The Florida Marlins narrowly defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday at Dodger Stadium with the Marlins coming out on top 6 to 5. It was a solid match that aficionados with Marlins tickets won’t soon forget.
Marlins pitcher Nate Robertson (4.94 ERA) got the win, while John Ely (4.07 ERA) took the loss for the Dodgers. Nate Robertson went 6 innings for the Marlins, allowed 7 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with one walk and 2 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Marlins was Jose Veras (5.68), and Clay Hensley (2.52). The Dodgers’s starter John Ely went 2.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, no home runs and 5 earned runs with one walk and 3 strikeouts. Jeff Weaver (3.54), and Ronald Belisario (3.79) also pitched for the Dodgers. With the win, Robertson’s record goes to 6-6, while Ely is at 4-6. Leo Nunez earned the save for the Marlins, bringing his saves up to 18.
In addition to the 6 runs, the Marlins scored 10 hits and committed 2 errors. Dan Uggla led the Marlins in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Nate Robertson’s one hit. Ronny Paulino had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Dodgers didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Dodgers scored 5 runs, 8 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Gary Cederstrom, Ed Hickox, Field Culbreth and Marty Foster. There were 47,801 Dodgers ticket holders in attendance at Dodger Stadium.