Marlins, Pirates enter weekend series with momentum
The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates -- two of the bottom four teams in the National League -- are set to meet Friday night in Florida to start a three-game series. Both teams were long ago out of playoff contention. However, Miami (62-84) has won five of its past seven series. Pittsburgh(54-92), which on Friday will start a 10-game road trip, has won two of its past three series. Pittsburgh will start right-hander