Posted May 5, 200916 yr YOUR Florida Marlins (15-11) vs the Reds (13-12) Chris Volstad(2-0)vsEdinson Volquez(3-2) TV: Sun Sports RADIO: WAXY 790, WAQI 710 Series at 1-0
May 5, 200916 yr Author Tuesday, May 5 Tickets Dolphin Stadium | 7:10 PM ET CIN Edinson Volquez, RHP (3-2, 4.45) Reds (13-12) @ FLA Chris Volstad, RHP (2-0, 2.67) Marlins (15-11) Scouting Report: Reds: In a 3-0 victory over the Astros on Wednesday, Volquez wasn't the overpowering pitcher he usually is but had one dominant performance. He threw eight shutout innings (a career high) and dealt with just three base runners. He had one hit allowed (in the first inning), one hit batter and one walk. He threw only 106 pitches and at one point, retired 17 in a row. It was a total turnaround from the seven walk outing he had on Friday vs. the Braves, which included five in one inning. Volquez had six strikeouts but worked ahead and took a couple of ticks off his usually 95-97 mph fastball to induce balls into play. Marlins: "Efficient" and "extremely effective" are a couple of ways you could describe Volstad's last start. Unfortunately for the 22-year-old, he ended up with a no-decision. In terms of being on the mark, however, Volstad was brilliant during his April 30th start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. In seven innings, the 6-foot-8 sinkerball pitcher threw just 83 pitches, with 58 for strikes. He limited the Cubs to three hits, didn't walk a batter, and struck out five. His problem was that two of the hits left the ballpark. Volstad issued back-to-back homers to Milton Bradley and Mike Fontenot. Still, he went seven innings for the third time in five starts this year.
May 5, 200916 yr Volstad deserves a win here. And the Fish deserve a short CG to rest the bullpen and bench.
May 5, 200916 yr Some patience will be required by our batters tonight - Volquez does strike out plenty, 28 in 28.3 innings however he has walked 21. There will be a lot of 3-2 counts I'm guessing.
May 5, 200916 yr From last night: That kid caught Hanley Ramirez's homer on the fly. Souvenir the easy way. :mischief
May 5, 200916 yr Some patience will be required by our batters tonight - Volquez does strike out plenty, 28 in 28.3 innings however he has walked 21. There will be a lot of 3-2 counts I'm guessing. Let us hope that Maybin doesnt get into 2 strike counts... garunteed strike out
May 5, 200916 yr Author Has there been any news concerning Hanley and Cantu? what happen to them ? i didnot notice that Hanley got hurt i did hear that Cantu did hit bad hand but it didnot look bad because he still wanted to bat so let see what blog say in afternoon
May 5, 200916 yr Author update on Hanley and Cantu Q: Did Hanley or Cantu get hurt last night? Answered 05/05/09 14:17:03 by Manny Navarro A: Ramirez slid hard into second last night on the fielder's choice in the 14th. As far as Cantu is concerned, he did bang his hand applying a tag yesterday. But he remained in the game and obviously hit into the fielder's choice that won the game. Clark Spencer covered the game last night and told me Cantu didn't mention his hand. Ramirez, though, wasn't around. Check for updates later this afternoon on Fish Bytes.
May 5, 200916 yr Author here link that could have update on hanley and cantu in afternoon http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fish_bytes/
May 5, 200916 yr Today's lineup from JCRMarlinsbeat Twitter: Bonifacio 3B Baker C Hanley SS Cantu 1B Uggla 2B Hermida LF Ross RF Amezaga CF Volstad P
May 5, 200916 yr Volstad deserves a win here. And the Fish deserve a short CG to rest the bullpen and bench. here here! :cheers
May 5, 200916 yr Can we please get a nice easy win for once. Lately, we either lose or win a close nail-bitter. Too much stress!!! I know. I am probabaly getting a little greedy. A win is a win.
May 5, 200916 yr Author Anyone else getting a snowy picture on SunSports? pic good here i watch it on direct tv must time could be cable to tv
May 5, 200916 yr His control seems to be lacking according to Gameday. First inning has always been his worst inning. .291/.380/.342/.722 against line. Next worse inning is the 3rd where he posts a .706 OPSa.
