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CHICAGO -- Right-hander David Phelps will shift from bullpen duty to spot starter Friday when the Miami Marlins open a three-game weekend series on Friday in Colorado.I think thats the way were going to go, said Marlins manager Don Mattingly on Tuesday, prior to the second in a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Him throwing in the pen (on Tuesday) is a good indicator.The start will be his first since 2015. So far this season Phelps has made all 50 appearances in relief, posting a 5-5 record, four saves and a 2.65 ERA over 54 1/3 innings pitched.Phelps, a 29-year-old veteran of five big league seasons, picked up the win in his last outing on July 30, a 2 2/3 inning effort against the Cardinals.He entered in the fourth inning to replace injured starter Colin Rea and gave up no runs on one hit while striking out four and walking two.I think youll see him as he looked as a starter, hell use more pitches, said Mattingly. I think as a reliever you see more fastball, cutter, runback and keep it pretty simple. Its one of those things that youre hoping its a 12-14 pitch outing when youre coming in and able to just attack.In a starting role, Phelps has a 4.36 ERA and .262 opponent batting average.In the meantime, Miami will wrap up the Wrigley Field series with a Wednesday day game as right-hander Tom Koehler (8-8, 4.18 ERA) goes against Cubs righty John Lackey (8-7, 3.69 ERA).The Marlins and Cubs each have Thursday off.While the Cubs bolstered their bullpen prior to the Major League trading deadline this week, they couldnt land one more top starting pitcher even with two top possibilities working just nine miles away.The cost was just too high.The Chicago White Sox might have been dangling left-hander Chris Sale (14-4, 3.17 ERA) or Jose Quintana (8-8, 2.89 ERA), but not necessarily to the crosstown Cubs without a hefty premium attached.In the end, both stayed put on Chicagos South Side.Theres probably a tax you have to pay, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said this week. 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The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL.CINCINNATI -- Coach Marvin Lewis opened a notable week in the Bengals history by insisting that theyre not actually traveling to London for their next game.Were not going to London, he said. Were playing the Redskins and it happens to be in London.Oh. OK then.Lewis also challenged a question about their 8-hour flight, emphasizing that they dont have an 8-hour flight. Thats technically true -- its slightly less than 8 hours. He told his players that their game at Wembley Stadium will be no different than if they were playing in the aisles of a local grocery store.I think Marvin said earlier today that whether were playing at Krogers or were playing in here or playing over there, we cant lose the task at hand and thats beating the Redskins, running back Jeremy Hill said.Lewis avoid-the-obvious comments show how much hes concerned that the Bengals (3-4) could get knocked out of whack by the franchises first trip to London. They play Washington (4-3) on Sunday in a game they desperately need to win.The defending AFC North champions got flattened in Dallas and New England before beating winless Cleveland 31-17 at home last week. Theyre only one game behind division-leading Pittsburgh, which is missing injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.A win over the team coached by former Bengals coordinator Jay Gruden would leave Cincinnati in the middle of the chase heading into its bye week. A loss would send the Bengals into their bye with more of that unsettled feeling theyve had this season.Its huge, which is why (Lewis) is trying to make this as much of a home game, as much of our normal schedule as possible, tight end C.J. Uzomah said. Its a huge week for us.The Bengals fly to London after practice Thursday. Their only soak-up-the-moment event will be a reception at the Tower Bridge on Friday night. Players will have a few free hours as well. Otherwise, its all abouut football.ddddddddddddAt the end of the day, were going down there not to eat fish and chips, not to see the queen, but were going down there to handle some business, defensive tackle Domata Peko said.The Bengals have another reason to wish they were staying home: Itll count as one of Cincinnatis home games, which means they lose one at Paul Brown Stadium.Several players are big fans of whats known as football in England, and theyre looking forward to playing in a place with such history as Wembley.Oh yeah, I think theres been a lot of great matches played on that pitch, and I think for us its going to be another good one for us to go there and play on Sunday, said Hill, whos a fan of Real Madrid.The coaching staff has told players to make sure they get plenty of rest leading up to the game, given how the time change will affect them. Also, theyve been told theres no wireless access on the flight, so theyll have to entertain themselves without the internet.I think this will be a good bonding experience for the team, Uzomah said. Were going to be on a plane together for 8 hours, cramped. Well get up and youll hear people say, `Ah, this sucks. Well be going through all that together, which will be nice.Game notesLT Andrew Whitworth watched practice in a shirt and sweatpants on Wednesday. He suffered a concussion in the win over Cleveland and hasnt been cleared to return. Lewis says he will be cleared for the game in London. ... G Clint Boling also was held out of practice with a sore shoulder. ... CB Dre Kirkpatrick was limited by a groin injury. TE Tyler Eifert had a full practice after getting into his first game of thng into his first game of the season on Basketball Jerseys[/url] Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' '