The Arizona Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins each lead their respective divisions. Only one has been playing like a first-place team lately, though. The NL West-leading Diamondbacks look to continue their recent surge as they take to the road Tuesday for the opener of a three-game series against...
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MIAMI -- Perhaps no organization in Major League Baseball has embraced that concept more than the Florida Marlins, a franchise with limited economic resources yet high expectations. Young players like Hermida, 24, a former first-round pick, along with Hanley Ramirez (24), Scott Olsen (24), Dan...
By STEVEN WINE AP SPORTS WRITER Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Webb wipes his face after Florida Marlins' Luis Gonzalez scored on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Treanor in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The surprising Florida Marlins used a brazen bunt to help end...
09:20 AM Mountain Standard Time on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 By The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) -- Maybe these first-place Florida Marlins are no fluke. Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a...
Maybe these first-place Florida Marlins are no fluke. Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a series between division leaders, beating Arizona 3-2 last night in Miami.
Maybe these first-place Florida Marlins are no fluke. Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a series between division leaders, beating Arizona 3-2 on Tuesday night. The game was the Marlins'...
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer Wednesday, May 21, 2008 MIAMI -- Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a series between division leaders, beating Arizona 3-2 on Tuesday night. The game was the...
The season is too young to determine if the first-place Florida Marlins are legitimate contenders in the National League East, but the Marlins made a statement Tuesday night. Lefty Scott Olsen has been one of the league's top starters, Kevin Gregg is steady as a closer, and the Marlins have 64...
Marlins 3, D-Backs 2: Against his former team, Uggla popped his 14th homer of the season, in a game that the marked the first time the Marlins played a team with a winning record since May 1st. Brandon Webb awaits. Astros 4, Cubs 2: Hunter Pence had three hits, including a grand slam, accounting...
The first-place Florida Marlins realize they have their doubters, and quite frankly, they don't care. "We'll just keep plugging away," the closer, Kevin Gregg, said. "Everybody is looking at you like, 'These guys aren't any good.' But we're at the top of the division, where everybody wants to...
The first-place Florida Marlins realize they have their doubters, and quite frankly, they don't care. Micah Owings (5-2) had a career-high 10 strikeouts, but allowed three runs in seven innings. Braves 6, Mets 1, 1st game; Braves 6, Mets 2, second game Tom Glavine retired his last 17 batters...