Olsen whiffs 10 as Marlins avoid sweep
525400
Scott Olsen struck out his first five batters and finished with 10, one shy of his career high, as the Florida Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
615900
Juan Pierre had three hits and A.J.  Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins  salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the  Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National  League play Sunday.
634184
Jimmy Rollins' two-out homer in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-8 victory over Florida on Thursday night and move the World Series champion Marlins within a game of elimination from the postseason.
253504
Chris Young strikes out nine and Mike Cameron scores on an error at home in the ninth to give San Diego a 1-0 victory over the Marlins.
387097
Dmitri Young still looks like an All-Star. Fresh off his second appearance in the midsummer classic, Young hit a three-run double to cap Washington's six-run fourth inning, helping the Nationals beat the Florida Marlins 14-10 on Friday night.
302882
With slugger Justin Morneau sidelined for the first time in 192 games, the rest of the Minnesota Twins' lineup picked up the slack &#151; and then some. Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs apiece, and the Twins totaled 17 hits to beat the Florida Marlins 11-1 Saturday night.
498315
David Wright singled home the decisive run in the 11th inning, two shaky relievers finally protected the lead, and the New York Mets took a big step toward the playoffs by beating the Florida Marlins 7-6 on Sunday.
515679
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.
186680
Baseball Troubled Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen was arrested early yesterday in Aventura, Fla. Olsen, 23, was booked into the Miami-Dade County jail on charges of driving under the influence, resisting an officer with violence, and fleeing and eluding a police officer. He was released on $11,000 bond. Olsen, who just returned to the team following a two-game suspension for ...
686517
Josh Beckett pitched eight innings and blanked the New York Mets for his second start in a row, and the Florida Marlins matched a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory, 3-0 on Wednesday night.
570771
Cody Ross singled in pinch-runner Eric Reed with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Saturday night.
761898
The Florida Marlins tied a franchise record with their ninth straight win, using a fine pitching performance by Dontrelle Willis and three home runs to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Tuesday night.
236287
The Cubs&#39; glass had to be half empty because these were two games they should have swept. The Marlins&#39; wound up half full because these were two games they had every excuse to surrender.
483933
Wily Mo Pena singled to break a tie in the seventh, leading Washington to a 6-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night, the Nationals' fifth straight win.
697577
A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
500634
Although stormy weather has been a tough opponent for the Florida Marlins in their push to make the playoffs, it hasn&#39;t deterred their hopes of catching lightning in a bottle.
626292
At Miami, Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended two years of frustration in Florida by beating the Marlins.