» AJ Perez</h1> <article> <h1>Marlins Call Up Koronka to Open 3-Game Series with Brewers</h1> <p>AJ Perez — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:11:06 +0000</p> <p>The Marlins announced Sunday that left-handed pitcher <a href="http://marlinsnation.com/tag/john-koronka/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with John Koronka">John Koronka</a> would be called up to face lefty, Manny Parra in the opening game against the Brewers, after right-handed pitcher <a href="http://marlinsnation.com/tag/anibal-sanchez/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Anibal Sanchez">Anibal Sanchez</a> left the game during the 5<sup>th</sup> inning against the Braves on May 7<sup>th</sup> because of some sort of pain he felt in his right shoulder, only to find out that he would be placed on DL.</p> <p>Sanchez, after leaving the game midway against the Braves, will miss up to two months because of a sprained right shoulder. So far, Sanchez had been 1-4 this season with an ERA of 5.79.</p> <p>After contemplating many days on what they were going to do, the Marlins decided to call up a pitcher. Koronka fit that spot. Unfortunately, in order to do this they had to send down center fielder Cameron Maybin to the minors to make the team complete.</p> <p>At the age of 28, Koronka, an ex-Chicago Cub and Texas Ranger, hasn’t ever pitched against the Brewers and in the Majors since 2007. Koronka, coming off back-to-back scoreless five-inning starts for New Orleans, his minor league team, has brought with him a 2-1 record with around an ERA of 3.00 in his last 10 appearances for the Zephyrs.</p> <p>The Marlins, in 2<sup>nd</sup> place, come into the series a ½ game back of the red hot Mets, who have won 7 of their last 8 games. On the other hand, the Brewers are standing close to the top of the N.L. Central only 2 games back of the Chicago Cubs.</p> </article> </main></body></html>