MIAMI -- On Friday night, San Diego Padres right-hander Jarred Cosart will get a chance to stick it to the Miami Marlins, the team that traded him on July 31.
Cosart, who will step on the Marlins Park mound for the first time since July 25, will face Miami right-hander David Phelps (7-6, 2.28 ERA). Cosart is 0-1 with a 4.54 ERA.
"I'm just trying to prepare like it's another major league start," Cosart said. "I get nervous before every major league start. I'm sure I will have that same nervous excitement."
Cosart said he is trying to "build off what I've been doing the past three starts," when he posted a 3.