Kershaw's Near No-No Leads Way for Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Florida Marlins 12-5, taking the series 2-1 and finishing their road-trip with a 4-2 record. The story of the day was Clayton Kershaw, who threw seven innings of no-hit ball before giving up a leadoff double to Cody Ross in the eighth. Kershaw finished the game allowing only one run on one hit and four walks while striking out nine. Both Mark Loretta and Juan Pierre had three hits, drove in three runs, and scored twice. Juan Castro had his first homer of the season, and he scored four runs. Orlando Hudson had two RBI's, and Xavier Paul scored two runs. Dan Uggla had a double for the Marlins, and Ross had a grand slam in the ninth.

Weaver Spins Nightmare for Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Florida Marlins 6-3, snapping a three-game winning streak. Eric Milton made his Dodger debut, pitching four innings and allowing just two runs on two hits and four walks. However, Jeff Weaver let the game get away when he gave up a two-run homer to John Baker that gave the Marlins the lead. Juan Pierre had two singles, a triple, and two stolen bases, and Orlando Hudson hit two sacrifice flies resulting in two runs. Russell Martin reached base three times. Dan Uggla had a hit, two walks, an RBI, and a run scored, and Cody Ross had a one-run double.

Dodgers Edge Marlins

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Florida Marlins 6-4, their third straight win. Cody Ross staked the Marlins to an early 2-0 lead with a two-run homer, and Emilio Bonifacio added some insurance after he tripled and scored on a grounder. However, Casey Blake had his eighth home run of the season in the sixth, and immediately following Blake's bomb Xavier Paul connected for his first career blast to put LA within one. The Boys in Blue had the game from there, scoring a total of three runs in the sixth, two in the seventh, and one in the ninth. Blake also double, and Juan Pierre had the go-ahead two-run single in the seventh. Andre Ethier had two RBI, and James Loney had two hits and scored a run. Jonathan Broxton had his ninth save of the season, pitching a scoreless ninth. Jeremy Hermida had three hits for the Fish, and Hanley Ramirez doubled and drove in a run.