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Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Mark McGwire's 62nd home run, which broke Roger Maris' mark.

Adam Wainwright threw eight dominant innings and Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run to lead the St.

Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Friday night. The Cardinals blew their major league-leading 30th save chance on Mike Jacobs' 29th homer off rookie Chris Perez with one out in the ninth.

Dallas McPherson is known to have some power, but the Marlins call-up never expected this.

Jerry Manuel should have taken notes. He should have had, in a manner of speaking, 25 Brett Myers at his disposal last night.

Willingham in the ninth inning as the sputtering New York Mets' bullpen failed again in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Marlins on Saturday night.

With two strikes and two outs in the second inning Saturday, the situation didn't call for an intentional beaning.

Carlos Beltran hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning off Kevin Gregg, and the bullpen held on for the New York Mets in a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.

Regardless of where they are in the standings, the Marlins have certainly gained a great deal of respect throughout the league for their gritty style.

Keep an eye on the lineup the rest of the way. With 31 games left, there's definitely a sense of urgency and frustration by the Marlins management about the poor offense.

There is now a sense of urgency for the slumping Marlins' offense. Heading into Sunday, the Marlins have scored 39 runs -- or an average of 3.25 runs per game -- over their past 12 games.

Maybe this slump would be easier to digest if it was indicative of how Mike Jacobs felt at the plate.

Lou Piniella's eyes redden with tears as he talks about a recent call he got from a friend.

For Ricky Nolasco , the third time was the charm. After coming within an out of doing it twice this year, the 25-year-old finally got a 301 pound monkey off the Marlins' backs on Tuesday night in San Francisco, ...

' No. 4 and 5 hitters, Mike Jacobs and Dan Uggla, weren't just a combined 0 for 8 Sunday.

The Marlins' lineup had a slightly different look Thursday with Jeremy Hermida hitting sixth and slumping Josh Willingham getting a day off.

The Marlins already have made history, and they're on the verge of becoming pioneers.

Florida Marlins' first baseman Mike Jacobs stretches for the ball against the St.

At 6-foot-7, Josh Johnson glares down at home plate, an imposing figure with an intimidating repertoire of pitches.

Mike Pelfrey has developed into one of the better pitchers in the National League this season -- against everybody except the Florida Marlins, that is.