Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel will have to wait even longer before playing this season.Gurriel had surgery on his left hand Wednesday and the normal recovery time is six weeks.Opening day for the World Series champions is March 29, when the Astros visit Texas. When Gurriel returns, he will serve a five-game suspension imposed by Major League Baseball for making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the World Series.Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Gurriel's hand was broken before he came to camp. Luhnow said he did not know the original cause of the fracture."It was non-symptomatic until recently and he started to feel something," Luhnow said. "Once you start feeling something, the right course of action is to just remove it because it's a pretty reliable surgery, and we know what the outcome is going to be."The 33-year-old Gurriel hit .299 with 18 homers and 75 RBIs last year in his first full season in the majors. He played in one exhibition... [More]

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Miami Marlins pitchers and catchers were still gathering in the midday sun to begin the first spring training workout Wednesday when someone asked manager Don Mattingly if he had decided on an opening day starter.After all, the Los Angeles Dodgers already announced Clayton Kershaw will start their opener."I didn't see any Kershaws on our roster," Mattingly said with a laugh.So no, Mattingly doesn't have a No. 1 pitcher yet. And three of the five jobs in the rotation are open, with more than a dozen pitchers having a shot to make the starting staff.Mattingly and his coaches will spend spring training evaluating the candidates, including several prospects acquired in trades during the Marlins' offseason payroll purge.Not among the rotation contenders to begin the season: injury-plagued left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, the Marlins' highest-paid pitcher as he enters the third season of an $80 million, five-year contract. He is not expected to be ready for opening day, but the... [More]

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (2-3), who struck out six, walked one and allowed just two runs in seven innings on Saturday, beating the Atlanta Braves. After not winning a major-league game for two years, Despaigne has won two straight starts.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne gave up seven hits and two runs in six innings with no walks and three strikeouts Monday and recorded his first win since Aug. 15, 2015, at Miami while pitching for the San Diego Padres. In three career starts against the Rockies, two of them coming at Coors Field, Despaigne is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA. "This ballpark makes you concentrate and focus on every pitch," Despaigne, who got eight outs on ground balls, said through a translator. "And that kind of helps me out here and it keeps me concentrating and not relax on any one pitch or any one batter. It makes me concentrate on keeping my focus up."

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne pitched a quality start Tuesday against the New York Mets, setting for a no-decision. He allowed six hits, one walk and three runs in six innings, but has not won a game since 2015.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (0-3, 4.35 ERA) will start Tuesday against the Mets. Looking for his first major-league win since 2015, Despaigne has made 15 appearances this year, including five starts. His WHIP is high at 1.500, mostly due to a poor walk rate (5.0 per nine innings). Against the Mets, he is 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in four career appearances, including two starts.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne will make his fifth start of the season. He joined the rotation Aug. 26 after pitching out of the bullpen most of the year. He has lost his last three outings because of a lack of run support as he allowed only five earned runs over the last 17 innings. He lost to the Nationals on Tuesday despite giving up one run in seven innings. The Cuba native has not faced the Braves this season.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (0-3), making just his fourth start of the year, took a tough-luck loss against Washington Tuesday night. He allowed five hits, two walks and one run in seven innings, striking out two.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne will start against the Nationals on Tuesday. In just 10 1/3 career innings against the Nationals, Despaigne is 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA. That covers just five appearances, including one start.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne lasted only four innings in his start against the Phillies on Thursday, allowing five hits, two walks and three runs.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne has been a valuable pitcher for the Marlins this year, sometimes as the long man out of the bullpen and even getting one save. He will make his third start of the year at home Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies. "Really valuable from the standpoint of he can do a number of things," manager Don Mattingly said. "He has been the long guy; he allows you to use the other bullpen guys maybe spot up, use two guys in an inning to try to get out of something. He is also a guy who has been able to step in and start, and also a guy who has closed a game for us. I think the main thing is he is rubber-armed. We can use him almost every day as long as he is not throwing (too many pitches). I think if you have a couple of guys like that out there it helps you out over the course of the season, protecting guys." He is 0-1 with a 3.70 ERA in 11 games overall for Miami in 2017. In his last start, he went six innings and gave up three hits and one run against the San Diego Padres.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne is now slated to start at home Thursday, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday. In his last start he went six innings and gave up three hits and one run against the San Diego Padres on Aug. 26. It will be his third start of the year and his 12th appearance for the Marlins.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne made his second start of the season, allowing just three hits, two walks and one run in six innings. Facing his former Padres team, Despaigne lowered his ERA this year to 3.70. He went a combined 9-16 in 2104-2015 for the Padres.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne will face his former teammates in his second start of the season on Saturday. Despaigne lasted 4 2/3 innings in an 11-3 loss against the New York Mets on May 6. After being recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on July 28, Despaigne has made seven relief appearances.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne is an option to take the place in the rotation after the injury to Chris O'Grady, manager Don Mattingly saidTuesday. "He is pretty valuable for us" out of the bullpen, Mattingly said. "He is pretty durable." The righty went 3 1/3 innings on Mondayafter O'Grady left the game with a right oblique strain.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne was recalled from New Orleans Baby Cakes on Friday.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. He is 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA in two games, including one start, with the Marlins this year.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne was sent to New Orleans after the Marlins purchased the contract of Sunday's starter, Vance Worley. Despaigne has made two appearances this season and has a 7.94 ERA. He spent all of April on the disabled list with an oblique strain.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne to Triple-A New Orleans to make room for RHP Vance Worley, who will start Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Despaigne went 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA in two games with the Marlins.

RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, a 30-year-old native of Cuba, was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. He has a 5.79 ERA in one appearance for the Marlins this year. He started that game, allowing eight runs, three earned, in 4 2/3 innings. He is known for giving hitters a variety of different looks, changing speeds and altering tempo.