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MIAMI -- Buyers at the trade deadline for a change, the Miami Marlins believe they now have enough starting pitching to make a playoff push.The Marlins acquired the rotation reinforcements they sought in a trade Friday that cost them four players. Right-handers Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea were sent to Miami by the San Diego Padres in the seven-player deal.Miami also will receive pitching prospect Tayron Guerrero and cash for right-handers Jarred Cosart and Carter Capps and two minor leaguers, pitching prospect Luis Castillo and first baseman Josh Naylor.The one message it does send is that were trying to win, Miami manager Don Mattingly said. Were not trying to go backward. We have an opportunity here.The Marlins are in contention for their first playoff berth since 2003 despite a shaky rotation. Aside from ace Jose Fernandez, their starters are 23-24 with an ERA of 4.40.Rea will start Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, and Cashner will start the series finale Sunday.Cashner is 4-7 with a 4.76 ERA in 16 starts, including a 2.55 ERA in his past three outings while being showcased for a trade.We wanted to get someone that was hot and could bring an immediate impact, Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said.Cashner has a career record of 30-49 with a 3.73 ERA in seven seasons. Mattingly, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, faced the 6-foot-6 right-hander often in the NL West.Ive seen him really good, Mattingly said. Hes got power stuff. I saw him when he was their No. 1, and he has that kind of stuff.Rea, who is in his second major league season, is 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 19 games this year.Cashner has a $7.15 million contract and becomes a free agent after this season. Rea, 26, has a salary of $510,200 and is under team control through 2018.The Padres are fourth in the NL West and looking to future seasons, and for them the prize in the deal might be Naylor, 19, a left-handed power hitter taken by the Marlins in the first round of the 2015 draft. He is batting .269 with nine home runs this year for Single-A Greensboro.Cosart went 13-11 in 2014 with Houston and Miami but has struggled since. This year he is 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA in four starts with the Marlins, and 3-4 with a 4.09 ERA in 10 starts for Triple-A New Orleans.Capps, a reliever with a 100 mph fastball, underwent Tommy John surgery in March and is expected to be ready for opening day 2017.We traded away good players, Hill said. To get quality, you have to give quality.Miamis already thin rotation was further depleted last week when left-hander Wei-Yin Chen went on the disabled list because of a sprained elbow. Cashner and Rea will join Fernandez, Tom Koehler and Adam Conley.Marlins players applauded the trade.Cashner has very good stuff, Fernandez said. Ive actually faced him hitting, and I dont like to hit against him. I think hes going to help us get to where we need to go.Miami designated outfielder Cole Gillespie and infielder Cole Figueroa for assignment.The trade is the second between the Marlins and Padres this summer. In June, Miami acquired All-Star reliever Fernando Rodney for a minor league pitcher.---AP Freelancer Christopher Stock in Miami contributed to this report. Cheap Fake Shoes .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Wholesale Fake Shoes . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. 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NORMAN, Okla. -- There is good news and bad news for Oklahomas defense heading into Saturdays showdown with Ohio State.The good? The Sooners faced a system much like Ohio States version of the spread offense two weekends ago when they faced Houston, which is coached by former Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman.The bad? Oklahoma got gouged in the first half of the 33-23 loss to the Cougars.The 14th-ranked Sooners must be better against the third-ranked Buckeyes.They have a lot of similarities, of course, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. Each will do a few things a little bit different, but overall theres a lot of carry over.Perhaps the biggest difference between Houston and Ohio State is that the Buckeyes focus on the run more offensively. Houston hurt Oklahoma through the air, passing for 321 yards and rushing for just 89. Ohio State has averaged 313.5 yards rushing and 283 yards passing in its first two games.It gets down to what they emphasize with their schemes, Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said. Theres a lot of similarities, but yet, theres a lot of differences in how they utilize their personnel.Still, the foundation is the same. Oklahoma linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo said having faced Houston will help his teammates feel more comfortable.You can react faster, he said. You know whats coming. Stuff like that.The Sooners also should benefit from having faced a talented dual-threat quarterback. Houstons Greg Ward Jr. didnt rush for many yards against the Sooners, but his elusiveness created problems. He threw 40 passess and was sacked just twice.dddddddddddd J.T. Barrett, Ohio States dual-threat quarterback, has run 22 times for 85 yards and three touchdowns this season for Ohio State.Theres some advantage there in that weve dealt with a guy who is similar, Bob Stoops said. We can try and tweak some things that you thought you could have done better. The other side of that is they got to see how you want to play it. They will make their adjustments as well.Oklahoma was successful making adjustments against Houston. The Sooners surrendered 337 yards in the first half, but just 83 in the second.Oklahomas defense took another step forward during a 59-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday. The Sooners led 42-0 at halftime, and controlled the game defensively, aside from a few breakdowns. Stoops said the Sooners didnt hurt themselves as much last week and were in position to make plays more often.The competition is going to be different, Bob Stoops said. But still, like I said, when you still make plays that you are capable of making, it is still a positive.Regardless how much the Sooners learned against Houston, Mike Stoops knows Ohio States exceptional talent will be hard to deal with.Theres challenges all over the place when you play them, he said. Theyve got answers for a lot of things. Youve just got to keep them off balance and not let them zero in on everything youre doing.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP ' ' '