LA Dodgers (12-13) at Florida (15-10)

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Dodgers feeling fine as they hit the road

John Klima / Special to MLB.com
Derek Lowe was 0-2 last season against the Marlins, but is 5-4 lifetime against Florida and will look to keep the Dodgers winning streak intact on Tuesday.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Derek Lowe

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 2.45 ERA
Dodgers: Lowe left Wednesday night's start against the Diamondbacks after five innings and 67 pitches with a tight elbow, but after a preliminary exam was still listed to pitch the opener of this series in Florida. He was 0-2 against the Marlins last year and is 5-4 lifetime.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 114-97 3.79 1758.2 507 1148 .259
Season 2-1 2.45 29.1 6 20 .259
April 2-1 2.45 29.1 6 20 .259

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/29/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 12 13 .480 6.5 9-5 3-8
Florida Marlins (NL East) 15 10 .600 - 7-5 8-5
Stats - 04/29/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .272 117 16 108 19 158 3.69 222.0 228 78 165
FLA .264 114 35 108 17 212 4.28 223.0 227 91 138
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Marlins' arms fielding their way to first

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The Marlins host the Dodgers with Andrew Miller on the mound, who is fresh off a win -- his first of the season -- and is looking to improve on his slow start thus far.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Andrew Miller

  • LHP
  • (1-2) 7.94 ERA
Marlins: Nothing is coming easy for Miller, but the 22-year-old is taking some small steps in getting better. In his last start -- his first win as a Marlin -- he labored to get through the first inning and allowed an unearned run at Atlanta. Yet, he regrouped, and despite yielding nine hits, he made it through five innings with his team ahead, 3-2. Miller tossed a season-most 98 pitches, with 55 for strikes. Seven times with Detroit last year, Miller reached the 100-pitch plateau, with his career high being 111 on July 23, at the White Sox in 4 2/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 6-8 6.22 97.0 60 80 .302
Season 1-2 7.94 22.2 11 18 .394
April 1-2 7.94 22.2 11 18 .394

Dodgers hitters vs Andrew Miller

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - - - - -
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - .500 2 0 0
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .500 2 0 0
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt - - - - 1.000 4 0 2
Loney, James - - - - .333 3 0 2
Martin, Russell - - - - .500 2 0 1
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .333 3 0 0
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Marlins hitters vs Derek Lowe

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - .091 11 0 0
Baker, John - - - - - - - -
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - .167 6 0 0
Cantu, Jorge - - - - 1.000 3 0 1
Carroll, Brett - - - - - - - -
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - .000 4 0 0
Maybin, Cameron - - - - - - - -
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Hanley - - - - .571 14 0 0
Ross, Cody - - - - .000 3 0 0
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan - - - - .267 15 1 2

Kent rules the ninth (13-13) (15-11)

Dodgers 7, Marlins 6

Four straight wins

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Jeff Kent ripped the go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the ninth as the Dodgers beat the Marlins for their fourth straight victory. Kent finished with three RBIs. Joe Beimel picked up the win in relief, and Takashi Saito nailed down his third save.

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Series at a Glance

 

Comeback falls short

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The Marlins battled back from an early hole against the Dodgers, but were unable to take the series opener. Dan Uggla hit his fourth homer and Jorge Cantu collected three hits. Andrew Miller struggled in the start, lasting just three innings.
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Dodgers 7, Marlins 6

LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS5110002.355
Ethier, LF3320201.318
Kemp, RF5122012.301
Kent, 2B5023002.293
  1-Hu, PR-2B0000000.261
Martin, C5011012.276
Loney, 1B4000012.287
Jones, A, CF3110100.165
DeWitt, 3B4020001.270
Lowe, P1110000.333
  a-Young, PH1010000.385
  Proctor, P0000000.000
  b-Sweeney, PH1010000.118
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  Saito, P0000000.000
Totals3771463312 

a-Singled for Lowe in the 6th. b-Doubled for Proctor in the 8th.
1-Ran for Kent in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Furcal (11, Miller, A), Sweeney (1, Pinto).
TB: Furcal 2; Ethier 2; Kemp 2; Kent 2; Martin; Jones, A; DeWitt 2; Lowe; Young; Sweeney 2.
RBI: Martin (10), Kemp 2 (13), Kent 3 (15).
2-out RBI: Martin; Kemp 2; Kent 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Loney; Furcal; Ethier; Martin.
S: Lowe.
GIDP: DeWitt; Kemp.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kemp (2, 2nd base off Miller, A/Rabelo), Ethier (2, 3rd base off Miller, A/Rabelo).

FIELDING
E: Loney (2, fielding), Kemp (1, throw).
DP: (Furcal-Kent-Loney).
 
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, H, SS3110100.336
Uggla, 2B3211100.265
Hermida, RF4122000.270
Cantu, 3B4231011.309
Gonzalez, LF4021012.222
Rabelo, C3001002.255
Helms, 1B4000022.214
Amezaga, CF4000021.246
Miller, A, P1000010.222
  Waechter, P1000000.000
  a-Ross, PH1000000.146
  Pinto, P0000000.000
  Gregg, P0000000.000
  b-Jacobs, PH1000010.258
Totals33696288 

a-Flied out for Waechter in the 7th. b-Struck out for Gregg in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Cantu 2 (10, Lowe, Lowe), Hermida (6, Lowe).
HR: Uggla (4, 3rd inning off Lowe, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Ramirez, H; Uggla 4; Hermida 3; Cantu 5; Gonzalez 2.
RBI: Gonzalez (4), Uggla (12), Rabelo (6), Hermida 2 (12), Cantu (10).
2-out RBI: Uggla; Hermida 2; Cantu.
SF: Rabelo.
GIDP: Helms.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ramirez, H 2 (3, 2nd base by Proctor/Martin, 2nd base by Lowe/Martin).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Hermida (DeWitt at home).
DP: 2 (Cantu-Uggla-Helms, Ramirez, H-Uggla-Helms).
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lowe 5.08631212.88
Proctor 2.00001205.14
Beimel (W, 2-0)1.01000200.93
Saito (S, 3)1.00000202.38
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Miller, A 3.09662009.12
Waechter 4.02000201.00
Pinto 1.02000101.02
Gregg (L, 3-1)1.01111002.51

WP: Miller, A, Gregg.
Pitches-strikes: Lowe 90-54, Proctor 32-17, Beimel 23-15, Saito 12-10, Miller, A 62-33, Waechter 41-27, Pinto 17-11, Gregg 20-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe 10-2, Proctor 1-2, Beimel 0-1, Saito 0-1, Miller, A 5-4, Waechter 3-7, Pinto 1-0, Gregg 2-1.
Batters faced: Lowe 23, Proctor 6, Beimel 4, Saito 3, Miller, A 19, Waechter 13, Pinto 4, Gregg 5.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:48.
Att: 11,334.
April 29, 2008

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