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Marlins send Johnson to hill in finale with Cards
May 5, 2011 - 2:35 PMVideo
The 27-year-old Minneapolis native has been the NL's stingiest pitcher through his initial 41 innings of work in 2011, allowing just 18 hits and four earned runs for an overall ERA of 0.88.
He's gone a minimum of six innings in each outing and seven or more in the last four starts, allowing two, one, zero, zero, one and zero earned runs in each.
Johnson was the league's full-season ERA champion last year after posting a 2.30 mark in 183 2/3 innings while posting an 11-6 mark. The ERA was nearly a full run less than 2009, when he was 15-5 in 33 starts.
He is 1-1 in four lifetime starts against the Cardinals.
St. Louis goes with veteran righty Jake Westbrook, who's unbeaten in two starts since starting the season at 1-2.
He tossed six scoreless innings while allowing three hits in a 3-0 defeat of Cincinnati on April 24, them gave up five hits and two runs in a no-decision against Atlanta in a game the Cardinals won, 3-2.
In 30 1/3 combined innings in 2011, he's allowed 38 hits and 25 runs.
A 10-game winner while splitting time between Cleveland and St. Louis last season, Westbrook is 1-0 in two starts against the Marlins with a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings.
On Wednesday, Mike Stanton hit a two-run homer that was the deciding factor in Florida's 8-7 win.
Michael Dunn (2-1) earned the win with two perfect innings of relief for the Marlins, who have won three of their last four.
Eduardo Sanchez (1-1) took the loss as he allowed two runs in one-third of an inning of work to give the Cardinals their third loss in four games after a four-game win streak.
Florida won three of its five matchups with the Cardinals in 2010.
- FLORIDA: 3
ST. LOUIS: 6
Final
May 5 4:23 PM - Lance Berkman one-out, three-run Home Run (10) to left scored Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday. Gerald Laird due up.
Marlins 3, Cardinals 6 Bot 8, 1 OutMay 5 4:07 PM - Matt Holliday singled to right scored Colby Rasmus with one out. On the play, Albert Pujols advances to second. Runners on first and second with Lance Berkman due up.
Marlins 3, Cardinals 3 Bot 8, 1 OutMay 5 4:03 PM - Omar Infante singled to center scored John Buck with one out. Runner on first and Josh Johnson due up.
Marlins 3, Cardinals 2 Top 7, 1 OutMay 5 3:31 PM - Lance Berkman sacrifice fly out to left scored Colby Rasmus with two out. On the play, Albert Pujols advances to second. Runner on second and Gerald Laird due up.
Marlins 2, Cardinals 2 Bot 6, 2 OutsMay 5 3:21 PM - Josh Johnson singled to left scored John Buck with two out. On the play, Omar Infante advances to second. Runners on first and second with Chris Coghlan due up.
Marlins 2, Cardinals 1 Top 5, 2 OutsMay 5 2:55 PM - Omar Infante singled to center scored Greg Dobbs with two out. On the play, John Buck advances to second. Runners on first and second with Josh Johnson due up.
Marlins 1, Cardinals 1 Top 5, 2 OutsMay 5 2:53 PM - 59
roots - 49
roots - Matt Holliday singled to center scored Colby Rasmus with one out. On the play, Albert Pujols was thrown out at third from center to third. Runner on first and Lance Berkman due up.
Marlins 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsMay 5 1:58 PM - FLORIDA: 0
ST. LOUIS: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 5 1:46 PM
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