced in the sixth inning Friday.

The Giants in the sixth inning hung a four-spot on Sanchez, matching their combined run total from four previous games against him.

May 22, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco pitches the ball against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning at Marlins Park.

Not many people could have predicted the NL East to be as competitive as it's been so far this season.

After a sluggish start which saw them go 8-14 in April, the Miami Marlins have turned things around in a big way during the month of May.

Emilio Bonifacio, the Major League leader in stolen bases, has proved to be one of the Marlins' most durable players.

Yet Friday might have been a little different. That Heath Bell closed out a 3-2 victory over the Indians for Carlos Zambrano meant a little more.

Sometimes the unknown can be a pitcher's best friend. After all, the craft is about deception.

Miami Marlins come to town tonight to as the Indians kick off 2012 interleague play with a three-game series against the Fish at Progressive Field.

MAY 16: Omar Infante #12 and Hanley Ramirez #2 of the Miami Marlins celebrate after scoring 4th inning runs against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 16, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Marlins come to Atlanta tomorrow for one of the newish two day miniseries no one really likes.

Last night, the Marlins' MLB-trailing batting average with runners in scoring position was once again instrumental in a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.A Despite another quality start from Anibal Sanchez and solid, effective relief performances by Steve Cishek , Randy Choate , and Ryan Webb , the Marlins only managed to score twice.

The Baltimore Orioles' hot start has them tied for first place in the American League East.