Marlins Play Catch-Up, Take Game One From Phillies
Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hit a go-ahead two-run single against his former team and the Florida Marlins rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Friday night.
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Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hit a go-ahead two-run single against his former team and the Florida Marlins rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Friday night.
John Buck drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single and the Florida Marlins held off the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Thursday night to win their second straight road series.
Josh Johnson took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before rookie Freddie Freeman doubled with one out, and the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 Wednesday night. Johnson (2-0) dominated for 7 1-3 innings, striking out nine and walking three.
Two bad throws hurt the Florida Marlins as much as any pitch Thursday night. The errors led to a pair of unearned runs, and the Marlins' bid for a series sweep fell short when they lost to the Washington Nationals 5-3 in 11 innings.
John Buck hit a bases-loaded triple Wednesday night and the Florida Marlins came from behind to win for the second night in a row, this time erasing a four-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-4.
The Florida Marlins overcame a night of poor clutch hitting Tuesday when Donnie Murphy delivered bases-loaded, two-out single in the 10th inning to beat the Washington Nationals, 3-2.
Florida outfielder Scott Cousins took a risky gamble. Too risky, as it turned out.
Josh Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, John Buck hit a grand slam in his Florida debut and the Marlins beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
The Florida Marlins may not win it all this year, but their target, much like the Mayans, has been 2012. The reason is simple; they open a new retractable roof stadium, and need a quality product to bring in fickle South Florida fans. But, before the team can start looking ahead to 2012, there's the business of 2011.
The Florida Marlins are a little more than 24 hours away from their opening day game against the New York Metropolitans. While we have to wait for the first pitch, Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez has revealed his opening day lineup.
The Marlins had been riding high on a winning streak dating to mid-March. But Wednesday, in the team's final exhibition game, the Marlins winning streak was ended by the New York Mets, 6-3.
The Florida Marlins continued their torrid pace to end the month of March on Tuesday by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in Jupiter, Florida.
There are only two days left for the Marlins spring training camp, and that means the competition for the final roster spots are coming down to the wire.
Chris Coghlan hit a go-ahead, bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning to lead the Florida Marlins to a 6-4 victory over Washington on Sunday as 2011 spring training nears the end.
The St. Louis Cardinals got off to a terrific start thanks to Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter. Ryan Franklin just couldn't close it out.
