MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins need Jose Fernandez to be the home dominator he has been for virtually his entire career.If he isnt that on Wednesday, its likely the red-hot Kansas City Royals will walk away with their 10th straight win.In fact, even if Fernandez -- who is 26-2 with a 1.62 ERA in his career at Marlins Park -- is as dominant as he usually is here, its still not a guarantee the Marlins will beat the Royals.Thats how hot the Royals are, as they proved on Tuesday, requiring just one run to knock off the Marlins.The Royals also have to take solace in the fact that the Fernandez that arrives to the ballpark on Wednesday is not the one Marlins fans are accustomed to seeing.Fernandez has struggled as of late, mostly on the road. Since July 28, Fernandez has a 6.00 ERA -- home and road -- and he has lost his past three decisions.The Marlins have other concerns besides Fernandez.Three of their best hitters -- right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, first baseman Justin Bour and infielder Derek Dietrich -- are on the disabled list.Stanton and Bour have combined for 40 homers this year, even though the latter hasnt played since July 3 due to an ankle injury that has never healed properly.It is questionable that either one will return this year, although the Marlins are hopeful.Dietrich is also vital to Miamis plans. If the Marlins make the playoffs, starting second baseman Dee Gordon, who sat out 80 games this year due to an MLB suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, will be ineligible for postseason play.That means Dietrich would be the obvious choice for second base, assuming he is healthy and the Marlins make the playoffs.On top of those issues, the Marlins got more bad news on Tuesday night.Center fielder Marcell Ozuna, a first-time All-Star this year who is hitting .277 with 21 doubles, five triples, 22 homers and 64 RBI, left the game in the seventh inning due to a family emergency.He just had a little family emergency, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Its a personal thing. If he wants to talk about it tomorrow, I will let him. Its something that was going on. Well know more tomorrow.Meanwhile, the Royals are rolling along.They will start right-hander Dillon Gee (5-6, 4.52 ERA) on Wednesday against Miami. He is coming off his best start of the year, allowing just one run in seven innings.Kansas Citys bullpen, a key part of their 2015 run to a World Series title, is also in great shape.Kelvin Herrera has saved eight straight games, lowering his ERA to 1.91 with his latest stop on Tuesday.Herrera, filling in for injured closer Wade Davis, has retired 17 consecutive batters.Kansas City also got scoreless innings on Tuesday from set-up relievers Matt Strahm and Joakim Soria.We have to make sure we mix and match, Royals manager Ned Yost said of his bullpen. But we have nice options. Dennis Byrd Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Mark Gastineau Womens Jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Customized/ . 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With one of the worst offenses in the league too and the worst field-goal shooting to boot, the Magic were sinking fast.Magic coach Frank Vogel took the drastic change of sending prized youngster Aaron Gordon to the bench in favor of veteran Jeff Green, hoping to add some stability. The results were not immediate, and that change may not be the root cause, but something happened for the Magic in the week since.In four games, the Magic defense has suddenly come alive. Orlando has given up 96.1 points per 100 possessions in the past week, the sixth best in the league in that time. They have risen from 29th in defensive efficiency to a much more respectable 15th overall.Defense has taken hold.We are creating habits, Evan Fournier said after practice Friday. Its not second nature yet. But we are definitely creating habits. It is encouraging. But on both ways. We have good players offensively as well. We have times where we really move the ball and find the open shooter. At times we do it, but we have to be more consistent. It is obvious we are getting better.The Magics offense remains much more of a work in progress than the defense at this point. But they have held three of their last four opponents to less than 90 points and have held opponents to worse than 40 percent shooting in the past two games. That helps the offense do just enough to win games -- two of the past three.Orlando has slowly begun to formulate a defensive identity that has propelled thee team to five wins despite its anemic offense.dddddddddddd.The Dallas Mavericks are in much the same boat, without the same kind of success.Dallas has just two following an 80-64 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Mavericks have seen injuries hit the teams roster hard. Deron Williams, Devin Harris and Dirk Nowitzki have all missed time so far this season.Both Nowitzki and Williams will miss Saturdays game in Orlando, in addition to sitting out Fridays home game against the Grizzlies, coach Rick Carlisle said Friday.(Nowitzki is) making progress, but were going to be cautious and were going to be smart about it, Carlisle told Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas. Hes played hurt a lot in his career. This situation is different, though. Were early in the year. Theres something that has hung around that needs to be addressed and be expunged, so were working on it.Harrison Barnes and Wesley Matthews have had to carry the offensive load. And have struggled to do so. The Mavericks shot 28.8 percent from the floor in Fridays loss, the lowest single-game field-goal percentage in the NBA this season.But like the Magic, the Mavericks have thrived on defense while struggling on offense. Dallas has the second worst field goal percentage in the league at 41.8 percent entering the game (the Magic are last at 40.8 percent).That defense has not translated to wins yet though.Both teams have had to settle into the season, integrate new pieces and discover their identity. Injuries have hurt the Mavericks offense while their defense has played well enough to keep them in most games. The Magic appear to be rounding into form. ' ' '