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Jose Fernandez struck out a career-high 10 batters and Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI as the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set.

The Milwaukee Brewers were reminded of that Tuesday night, as the hulking slugger hit a game-clinching, two-run home run off Jim Henderson with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Marlins to a 5-4 victory at Marlins Park.

Mar 23, 2013; Jupiter, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi throws in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium.

The Miami Marlins needed extras to beat the New York Mets again Sunday, but only 10 innings instead of 20. Derek Dietrich hit a tying home run in the eighth and second baseman Daniel Murphy's 10th-inning error allowed Logan Morrison to score the go-ahead run in his first game in 11 months, boosting the Marlins to an 8-4 victory.

May 31, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins first baseman Greg Dobbs is greeted by teammate third baseman Placido Polanco after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the New York Mets at Marlins Park.

In this May 7, 2013 file photo, North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran runs the bases in an NCAA college baseball game against James Madison in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Houston Astros have the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft for the second straight year, with the team considering several players to take No.

Ten minutes after second-base umpire Bob Davidson blew a call that almost cost the Phillies a game, the crowd at Citizens Bank Park was still booing.

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times for the Mets ' pitching staff this week.

You know, as bad as it was getting swept by the Marlins coming off the subway series sweep of the Yanks, it was made so much worse by Greg Dobbs setting off the stupid Lisa Frank sculpture.

Chris Coghlan has started every game for the Marlins since May 18 and is hitting .400 with four doubles, a home run and eight RBI over those 15 games.

Coming off their first series sweep of the season, the Miami Marlins look to stay hot on Monday night when they begin a three-game set with the hosting Philadelphia Phillies.

Greg Dobbs hit a three-run homer and Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs and was a home run shy of the cycle as the Miami Marlins crushed the New York Mets, 11-6, to earn the team's first sweep of the season in the finale of a three-game series at Marlins Park.

Jose Fernandez pitched seven scoreless innings and had two hits with an RBI to help the Miami Marlins past the New York Mets 8-1 on Saturday.

After striking out a career-high 12 over seven strong innings in a no-decision Sunday night against Atlanta, Marcum held Miami scoreless through six before a four-run seventh propelled the Marlins to a 5-1 win over the Mets on Friday night.

The 31-year-old rookie playing in his second major league game put the Marlins on the board in the seventh with an RBI-single. Three batters later the 29-year-old with almost 3,500 minor league plate appearances to his credit stroked a pinch-hit, two-run double.

Matt Joyce and James Loney each homered as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins, 5-2, to complete the Citrus Series sweep for the first time in club history.

MIAMI Giancarlo Stanton missed his 28th game Thursday since going on the disabled list April 30.

Desmond Jennings singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Miami Marlins, 7-6. The Rays fought back from a 4-0 deficit, only to see the Marlins go up 6-5 in the top of the eighth as Greg Dobbs delivered a two-out RBI single.

The Tampa Bay Rays jumped out to a sizeable lead before eventually prevailing against the Miami Marlins by a 10-6 score.

This afternoon, the Rays will be kicking off a four game set with the Miami Marlins , playing the first two games in Tropicana Field before moving to Marlins Park for the final two games.