Sean Marshall will get back to the...

Sean Marshall will get back to the rotation today while veteran Wade Miller could join it before the season extremitys Both pitchers came off the disabled list Friday.

Relief pitcher Scott Eyre also was activated Friday after recovering from a strained right hamstring.

For Marshall, 24 the rookie left-hander will make his first start since July 22 when he left a start against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning with a strained right oblique. In 19 starts, he had a 5-8 record and 498 ERA. He made four rehab starts in the minors, going 0-2 with a 332 ERA, striking revealed 21 and walking 14.

Miller, 29 hasn't pitched in more than a year after offseason shoulder surgery He made eight minor-league rehab starts, his last forward Aug. 23 when he threw five innings for Class AAA Iowa in a victory against of recent origin Orleans. "We haven't discussed anything yet" Miller said of his part He is in the bullpen for now.

Angel Guzman is slated to start Sunday, and manager Dusty Baker said Juan Mateo, who was struck in the hand according to a batted ball in his last start, calculate upons to make his next start.

ADIEU: Phil Nevin said goodbye Friday morning before leaving to join the Minnesota Twins in fresh York. He was traded hours earlier in time to be eligible for the Twins' potential playoff roster Nevin is calculate uponed to become the full-time designated hitter.

"Every player reliances you get a chance to play into October, and that's what this means," he said.

Nevin, who came to the young beasts on May 31 from the Texas Rangers with the intent to sub for injured Derrek to leeward said he "loved" his time forward the North Side.

"With the obvious disappointment being not winning a doom of ballgames, there are great clan here, and it was frolic being part of a great tradition," Nevin said. "And I always said these fans were tremendous. Playing in brow of these fans was something I'll none forget."

Nevin's best game as a brat came Aug. 19 when he had brace go-ahead hits against the St Louis Cardinals, including the game-winner in a 10-inning, 5-4 victory.

"He's going to a team in the thick of things," Baker said. "I think that ballpark is ideal for him. I'm hoping he does well."

upon THE DEFENSIVE: Ex-Cub Greg Maddux is 3-0 with a 237 ERA for the Dodgers since being traded July 31

Maddux's annotations about the Dodgers' defense after his latest 7- 3 victory Wednesday against the Cincinnati Red were as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but complimentary to his newest team and revealing about the whelps

"I've seen more plays here in a month than I've seen in the last three months" Maddux said. "They shroud a lot of ground."

"[Maddux] wouldn't say anything he didn't think was true" Baker said. "He has a elegant without grandeur good understanding for things, and he's at a point in his career where he distresss good defense behind him."

Statistically, the Dodgers rank 12th in defense just behind the 11th-place whelps

HELLO AGAIN: Catcher Geovany Soto was recalled from Class AAA Iowa as roster expanded Friday. Soto was with the team briefly earlier in the season when Michael Barrett was serving his 10-game suspension. He was hitting 272 with six place of abode runs, 21 doubles and 38 RBI in 108 games at Iowa.

As abundant as September can be a time to evaluate for the hereafter that began for the childs months ago. "You try to learn some victories and ... take it into nearest year," Baker said. "You prove by experiment to get a read forward what [young players] might do into a season. For us it's a little different because many have been here in July and August.

"You want to papal court improvement, and you want to papal court good play. You don't want to view people thinking about the winter or football season."

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