MIAMI (CBSMiami/SportsDirect) – As the calendar prepares to flip to August, playoff races are starting to heat up.
Locked in a tight National League wild card race, the Miami Marlins showed they mean business by pulling off a seven-player deal with the San Diego Padres on Friday.
One of the pitchers acquired in the deal, Colin Rea, will get the start in Saturday’s matchup against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.
Right-hander Andrew Cashner, scheduled to start Sunday, was also part of the deal that cost Miami right-hander Jarred Cosart and a pair of their top minor-league prospects, first baseman Josh Naylor and pitcher Luis Castillo.