Marlins move 1 game over .500
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For a team that overcame an 11-31 start, a five-run deficit was nothing. The resilient Florida Marlins became the first team in major-league history to climb above .500 after being 20 games under, rallying Monday to beat reeling Arizona 8-5.
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The Marlins pounded the soon-to-be division champion Mets into submission, notching the most hits against them this season.
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The Marlins and Phillies swapped shoves in a standoff Thursday night, then played past midnight before Miguel Cabrera made Florida a winner. Cabrera doubled off the scoreboard to score Hanley Ramirez from first base with no outs in the 11th inning, and the Marlins beat the Phillies 5-4.
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The Florida Marlins' bid for back-to-back no-hitters ended in the first inning, and Ryan Howard's 54th home run helped the Philadelphia Phillies rally for a 14-8 victory Thursday night.
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The Marlins have a league-low $15 million payroll thanks to a roster full of rookies, but that hasn't prevented them from competing for the wild card.
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Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 58th homer, Cole Hamels pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their playoff push with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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Philadelphia, PA -- Pat Burrell&#39;s two-out, two-run single highlighted a six-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-4 win over the Florida Marlins in the opener of a season-ending four-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
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The Chicago Cubs' 24-hour visit to Miami included a brief stay atop the NL wild-card standings. Then they lost their lead because they couldn't beat David Weathers. The journeyman right-hander, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings, and the Florida Marlins won 5-2 for a split of their doubleheader Monday.
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Rookie Ricky Nolasco didn't allow a hit through 6 2-3 innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter to lead the Florida Marlins to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
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The Cubs continued their bid for a Wild Card spot Monday with an easy victory against the Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader which made up games washed out earlier by Hurricane Frances.
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SEATTLE - Ichiro went 1-for-4 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday, moving within two hits of becoming the first player in major league history to record 200 hits in four consecutive years from his rookie season.
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David Weathers pitched five strong innings in his first start for six years, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs and a split of their National League doubleheader in Miami Monday.
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Not only are the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East.
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Florida began the season with a payroll of approximately &#36;15 million, which was about &#36;184 million less than the New York Yankees&#039; total. Still, the way Marlins manager Joe Girardi sees it, Saturday&#039;s rainout might have evened the playing field a bit.
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MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins found a new way to forget about their fading playoff hopes: Have the opposing pitcher come within eight outs of throwing a no-hitter.
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday.    Corey Patterson's two-run double in the second inning put the Cubs ahead to stay...
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Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings to outpitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a