MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins were shoppers instead of sellers for a change at the trade deadline, and they added a starting pitcher to help make a playoff push. Miami obtained right-hander Jarred Cosart from the Houston Astros in a six-player deal Thursday. The Marlins also acquired infielder-outfielder Kike Hernandez and outfielder Austin Wates for third baseman Colin Moran, outfielder Jake Marisnick, right-hander Francis Martes and a 2015 compensatory draft pick. The Marlins, often out of the race before August, were in the market to upgrade their young, thin rotation after a recent six-game winning streak put them back in the playoff picture. The deal barely beat the 4 p.m. trade deadline. "Jarred Cosart will help us win more games and be a better ballclub, and hopefully that winds up with a playoff spot," Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill said. Hill said Miami also pursued David Price, Jon Lester and John Lackey, all traded elsewhere. The 24-year-old Cosart is 9-7 with a 4.41 ERA in 20 starts this year but has slumped lately, allowing 21 runs in 21 1-3 innings over four starts in July. The Marlins beat Cosart and the Astros 7-3 last Saturday. "He struggled in that game, and we hit him around pretty good," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "You look at his record, he has won some games, and sometimes a change of scenery is good. He gets on a much better team, and hopefully hell be able to go out there and win games for us." The Astros made the deal Thursday while 22 1/2 games out of first place in the AL West. Marisnick will join the Astros lineup, while Martes will remain in the Gulf Coast League. Moran will report to Double-A Corpus Christi, and his progress could determine whether the deal is a success for Houston. Moran was the sixth overall pick in last years draft after playing at the University of North Carolina. He batted .294 with five home runs in 89 games this year at Single-A Jupiter. "We think hes going to be a really special player," Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "Defensively hes going to be at least an average third baseman, and hes a left-handed hitter. Hes getting a lot of doubles, has hit some homers, runs well, has a really good eye." As for Cosart, Luhnow said, "Hes a valuable commodity. Hes a young pitcher who has great stuff and has a bright future. So it was very difficult to give him up." Cosart and Hernandez will join the Marlins on Friday. Wates, a third-round draft pick in 2010, will be assigned to Triple-A New Orleans. "Im pretty excited for a new start," said Cosart, a Texas native. "Obviously its tough leaving home and everything like that, but Im still playing the game I love, just in a different city." Hernandez batted .284 in 24 games for Houston this year and hit .337 in 67 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He said he was shocked to be traded, but not unhappy. "My heart started beating really fast," he said. "Just really excited to join the Marlins. Theyre fighting for a playoff spot, so its really exciting." Marisnick has a career average of .178 in 58 major league games, but he batted .277 with 10 homers in 89 games this year for Triple-A New Orleans. "Its a tough market to shop in," Hill said. "This one was definitely difficult because we gave up three pieces that we really like." Jerry Rice Jersey . First reported by FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal, its unknown if the impetus for the deferral proposal came from players or management, but it never left the preliminary stages. Frank Gore Jersey . In this space, I will be writing new and unique pieces about the team that you wont be able to find anywhere else. So naturally, in an attempt to come up with a fresh topic about the Ottawa Senators, I am going to start with a piece about their goaltending. http://www.cheap49ersjerseysauthentic.co...-sanders-jersey. The young man, never lacking confidence, thought he could be really good. 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Lowry, who signed a new four-year, US$48-million deal this summer, scored 11 points but made 3-of-11 shots and missed his three three-pointers. But the pair found other ways to contribute as DeRozan recorded career highs in rebounds (11) and steals (six) while Lowry added 10 assists.Im not just trying to be a scorer, DeRozan said. If were not making shots we all have to figure out ways we can affect the game in a good way.I think the first one is always the toughest . . . you want to get that win out of the way.Toronto shot 41 per cent from the field but made 27-of-33 free throws, outrebounded Atlanta 48-40 and had 26 assists with just nine turnovers .The Hawks shot 50 per cent and 59.1 per cent from three-point range (13 of 22) but committed 19 turnovers that led to 23 Raptors points.Theres other ways to win other than looking at the shooting stats, Toronto head coach Dwane Casey said. We had 26 assists and only nine turnovers and that was huge for us . . . we got to the free-throw line and out-rebounded them.Added Lowry: We are a team, we are a complete team. DeMar and I didnt play that well offensively but we did other things to help the team win.Greivis (Vasquez) played well, the big fella (Valanciunas), Amir played well and everyone filled up a role.Johnson eclipsed his previous opening-night high of 13 points for Toronto, which improved to 11-9 all-time on opening night and 8-6 when starting the season at home. That delighted the loud, enthusiastic Air Canada Centre sellout of 19,800, many donning the free white We The North t-shirts left on their seats as they arrived.The crowd was really good, it reminded me of the playoffs, said Valanciunas, who was 4 for 5 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throws. They were standing, cheering for us, that was great.Terrence Ross added 13 points for Toronto, now 12-8 all-time in home openers while Williams added eight points against his former team. The Raptors acquired Williams and Lucas Nogueira from Atlanta on June 30 for John Salmons.Kyle Korver, Jeff Teague and Mike Scott all had a game-high 20 points for Atlanta.The Raptors are coming off a club-record 48 wins last year that earned them their first playoff appearance since 2008. But Torontos promising season ended with a heart-breaking seven-game opening-round loss to the Brooklyn Nets.Toronto will face teams that qualified for last years playoffs in four of its first six games. The good news is the Raptors wiill play nine of their first 12 contests at the ACC, where they were 26-15 last season.dddddddddddd.Toronto was 2-2 last year with Atlanta, which claimed the eighth Eastern Conference playoff seed last year with a 38-44 record. The Hawks season also ended bitterly with a 4-3 opening-round playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers.But it was an anxious finish for Toronto, which led 90-71 early in the fourth on consecutive baskets from Valanciunas. However Scotts three-pointer pulled Atlanta to within 103-99 with 1:26 remaining before two Lowry free throws boosted the Raptors lead to 104-99 with 46.8 seconds left to play.A goaltending call on Patrick Patterson allowed Atlanta to make it a four-point game (105-101) before two DeRozan free throws increased Torontos lead to 107-101 with 32.4 seconds to play. Teague made one-of-two free throws to make it 107-102 but Pattersons dunk with about 13 seconds remaining cemented the victory.It wasnt like we were slacking, Casey said. A couple of times in transition we lost them but a lot of times they made shots.Sometimes you have to tip your hat to a team thats shooting that well.Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer credited his team for rallying from the 19-point deficit in the fourth.I felt good about our guys fighting back, he said. We have to take care of the ball.Our turnovers led to a few of their runs so if we can take care of the ball better I think that will help us. They were a little bit more physical, a little bit more active than us for more of the game. Williams buzzer-beater put Toronto ahead 86-71 at the end of the third after the Raptors outscored their visitors 26-19 in the quarter.Toronto led 60-52 at the half as three-pointers from Ross and Patterson anchored a 9-2 run to finish the half. The Raptors had extended their lead to 38-28 earlier in the quarter but following three three-pointers from Korver, Atlanta pulled to within 51-50 on five straight points from Teague, including a three-pointer with 2:23 remaining.Al Horfords basket in the dying seconds cut Torontos lead to 24-22 after the first. Atlanta led just once in the quarter, 3-2 on Korvers early three-pointer before the Raptors went on a 9-2 run to regain the advantage with Johnson and DeRozan scoring six points apiece.NOTES — Casey appeared in his fourth opening-night game for Toronto . . . This marks the first time Toronto and Atlanta have met on opening night . . . As part of the Raptors 20th anniversary, the team will sear a special patch on its home white jersey . . . Centre Greg Stiemsma (sprained ankle) was out for Toronto . . . While Toronto posted a 7-1 exhibition record, Atlanta was 4-3 . . . In Torontos four games versus Atlanta last year, DeRozan was the Raptors leading scorer three times. 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