Florida Marlins defeat St. Louis Cardinals 5-2
Florida Marlins catcher John Baker (L) congratulates pitcher Leo Nunez after a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 16, 2009. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Florida reliever Leo Nunez has admitted using a false name while pitching in the major leagues, an election official in the Dominican Republic said Friday.
MIAMI, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Javier Vazquez threw seven shutout innings Wednesday and the Florida Marlins added to Atlanta's late-season concerns by blanking the Braves 4-0.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Donnie Murphy hit a two-run homer in a three-run 13th inning Saturday, giving Florida a 4-1 victory over Washington.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Javier Vazquez tossed six scoreless innings and the Florida Marlins erupted for four runs in the fifth inning Sunday in their 4-1 win over Pittsburgh.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Javier Vazquez and three Marlins relievers teamed up for a six-hit shutout Tuesday and Florida dominated the New York Mets 6-0.
MIAMI, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Yonder Alonso delivered a tie-breaking two-run double in the ninth inning Tuesday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-6 decision over Florida.
DENVER, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Jason Giambi blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday, completing a four-run rally that pushed the Colorado Rockies past Florida 7-4.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Mike Stanton blasted a grand slam in the 10th inning Monday, powering the Florida Marlins to a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets.
ATLANTA, July 31 (UPI) -- Ricky Nolasco earned a victory despite allowing 12 hits and Greg Dobbs drove in the go-ahead run Sunday in Florida's 3-1 decision over Atlanta.
