Marlins look to salvage series tie with Diamondbacks
Field Level Media
Protect the young arms.
That's one of the missions for the Miami Marlins, who will start rookie left-hander Trevor Rogers (4-2, 1.89 ERA) on Thursday in the finale of their four-game series in Phoenix against the host Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona leads the series, 2-1, after Miami snapped itsseason-high-tying four-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Rogers' originally scheduled start was moved back by a day, and the Marlins also did the same thing with right-hander Pablo Lopez, 25, earlier this season.
That's probably wise given the value of these young pitchers, especially Rogers, who is the National League's reigning Rookie of the Month after going 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA in April. In five April starts, Rogers struck out 38 batters in 28 innings and outdueled two-time Cy Young Award-winner Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets, among others.