The Florida Marlins lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Tuesday night after the Dodgers broke a  6-6 tie in the ninth inning with a RBI single by Jeff Kent.  It was a tough loss for the Marlins as they dropped to 15-11 on the season.

Starting pitcher Andrew Miller got roughed up in only three innings of action.  Nine hits and six runs later Miller was out of the game as it made it a long night for the Marlins bullpen.  Doug Waechter and Renyel Pinto both pitched two scoreless innings before Kevin Gregg gave up the game winning hit to Kent.  Gregg picked up the loss and is now 3-1 on the season.

Jeremy Hermida had two RBI for the Marlins in the game.  Dan Uggla provided a solo home run to finish with one RBI.  Jorge Cantu, Luis Gonzalez, and Mike Rabelo all had one RBI as well.

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The Florida Marlins struggled at the plate against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night as they lost 7-3.  The Marlins were only able to scrap together six hits.  They probably wouldn’t even have scored a run if Josh Willingham didn’t go 3-4 with four RBI.

Besides Willinghams three hits, only three other Marlins players had a hit.  Talk about a terrible performance at the place for the Marlins.

On the mound for the Marlins, Burke Badenhop took the loss after throwing five innings.  Badenhop gave up eight hits and six runs in the game.  Logan Kensing pitched two scoreless innings before Doug Waechter gave up a run in the eighth inning.

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The Florida Marlins lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night.  The Marlins gave up three runs in the sixth inning to the Pirates as the fell to 12-8 on the season.

Ricky Nolasco picked up the loss for the Marlins after pitching six inning and allowing five hits and three runs.  Nolasco walked two runs and struckout four batters in his six innings of action.  Reynel Pinto pitched the last two innings of the game and only allowed one hit.

Jorge Cantu provided all the offense for he Marlins had he had both RBI for the team.  A RBI single in the first inning and a solo home run in the seventh inning was all the offense that Cantu and the Marlins had on Tuesday night.

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The Florida Marlins won yesterday in Pittsburgh against the Pirates by a score of 10-4 putting the Marlins at 12-7 for the season.  The Marlins are still leading the National League East standings over the Mets by 1.5 games.

It was a very big hitting night for the Marlins. Hanley Ramirez hit a two run home run in the second inning.  It was Ramirez’s sixth home run of the season.  Josh Willingham also hit a two run home run in the game.  Dan Uggla hit a solo home run in the sixth inning.  Mike Rabelo picked up a pair of RBIs with Alfredo Amezaga, Jeremy Hermida, and Mark Hendrickson each getting an RBI as well.

Mark Hendrickson started the game for the Marlins and threw for eigth innings allowing eight hits and four runs with five strikeouts for the game.  Hendrickson picked up the win putting him at 4-1 for the year.  Matt Lindstrom was brought in to pitch for the last inning.

Tonight the Marlins will take on the Pirates again in Pittsburgh for the second game of the series.

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The Florida Marlins won 6-1 over the Washington Nationals on Sunday putting the Marlins as 11-7 for the year leading the National League East.  With a couple of big hits and with runs starting in the bottom of the first, the Marlins were ready to get another win at home.

Scott Olsen started off the night for the Marlins pitching seven innings and giving
up only three hits and one run.  With the win Olsen’s record is now 3-0 on the season.  He was relieved by Justin Miller, Taylor Tankersley, and Kevin Gregg to finish off the Nationals for
the night.

It was a night of big hits with Hanley Ramirez hitting two home runs putting him at five for the season and picking up his 14th RBI.  Matt Treanor, Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, and Cody Ross all had doubles tonight as well. 

The Marlins are done with the Nationals and are now going on the road for a 7 game road trip starting off in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.

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The Florida Marlins only got three hits off the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night as they lost 8-0.  The Braves hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to blow the game wide open.

Ricky Nolasco only lasted 4.2 innings as he gave up nine runs and six earned runs.  Nolasco gave up four home runs as he didn’t have his good stuff tonight.  Lee Gardner gave up two more earned runs for the Marlins as he pitched in relief.

It was just a bad night for the Marlins that is all I can really blog about.

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The Florida Marlins continue to play good baseball as the defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 6-5.  With the win over the Braves, the Marlins record now stand at 9-5.  I really like how the Marlins are playing baseball right now, they are an exciting team to watch.

Mike Jacobs and Luis Gonzalez both hit home runs for the Marlins.  Jacobs hit a solo shot in the third inning while Gonzalez hit a two run shot in the seventh inning.  Hanley Ramirez had two RBI for the Marlins while Jorge Cantu chipped in with one RBI.

Matt Hendrickson pitched 5.1 innigns to pick up the win for the Marlins.  It was Henderickson’s third win of the season.  Out of five relief pitchers, Matt Lindstrom was the only one to let in a run.  Other then Lindstrom the Marlins bullpen did a pretty good job.

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The Florida Marlins shutout the Atlanta Braves by the score of 4-0 behind a great starting pitching performance by Scott Olson.  Olson pitched seven strong innings before handing the ball over to Renyel Pinto and Kevin Gregg who shut the door on the Braves in the eighth and ninth innings.

Olson only gave up five hits in his seven innings of action.  He struckout three batters and did not walk anyone.  With the victory he improved his record to 2-0.

Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham, and Mike Jacobs all had one RBI for the Marlins.

How long can the Marlins keep playing good baseball?  What do you think Marlins fans?  Leave a comment and let us know!

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The Florida Marlins scored one run in the ninth inning to take a two run lead, and then held on as the Nationals threatned and scored one run in the bottom of the inning before losing by one run to the Marlins.

Mark Hendrickson picked up his second win of the season as he pitche seven innings of three hit ball.  Logan Kensing, Renyel Pinto, and Kevin Gregg all pitched in relief of Hendrickson.  Kensing and Gregg both gave up one earned run in the game.  Gregg didn’t pick up the save in the game which was his second of the season.

The Marlins offense had 13 hits as the put four runs up on the scoreboard.  Jorge Cantu led the team with two RBI, while Jeremy Hermida and Josh Willingham both had one RBI.

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Mike Jacobs belted two homeruns as the Florida Marlins routed the Washington Nationals by the score of 10-4.  The Marlins scored seven runs in the 5th inning, and they never looked back in the game.

With Jacobs hitting two two-run homeruns, he led the team with four RBI’s.  Dan Uggla and Jeremy Hermida both had two RBI’s.  Jorge Cantu and Hanley Ramirez chipped in with one RBI each.

Scott Olsen pitched 7.2 innings to pick up the win.  He allowed four runs to cross the plate (three were earned) on four hits, four walks, and two strikeouts.  Olsen was a bit wild, but he was still pretty affective.

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