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Page: MarlinsPub. 1stSection, change THE MIAMI HERALD H3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 7D Robinson Cano hit a grand slam in a seven-run third inning, and New York sent Zach Britton to another shellacking at Yankee Stadium in a 12-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday that stopped a four- game losing streak. Derek Jeter had three hits and three RBI, and Joba Chamberlain returned from elbow and ankle injuries that had sidelined him since June 5 last season. In his first outing at Yankee Stadium on July 30, 2011, Britton (1-1) retired just one batter during a 12-run first inning in a 17-3 loss. He got a no-decision in September and allowed seven runs over 2 2 3 innings in this one, leaving him with a 24.00 ERA in the Bronx.

Hughes (11-8) allowed nine hits but just one run in six innings, and Chamberlain entered to a big ovation in the seventh, healed from ligament-replacement surgery on his right elbow and an operation on his right ankle. J.J. Hardy homered on second pitch, and Endy Chavez hit an RBI double in the eighth. Chamberlain threw 28 pitches, allowing four hits and one walk. Ichiro Suzuki played his first game in left field for the Yankees and made a leaping catch of Mark drive near the top of the wall in the sixth.

Casey McGehee, obtained from Pittsburgh, made his Yankees debut. His beard shaved off to comply with team rules, McGehee started at first base and went 0for 2 with two walks, two runs and an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. White Sox 3, Twins 2 Jake Peavy 99-7) struck out eight over eight innings, and Alejandro De Aza gave the White Sox the lead in the eighth with an infield single off the leg of Twins starter Scott Diamond (9-5) as Chicago beat host Minnesota. Danny Valencia homered in the second, but Peavy toughened up after that and had trouble in only two more innings. Denard Span lined into a double play with arunner on third to end the fifth.

Mauer popped out to finish the eighth with speedsters Span on third and Revere on first. The White Sox improved to 9-1in their past 10 one-run games. Rays 4, Athletics 1 Alex Cobb (5-8) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings, Carlos Pena homered and Tampa Bay beat host Oakland. Brandon Inge homered for the Rays, who won three consecutive series on one trip for the fourth time in franchise history. Tigers 7, Red Sox 5 Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Delmon Young homered as Detroit beat host Boston.

Rick Porcello (8-6) battled through 5 2 3 innings, giving up four runs and eight hits, to get the win. Jose Valverde pitched a perfect ninth to get his 21st save. Royals 5, Indians 2 Luis Mendoza (5-7) pitched into the eighth inning, Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson each had two hits and an RBI as host Kansas City beat Cleveland. LATE TUESDAY Rays 8, Athletics 0 James Shields (9-7) pitched athree-hitter, B.J. Upton drove in two runs and Tampa Bay beat host Oakland.

Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2 Dustin Ackley drove in three runs and Jason Vargas (12-7) pitched seven strong innings as host Seattle beat Toronto for its fourth win in arow. AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP Yankees trounce Orioles to halt four-game skid From Miami Herald Wire Services Patrick Corbin pitched two-hit ball over six innings following his promotion from the minors, and the Arizona Diamondbacks got home runs from Miguel Montero and newcomer Chris Johnson in a 4-0 victory that completed a three-game sweep of the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Montero opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI single against rookie Stephen Fife and made it 4-0 in the eighth with his 13th homer, a two- run shot off Randy Choate. three RBI raised his season total to 64, the most among catchers. The Diamondbacks outscored the Dodgers 19-4 in their first three-game sweep at Chavez Ravine since August 2007.

Paul Goldschmidt was 8 for 11with five RBI in the series, including first-inning homers in each of the first two games. Shane Victorino was 0 for 4in his Dodgers debut in left field. It was a homecoming of sorts for the two-time All- Star and three-time Gold Glove winner, who was selected by Los Angeles in the sixth round of the 1999 draft. Pirates 8, Cubs 4 Michael McKenry and Starling Marte homered, Garrett Jones drove in three runs and Pittsburgh beat host Chicago. Andrew McCutchen chipped in with two hits and scored three times, and the Pirates pulled away late.

Clinging to a 2-1lead, Pittsburgh started a five-run eighth with seven consecutive hits against Shawn Camp and sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning. Gaby Sanchez started at first and was 0 for 2 with a walk in his Pirates debut. Brewers 13, Astros 4 Ryan Braun hit his NL-lead- ing 29th homer as host Milwaukee finished a three- game sweep of Houston. Rickie Weeks and Cesar Izturis each homered in the fifth inning. Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run shot in the seventh, helping rookie Mike Fiers (5-4) win consecutive starts for the first time this season.

The Astros, 3-28 in their past 31games, made four errors three within the first six Brewers batters. Reds 6, Padres 4 Ryan Ludwick homered and had four RBI for the second consecutive game as host Cincinnati beat San Diego. Zack Cozart also hom- ered and Bronson Arroyo (7-6) pitched six innings to earn his third win in a row. Phillies 3, Nationals 2 Jimmy Rollins hit two solo home runs, Nate Schier- holtz connected in his Philadelphia debut, and the Phillies beat host Washington. Rollins and Schierholtz homered on successive pitches in the fifth against Edwin Jackson (6-7) to give Philadelphia a 3-2 lead.

One day after being traded by San Francisco in the deal that sent Hunter Pence to the Giants, Schierholtz started in right field and went 2 for 5. LATE TUESDAY Giants 4, Mets 1 Tim Lincecum (5-11) struck out seven in seven innings and the Giants took advantage of atwo-run error by shortstop Ruben Tejada as host San Francisco beat New York to snap a season-long, five- game losing streak. Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 2 Paul Goldschmidt homered in the first inning, Miguel Montero added a three-run shot and rookie Wade Miley (12-6) pitched eight dominant innings as Arizona beat host Los Angeles. NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP pitching helps sweep Dodgers From Miami Herald Wire Services ATLANTA With Edward Mujica and Randy Choate no longer around, manager Ozzie Guillen said there are no defined roles in his bullpen anymore. just one rule: the phone rings get Guillen said.

Each time the phone rang in the Marlins bullpen Wednesday night, every reliever called upon Carlos Zambrano, Heath Bell, Mike Dunn and Steve Cishek came on and delivered as Miami held on for a 4-2 win over the Braves, snapping seven-game win streak in front of 18,133 at Turner Field. a different ballgame when we score early and have a few runs on the said Guillen, whose team coming in had scored 44 runs since the All-Star break fewest in baseball. did a good job, and the bullpen did a good job. I know it was very dramatic, but they came out of the jam and came out with zeroes on the board. Then Cishek shut it tag-team relief effort locked down the final 14 outs, giving up four hits and one earned run.

Zambrano, moved to the bullpen on Tuesday, earned the victory the second in relief in his career. He gave up two hits and one earned run an RBI double to Dan Uggla with two outs in the sixth, but survived a tough situation with runners on second and third when he got Paul Janish to line out to left. Bell (two-thirds of an inning, one hit, one strikeout) and Dunn (1 1 3 innings, one hit, one walk) followed before Cishek picked up his fifth save in the ninth. Dunn escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh when he got Freddie Freeman to line out to right. Left-hander Wade LeBlanc, who replaced Zambrano in the Marlins rotation, picked up the first 13 outs for the Marlins (48-56) on 71pitches, 46 strikes.

He gave up five hits, one walk and one earned run with three strike outs, and looked stunned when Guillen came out to get him with a runner on second and one out in the fifth. told me no more than 75 said LeBlanc, who thrown more than 31pitches in 11 relief appearances for the Marlins. he came out, I said, got four Guillen sent out a lineup card Wednesday featuring four hitters whose batting averages are in the Donnie Murphy Bryan Petersen John Buck (.168) and Scott Cousins But the Marlins put up a three-spot in the first on five singles off Ben Sheets, who came in 3-0 with a 0.50 ERA in three starts. Carlos Lee drove in Emilio Bonifacio on a softly hit ball to right field. Greg Dobbs followed with a liner that just got past Sheets and into center field, scoring Donnie Murphy from second.

Bryan Petersen made it 3-0 with a liner to right, scoring Lee from third. After Paul RBI single in the second, LeBlanc added to the lead with a two-out double down the left-field line, scoring Cousins from first. Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a one-out single to center in the fifth. TAKING A LEAP Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes leaves his feet to turn a double play in a 4-2 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night. SCOTT IMAGES Bullpen delivers in group effort Four Marlins relievers answered the call, recording the final 14 outs of a win over the Braves.

BY MANNY NAVARRO MARLINS 4, BRAVES 2 MiamiABRHBIBBSOAvg. Bonifacio 2b511001.268 Do.Murphy 3b512002.188 Reyes ss402000.279 Ca.Lee 1b312111.287 Dobbs lf401100.298 M.Dunn p000000.000 Cishek p000000.000 Petersen J.Buck c401003.169 Cousins rf311010.169 LeBlanc p201000.500 Zambrano p100001.176 H.Bell p000000--- G.Hernandez Totals364123211 AtlantaABRHBIBBSOAvg. Re.Johnson rf402001.306 d-McCann ph100001.242 Prado lf500000.298 Heyward cf300012.270 C.Jones 3b210020.313 F.Freeman 1b413000.284 D.Ross c401002.273 Uggla 2b301110.209 Janish ss302100.200 b-Pastornic Sheets p100000.000 Durbin p000000--- Avilan p000000.500 ph100001.259 Gearrin p000000--- c-Bourn ph000010.292 Totals3229257 a-struck out for Avilan in the 7th. b-grounded into a double play for Janish in the 8th. c- walked for Gearrin in the 9th.

d-struck out for Re.Johnson in the 9th. Prado (4). Miami 8, Atlanta 9. J.Buck (8), LeBlanc (1), F.Freeman (24), Uggla (18), Janish (3). Ca.Lee (42), Dobbs (23), Petersen (3), Uggla (50), Janish (2).

Bonifacio (29). Reyes, Sheets. Runners left in scoring Miami 4 (Cousins, Bonifacio, Zambrano, Dobbs); Atlanta 8 (Sheets 2, Uggla, Prado, Janish 2, F.Freeman 2). Miami 4 for Atlanta 2 for 10. Runners moved Prado.

GIDP- Dobbs, Prado 2, Pastornicky. Miami 3 (Bonifacio, Reyes, Ca.Lee), (Bonifacio, Reyes, Ca.Lee), (Bonifacio, Reyes, Ca.Lee); Atlanta 1(Uggla, Janish, F.Freeman). MiamiIPHRERBBSONPERA LeBlanc4 1 3 51113711.35 Zambran 2 3 21112364.49 H.Bell 4 2 3 10001145.57 M.Dunn 111 1 3 10020224.30 Cishek 5100011121.83 AtlantaIPHRERBBSONPERA Sheets 3-16 2 3 1143181041.46 Durbin00001083.29 Avilan 1 3 0000023.60 Gearrin210003191.59 Durbin pitched to 1batter in the 7th. Inherited Zambrano 1-0, M.Dunn 1-0, Durbin 1-0, Avilan 2-0. off Sheets (Cousins).

Home, Joe West; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Rob Drake. 3:03. 18,133 MLB ATLANTA It has been a rough go for the Marlins since Giancarlo Stanton went to the operating table right before the All-Star break. But the big guy out since undergoing arthro- scopic knee surgery July 8 be back in the lineup as early as next week in New York, manager Ozzie Guillen said Wednesday. what shooting Guillen said.

Stanton, who hit .284 with 19 homers and 50 RBI in 80 games in the first half, is expected to participate in his first rehab assignment with the Single A Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night in Brevard County. HAND TO START? still not official yet, but it looks like the Marlins will call on 22-year-old left- hander Brad Hand and not newly acquired Jacob Turner from Triple A New Orleans to start the second of two games Friday at Nationals Park. New MLB rules allow teams to make a one-day call-up for doubleheaders, and teams can carry 26 players on those days. Hand, who went 1-8 with a4.20 ERA in 11starts for the Marlins last season, is 8-5 with 3.66 ERA this season in New Orleans with 116 strikeouts and 54 walks. NUMBER Newly acquired outfielder Gorkys Hernandez known for his speed (he said he has been clocked at 3.9, 4.0 on his way to first base) and above-average defense, was given a familiar number (2) upon arriving in the Marlins clubhouse Wednesday.

the number Hanley Ramirez used to wear. Hernandez know it was number until some of his new teammates told him. guys said, Hanley Hernandez said. said, try to do the same thing as Hanley For now, the Marlins want to see if Hernandez, who turns 25 on Sept. 7, can help fill a hole in the outfield.

Playing at spacious Marlins Park is a challenge Hernandez said looking forward to. see on the TV the stadium has a lot of room for the outfield. what I Hernandez said. good for me. I like running to the Guillen said Hernandez likely will be in the starting lineup Thursday when the Marlins face left-hander Mike Minor Newly acquired third baseman Zack Cox is being kept on the seven-day disabled list at Double A Jacksonville with a mild hamstring strain.

He was injured and first placed on the disabled list July 22. COMING UP Thursday Marlins RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-6, 3.94 ERA) at Atlanta Braves LHP Mike Minor (6-7, 5.18), 7:10 p.m., Turner Field. Friday Game Marlins RHP Josh Johnson (6-7, 4.04) at Washington Nationals LHP John Lannan (1-0, 2.57), 4:05 p.m., Nationals Park. Game Marlins TBA at Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (13-5, 3.27). Scouting report After starting 0-5 with a 4.61 ERA over his first seven starts, Eovaldi has gone 2-1 with a 2.61ERA this season.

Minor is 1-2 with a 4.86 ERA against the Marlins this season. MARLINS NOTEBOOK Guillen: Stanton might be back in lineup next week BY MANNY NAVARRO BOXSCORE Wednesday fourth installment of The Franchise reality series on the Marlins offered some insight into the week-old Hanley Ramirez trade, but not nearly enough. Despite insisting that it has access to virtually everything the Marlins do behind closed doors, Show- time did not show Marlins officials discussing the trade offers for Ramirez, either with other teams or among themselves. But Showtime rallied, somewhat, late in the episode by eavesdropping on behind-the-scenes deliberations before the Marlins completed the trade of reliever Edward Mujica to the Cardinals. Among the highlights: Marlins president David Samson, sitting alongside owner Jeffrey Loria at a game, said, believe we made the playoffs in seven years.

really going to have to talk about trading Loria said. Loria told Showtime: team made the decision to try something else. a tough decision for me and all our baseball people. He has been an interesting and spectacular athlete to be around. My baseball people have come to me several times to say got to do something.

continue like this. not sure happened with the chemistry in the clubhouse. not as great as you would like to see it. We had a $95 million payroll, and it Showtime showed Marlins executives studying statistics for Triple A third baseman Zack Cox before acquiring him in the Mujica deal. got potential for an everyday third baseman for seventh-inning said Marlins vice personnel Dan Jennings, strongly endorsing the trade.

Jennings added the Marlins going to bring back Mujica next season anyway. THE FRANCHISE Segment too weak on Hanley BY BARRY JACKSON MARLINS 4, BRAVES 2.