Marlins Pour Water On Dodgers, 6-1
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – While a small fire provided something for fans in Los Angeles to finally get excited about, the only hot team on the field continued to be the Florida Marlins. The Fish knocked off the Dodgers 6-1 Saturday night in Los Angeles.
In the middle of the fifth, smoke started billowing toward the field from behind the upper-deck seats on the first-base side, the result of a small fire in a contained storage area. The entire area was evacuated, and fans climbed the steps to the top of the ballpark to get themselves relocated.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was quickly on the scene, contained the fire and had everything under control. Public address announcer Eric Smith informed the crowd of 29,971 of the situation, adding that it wasn't necessary to evacuate the entire stadium.
In the game itself, Gaby Sanchez doubled twice and scored twice while Greg Dobbs and Wes Helms drove in two runs to help power the Marlins to victory.
Starting pitcher Brian Sanches didn't pitch long enough to get the victory, but his three innings of work continued to help the Marlins stay on course without ace Josh Johnson in the rotation.
The game broke down to a pitching by committee approach and each Marlins pitcher kept the Dodger batters in a funk. The Dodgers manage just six hits and one run in the third inning in the game.
It continued a tradition for the Dodgers, who are 3-20 this season when scoring fewer than three runs in a game.
Logan Morrison, who singled in the ninth inning, has reached base either on a hit or a walk in all 29 games of the season, which is tops in the major leagues this season. He had a 42-game streak last year.
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