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MLB: Florida 8, Atlanta 7

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 09:57 by preet_20

Miami, Sept. 2: Wes Helms hit a one-out home run in the ninth inning Wednesday in lifting the Florida Marlins to an 8-7 victory over Atlanta.

The Marlins let a 7-3 lead get away in the late innings before Helms came through with a blast that moved Florida within a game of Atlanta for second place in the National League West.

Atlanta fell four games behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race. Florida is five games back.

The Braves rallied on a three-run double by Chipper Jones in the seventh and a solo homer by Yunel Escobar in the ninth.

MLB: Florida 9, Houston 8

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:17 by preet_20

Miami, Aug. 11: Dan Uggla hit a bases-loaded two-out single in the bottom of the 11th Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 9-8 win over the Houston Astros.

Wesley Wright (2-2) started the 11th for Houston and walked the bases full.

Alberto Arias came on to face Uggla who drove in Chris Coghlan to end the game.

Brian Sanches (3-1) worked the top of the 11th to earn the win.

Uggla and Hanley Ramirez each had three hits and two RBI and John Baker drove in three runs with a pair of hits.

The Astros trailed by a run entering the ninth, but Leo Nunez gave up a one-out double to Miguel Tejada, who moved to third on a Carlos Lee base hit and scored on Geoff Blum's single.

MLB: Florida 4, Atlanta 3

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:19 by surajdogra

Miami, July 28: Ross Gload had a two-run, pinch-hit homer off Atlanta closer Rafael Soriano in the ninth Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 4-3 win over Atlanta.

Garret Anderson had a leadoff home run in the top of the ninth to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead.

But Soriano (1-2) walked Cody Ross to start the bottom of the inning, and Gload drove a low 3-1 fastball into the right-center field seats.

Hanley Ramirez earlier had a two-run double for Florida, which has won six of its last seven games.

Ricky Nolasco, who has won five of his last six decisions, gave up two runs on seven hits in seven innings for Florida. Leo Nunez (3-3) got the win despite allowing Anderson's home run in the ninth.

MLB: Florida 3, San Diego 2

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 12:53 by surajdogra

San Diego, July 22: Chris Volstad held San Diego to one run and four hits over seven innings Tuesday to send the Florida Marlins past the San Diego Padres 3-2.

Volstad (7-9) struck out two and walked four while the Padres, who have lost five of six games since the All-Star break, mustered only single runs in the first and ninth innings.

Leo Nunez picked up his sixth save despite serving up a solo home run to Kyle Blanks leading off the ninth.

Hanley Ramirez had three hits for the Marlins, and John Baker had two.

Chad Gaudin (4-9) took the loss on three runs and nine hits in six innings.

San Diego scored a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Adrian Gonzalez.