May 11, 2008 - 9:30 AM
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WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Dan Uggla and the Florida Marlins will seek their seventh consecutive victory when they face the Washington Nationals on Sunday in the finale of a three-game series.
Uggla hit a homer and drove in five runs as the Marlins cruised to an 11-0 rout of the Nationals on Saturday. The 28-year-old second baseman is batting .271 with nine home runs and a team-leading 25 RBI this season.
Florida has outscored their opponents by a 44-10 margin over its current winning streak.
Young lefthander Andrew Miller had a hand in that disparity, allowing two hits and striking out seven in seven innings on Saturday.
Hoping to keep the good times rolling, the Marlins will send Scott Olsen (4-1, 2.22 ERA) to the mound.
Olsen finished one out away from his first career complete game in his last outing - a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. He yielded just two hits and four walks and fanned a season-high eight batters.
Washington, which has lost four of its previous five contests, will counter with righthander Shawn Hill (0-0, 3.86).
Hill allowed three runs and eight hits with four walks over 5 1/3 innings during Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros.
From the Bleachers
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FLORIDA: 5
WASHINGTON: 4
Final
May 11 3:46 PM -
NL
AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAN UGGLA (11) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF LUIS AYALA.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 4
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: L GONZALEZ (.286, 1-FOR-3)
May 11 3:27 PM -
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AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEREMY HERMIDA (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF LUIS AYALA SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 4, WASHINGTON 4
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.338, 1-FOR-3)
May 11 3:25 PM -
NL
AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAN UGGLA (10) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF SHAWN HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2, WASHINGTON 4
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: L GONZALEZ (.289, 1-FOR-2)
May 11 2:51 PM -
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AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY AARON BOONE SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A BOONE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
WASHINGTON 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.256, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 2:17 PM -
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AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RONNIE BELLIARD (2) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF SCOTT OLSEN SCORED JESUS FLORES.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 3
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.238, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 2:15 PM -
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AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AARON BOONE (3) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF SCOTT OLSEN.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 1
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.258, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
May 11 1:57 PM -
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AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY WES HELMS SCORED DAN UGGLA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M RABELO (.238, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
May 11 1:53 PM
