a good sign?

Chris Coghlan needs something to get him going, and what better than a game-turning home run against Tim Lincecum to do it. The former Ole Miss standout, who has scuffled for two years, hit his first homer in almost a year on Friday night, helping Miami beat San Francisco 7-6. “That home run was very huge, against one of the best pitchers in the game,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen told mlb.com. Coghlan, recently recalled from Triple-A because of Miami’s injury situation, is hitting just .120 in limited at-bats. The Marlins are currently in the thick of the competitive National League East race and would certainly like to see Coghlan return to his 2009 rookie of the year form. P.S. Philadelphia, which has climbed over .500 with a three-game win streak, has won 24 games. Oddly enough, Meridian Community College’s Cliff Lee, who got another no-decision on Friday, has none of those wins. Meanwhile, Mississippi State alumnus Jonathan Papelbon has saved 14 (in 14 chances) of the Phils’ W’s. … Nettleton native Bill Hall’s return to The Show didn’t last long; Baltimore designated the veteran infielder-outfielder for assignment on Friday. He was hitting .286 in seven at-bats. The first-place Orioles reportedly want to keep Hall in Triple-A if he passes through waivers, which is likely.