No way the Braves were blowing this big lead. Not with Tim Hudson on the mound. Hudson struck out a career-high 13 and Martin Prado equaled his career best with five RBIs, powering Atlanta to a 12-3 rout of the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Matt Diaz and Eric Hinske also homered for the Braves, who scored six runs in the second and snapped a four-game losing streak, their longest since April.

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Cameron Maybin went up to the plate ready to swing, and the Florida Marlins never let up. They're not giving up on the playoffs, either. Maybin homered on the first pitch of the game, Logan Morrison followed with his first career homer and Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings to lead the Marlins past the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Friday night.

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The Florida Marlins led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, and went on to beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-1 in the National League on Friday. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats, immediately ending Atlanta pitcher Tommy Hanson's streak of 47 2-3 innings without giving up a homer.

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Leaked documents show that a corporation under owner Jeffrey Loria’s name was paid large fees by the team.

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Hanley Ramirez doesn't even try to explain why he hits so well against the New York Mets, though the guys in the opposing clubhouse no doubt would like to hear an answer. It might have something to do with his spot in the lineup, at least this week. Back in his familiar No. 3 role again, Ramirez belted a two-run homer and finished with three hits to cap another spectacular series against the…

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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer

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Logan Morrison's father remembers exactly what he said when the doctor told him he had inoperable lung cancer. "Am I going to be around long enough to see my son get his first big league hit?" Oh, he's seen that and much, much more. Morrison and his dad, both choking back tears, sat side by side in the Florida Marlins' dugout Wednesday trying to describe their emotions during…

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Marlins execs David Samson and Jeffrey Loria misled the public to get a new stadium deal, documents show.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Luis Castillo has spent most of August tutoring the rookie who took his spot in the lineup.

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The Giants have acquired Cody Ross from the Florida Marlins after putting in a waiver claim on the outfielder, though it seems it was never the team's intention to add Ross to the roster when they made the claim. It is believed that San Francisco's primary motivation to place a claim was to block him from the first-place Padres. But the move backfired in a way, as Ross now joins an overcrowded Giants outfield. The team has already acquired Pat Burrell and Jose Guillen during the season, to go along with Aubrey Huff, Aaron Rowand and Andres Torres.

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