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7:10 pm EDT Fri Aug 20, 2010

The Florida Marlins may be at the .500 mark, but they are seeing steady development from their top prospects. A crop of talented rookies looks to lead the Marlins their fourth straight win Friday as they open a three-game series with the visiting Houston Astros. Florida boasts three of the most promising rookies in the game in Gaby Sanchez, Logan Morrison and Mike Stanton. Stanton earned player of the week honors last week, hitting .583 with four homers and eight RBIs. The 20-year-old outfielder has 14 home runs in his first 59 games in the big leagues. Stanton’s teammate in the outfield, Morrison has shown potential in his 20 major league games. He’s batting .382 during a nine-game hitting streak, and has had at least one hit in all but two games he’s played.

Sanchez hit a three-run homer Thursday night and another rookie, Alex Sanabia pitched 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball as Florida beat Pittsburgh 4-2. Florida’s young talent should continue to benefit from the example of veteran infielder Wes Helms, who signed a one-year contract extension Thursday. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA in four starts in an Astros uniform since coming over in the Roy Oswalt trade. He gave up two runs and three hits Sunday in six innings of an 8-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Happ is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in two career starts versus the Marlins. Anibal Sanchez will get the start for Florida. The right-hander gave up two runs in six innings Sunday as the Marlins fell 2-0 to Cincinnati. It marked the fourth consecutive loss in which Florida’s offense supported Sanchez with either one run or none.