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- Updated: October 1, 2016
WASHINGTON — Without anything significant on the line, Marlins manager Don Mattingly isn’t taking any chances with his regulars in the final two games. So rather than risk any mishaps, right fielder Giancarlo Stanton will not start the final games of the season, but he may be used as a pinch-hitter.
In other cases, the club is seeking to preserve some individual benchmarks. Catcher J.T. Realmuto, for instance, will not start on Saturday or Sunday, partly because he is hitting .303, and the team doesn’t want him to slip below .300.
Playing time also is being monitored for third baseman Martin Prado and left fielder Marcell Ozuna.
“When we started the series, we talked with the guys who have been going out there every day for us — Martin, Marcell,” Mattingly said. “Some of the other guys, we just put a plan together.”
The fact Stanton …
