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Philadelphia
Phillies' Ryan Howard, right, walks back to the
dugout after striking out on three pitches with the
bases loaded during the ninth inning of a baseball
game against the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium
in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 9-5.
Marlins catcher John Baker, left rear, signals two
outs.
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MIAMI - Rookie catcher John
Baker drove in four runs Saturday and hit one of three
homers for the Florida Marlins, who tightened the race in
the NL East by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5.
Dan Uggla added a two-run
homer, his 24th, and Jeremy Hermida hit his 11th. The
Marlins lead the majors with 138 home runs.
Pat Burrell hit two solo
homers for Philadelphia, giving him 25 this year.
Florida's homers came off
Kyle Kendrick (8-4), who allowed 10 hits and seven runs in 4
1-3 innings. Scott Olsen (6-4) allowed four runs, three
earned, in five innings.
SAN FRANCISCO —
Rickie Weeks hit a two-run double to cap a four-run sixth
inning, Prince Fielder homered and the Brewers remained
unbeaten against the Giants.
Ryan Braun missed hitting for
the cycle by a home run for Milwaukee, which had had nine
extra-base hits while winning its third straight.
Milwaukee trailed 4-2 in the
sixth before scoring four times to break the game open. One
run scored on a wild pitch and another came home on an error
by Giants catcher Bengie Molina — both on the same play.
Weeks then doubled to left-center to drive in two more and
give the Brewers a 6-4 lead.
Fielder added his 20th home
run of the year off San Francisco reliever Osiris Matos
(0-2) in the seventh, a towering shot that easily cleared
the stands in right field and landed in the waters of
McCovey Cove. It marked the 15th consecutive game in which
the Brewers have homered, tying the third-longest streak in
franchise history. The club record is 19, set in 1996.
ATLANTA — Willie
Harris, a part-time starter for Atlanta last season, had
three hits, two RBIs, a stolen base and scored three runs in
the Nationals' win over the Braves.
Harris made a diving catch of
a line drive by Gregor Blanco in center field to end the
game and has five hits in the first two games of the series.
Harris and Christian Guzman
drove in runs with triples. Guzman was 2-for-4 with three
RBIs.
Ryan Langerhans, another
former Braves outfielder, was 2-for-3 with two doubles and
two runs scored, giving him four hits in the first two
games.
Washington ended a six-game
road losing streak with only its second win in its last 12
road games.
John Lannan (6-9) gave up one
run on seven hits in six innings to earn his second straight
win and continue his trend of pitching well on the road.
ST. LOUIS — Albert
Pujols had three hits and four RBIs, helping the Cardinals
rally from five runs down to beat San Diego for their fourth
straight win.
Todd Wellemeyer (8-4) allowed
one hit in his last 4 1-3 innings after surrendering five
runs on four hits in the first two frames and Ryan Franklin
worked the last two innings for his 14th save in 18 chances.
Randy Wolf (6-10) was knocked
out in the sixth after a strong beginning for the Padres,
who have lost five in a row and eight of 10. Rookie Edgar
Gonzalez hit a three-run home run, matching his career best
for RBIs.
HOUSTON — Wandy
Rodriguez struck out seven, and the Houston Astros again
stifled the Cubs' offense.
Rodriguez (5-3) allowed nine
hits, including a solo homer by Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano,
but Chicago stranded seven runners and dropped its third
straight game.
Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada
had RBIs for the Astros, who've won four in a row and five
of their last six.
Zambrano (10-4) allowed four
runs and walked six, a season high. He hit his 14th career
homer in the seventh inning, a Cubs record for a pitcher.
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