LHP Hunter Cervenka was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans. Cervenka, a reliever, had a 15.43 ERA in five appearances with Miami this year. He walked eight in 4 2/3 innings.

LHP Hunter Cervenka walked three batters in two-thirds of an inning and all scored. Cervenka has allowed three runs in each of his last two games. Cervenka got the final out in the sixth to end a threat, but walked three of four batters faced in the seventh.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Monday to provide bullpen depth. Cervenka, in his first stint with Miami, was acquired last season year from Atlanta. At New Orleans, he had a 4.50 ERA in 36 games, and 34 strikeouts and 21 walks in 34 innings.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. This is his third stint in the majors this year, and he has held batters to a .197 batting average, which ranks 12th in the National League. Left-handers are batting .183 against him. However, those numbers are a bit deceiving when it comes to how Marlins fans feel about him. Cervenka had a 3.18 ERA in 50 appearances this year with the Atlanta Braves and an 8.31 ERA in eight appearances with Miami.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans after Saturday's game. The 26-year-old Texan, who made his major-league debut this year on April 12, is 1-0 with a 3.76 ERA this year. But he was much better with the Atlanta Braves (1-0, 3.18 ERA) than he has been with the Marlins (0-0, (8.31 ERA).

LHP Hunter Cervenka was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. Cervenka, 26, is a reliever who specializes in getting lefty hitters out. He was acquired from the Atlanta Braves on August 6 when the Marlins traded away two prospects -- left-hander Michael Mader and SS Anfernee Seymour, the fastest player in their organization. Cervenka, though, did not impress in his first opportunities with Miami, posting a 27.00 ERA in two games. This is Cervenka's first year in the majors, and, overall this season, he has been solid, posting a 1-0 record with a 3.86 ERA in 52 appearances.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was recalled by the Marlins from Triple-A New Orleans. He will be used in the middle innings.

LHP Hunter Cervenka, 26, was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans. Cervenka made his Marlins debut on Monday and was a key reason why Miami blew a 5-1 lead in the seventh inning. Cervenka had been acquired from Atlanta and came advertised as a solution to Miami's need for a lefty pitcher who can get lefty hitters out.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was added to the roster, giving Miami a second left-hander in its bullpen. He made his Marlins debut and pitched a scoreless sixth. The Marlins claimed him off waivers from Atlanta and then acquired from the Braves in a trade Saturday for two minor leaguers. In 50 games with Atlanta, Cervenka went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA and limited left-handed hitters to a .175 average. He stranded 25 of 29 runners. Cerveneka had 35 strikeouts in 34 innings but walked 23, five intentionally. The Marlins believe they can reduce Cervenka's walk rate of 6.1 per nine innings. Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said, "We've seen a lot of him, being in our division. We've done our video work on it. (Pitching coach) Juan (Nieves) and Jim Benedict, our vp of pitching development, feel there are some things we can address with him that hopefully allows him to be more consistent in the strike zone. Because when he is, he's very difficult to hit and has had success against both right-handers and left-handers."

LHP Hunter Cervenka was acquired from Atlanta and will give the Marlins a second left-hander in the bullpen. He was claimed off waivers from the Braves, and the teams worked out a trade that sent minor league infielder Anfernee Seymour and left-handed pitcher Michael Mader to the Braves for Cevernka. He has limited left-handed hitters to a .145 average (9-for-62), with right-handers hitting .212. "What he's been this year is pretty much a situational guy," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He gets lefties out. He's had a lot of success with that." In 50 games with the Braves, he was 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA and 23 walks and 35 strikeouts in 34 innings.

LHP Hunter Cervenka was traded Saturday to Miami for a couple prospects. Cervenka pitched hitless ball in his last four appearances for the Braves, picking up his first big league win Thursday night against Pittsburgh and following with a scoreless inning Friday night. He went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in 50 appearances and 34 innings for Atlanta.

LHP Hunter Cervenka will join the team Sunday after being acquired from Atlanta where he was 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in 50 games. Miami sent two minor leaguers, INF Anfernee Seymour and LHP Michael Bader, to the Braves.

LHP Hunter Cervenka worked a scoreless seventh inning Friday, giving him four consecutive appearances without yielding a hit. Cervenka, who got his first MLB win Thursday night against Pittsburgh, shrugged off a leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Tommy Pham to throw a zero on the board and keep Atlanta within striking distance.

LHP Hunter Cervenka picked up his first career victory Thursday against Pittsburgh. He induced the only batter he faced to hit into a double play. He became the fifth Atlanta pitcher to earn his first win this season.

LHP Hunter Cervenka pitched two scoreless innings Friday, working around a pair of walks. He is unscored upon in his last eight games as Atlanta's bullpen has recorded 21 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings since June 16.

LHP Hunter Cervenka gave up a hit to Daniel Murphy, the first batter he faced in the majors, and then retired the next 30 batters he faced, striking out 13 in 10 1/3 innings. He had not allowed a run in his first 15 appearances, a franchise record for a player beginning his big league career. Those streaks all ended in the eighth Friday, when Lorenzo Cain led off the inning with a single and the Royals scored three runs. "It sucks to come in in a close game and not get the job done," Cervenka said. "For the streak, to me it wasn't a big thing. I went out there and competed every night. (I tried to) take the ball and get the job done and it didn't happen tonight."

LHP Hunter Cervenka continued his streak of unscored innings. He pitched two-thirds of an inning on Friday and has made 13 straight scoreless outings to start his career, the longest by a Braves pitcher in Atlanta franchise history.

LHP Hunter Cervenka has made eight consecutive relief appearances without allowing a run. Cervenka pitched one-third of an inning and retired Travis Shaw on an infield popup. He tied a club record for most consecutive scoreless appearances to begin a career, matching the mark set by Mike Stanton in 1989.

LHP Hunter Cervenka, called up to the majors Monday, made his second big league appearance on Wednesday. He retired both hitters, and fanned Bryce Harper in the eighth.