Can this man slow down the hot Marlins? (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, pool)
Five days after writing an article about the first place Marlins, the fish still sit atop the NL East. The Marlins finished off their first road series by bringing the brooms out and sweeping the Washington Nationals. Can this team actually compete this year, or is this hot start more due to the sub par opponents they've played?
The Marlins starting pitching is beginning to show up and the team is clicking on all cylinders. After scoring 10 runs in their first two games in the nation's capital, they won by scoring four runs and winning a pitcher's duel to finish the sweep.
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Within two hours the Marlins will be facing their biggest competition on the mound since they tried to hit against Johan Santana, Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros. At 8pm (eastern) the fish start a three-game set in Houston, which currently sits in last place in the NL with 3 wins (tied with Washington). As a team the Astros have not played well, but don't let that fool you, because on any given day/night Roy Oswalt can completely shut you down.
I think this three-game series will be a test for the young Marlins because they will be sending out a struggling starter and two pitchers who'll be making their first start this year. Ricky Nolasco will be pitching tonight, followed by a struggling Andrew Miller, and double-A call up Burke Badenhop on Sunday. Our bats may need to stay hot in order to bail out the back end of our starting rotation. The way I see it, if the Marlins can leave Houston taking two out of three, we may be on to something.
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