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MIAMI — Wei-Yin Chen will make his final home start of the season Friday in a year in which he has been dominant at Marlins Park.Chen http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-fernando-rodney-jersey , a Miami Marlins left-hander, is 5-3 with a 1.77 ERA at home this season. Batters are hitting .190 with five homers against him at Marlins Park, where he has also struck out 66 in 71 innings.On the road, Chen has been brutal – 1-8 with a 9.29 ERA and 14 homers allowed.Article continues below ...Chen’s counterpart Friday will be former Marlins right-hander Luis Castillo (10-12, 4.52 ERA).Castillo’s average fastball checks in at 95.8 mph, and he has reached 100 with his heater. Even so, the Marlins traded him twice during his days as a prospect. The first deal — to the San Diego Padres — fell through because of an injury to another player.Team executives finally dealt Castillo, who beat the Marlins on July 30, 2017 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-todd-frazier-jersey , which stands as the only time he has faced Miami.In that 2017 game at Marlins Park, Castillo was brilliant, striking out six in eight innings while holding the Marlins to three hits, one walk and one run. He threw 106 pitches that day, including 70 for strikes.This year, Castillo has been an enigma. He was 3-8 in even-numbered months and 7-4 in odd-numbered months.In other words, he had a 7.23 ERA in April, 6.75 in June and 5.57 in August. Conversely, he has posted a 3.48 ERA in May David Wright Jersey , 2.25 in July and 1.46 in four September starts.Castillo is also 6-5 with a 3.51 ERA at home this year but 4-7 with a. 5.56 ERA on the road.Chen, who is 6-11 with a 4.93 ERA overall this season, will no doubt pitch carefully to Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett, who was dominant Thursday in Cincinnati’s 4-2 win over Miami.Gennett’s final big play of the night came with two outs and two on in the ninth as the Reds were attempting to protect their two-run cushion. Miami’s Miguel Rojas hit a smash that appeared destined to be an RBI single.However, Gennett dove to his left and made the game-ending assist from the outfield grass.“I got a good jump, dove, and the ball went in my glove,” Gennett said. “Things happen fast on the field. I don’t try to dive and slam my head on the ground unless I feel I have a good chance of getting the ball.”Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said he was “amazed” by the play.“That ball is a hit on most days,” Riggleman said. “Scooter made a great play.”Beside his defense http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-wheeler-jersey , Gennett also hit a two-run homer and a two-run double, driving in all four Cincinnati runs.He went 2-for-3 on Thursday, raising his batting average to .318.Gennett is chasing the National League batting title and trails only Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, who is hitting .319.Meanwhile, Miami (59-93), which has the worst record in the NL, was held to seven hits Thursday – six singles and one double.The Reds, who are in last place in the NL Central, are 66-88. Minnesota will use the “opener” strategy with its pitchers for the first time this season when left-handed reliever Gabriel Moya is expected to start for the Twins against the Texas Rangers on Sunday Mookie Wilson Jersey , following a practice began in May by Tampa Bay and utilized by a handful of other major league teams this year.Right-hander Zack Littell will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to serve as what Minnesota manager Paul Molitor has dubbed the Twins’ “primary pitcher” after Moya.The Rangers will counter with left-hander Yohander Mendez (0-1, 14.73 ERA) as their starter in the rubber game of the series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.Article continues below ...Texas hit four homers to beat Minnesota 7-4 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak. Rookie Ronald Guzman hit a three-run homer while Nomar Marzara, Adrian Beltre and Rougned Odor hit solo homers.The Twins have been utilizing the “opener” strategy for months at both the Double-A and Triple-A levels. Minnesota decided to push back right-hander Kyle Gibson’s start to Monday in Houston to try the strategy because the Rangers have a left-handed top of their batting order.The “opener” is employed to keep the game’s primary pitcher from facing the top of the lineup early and to be limited to two times through the order.“You don’t want to do it on a whim,” Twins manager Paul Molitor told MLB.com. “There’s always going to be a risk, and then you try to decide in the game when it’s worthwhile to try to find out if this is something that’s going to be helpful to help your team win. You’re looking for an advantage.”The Rangers activated pitcher Bartolo Colon off the disabled list Saturday, but then scratched him from Sunday’s start against the Twins because of a stomach virus. Colon hasn’t pitched since Aug. 20 because of stiffness in his back. The 45-year-old is a free agent after this season.The 23-year-old Mendez is set to be recalled Sunday to make his second start and third appearance of 2018. He has never faced Minnesota.Mendez is being brought back to the big leagues for the first time since June 19, when he was demoted to Class A after violating team rules in Kansas City.“He took the challenges with the right attitude, went back down http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-lenny-dykstra-jersey , and he’s going to get an opportunity to come back up tomorrow and start for us,” Texas manager Jeff Banister said of Mendez.The Rangers are satisfied that Mendez has done everything asked of him since the demotion.“Reports I got were that he worked his rear end off, physically and mentally, and took all the challenges and met all of them, even when they were a little bit tough,” Banister said. “The thing that I like about our coaching staff and this organization is that things like that happen. (But if) you go do your work, you’re given that opportunity to clean that slate, go do what you need to do.”Mendez exited his last start for Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday at home against Memphis after two innings when he was struck on his left arm by a batted ball. He is expected to be fully healthy for Sunday’s start.