Last week, I wrote about how the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants were going in different directions. To this concerned Phillies fan, it looked like Philadelphia was cooling off in the month of May, while San Francisco was getting back into world championship form.
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This time, the Arizona Diamondbacks did not need any late-inning heroics to extend the best run of the season. The D-backs, the hottest team in baseball, beat the Florida Marlins 15-4 Monday for their 15th victory in 17 games.
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Clayton Kershaw had the Florida Marlins guessing all day, and they usually were wrong. Kershaw pitched a two-hitter for his second shutout and complete game in the majors, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Marlins 8-0 on Sunday. "I just pounded the strike zone and made them try to beat me instead of beating myself," Kershaw said.
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Ricky Nolasco loved going to Dodger Stadium when he was playing high school ball in nearby Rialto, Calif. Now that he's in the major leagues, coming to Chavez Ravine has been an unpleasant experience for the Florida Marlins' right-hander. Nolasco struggled in windy conditions for five innings Sunday, giving up eight runs and 15 hits against a Dodgers' offense that had scored fewer than…
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San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey had surgery Sunday to repair torn ligaments in his ankle sustained in a collision at home plate Wednesday night.
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Even though he didn't pitch long enough to quality for the victory, Brian Sanches couldn't have been any happier on a night when the Florida Marlins got a terrific performance from their bullpen. Greg Dobbs and pinch-hitter Wes Helms each drove in two runs, Gaby Sanchez doubled twice and scored twice, and the Marlins used a bullpen-by-committee to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on…
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Dioner Navarro walked to the plate to pinch-hit with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and found Florida's five-man infield staring back at him. He didn't flinch, singling up the middle to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Marlins on Friday night. "It kind of gets in your head a little bit because you never see that," said Navarro, who notched his first…
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The Florida Marlins tried to put the squeeze on the Los Angeles Dodgers by tossing an extra infielder at them with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. It didn't work. Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro singled up the middle, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 victory Friday night. "It's hard to beat, but they found a way," said Greg Dobbs, who went 3 for 4 and drove in both Florida…
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With their sweep of the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, culminating in the five-hit 1-0 shutout pitched by Anibal Sanchez on Thursday, May 26 at AT&T Park, the Florida Marlins have proved they are very comfortable away from home and in the harsh confines of…
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Those clamoring for rule changes in the wake of Buster Posey’s injury don’t understand the value of a run.
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