Dontrelle

Willis

''It’ll be a park where pitching will continue to win,’' Marlins president David Samson said. ''And I’ve told Carlos Delgado he’ll still be able to go yard.’' The Marlins are hopeful of moving in to the proposed retractable roof stadium in 2008.

Willis’ debut will come against the Rockies in Miami. The 21-year-old is a highly-regarded prospect. Hopefully the Marlins will be careful with this one.

The Marlins are giving some thought to bringing Willis up to the majors and starting him on Friday. It would be a bad move, but that just makes it more likely to happen. Willis is a very good prospect, but he’s probably not ready to be a quality starter just yet. Still, he would be worth taking a chance on in NL-only leagues, as he’s someone who could put up good results for a month or two until hitters adjust.

Willis and Cabrera will receive slight raises, Willis to $353,000 and Cabrera to $320,000. It is not known what Beckett was offered.

''We’re not going to put Dontrelle in the bullpen. Not right now. No thoughts of that,’' McKeon said. Tommy Phelps will go back to a relief role when Burnett is ready.

Having six days between outings will give Dontrelle a chance to get in extra work on being more consistent with his delivery. He’ll miss the Devil Rays but face the Pirates.

Willis had 14 wins in 27 starts as a rookie two years ago. He got his 15th victory in his 23rd start this season. Willis seems to be all the way back now after three straight disastrous outings last month. He gave up four hits -- all singles -- and walked two while throwing 113 pitches today.

Randy Winn’s homer was the only run of the game. Willis gave up five hits, walked one and struck out six. He had struggled in three career starts against the Giants, but with no Barry Bonds, Moises Alou or Ray Durham, the team did little against him tonight.

Willis is the first pitcher to throw five shutouts in a season since A.J. Burnett in 2002. The last pitcher in either league to notch more than five shutouts was the Dodgers’ Tim Belcher in 1989. He had eight.

It was a 1-1 game until Miguel Cabrera delivered a three-run double off Aaron Heilman in the bottom of the eighth. That gave Willis his first win since July 7, when he also defeated the Mets.