Marlins Fall To Nationals 5-2
Costly mistakes on defense and feeble offense were a lousy combination Saturday night for the Florida Marlins as they lost to the Washington Nationals 5-2.
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Costly mistakes on defense and feeble offense were a lousy combination Saturday night for the Florida Marlins as they lost to the Washington Nationals 5-2.
Adam LaRoche hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th and the Washington Nationals escaped a jam in the bottom of the inning to break a three-game losing streak by beating the Florida Marlins 3-2 Friday.
The Florida Marlins looked to be in good shape to take the series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The Fish had ace Josh Johnson on the mound and the team was on fire throughout the last month.
What a difference one day can make in the life of a Major League Baseball player. Tuesday night, Marlins slugger Mike Stanton struck out with the tying runs on base for the final out against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Daniel Descalso hit his first career home run, a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh inning, to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.
The Florida Marlins continue to look like the hottest team in baseball Monday night after Mike Stanton tripled and scored the go ahead run in the eighth inning to bring the Marlins a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinal.
Florida Marlins' Josh Johnson pitched seven scoreless innings Saturday night before the Cincinnati Reds rallied to win the game 4-3 in 10 innings.
Chris Coghlan came out of Wednesday's game with a sore shoulder, and the Florida Marlins could have used him in the ninth inning.
Omar Infante lined a two-out RBI single that left fielder Jerry Sands misjudged in the ninth inning, capping a two-run rally that helped the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Monday night.
Florida Marlins fans booed slumping Hanley Ramirez when he struck out in the eighth inning. Two batters later, they demanded a curtain call from Mike Stanton.
The Florida Marlins gave their biggest crowd since opening day little to cheer about on Saturday when a four-game winning streak ended with a 3-1 loss to Colorado.
The toll from throwing 123 pitches showed on Anibal Sanchez. The Florida Marlins right-hander wore one big bag of ice on his right shoulder, another on his right arm and yet another on his right thigh as he settled into a chair with a grimace.
Scott Cousins hit a grand slam, Brett Hayes added a three-run homer and the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Thursday night to finish a three-game sweep.
Chris Coghlan drove in three runs, two of them on a second-inning infield single, and Ricky Nolasco struck out eight in seven innings as the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Josh Johnson allowed two hits in seven innings and drove in the first two runs to help the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Tuesday night.
