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				<title><![CDATA[Ramirez homers in Florida's 5-3 win over Pirates]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[MIAMI(AP) -- Hanley Ramirez wasted little time in starting a new
RBI streak.

Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the
seventh inning, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory
over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

"Hanley is the type of player who can put the whole team on his
back. He strings game after game of RBIs together like I've
never seen," said Dan Meyer, who pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his
second save.

Ramirez's 10-game RBI streak was snapped Friday night.

Emilio Bonifacio had four hits and scored twice for Florida,
which has won four of five.

Miller (3-4) allowed three runs, eight hits, one walk and struck
out four. He held Pittsburgh hitless through the first four
innings.

"I'm trying to attack hitters and get ahead in the count. That's
what I've been focusing on and it's really been paying off for
me," Miller said.

Andy LaRoche and Garrett Jones homered for Pittsburgh, which has
dropped five of seven.

Zach Duke (8-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings.
He walked three, struck out five and fell to 0-4 in his last six
road starts.

Ramirez's two-run homer in the first gave Florida a 2-0 lead.

"He went and got an outside pitch and pulled it pretty far.
That's why he's a special player," Duke said.

Ramirez's RBI streak, which ended in Friday night's
series-opening loss, was the longest by an NL shortstop since
the stat began being kept officially in 1920.

"I'm just trying to stay focused and not worry about anything
else. We have good momentum right now and we just want to keep
our confidence up," Ramirez said.

Bonifacio led off with a bunt single. One out later, Ramirez hit
his 14th home run and sixth in the last 12 games.

Florida went ahead 3-0 in the fourth. Dan Uggla and Cody Ross
opened with singles before Ronny Paulino hit into a double-play
to score Uggla.

Andy LaRoche homered to left on Miller's first pitch of the
fifth, and Jones homered on Miller's first pitch of the seventh
to make it 4-3.

"Miller's a tough guy to figure out, being so tall and throwing
across his body," Andy LaRoche said.

Florida made it 4-2 in the sixth when Jorge Cantu scored on
Dukes's wild pitch with the bases loaded, two outs and Miller
batting.

"I thought Zach pitched well, other than the two-run homer and
the wild pitch. Even with that, he gave us a chance," Pirates
manager John Russell said.

The Marlins took a 5-3 lead in the seventh. Bonifacio tripled
and scored when Ramirez hit into a double play.

Pittsburgh pulled to 3-2 in the sixth when Delwyn Young singled
home Andrew McCutchen from second.

NOTES: Pittsburgh 2B Freddy Sanchez (back tightness) was
sidelined for a second straight day. He remained day to day. ...
Rehabbing Pirates C Ryan Doumit (right wrist) went 0 for 5 as
the DH with Rookie level Bradenton (Gulf Coast League) on
Saturday. ... Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said RHP Matt
Lindstrom (elbow sprain) and RHP Anibal Sanchez (shoulder
sprain) will not accompany the team on the next road trip, which
begins Monday in San Francisco. "They'll stay behind and work
toward getting better," Gonzalez said. ... Former cricket
hurlers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, who finished first and
second in an India-based reality television show, made their
professional pitching debuts Saturday for Bradenton. LHP Singh,
winner of "The Million Dollar Arm" TV show, allowed one run and
two hits in one inning. RHP Dinesh Patel pitched a scoreless
inning with one strikeout.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pirates-Marlins Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By BRETT HUSTON
STATS Writer

Pittsburgh (36-43) at Florida (41-39), 6:10 p.m. EDT

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the beneficiaries of some
excellent starting pitching recently against the Florida
Marlins, including an outstanding performance to lift them in
their series opener at Land Shark Stadium.

Zach Duke seems more than capable of continuing that trend.

Duke has been one of baseball's top left-handed starters this
season, and he'll try to add to his impressive string of quality
starts Saturday when the Pirates look for their sixth straight
win against the Marlins.

Last season, three of the top four ERAs belonged to southpaws.
In 2009, however, right-handed starters have the top 13 ERAs in
baseball.

Duke (8-6, 3.13 ERA), though, has been an exception. The
left-hander won just eight times in 50 starts over the past two
years while posting a 5.08 ERA, but he's already equaled that
total in 2009. His ERA is down nearly two runs from the
2007-2008 stretch, and it ranks third in the majors among
lefties.

Twelve of Duke's 16 appearances for Pittsburgh (37-43) have been
quality starts, including his last four. He gave up three runs
over seven innings Monday against the Chicago Cubs, but lost
3-1.

"I just concentrate on giving us a chance to win," Duke, who's
0-2 with a 5.68 ERA in four career starts against Florida, told
the Pirates' official Web site.

Pittsburgh, which has scored one or fewer runs a major
league-high 20 times, has scored five total runs in Duke's six
losses.

"I think we've struggled to give a lot of pitchers support this
year," said second baseman Freddy Sanchez, who's hitting a
team-best .316. "We've been inconsistent up and down. We just
haven't been able to give any run support on any consistent
basis."

Sanchez is day-to-day after sitting out Friday's opener against
the Marlins (41-40) with tightness in his lower back, but the
Pirates' offense gave starter Charlie Morton plenty of support.
Utility infielder Ramon Vazquez and Brandon Moss homered to back
six one-hit innings by Morton in a 7-4 victory.

"When you get run support you know you just have to stay in the
game," Morton said after picking up his first win with
Pittsburgh.

Including Morton's performance, Pirates starters are 5-0 with a
1.74 ERA during the club's five-game winning streak against
Florida.

Morton and three relievers also managed to keep Hanley Ramirez
hitless in four at-bats, ending his franchise-record 10-game
streak with at least one RBI.

Ramirez, who batted .475 during that 10-game run, is 4 for 9
with an RBI in his career against Duke.

The Marlins will also have a left-hander on the mound, Andrew
Miller (2-4, 4.45). The 24-year-old has been a much better
pitcher at home, where he's 2-0 with a 3.11 ERA. On the road,
Miller is 0-4 with a 6.33 ERA.

His latest start came at Tampa Bay on Sunday, and Miller left
after allowing five runs and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings in a
5-2 loss.

"I've had outings where I've proved I'm good enough to do this,
it just hasn't been where I can consistently do it over the
course of a season, or consistently over a long stretch of
time," Miller told the Marlins' official Web site.

Miller gave up four runs and five hits while walking four over 4
2-3 innings in an 8-0 loss at Pittsburgh on April 20, his lone
career start against the Pirates.]]></description>
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