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Marlins 7, Nationals 4
WASHINGTON - Cody Ross hit the tying homer in the eighth inning, then hit a three-run double in the ninth to give the Florida Marlins their seventh straight victory, a 7-4 decision yesterday over the Washington Nationals.
Cody Ross tied the game with a homer, then won it with a three-run double.
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Emilio Bonifacio led off the ninth by drawing a walk off Saul Rivera (0-3), and John Baker followed with a double into the gap in left-center to tie the game at 4. After Hanley Ramirez struck out, Ross Gload was walked intentionally before Dan Uggla struck out looking and Jeremy Hermida walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases.
Ross, who had tied the game at 4 with a homer off Mike Hinckley in the eighth, ripped a double to right-center, clearing the bases. Ross finished with five RBIs.
The Marlins are 11-1 and own the best record in the majors.
Florida 001 001 014 – 7 9 1
Washington 200 010 010 – 4 9 2
Florida AB R H BI Avg. Washington AB R H BI Avg.
Bonifacio 3b 4 1 0 0 .321 AHernandez 2b 4 1 0 0 .238
Jo.Baker c 5 0 2 2 .333 N.Johnson 1b 4 1 2 0 .385
1-Maybin pr-cf 0 1 0 0 .206 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 .275
Ha.Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0 .245 Dunn lf 2 1 2 0 .324
Gload 1b 2 1 0 0 .308 Dukes cf 3 0 1 1 .324
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 .244 Hinckley p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hermida lf 2 1 0 0 .300 c-Cintron ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 --- S.Rivera p 0 0 0 0 ---
C.Ross rf 4 1 3 5 .256 Kearns rf 4 0 2 1 .219
Amezaga cf-lf 5 0 1 0 .294 Flores c 5 0 1 1 .242
Volstad p 2 1 1 0 .167 Alb.Gnzalez ss 5 0 0 0 .273
Penn p 0 0 0 0 --- D.Cabrera p 2 0 0 0 .000
a-Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 .368 Shell p 0 0 0 0 ---
Pinto p 0 0 0 0 --- Maxwell cf 1 0 0 0 .000
Calero p 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 35 4 9 4
b-Helms ph 1 0 1 0 .308
