Florida Marlins News

Jorge Cantu had never faced Chad Gaudin before Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field , but he still had a pretty good idea what wasn't coming from his former Tampa Bay teammate.

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Jorge Cantu hit a bases-loaded single off the scoreboard with none out in the 11th inning, and the Florida Marlins tightened the NL East race by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Sunday.

Alfredo Amezaga led off the 11th with a single against Clay Condrey (2-2), and Hanley Ramirez walked on a 3-2 pitch. Jeremy Hermida bunted to Condrey, who looked to third base before throwing late to first, and the infield single loaded the bases.

Cantu singled on a 1-1 pitch and was mobbed by his teammates.

Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run on three hits over six innings to help the Houston Astros snap the Milwaukee Brewers' eight-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Friday night.

Jeremy Hermida hit a pinch-hit home run to lead off the ninth inning to help the Florida Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Chicago Cubs' Ronny Cedeno reacts after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins on Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Chicago.

RH Rick VandenHurk , Marlins > Morton update: The rangy right-hander makes his seventh major league start and first against the Marlins.

Carrie becomes upset with Doug after he grabs a lone oxygen mask aboard a plane rather than give it to her, even though they weren't in any real danger.

South Florida cellular-tech entrepreneur Howard Melamed figures it could take the state 30 years to turn the U.S. Sugar land it's buying into a restored Everglades.

The Chicago Cubs, co-owners of baseball's best home record this season, open up a key four-game series with the playoff-hopeful Florida Marlins tonight at Wrigley Field.

All games on WGN-AM 720 Season series: First meeting of 2008. Thursday: 7:05 p.m.; CSN.

The trial targeting the financing for a Florida Marlins ballpark wrapped up Wednesday, but the judge said she needs more time to rule on whether the project serves a "paramount public purpose," casting the ...

Mark Hendrickson apologized to reporters Tuesday for not being more forthcoming, but the tall left-hander obviously was frustrated with being passed over for Tuesday's start against the Braves.

A lawsuit challenging the financing plan for a new Florida Marlins ballpark and other projects won't be decided for at least a month.

The Chicago Cubs just kept on flailing the same old way. A night after a near-flawless performance on the heels of a four-error debacle, the Braves were one-hit by a recent callup and the Florida Marlins' ...

AP Photo Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, right, of the Dominican Republic, slides safely into home as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, left, of Panama, waits for the ball on a single.

The Marlins will call up pitcher Rick VandenHurk to start Tuesday night against the Braves and will send reliever Jesus Delgado back to Double A Carolina, the team announced late Monday.

The Marlins' Scott Olsen pitches against the Phillies at Dolphin Stadium on Saturday, July 19, 2008.

Charlie Manuel has had enough with the Phillies' flailing offense. On another day when his ace pitched well enough to win, he watched the bats fail inning after inning.

Rookie right-hander Chris Volstad makes his second big- league start in the midst of a tight divisional race tonight, when his Florida Marlins host the Atlanta Braves in the first of three games at Dolphin ...