Juan Rodriguez writes of the successful west coast swing by the Florida Marlins. He notes the turnaround by the starting staff:

Since losing a season-high seven in a row, the Marlins have won 12 of 18. Look no further than the starting rotation to pinpoint the turnaround.

Marlins starters opened the season 8-17 with a 5.37 ERA and 4.1 walks per nine innings through May 21. Since then they are 11-6 with a 3.14 ERA and 2.4 walks per nine innings. That includes six wins and a 2.92 ERA on the trip.

'For the most part, we're not beating ourselves,' said starter Brian Moehler, who beat Padres ace Jake Peavy on Sunday. 'We're not making a lot of errors. I walked four today, but I don't think any of them scored. We're doing the little things.'

Part of that was moving Johnson and Nolasco into the rotation, replacing Vargas and Mitre (Mitre due to an injury). Nolasco's posted a 2.83 ERA as a starter, Johnson a 1.65.