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Tommie Harris' wife dies
MIAMI, July 28 (UPI) -- Dan Uggla and Cody Ross drove in key runs in a five-run eighth Monday when Florida beat the New York Mets 7-3 to pull within one game of first in the NL East.
John Baker homered and scored a pair of runs for the Marlins and Ross drove in two. Robert Andino had a two-run double in the eighth for Florida.
Doug Waechter (3-2) got the win despite allowing the Mets to take the lead in the top half of the eighth.
Fernando Tatis was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Damion Easley had two hits and an RBI for New York, which had won four of its previous five games.
Joe Smith (1-3) suffered the loss.
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CHICAGO, La., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The wife of former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris died of a stroke or brain aneurysm in an Oklahoma hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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