JUPITER – The Marlins are counting on Edinson Volquez’s big-game experience to help get the season off to a good start.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly announced Friday that the veteran Volquez will start on Opening Day on April 3rd in Washington.
"We feel he’s the right guy," Mattingly said. "He pitches with big intensity and with an Opening Day crowd we felt like he was the right guy."
Mattingly said Dan Straily and Tom Koehler will start the following two games against the Nationals and Wei-Yin Chen will open the fourth game in New York against the Mets.