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| Marlins place P Miller on DL with oblique strain |
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04/21/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Marlins placed left-handed pitcher Andrew Miller on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain following his shaky start in an 8-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Monday. Miller, who fell to 0-1 with a 6.94 earned run average in four games, including two starts this season, allowed four runs on five hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. The lefty apparently injured the muscle on April 11 in a relief outing against the New York Mets. He star |
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| Scorching Marlins make stop in Steel City |
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04/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Marlins will try to stretch their winning streak to eight games tonight, when they kick off a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Marlins own the best record in the majors at 11-1 and have yet to lose on the road in 2009. Following a 5-1 homestand to start the year, Florida has swept back-to-back three-game road series in Atlanta and Washington heading into the final stop on its nine-game trip. The Fish needed to rally to take all three games from the |
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| Marlins aim to continue best start in team history in nation's capital |
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04/18/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Off to their best start in franchise history, the Florida Marlins don't seem ready to slow down with Josh Johnson scheduled to take the hill today. The right-hander aims to extend his hot start to the season versus Washington at Nationals Park in the second contest of a three-game set. At 9-1, the Marlins are off to the best start in club history. Their previous best has been eight wins in their first nine games, first done in 1997 and later matched in 2004. Johnson has been a big part of t |
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| Ross helps Marlins beat Braves, match best team start |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Cody Ross hit a three-run home run and drove in four, as the Florida Marlins continued their hot start to the season with a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves to complete the three-game sweep. Dan Uggla had two hits and scored twice, while Jeremy Hermida also drove in a run for the Marlins, who at 8-1 have matched their best start in team history. "We've been playing well. All those guys in the bullpen pitched a terrific series," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez. "I don't think |
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| Braves SS Escobar leaves game against Marlins |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar left Thursday's 6-2 loss against the Florida Marlins with a strained abdominal muscle. Escobar departed the game in the sixth inning with the injury and will be reevaluated on Friday. The 26-year-old is in his third season, and, in eight games, he is batting .344 with one home run and five RBI. |
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| Blistering Marlins try to close out sweep of Braves |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Marlins will try to continue their hot start to the 2009 season when they close out a three-game series this afternoon against the NL East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Florida is aiming to win its third straight series to start the campaign and sweep the Braves on the road. After posting a 5-1 win in Tuesday's series opener, the Marlins returned the following the night to record a 10-4 victory behind Dan Uggla's two hits and three runs batted in. John Baker added two hi |
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| Marlins top Braves, move closer to franchise-best start |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Dan Uggla went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, as the Florida Marlins continued their torrid start with a 10-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Uggla now has a team-high 12 RBI on the season for Florida, which is 7-1 for the first time since 1997, when the team started 8-1 en route to its first World Series title. John Baker added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored, while Hanley Ramirez had a pair of hits and an RBI. Hayden Penn (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 s |
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| Red-hot Marlins continue series in Atlanta |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Starting pitching has helped the Florida Marlins get off to the best start in baseball. Andrew Miller hopes to get in on the act. Miller will make his first start of the 2009 season this evening, when Florida again visits the Atlanta Braves for the second contest of a three-game series at Turner Field. Ricky Nolasco, Josh Johnson, Anibal Sanchez and Chris Volstad have combined to give Florida starters a 5-1 record and 2.47 earned run average through the team's first seven games. The rotatio |
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| Marlins, Braves square off in Atlanta |
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04/14/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The teams with the two best records in baseball at the moment start up a three-game early-season series tonight at Turner Field, where the homestanding Atlanta Braves take on the Florida Marlins. Both clubs are off to 5-1 starts through the first week of play, with the Braves taking a three-game winning streak into this evening's matchup following a weekend home sweep of the still-winless Washington Nationals. In Sunday's finale, Chipper Jones went 2-for-3 with two RBI as Atlanta banged out |
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| Pavano gives it another try in Kansas City |
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04/14/2009 |
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| ndians' 12-8 loss at Texas on April 9. He spent four years with the Yankees and battled multiple maladies while making just 26 appearances and winning nine games. Previously, he'd been a two-time double-digit winner - including 18 in 2004 - with the Florida Marlins. Pavano last faced Kansas City in 2005, dropping one decision after giving up nine hits and five runs in 5 1/3 innings. For the Royals, right-hander Kyle Davies comes off a tough-luck no-decision in his initial appearance of 2009. A 26-year-old who |
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