Marlins' Pitching Plan Shifts for Yankees Showdown

On April 5th, the Miami Marlins kicked off the season 5-1 with sweeps over the Rockies and White Socks, but things heated up against the Yankees and the Bronx.

They dropped the first two games, including a brutal 9-7 loss, Saturday after blowing a 4-0 lead.

Now they're fighting to dodge a sweep Sunday, with a big switch in the pitching clan.

Manager Clayton McCullough tapped closer. Pete Fairbanks to open the game instead of starter. Chris Paddock, who will piggyback later.

Fairbanks heads to the paternity list Monday morning for his wife's induced delivery, so they want to squeeze an inning out of him before he's gone a few days.

Reigns messing with everything in the Northeast, pushing the first pitch back to at least 3pm. Eastern, maybe longer.

McCullough said the delay tipped the scales, since a normal schedule would have stuck with Paddock.

Fairbanks brings heat to the bullpen after Peter Bendick signed him last December to a one-year deal worth $13 million plus $1 million in.

Incinives. In three outing so far, he's tossed three scoreless innings, allowed just one hit, racked up five strikeouts, and notched two saves.

This is the Marlins only matchup with the Yanks all year, so canceling means scrambling for a make-up date that's tough to find early season.

Though pushed through the weather and give Fairbanks his moment before family calls. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.

I'm Corey with The Story.