Joe Mahoney News

As good as Mahoney has played since coming off the disabled list April 17 , manager said he's still not exactly sure where Mahoney's spot should be in the batting order and if the 26-year-old former Minor-League Player of the Year for the Orioles truly is a cleanup hitter.

The Marlins' All-Star right fielder is 4-for-12 in his last three games with three RBIs.

Troy native and Catholic Central graduate Joe Mahoney had two hits and drove in two runs for the Miami Marlins in their 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer in the fifth then was ejected three innings later, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their seventh straight, 4-2 over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

Brandon Phillips had a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 13th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday in a game in which Troy native Joe Mahoney picked up his first major league hit.