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MIAMI -- Left-hander Rich Hill made his major league debut against the Marlins, but so much has changed since then.Hill made his debut on June 2015 against a team that was then known as the Florida Marlins.On Saturday, Hill faces the Miami Marlins, and he will do so in the middle of a career year. The 36-year-old was acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a five-player deal that the Oakland As completed on Aug. 1.Hill was immediately placed on the disabled list due to a blister issue. But once he got over that, he pitched six scoreless innings in a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.The big thing is staying in the moment, Hill told the media after that start. I just had to focus on each pitch coming out of my hand.Last Saturday, Hill made his second Dodgers start, and he did not disappoint, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning. In the end, Hill struck out eight, allowed just one hit and tossed six scoreless innings.He enters Saturdays game against the Marlins with career numbers for 2016 -- an 11-3 record with a 1.94 ERA.Not bad for a guy who has bounced around to eight different major league organizations, and that does not count two different stints with the Boston Red Sox.Hills career appeared to be over last year, when he was released by the Washington Nationals on June 24. Hill found no takers and signed with an independent minor league team -- the Long Island Ducks -- in order to try to keep his career alive.A couple of weeks later, the Red Sox signed him, and then the As gave him a chance for the 2016 season.Hill, who did not start a single game for five years -- 2010 to 2014 -- is one win away from a career high in victories. His ERA is miles ahead of what he normally does given his career mark of 4.15.Now comes the Marlins, a team he has only faced twice -- during that rookie relief appearance in 2005 when he allowed two runs in one inning or during an ill-fated start in 2009.Hill is in a much better grove now, and he will look to get the best of Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler, who started this year as Miamis fourth starter but has pitched better than that.In fact, after Jose Fernandez, Koehler has been Miamis second-best starting pitcher. In his past 15 starts, Koehler is 4-4 with a 3.54 ERA.We want TK to keep it going, Fernandez said after he beat the Dodgers 4-1 on Friday night. 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MIAMI -- Jay Ajayi has a chance to become the first NFL player to rush for 200 yards in three consecutive games when the Dolphins play the Jets, so imagine the stir he created while visiting New York last weekend during his teams bye week.Lots of attention, right? Wrong.A couple of people at the hotel, maybe, Ajayi said with a grin, but Im still just me, I guess.Not to the Jets. Theyll be geared to stop Ajayi and deny him a rushing record.Were not going to be a footnote in history, defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said.The Dolphins (3-4) and Jets (3-5) have each revived their season with two consecutive victories, but one of those streaks will end Sunday.Here are some things to know about the 102nd meeting of AFC East rivals:RECORD RUSHER: Ajayi was the Dolphins Mr. October, tying an NFL record by topping 200 yards rushing in consecutive games before the bye.The second-year pro more than doubled his career rushing total, and a lot of his yards in the two games were hard-earned. Ajayi forced 12 missed tackles in 53 carries, and 277 of his 418 yards came after contact, according to Pro Football Focus.Now he and the Dolphins face a Jets run defense ranked No. 1 in the league at 74 yards per game.We know were going to have a good challenge, Ajayi said. At the same time, were not worried about anybody else. Were worried about ourselves. If we do our jobs and we go out there like we know we can play, I think were going to have a good day.The Jets are confident, too. The only previous time they faced Ajayi, he carried three times for 6 yards.Hes a decent back, Richardson said.IT STARTS UP FRONT: While Ajayi has been tough to tackle , he has also benefited from gaping holes courtesy of a group of blockers paving the way for the teams turnaround.It was like we were searching for an identity, first-year Miami coach Adam Gase said, and they basically said, `Well, this is going to be our identity, whether you like it or not. You better start calling runs, because were going to get you yards.The offensive line includes first-round pick Laremy Tunsil, who has become a force at left guard and is coming off his best game yet against the Bills.If you watch his first pull in the game, I think he could have played for Vince Lombardi and run tthe Green Bay sweep, offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen said.ddddddddddddFITZ REBOUNDS: Ryan Fitzpatrick got off to a rough start to the season with 11 interceptions in the first six games, and was benched in favor of Geno Smith. After Smith was lost for the season because of a knee injury, the Jets turned back to Fitzpatrick, who had a brutal first half last week against the Browns, going 3 of 14 for 30 yards.Joe Namath, among others, took to social media to call for Fitzpatrick to be benched again in favor of Bryce Petty. But Fitzpatrick turned things around in the second half and helped lead the Jets to a 31-28 victory.Hes confident he can lead the Jets on the type of run that got them within a win of the playoffs last season.Expectations for us are weve got to win them all, Fitzpatrick said. I mean, thats what we hope to do. I think we have the right guys in the locker room to do it.FORTE FEELS FINE: Matt Forte has put to rest -- at least for now -- any concerns about whether he had anything left in his 30-year-old legs.He had 82 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries last week at Cleveland, a week after rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries against Baltimore.Forte ranks ninth in the NFL with 542 yards rushing, and his six TD runs ties him for fourth.Q IS THE ANSWER: Quincy Enunwa has stepped in for the injured Eric Decker and become a key playmaker for the Jets offense.The 2014 sixth-round draft pick out of Nebraska leads New York with 36 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns, including a 57-yarder last week in which he ran through four tackles to get into the end zone. Enunwa also broke up a would-be interception.Hes playing with so much confidence, Fitzpatrick said. He wants to be that guy, and he has really come through this year for us. We expect a lot out of him, and expect him to continue doing it.---AP Sports Writer Dennis Waszak in New York contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '