Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:34 by Prince damin
Pittsburgh -- Ricky Nolasco tamed the Pirates with six scoreless innings and added an RBI single Tuesday, leading the Florida Marlins to a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh.
Nolasco (14-8) struck out nine, scattered five hits and allowed only one walk, improving to 9-2 in his last 11 starts for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game losing streak at PNC Park.
Nolasco's run-scoring single in the fifth broke a scoreless tie and ignited a four-run rally in which Gaby Sanchez collected a two-run single and Dan Uggla added a sacrifice fly.
Jose Veras tossed two scoreless frames and Clay Hensley completed the whitewash in the ninth for Florida.
Pirates starter Zack Duke (5-12) was saddled with the loss, surrendering five runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.
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Thu, 10/01/2009 - 09:15 by harsheeb
Atlanta, Sept. 30 -- Ricky Nolasco set a franchise record with 16 strikeouts Wednesday and Florida fought off an Atlanta comeback bid to defeat the Braves 5-4.
Atlanta's hopes of capturing the National League East ended and the Braves also suffered a costly setback in their bid to overtake Colorado in the NL wild-card chase. Colorado began the night with a three-game lead over the Braves.
Nolasco's 16 strikeouts came in just 7 2/3 shutout innings. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits while improving to 13-9.
Atlanta trailed by three runs going into the ninth, but RBI singles by Yunel Escobar and Nate McLouth brought the Braves within one.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:20 by Jaspreet Virk
Houston, Aug. 18: Ricky Nolasco pitched a three-hitter Tuesday to pace the Florida Marlins to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
Nolasco (9-8) allowed two runs on two first-inning hits but gave up only one more hit in his third career complete game. Nolasco recorded 10 strikeouts, did not walk a batter and retired 23 consecutive batters until an infield single in the ninth.
Jeremy Hermida had three hits, including a home run, and two RBI for Florida, which has won eight of its last 10 games.
The Marlins, who also had home runs by Dan Uggla and Jorge Cantu, had 11 hits and have posted 10-plus hits in 14 consecutive games. The all-time record is 15 straight games, held by the 1937 St. Louis Browns.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Miami, Aug. 12: Hunter Pence hit two three-run homers Wednesday and Houston produced 16 hits in its 14-6 win over Florida.
Lance Berkman celebrated his return from the disabled list Wednesday by driving in a run in each of the first two innings, and Houston went on to halt Florida's five-game winning streak.
The Marlins fell back into a second-place tie with streaking Atlanta, 4 1/2 games behind division-leading Philadelphia in the National League East.
Houston took early control with a five-run first. Three of the runs came on Pence's first homer and another when Berkman doubled home Michael Bourn. Berkman had missed 18 games due to a strain of his left calf.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:20 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 7: Ricky Nolasco teamed with two relievers on a four-hitter Friday, and Florida came up with two homers to edge Philadelphia 3-2.
The Marlins ended a three-game losing streak and inched within six games of Philadelphia for the lead in the National League East.
Nolasco (8-7) allowed all four Philadelphia hits, one of them a two-run homer by Ben Francisco in the seventh.
Renyel Pinto escaped trouble in the eighth after walking two batters, and Leo Nunez worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
Nick Johnson hit a home run as the second batter of the game, and Dan Uggla added an RBI double later in the first inning.
Cody Ross gave Florida a 3-0 lead by leading off the second with his 19th homer of the year.
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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.
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Thu, 07/23/2009 - 04:37 by surajdogra
San Diego -- Ricky Nolasco and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Wednesday, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-0 win over the San Diego Padres.
Wednesday's victory capped a three-game sweep at San Diego's Petco Park.
Chris Coghlan led Florida with two hits -- one a two-run ninth-inning homer.
Dan Uggla had two hits and one RBI.
One run scored on Everth Cabrera's eighth-inning error, while John Baker added two hits for the Marlins, whose last loss was 5-0 on July 19 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Nolasco (7-7) surrendered two hits in 6 1/3 innings with three walks and 10 strikeouts.
Relievers Brendan Donnelly, Renyel Pinto and Kiko Calero finished the shutout.
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Mon, 07/06/2009 - 01:55 by surajdogra
Miami -- Florida's Ricky Nolasco claimed his fourth straight win Sunday, yielding three hits and striking out 12 batters in a 5-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Nolasco (6-6) pitched eight innings and Leo Nunez tossed a scoreless ninth for the Marlins, who completed a homestand with five wins in six games.
Jeremy Hermida, John Baker, Dan Uggla and Chris Coghlan each drove in a run for Florida.
Andrew McCutchen had two hits and Garrett Jones added another for the Pirates.
Ross Ohlendorf (7-7), the loser, gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 06/25/2009 - 17:01 by preet_20
Miami, June 24: Ricky Nolasco gave up two unearned runs and struck out seven over seven innings Wednesday, leading Florida to a 5-2 decision over Baltimore.
The Marlins won their fourth straight and their eighth in 11 games. They moved above the .500 mark for the first time since May 12.
Nolasco (4-6) won his second straight start after returning from a brief demotion to Class AAA.
Hanley Ramirez singled in two runs in the first for Florida and Cody Ross drove in two runs as well with a double in the fourth and a single in the eighth.
Jason Berken (1-4) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits over five innings.
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:43 by preet_20
Boston, June 18: Dan Uggla and Ronny Paulino hit second-inning homers Thursday and the Florida Marlins held on to defeat Boston 2-1 in a game shortened by rain.
After Jorge Cantu led off the sixth inning with a single the umpires stopped the action because of the persistent showers. The contest was eventually called, allowing the Marlins to halt a two-game skid.
Kevin Youkilis put Boston in front in the first with his 12th homer of the year but Jon Lester (5-6) could not protect the lead.
Uggla led off the second with a homer to left on a 2-2 pitch and, one out later, Paulino worked a full count before hitting a shot to left-center.
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