Anibal Sanchez

MLB: Florida 1, Philadelphia 0

Miami -- Anibal Sanchez and three relievers combined for a four-hit shutout Sunday to help the Florida Marlins squeak by Philadelphia 1-0.

Sanchez (5-2) won his third straight start, holding the powerful Phillies lineup to three hits over 6 2/3 innings, issuing three walks but striking out seven in the span.

Taylor Tankersley, Clay Hensley and Leo Nunez teamed up to finish the win by tossing 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Nunez earned his 10th save of the year, striking out a pair of a Phillies in a perfect ninth inning to enable the Marlins to break a four-game losing skid.

Ronny Paulino drove in Florida's only run with a sixth inning RBI single.

MLB: Florida 3, Philadelphia 0 (2nd game)

Miami, Sept. 22: Anibal Sanchez pitched eight shutout innings and Dan Uggla and Cody Ross hit solo home runs Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 3-0 win over Philadelphia.

MIAMI, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Anibal Sanchez pitched eight shutout innings and Dan Uggla and Cody Ross hit solo home runs Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 3-0 win over Philadelphia.

The win came in the second game of a doubleheader after Philadelphia won the first game 9-3.

Sanchez (3-7) allowed just two hits -- both to Chase Utley -- walked two and struck out seven for his first win in six starts. Leo Nunez got his 24th save with a perfect ninth.

Hanley Ramirez added two hits, including an RBI double.

MLB: Cincinnati 3, Florida 2

Cincinnati, Sept. 18: Darnell McDonald homered during Cincinnati's three-run first Thursday and five pitchers made the lead stand up in a 3-2 decision over Florida.

Since the final day of August, Cincinnati has won seven in a row, lost five straight and now has won five out of six.

After McDonald opened the first inning with his home run against Anibal Sanchez (2-7), the Reds loaded the bases and Jay Bruce delivered a two-run single to shallow left.

Matt Maloney (1-4) gave up two runs over five innings to earn his first major league victory in his sixth start.

Ramon Ramirez, Arthur Rhodes, Nick Masset and Francisco Cordero then combined to throw four innings of one-hit relief. Cordero picked up his 38th save.

MLB: Atlanta 4, Florida 3

Miami, Sept. 2: Tim Hudson made his return to the majors Tuesday after undergoing Tommy John surgery last season and led the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over Florida.

Hudson, who spent a year recovering from the surgery, held the Marlins to two runs on six hits and struck out five in 5 1/3 innings, in a contest that was delayed nearly three hours by rain.

Hudson injured his right elbow July 23, 2008, pitching against the Marlins. He underwent surgery last August.

Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI and Garret Anderson drove in a run for the Braves, who scored their other runs on a double-play ball by Chipper Jones and a third-inning balk by Anibal Sanchez that brought Hudson in.