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Dodgers-Marlins Preview
Apr 10, 2010 - 4:46 AM By MATT BECKER STATS Senior WriterLos Angeles (1-2) at Florida (2-1), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Josh Johnson wasn't particularly happy with his performance in losing the Florida Marlins' season opener.
He won't have to stew over that outing any longer.
Johnson, taking the ball on his normal four days' rest, looks to bounce back and lead the Marlins to a rare home win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez was initially planning on having Johnson (0-1, 7.20 ERA) pitch in Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers (2-2), but decided Wednesday to keep his young staff ace on his normal routine.
Johnson struggled against the Mets on Monday, allowing four runs, five hits and four walks in five innings of a 7-1 loss for Florida (2-2). The right-hander yielded four walks or more in four of his 33 starts as an NL All-Star last season.
"I had to battle pretty much without having any stuff," Johnson told the Marlins' official Web site. "I felt like nothing was there."
Johnson hopes things go smoother at Sun Life Stadium, where he went 7-3-0 with a 2.67 ERA in 16 starts last season.
In his only start against the Dodgers in 2009, Johnson allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings of a 6-3 win July 24 at Chavez Ravine.
Although Johnson had success at home last season and defeated Los Angeles, Florida has had trouble beating the Dodgers in Miami lately.
The Marlins lost Friday's series opener 7-3, dropping to 3-11 at home against Los Angeles since 2006. They've been outscored 92-48 in those games.
"It's just one game," said Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who committed a costly throwing error Friday. "We're not frustrated at all. We're going to come back (Saturday) and win."
The Dodgers have won back-to-back games after dropping their first two of the season. Their offense has really come alive in these last two, combining for 17 runs and 24 hits after managing eight runs in the first two contests.
Leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal led Los Angeles with three hits Friday, and is hitting .362 with six doubles and 13 runs in his last 13 games in Florida.
Hiroki Kuroda had a stellar season debut Friday, limiting the Marlins to five hits and an unearned run in eight innings. Kuroda was Los Angeles' opening day starter last season, but that honor went to Vicente Padilla this year - and it was quite a disappointment.
Padilla (0-1, 14.54) was knocked around for seven runs and six hits in 4 1-3 innings in Monday's 11-5 loss to Pittsburgh.
The right-hander looked nothing like the pitcher that was so strong down the stretch for the Dodgers last season, when he went 4-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his final seven regular-season starts after being picked up from Texas and was 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three postseason appearances.
Padilla has pitched well against the Marlins in his career, recording a 2.92 ERA with a 4-5 record in 17 games - 11 starts - but hasn't faced them since 2005, while with Philadelphia.
- Marlins 7, Dodgers 6 - FINAL
LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .381
G Anderson rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .273
M Kemp cf 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .304
M Ramirez lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316
G Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
J Loney 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167
C Blake
Apr 10 10:42 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JORGE CANTU SCORED CHRIS COGHLAN
FINAL SCORE - FLORIDA 7, LA DODGERS 6.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 7 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 10 10:41 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED EMILIO BONIFACIO AND GABY
SANCHEZ
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, C COGHLAN ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
FLORIDA 6 BOTTOM,9TH
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.368, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Dodgers 6, Marlins 6 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 10 10:38 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT KEMP (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JOSE VERAS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6, FLORIDA 4
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M RAMIREZ (.333, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
Dodgers 6, Marlins 4 Top 9, 0 OutsApr 10 10:17 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED BLAKE DEWITT AND CASEY BLAKE
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
FLORIDA 4 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.400, 2-FOR-4)
Dodgers 5, Marlins 4 Top 8, 0 OutsApr 10 10:03 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY GABY SANCHEZ (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF VICENTE PADILLA SCORED CODY ROSS AND
JOHN BAKER.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, FLORIDA 4
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J JOHNSON (.000, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 3, Marlins 4 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 10 8:51 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED MATT KEMP
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
FLORIDA 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B DEWITT (.333, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Dodgers 3, Marlins 1 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 10 8:06 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED GARRET ANDERSON
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M KEMP ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
FLORIDA 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.200, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 2, Marlins 1 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 10 8:00 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT KEMP SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M KEMP ON FIRST, G ANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
FLORIDA 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M RAMIREZ (.312, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 1, Marlins 1 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 10 7:58 PM - NL
AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY HANLEY RAMIREZ SCORED CAMERON MAYBIN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
FLORIDA 1 BOTTOM,1ST
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J CANTU (.294, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Marlins 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 10 7:23 PM
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