It came down to the final at bat but Mike Jacobs belted a walk off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth as the Marlins beat the Pirates 5-4. It capped off a three for five night in which Jacobs scored three times. Hanley Ramirez picked up three hits while Josh Willingham came through with a single, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.
Scott Olsen had a rough start and he gave up four runs in six innings but the pen did their job. Kevin Gregg finished it up with a shutout ninth inning and he improved to 1-0 on the season.
Mark Hendrickson gets the nod tomorrow. He was bombed in the Marlins opener against the Mets earlier this week.
