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Beckett tries to stay hot versus former team
May 2, 2014 - 3:02 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Josh Beckett will face his former Miami club for just the second time in his career on Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Marlins for the opener of a three-game set.The 33-year-old Beckett was made the second overall pick of the 1999 draft by the Florida Marlins and debuted with the club in 2001. He spent five seasons in total with the Marlins, making 106 appearances and going 41-34 with a 3.46 earned run average.
The obvious highlight of his tenure with the Marlins came in 2003, when was named the World Series MVP of the club's second championship in franchise history.
Beckett's tenure with the Marlins came to an end on Nov. 24, 2005 when he was traded along with Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota in a deal that landed the club both Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez.
The righty was traded to Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2012 but not before facing the Marlins on June 11 of that year while a member of the Red Sox. He took a loss, giving up four runs over seven innings.
Beckett does not have a decision this season, but has pitched to a 2.45 ERA and is coming off his best outing of the season. After failing to go longer than five innings in any of his first three starts, he hurled eight frames of two-run ball of a no-decision versus Colorado on Friday.
"Josh (Beckett) was good again," said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. "We are happy the way he's progressing."
The Dodgers have won four of their last five games and swept a doubleheader with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. After Yasiel Puig and Juan Uribe both had four hits and drove in two runs in a 9-4 win of the opener, Scott Van Slyke and Drew Butera both homered in the 12th inning of a 4-3 triumph in the nightcap.
"It feels nice to hit a home run any time," said Butera
The two solo shots were big as closer Kenley Jansen allowed a run in the bottom of the frame before stranding two men in scoring position.
The Marlins come in rolling, having completed a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday to get to .500 on the season at 14-14.
Giancarlo Stanton and Casey McGehee both hit RBI singles in the seventh inning as Miami moved to 12-4 at home on the year.
Steve Cishek struck out Ramiro Pena after the Braves loaded the bases in the eighth inning and threw a perfect ninth to earn a four-out save, his sixth of the season, while Garrett Jones added to the offense with a solo homer.
"It's huge for us," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "It's fun to watch (the players) talk and communicate and figure out how to win a ballgame. We got some big hits, some good defense and good pitching."
Tom Koehler gets the start tonight for the Marlins and is coming off a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday. The righty yielded a season-high four runs on five hits and four walks over five innings.
Koehler dipped to 2-2 on the year with a 2.97 ERA and lost his only other career start versus the Dodgers, yielding two runs over five innings on May 12 of last year.
- LOS ANGELES: 3
MIAMI: 6
Final
May 2 10:19 PM - Carl Crawford groundout to second scored Miguel Olivo with one out. None on with one out and Jose Dominguez due up.
Dodgers 3, Marlins 6 Top 9, 1 OutMay 2 10:13 PM - Yasiel Puig single to left scored Dee Gordon with none out. Runner on first with none out and Hanley Ramirez due up.
Dodgers 2, Marlins 6 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 2 9:48 PM - Dee Gordon single to center scored Justin Turner with none out. Runner on first with none out and Yasiel Puig due up.
Dodgers 1, Marlins 6 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 2 9:45 PM - Casey McGehee single to right scored Derek Dietrich with two out. On the play, Giancarlo Stanton advances to third. Runners on first and third with two outs and Jarrod Saltalamacchia due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 6 Bot 7, 2 OutsMay 2 9:34 PM - Giancarlo Stanton infield singled to short scored Christian Yelich with two out. On the play, Derek Dietrich advances to second. Runners on first and second with two outs and Casey McGehee due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 5 Bot 7, 2 OutsMay 2 9:34 PM - Christian Yelich triple to left scored Reed Johnson with two out. Runner on third with two outs and Derek Dietrich due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 4 Bot 7, 2 OutsMay 2 9:29 PM - Pinch-Hitter Reed Johnson single to center scored Garrett Jones with two out. Runner on first with two outs and Christian Yelich due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 3 Bot 7, 2 OutsMay 2 9:23 PM - Garrett Jones double to right scored Jarrod Saltalamacchia with two out. Runner on second with two outs and Marcell Ozuna due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 2 Bot 4, 2 OutsMay 2 8:28 PM - Jarrod Saltalamacchia one-out, solo Home Run (6) to right. Garrett Jones due up.
Dodgers 0, Marlins 1 Bot 2, 1 OutMay 2 7:47 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
MIAMI: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 2 7:10 PM
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