Well, the Marlins pulled it off, and they did it against a team that started the week in first place. The Braves rolled into town and the Marlins won the two close ones and sandwiched between the two wins was a blowout loss.
On Monday, Dontrelle Willis didn’t have his best stuff but it was just good enough to win the game. He gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. The win improved his record to 3-1. Miguel Oliva went yard and Dan Uggla continued his hot streak with homerun number four. Uggla and Oliva each drove in three runs and Hanley Ramirez finished with two hits and two runs.
Yesterday was the blowout. Rick Vanden Hurk was shelled for six runs in the first two innings and while the runs didn’t end up mattering, Randy Messenger gave up four runs in the ninth. Cody Ross hit homerun number three and he drove in five of the Marlins six runs in the 11-6 loss.
Then things were looking pretty grim today. The Marlins were down 3-0 heading into the ninth and then the Marlins rallied for four runs in the ninth to win it. The winning run came on a wild pitch of all things and he finished with two RBIs. Scott Olsen struck out ten in his eight innings of work but it was Henry Owens who picked up the win with a shutout ninth.
Next up is the streaking Phillies. A series win will mean a .500 record and that’s the goal for now. Anibal Sanchez gets the start in the opener on Friday.
