Jun 30, 2008 - 8:29 AM
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Florida Marlins may have to continue their dominance of the Washington Nationals without Dan Uggla, who leads the majors in homers.
The surprising Marlins host the lowly Nationals in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.
Uggla, who is tied with Philadelphia's Chase Utley for the most home runs in baseball (23), sat out Sunday's 4-3 win over Arizona with a sprained left ankle he suffered on Saturday. The 28-year-old sustained the injury when he tried to turn a single into a double in the fourth inning of a 6-2 loss.
Even without Uggla, the Marlins may have no trouble beating Washington. Florida has won eight of the last nine meetings, outscoring the Nationals, 63-33 in the process. The Marlins may need to continue to score runs at a feverish pace with rookie righthander Ryan Tucker on the mound.
Tucker (2-2, 6.75 ERA) was tagged for seven runs and eight hits in four-plus innings of a 15-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
Washington is coming off a dramatic victory on Sunday as Ronnie Belliard hit a two-run home run in the 12th inning to lead the Nationals to a 3-2 victory over Baltimore on Sunday.
Tim Redding (6-3, 4.05) has been a good luck charm, as Washington has won 14 of his 17 starts - including nine straight. However, the righthander has not received a decision in his last seven starts.
From the Bleachers
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WASHINGTON: 5
FLORIDA: 6
Final/10
Jun 30 10:36 PM -
NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH WILLINGHAM (8) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 10TH OFF JON RAUCH.
FINAL SCORE: FLORIDA 6, WASHINGTON 5
Jun 30 10:35 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HANLEY RAMIREZ (19) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JON RAUCH.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5, FLORIDA 5
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.272, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Jun 30 10:17 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY RENYEL PINTO ALLOWED RONNIE BELLIARD TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
FLORIDA 4 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W HARRIS (.204, 1-FOR-2, HBP, RBI)
Jun 30 9:46 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT TREANOR SCORED CODY ROSS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ANDINO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
FLORIDA 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D WAECHTER (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Jun 30 9:19 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DMITRI YOUNG (4) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 5TH OFF RYAN TUCKER.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 3
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.215, 1-FOR-2)
Jun 30 8:41 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ELIJAH DUKES (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF RYAN TUCKER.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 3
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.288, 0-FOR-2)
Jun 30 8:39 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W HARRIS ON FIRST, P LO DUCA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
FLORIDA 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T REDDING (.115, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
Jun 30 8:21 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH WILLINGHAM (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF TIM REDDING SCORED JEREMY HERMIDA.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 3
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.233, 1-FOR-1)
Jun 30 8:05 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CRISTIAN GUZMAN SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUZMAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: E DUKES (.250, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Jun 30 7:54 PM -
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AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROBERT ANDINO SCORED JOSH WILLINGHAM.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ANDINO ON FIRST, M JACOBS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
FLORIDA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.239, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
Jun 30 7:40 PM
