Written by Pat Lackey | 03 July 2009

The Pirates are Marlins take the field at 6:10 to help you kick off your holiday weekend early. Charlie Morton and Chris Volstad take the mound in bright red caps as the Marlins try to stay in first place and the Pirates try to stay focused in light of even more swirling trade rumors (it's worth noting that DK is reporting there's nothing to the Pirates/Twins rumors and Sanchez is scratched today due to a back problem and not for any other reason).