Laurie Daley has reached out to embattled hooker Robbie Farah, throwing his support behind the NSW rake and exhorting him to fight for his NRL spot at Wests Tigers.NSW coach Daley has been one of Farahs strongest supporters since his bitter feud with Tigers coach Jason Taylor broke out late last year, saying he would have no hesitation picking him for State of Origin from reserve grade.Daley wasnt forced to do that this year. But after Farah was dumped to NSW Cup last week, the Blues mentor rang Farah to offer his support.I spoke to him last week and just said you have to go back and work hard and just keep playing well, Daley told AAP at the launch of Fox Sports Retro Round.Robbie is a wonderful player and he still has a lot of footy left in him.He is still a first grader, all he can do at the moment is put some form together and try and convince JT that he is the best man for the job.Farah was again on Tuesday named in NSW Cup for the Tigers this weekend. Retiring utility Dene Halatau has again been preferred at No.9 with young rake Manaia Cherrington on an extended bench for Saturdays round 21 match with Parramatta as the Tigers bid to keep their slim finals hopes alive.Daley said he didnt have an issue with Taylors decision, or the coach himself.That is the coaches decision and that is his issue because he has to answer to whoever, Daley said.You can never blame a coach for making those decisions because he is in charge but everybody knows what I think of Robbie as a player.You just hope that they can come to some sort of arrangement and get on with.I know Robbie doesnt want it and Im sure the Tigers dont either.Robbie knows they have a good team there, he wants to get back into first grade and try and help them get into the finals. Custom Hawks T-shirts . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Cheap Hawks Jerseys . 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MIAMI -- Now that Ichiro Suzuki reached his milestone -- he banged out hit No. 3,000 on Sunday in Miamis 10-7 win over the Colorado Rockies -- the Marlins and their fans can more fully focus on the race for a wild-card playoff berth.The Marlins, who went 2-4 on their just completed road trip, play host to the National League West-leading San Francisco Giants (63-48) on Monday night in the start of a three-game series.Miami (59-52) leads the St. Louis Cardinals by one game and the New York Mets by two in the battle for the second and final NL wild card.The Marlins have to like their chances to win Mondays opener as All-Star right-hander Jose Fernandez takes the mound in a stadium where he rarely loses. He is 26-2 with a 1.62 ERA at Marlins Park, making him one of the best home-field pitchers in the history of the game.San Francisco, however, also feels pretty good about its starting pitcher, All-Star right-hander Johnny Cueto, who is 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA and a 1.12 walks-plus-hits-per-inning-pitched ratio on the road this season.Overall this season, Cueto is 13-3 with a 2.73 ERA. This is the 30-year-olds sixth season with double-figure wins, capped by his 20-9 record in 2014 and his 19-9 mark in 2012.He accomplished those records with his original team, the Cincinnati Reds, but he has been a bit of nomad since he was traded in midseason 2015, winning a World Series last year with the Kansas City Royals and then signing a six-year, $130 million deal with the Giants in December.The Giants won 16 of Cuetos first 18 starts this season, but San Francisco has since lost three of four.Fernandez has yet to cash in on a Cueto-like contract. Even so, as long as Fernandez stays healthy, he soon will hit the lottery because his pitching prowess is unquestioned.Still, the 24-year-old is in a mini-slump, having lost two games in a row for the first time since his rookie year of 2013.Fernandez is 12-6 with a 2.87 ERA this year. His 192 strikeouts are already a career high, five more than he had in 2013.In his only start against the Giants this year, Fernandez allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings during a 7-2 loss at San Francisco on April 23. His only other appearance vs. San Francisco was six-inning, three-run win last year.Theres no rhymee or reason why guys you think you should have success off shut you down, and the elite pitchers, you have success against, Giants manager Bruce Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle.dddddddddddd I wish I could explain it, but I cant. Part of it is, when you face them, are they on top of their game or not? That has something to do with it, too.With Fernandez and Cueto pitching, expect a close battle on Monday, especially since the Giants and Marlins have played 13 times at Marlins Park, and 10 of those games were decided by two runs or fewer.The Giants played a close game on Sunday, allowing only two hits but somehow managing to lose 1-0 to the Washington Nationals.San Francisco wasted a great effort from Madison Bumgarner, who pitched his fourth complete game of the year.The game had added meaning because the win gave the Nationals the season series, 4-3. If the teams finish with identical records and meet in the playoffs as division champs, the Nationals would get home-field advantage.As for Suzuki, he became just the 30th major league player to reach 3,000 hits, and he joined Paul Molitor as the only ones to reach the milestone with a triple.Suzuki was also the third player to reach 3,000 at age 42 or older, and he has the respect of virtually everyone in baseball.Being with (Suzuki) the past couple of years is so awesome, Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton said in a TV interview following Sundays game. For him to get it like that (a triple off the wall in right field) -- that was cool, too. We were all yelling, Get over! Get over!We were able to hug him on the field, and that was cool.Suzuki, speaking through a translator in a press conference after the game, was quite funny when asked about the pressure he felt starting the game 0-for-3.My body felt like Justin Bours -- just so heavy, he said, referencing Miamis hefty first baseman. But after that hit, the burden was lifted off.Now that the chase is over, though, the Marlins have to get back to business. Third baseman Martin Prado left Sundays game after fouling a pitch off his foot, and that is an injury to a team leader that could be crucial. ' ' '