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At 5:05 p.m. ET, Ryan Church lifted a fly ball to fairly deep center field. Cameron Maybin drifted under it, squeezed his glove shut and ended the legacy of a 45-year-old stadium.

Maybe it's too little too late, but in the Marlins' clubhouse, this youthful squad is still good enough to dream.

A nine-start drought at last is over. Lefty Scott Olsen allowed one run over six innings, and Jorge Cantu belted a historical homer in the Marlins' 2-1 win over the Nationals on Friday night in front of 12,121 ...

Looking at the big picture, the Marlins realize that having a puncher's chance is better than not having any chance at all.

Their starting pitcher, Joe Blanton, again failed to live up to his innings-eater billing.

Two embattled relievers are back with the Marlins, but neither will be used in critical situations for a while.

Philadelphia Phillies Jayson Werth heads to home after hitting a three-run homer off of Florida Marlins relief pitcher Joe Nelson, right, in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept.

THE CANADIAN PRESS With the New York Mets in their sights, the Philadelphia Phillies hope Jayson Werth will start punishing right-handed pitchers as much as he has southpaws.

A few options are below, as tallied by the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel : Joe Nelson, Marlins pitcher: 418 Media members: 589 Announced paid attendance: 11,211 On the plus side, last night's unofficial tally ...

Nationals 9, Phillies 7: Host Washington will never want to sit Cristian Guzman again, not if he keeps hitting like this.

Before the game even began, the Florida Marlins were guessing. How many fans would show to watch two teams far out of first place on a weekday afternoon game with sweltering humidity and the heat topping 90 ...

It was a bad night for closers on Friday at Dolphin Stadium. After not getting a borderline strike three call twice with two outs in the top of the 9th, Kevin Gregg got into the meat of the Mets' order, loaded ...

Struggling Florida Marlins closer Kevin Gregg says he's taking a break to rest a sore left knee that has bothered him the past three or four weeks.

Late Friday afternoon in the bowels of Dolphins Stadium, the Mets sat in their clubhouse killing time.

If the Marlins don't make the playoffs, Tuesday night may turn out to be the back-breaker. After leading by four runs in the eighth and three entering the bottom of the ninth, Florida watched Atlanta celebrate ...

It was one of those bizarre scenes, the kind you could only see at a Marlins home game.

Things weren't looking very good for Kevin Gregg in early July. During a series against the Rockies at Coors Field, the Marlins closer blew two straight saves and was the losing pitcher in back-to-back outings.

All year long, the Marlins have had their fair share of success while fighting through adversity.

Sooner or later, Jorge Cantu needed a day off. And there's really no way of predicting when a big bat will be needed most.

Any hopes of reliever Doug Waechter avoiding a disabled list stint were put to rest before the opener of a four-game series against the Cardinals on Monday.