Before the game, manager Mike Shildt had said, “(Bader) has done everything we’ve asked him to do, expected him to do and wanted him to do. It’s not about what Harrison should do more of. We’re super proud and pleased with what Harrison’s doing because that’s hard to go down when you’ve been here a couple of years. But he went down with the right attitude.
Fifteen of the 30 games will be home games, officially, with three more at Roger Dean to be home games for the Marlins. The Cardinals will play Houston six times, Washington four and Boston, Minnesota and Atlanta twice each before going to Arlington, Texas, on March 23 to open the Texas Rangers’ new Globe Life Field.