Josh Johnson

  Tonight at 7:10 Florida RHP Josh Johnson (2-0, 2.91 ERA) vs. RHP Brett Myers (1-1, 5.03).   Tomorrow at 7:10 p.m. Florida RHP Chris Volstad (2-0, 2.76) vs. RHP Chan Ho Park (0-0, 8.68).   Sunday at 12:10 p.m. Florida TBA vs. LHP Jamie Moyer (2-1, 6.35).

A few days ago, Florida's Anibal Sanchez asked his manager if he knew which game Roy Halladay was scheduled to pitch in Wednesday's doubleheader. Why? "He wants to face Halladay," Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez told reporters. "He was asking four or five days ago if we knew where Halladay was going to pitch, in the first or second game. And he said when we find out, he wants that game. He's up for the challenge. " Sanchez has been Florida's best starter not named Josh Johnson (who currently resides on the disabled list)

MIAMI - The wins just keep on coming. For the Phillies, and for the pitcher who has been every bit as advertised since joining the club this offseason. Roy Halladay's repertoire wasn't at its sharpest last night, but it was plenty good enough for the Phillies to take advantage of a mish-mashed Marlins pitching staff in a 10-5 win. Halladay, who allowed three runs on 10 hits in six innings to improve to 19-10, needs one victory in his final three starts to become the first Phillies pitcher to record 20 wins since Steve Carlton went 23-11 with a 3.10 ERA in 1982.

Even without Manny Ramirez, the Florida Marlins' offense is pretty potent. With talk heating up about Florida trading for Ramirez, the Marlins roughed up Mike Pelfrey last night and tightened the NL East race by beating the visiting New York Mets, 7-5. The win tied the Marlins with the the Phillies for the division lead and knocked the Mets out of first place. Josh Willingham and Jeremy Hermida, both mentioned as part of a possible deal, had two hits apiece for Florida.

It's just one win, but rookie Josh Johnson is ready to set a pattern. Johnson allowed only one unearned run in six innings, and the Florida Marlins totaled 17 hits to end their streak of 11 consecutive home losses by beating the visiting Atlanta Braves, 11-3, last night. "Let's go on a winning streak," Johnson said. "That's what we're here for - to win. " Miguel Cabrera led the Marlins' offense by going 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored. Joe Borchard homered and had a career-high four RBI, and Mike Jacobs also homered for Florida.

JAMIE MOYER turned in a vintage performance in becoming the oldest pitcher to ever win a major league game. The 49-year-old Moyer (1-2) threw seven masterful innings and Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. The former Phillie was sharp all evening as he picked up his 268th career win, tying him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer for 34th on the career list. Relying on a consistent cutter and mixing in a 78-mph fastball, the cunning lefty gave up just six hits and two runs - both unearned - as he kept the Padres hitters at bay and off balance.

MIAMI - The Florida Marlins played mostly with a distinct home-field disadvantage during their 19 seasons inside a made-for-football stadium that changed names six times. And still they managed to win as many World Series as the Phillies have claimed in 129 years. Ozzie Guillen, a coach when the Marlins won it all in 2003 and now the manager of the new-look and newly named Miami Marlins, was quick to defend the accomplishments of the franchise last week as the buzz about the team's new home - Marlins Park - intensified.

The Miami Marlins added a succession of all-stars in the last week, with lefthander Mark Buehrle the latest. After passing a physical, he signed a $58 million, four-year deal reached Wednesday, capping a whirlwind spending spree by the heretofore frugal Marlins. Along with Buehrle, the Marlins signed NL batting champion Jose Reyes and closer Heath Bell, and the three contracts totaled $191 million. Buehrle bolsters a rotation that struggled without ace righthander Josh Johnson, who made just nine starts before being sidelined for the season by right shoulder inflammation.

A few days ago, Florida's Anibal Sanchez asked his manager if he knew which game Roy Halladay was scheduled to pitch in Wednesday's doubleheader. Why? "He wants to face Halladay," Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez told reporters. "He was asking four or five days ago if we knew where Halladay was going to pitch, in the first or second game. And he said when we find out, he wants that game. He's up for the challenge. " Sanchez has been Florida's best starter not named Josh Johnson (who currently resides on the disabled list)

MIAMI - Prince Fielder homered and drove in four runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers complete their first four-game sweep since August 2008 by beating the Florida Marlins, 7-2, Monday. Zack Greinke (5-1) allowed two runs in seven innings. He won his fifth consecutive decision and lowered his ERA to 4.83. The Marlins lost a season-worst fifth game in a row. They've dropped eight of 10 since sweeping the NL champion Giants. Fielder hit a three-run homer, his 14th, and added an RBI single.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The prelude to a pitcher's duel anticipated across all of baseball was far from stimulating. A Sunday night game played immediately before a nine-day road trip meant the Phillies arrived at their Florida hotel at about 4 a.m. Monday. Maybe 4,000 fans dotted Sun Life Stadium when Marlins starter Javier Vazquez delivered an 88-m.p.h. fastball to Jimmy Rollins at 7:11 p.m. Two hours and 50 minutes later, the Phillies had won, 6-4, and there was nothing memorable about it. Seven pitchers allowed 23 hits, and the Marlins had a runner on base in every inning.

At Sun Life Stadium, Miami Monday at 7:10 p.m. Phillies RHP Joe Blanton (0-1, 5.92 ERA) vs. RHP Javier Vazquez (2-2, 6.39). Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. Phillies RHP Roy Halladay (5-1, 2.19) vs. RHP Josh Johnson (3-1, 1.68). Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. Phillies LHP Cliff Lee (2-3, 3.69) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-0, 3.23).

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The prelude to a pitcher's duel anticipated across all of baseball was far from stimulating. A Sunday night game played immediately before a nine-day road trip meant the Phillies arrived at their Florida hotel about 4 a.m. Monday. Maybe 4,000 fans dotted Sun Life Stadium when Marlins starter Javier Vazquez delivered an 88-m.p.h. fastball to Jimmy Rollins at 7:11 p.m. Two hours and 50 minutes later, the Phillies had won, 6-4, and there was nothing memorable about it. Seven pitchers allowed 23 hits and only once - the top of the seventh - did either team fail to put a man on base.

Josh Johnson is not a pitching machine, after all. Untouchable in April, the Marlins ace was battered for five runs yesterday in his first start of the month as the St. Louis Cardinals beat visiting Florida, 6-3. "Nobody's perfect," the Cardinals' Lance Berkman said. "He probably wasn't going to go the whole year without giving up a run. You just try to be aggressive and hopefully he makes a mistake in the strike zone. "You're not to get him too many times. " Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI and Albert Pujols singled three times against Johnson (3-1)

Josh Johnson allowed two hits in seven innings and drove in the first two runs to help the Florida Marlins beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0, last night. Johnson (3-0) lowered his ERA to 1.00. He has allowed four hits or less in each of his four starts, and batters are hitting .112 against him. The righthander has never thrown a shutout in 108 career starts, and he was pulled by manager Edwin Rodriguez after throwing 98 pitches, 64 for strikes. Mike Dunn and Brian Sanches each worked one perfect inning to complete the two-hitter against a team that came into the game with the highest road batting average in the NL. Johnson struck out nine and walked one. He helped himself with a two-run single, laid down a sacrifice and hustled to cover first while completing a nifty, 3-6-1 doubleplay.