NL: HOUSTON (48-62) at FLORIDA (51-60) <h3>Marlins persue series win vs. Astros</h3> <div class="pre">Houston (48-62) at Florida (51-60) 1:05 pm EDT</div> MIAMI (Ticker) - Coming off a wild and unusual victory onSaturday, the Florida Marlins will target their first series winin two weeks when they host the Houston Astros in Sunday'sseries finale. After dropping Friday's opener 8-2, Florida captured a 6-5 winin 12 innings on Saturday after Miguel Cabrera was intentionallywalked with two outs and later scored after the second of twowild pitches by Stephen Randolph bounced off catcher Eric Munsonand ended up rolling into the Houston dugout. The unusual win gives the Marlins the chance to win a series forthe first time since taking a four-game set from the CincinnatiReds from July 19-22. They have dropped nine of 12 gamessince, even with Saturday's win. For Florida to take the series, Scott Olsen (8-9, 5.53 ERA) willneed to put aside his latest struggles and keep his mind offhis off-field troubles. He has surrendered 13 runs over hislast two outings, a span of 10 innings, and is hoping to avoidlosses in three consecutive starts following his arrest for DUIon July 20. His latest poor outing was Tuesday, as he permitted six runs andseven hits in five innings in a 6-3 loss to the ColoradoRockies. The 23-year-old lefthander has only faced the Astrosonce, winning a 5 1/3-inning outing against them last year. The Astros will respond with Matt Albers (2-4, 5.93), who willbe coming out of the bullpen to start. The righthander fared well in his previous start on July 25despite not receiving a decision. Albers yielded three hits infive scoreless innings of what would eventually be a 2-1 victoryover the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 24-year-old righthander, who is 1-4 with a 5.54 ERA in eightstarts this year, has never faced the Marlins.
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON AT FLORIDA -- LINEUPS HOUSTON FLORIDA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Chris Burke 2B .230 4 18 Hanley Ramirez SS .342 18 53 Mark Loretta 1B .283 2 30 Dan Uggla 2B .252 23 69 Lance Berkman RF .257 19 69 Miguel Cabrera 3B .339 27 80 Carlos Lee LF .296 22 86 Mike Jacobs 1B .256 8 27 Ty Wigginton 3B .389 0 1 Todd Linden LF .222 1 6 Jason Lane CF .175 6 20 Jeremy Hermida RF .260 10 35 Eric Bruntlett SS .280 0 9 Matt Treanor C .299 2 10 Brad Ausmus C .233 2 20 Alfredo Amezaga CF .269 2 24 Matt Albers RHP .182 0 0 Scott Olsen LHP .229 0 3 (2-4, 5.93) (8-9, 5.53)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA WARMUPS: HOU - MATT ALBERS (2-4, 5.93) FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (8-9, 5.53) UMPIRES: HP - RANDY MARSH 1B - BOB DAVIDSON 2B - BRIAN KNIGHT 3B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT WEATHER: 91 Degrees, sunny WIND: 7 mph, out to right</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA STARTING BATS: HOU - MATT ALBERS AND BRAD AUSMUS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN AND MATT TREANOR DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.230, 4 HR, 18 RBI) M LORETTA (.283, 2 HR, 30 RBI) L BERKMAN (.257, 19 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED MARK LORETTA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON SECOND, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1 FLORIDA 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.389, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED LANCE BERKMAN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C LEE ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2 FLORIDA 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J LANE (.175, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.342, 18 HR, 53 RBI) D UGGLA (.252, 23 HR, 69 RBI) M CABRERA (.339, 27 HR, 80 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (2) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Loretta 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 C Lee lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .389 J Lane cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee (87), T Wigginton (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 2 -- 2 FLORIDA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.93 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.63 Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 1-2. Batters faced: S Olsen 6. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.280, 0 HR, 9 RBI) B AUSMUS (.233, 2 HR, 20 RBI) M ALBERS (.182, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (2) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Loretta 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 C Lee lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .389 J Lane cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee (87), T Wigginton (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 2 -- 2 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.82 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.63 Pitches-strikes: M Albers 13-8; S Olsen 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 1-1; S Olsen 1-2. Batters faced: M Albers 3; S Olsen 6. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.256, 8 HR, 27 RBI) T LINDEN (.222, 1 HR, 6 RBI) J HERMIDA (.260, 10 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (2) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Loretta 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 C Lee lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .389 J Lane cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Totals 8 2 3 2 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee (87), T Wigginton (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 20 -- 2 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.82 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.58 Pitches-strikes: M Albers 13-8; S Olsen 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 1-1; S Olsen 2-3. Batters faced: M Albers 3; S Olsen 9. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ALFREDO AMEZAGA SCORED TODD LINDEN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A AMEZAGA ON FIRST, J HERMIDA ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2 FLORIDA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: S OLSEN (.229, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.229, 0-FOR-1) M LORETTA (.286, 1-FOR-1) L BERKMAN (.259, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (2) VS FLORIDA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Loretta 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 C Lee lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .389 J Lane cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Totals 8 2 3 2 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee (87), T Wigginton (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 T Linden lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .268 S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Totals 7 1 1 1 2 3 3 BATTING: RBI - A Amezaga (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Olsen 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 20 -- 2 FLORIDA - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 5.88 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.58 Pitches-strikes: M Albers 36-19; S Olsen 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 2-1; S Olsen 2-3. Batters faced: M Albers 9; S Olsen 9. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 0 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.341, 0-FOR-1) D UGGLA (.251, 0-FOR-1) M CABRERA (.338, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (2) VS FLORIDA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 M Loretta 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .285 L Berkman rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 C Lee lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .389 J Lane cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Totals 11 2 3 2 0 3 1 BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee (87), T Wigginton (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 T Linden lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .268 S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Totals 7 1 1 1 2 3 3 BATTING: RBI - A Amezaga (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Olsen 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 200 -- 2 FLORIDA - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 5.88 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen 3 3 2 2 0 3 0 5.54 Pitches-strikes: M Albers 36-19; S Olsen 43-30. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 2-1; S Olsen 2-4. Batters faced: M Albers 9; S Olsen 12. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY HANLEY RAMIREZ (19) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF MATT ALBERS. CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2 DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 0 2 3 0 FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS FLA - SCOTT OLSEN DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.298, 1-FOR-1, RBI) T WIGGINTON (.389, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI) J LANE (.174, 0-FOR-1)</div>
