NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-4, 3.25) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 6 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J LANE (.171, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Gregg relieved M Lindstrom. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5 FLORIDA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J Lane (.171, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Lamb hit for E Bruntlett. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5 FLORIDA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Lamb (.296, 11 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: L Scott hit for M McLemore. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5 FLORIDA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L Scott (.250, 13 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 1 FLORIDA 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 x 6 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - MATT ALBERS, STEPHEN RANDOLPH (5TH), WOODY WILLIAMS (6TH), MARK MCLEMORE (7TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (7TH) FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, MATT LINDSTROM (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR, MIGUEL OLIVO (9TH) HOME RUNS: HOU - CARLOS LEE (23) OFF MATT LINDSTROM IN THE 8TH, 2 ON FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (19) OFF MATT ALBERS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 1 FLORIDA 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 x 6 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: HOU - MATT ALBERS, STEPHEN RANDOLPH (5TH), WOODY WILLIAMS (6TH), MARK MCLEMORE (7TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (7TH) FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, MATT LINDSTROM (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR, MIGUEL OLIVO (9TH) WP - SCOTT OLSEN (9-9) LP - MATT ALBERS (2-5) SAVE - KEVIN GREGG (23) HOME RUNS: HOU - CARLOS LEE (23) OFF MATT LINDSTROM IN THE 8TH, 2 ON FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (19) OFF MATT ALBERS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON TIME: 2:56 ATT: 14,622 PROBABLES: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK (3-2, 6.75) PHI - JAMIE MOYER (9-8, 4.84) PROBABLES: CHN - RICH HILL (6-6, 3.67) HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (7-10, 4.72)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (5) VS FLORIDA (6) - FINAL HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Burke 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 M Loretta 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .286 L Berkman rf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .260 C Lee lf 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .298 T Wigginton 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .350 J Lane cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .169 E Bruntlett ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 a-M Lamb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 B Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 M Albers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 S Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 E Munson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Totals 33 5 8 5 2 9 7 a-singled to left for E Bruntlett in the 9th; b-grounded to pitcher for M Mclemore in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Lee (30, S Olsen). HR - C Lee (23, 8th inning off M Lindstrom 2 on, 2 Out). SF - T Wigginton. RBI - C Lee 4 (90), T Wigginton (2). 2-out RBI - C Lee 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Wigginton 1, J Lane 1, E Munson 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - B Ausmus (4, throw). Outfield assists - J Lane (M Treanor at Home). FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .341 D Uggla 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 C Ross cf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .309 M Jacobs 1b 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .251 T Linden lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .231 J Hermida rf 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .262 M Treanor c 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292 M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 A Amezaga cf-3b 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 .270 S Olsen p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .211 M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Borchard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 6 9 6 5 8 20 a-struck out swinging for M Lindstrom in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Ross (8, M Albers); A Amezaga (12, M McLemore). HR - H Ramirez (19, 3rd inning off M Albers 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Amezaga , C Ross. RBI - A Amezaga 2 (26), H Ramirez (54), C Ross 2 (19), T Linden (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 1, J Hermida 1, S Olsen 2. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (32, 2nd base off W Williams/B Ausmus). FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 200 000 030 -- 5 FLORIDA - 011 031 00x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers (L, 2-5) 4 1/3 5 5 5 3 6 1 6.25 S Randolph 2/3 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.86 W Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37 M McLemore 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.30 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen (W, 9-9) 7 1/3 6 3 3 1 8 0 5.43 M Lindstrom 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.06 K Gregg (S, 23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.19 S Randolph pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. HBP - M Cabrera (by M Albers); D Uggla (by M Albers); M Treanor (by S Randolph). Pitches-strikes: M Albers 96-54; S Randolph 19-11; W Williams 14-11; M McLemore 36-21; S Olsen 105-72; M Lindstrom 19-11; K Gregg 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 3-4; S Randolph 0-2; W Williams 0-3; M McLemore 1-2; S Olsen 5-9; M Lindstrom 0-1; K Gregg 1-2. Batters faced: M Albers 23; S Randolph 5; W Williams 3; M McLemore 9; S Olsen 28; M Lindstrom 4; K Gregg 4. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. T--2:56. Att--14,622. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (5) AT FLORIDA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke flied out to right. M Loretta singled to right. L Berkman singled to center, M Loretta to second. C Lee doubled to deep left, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third. T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to third. J Lane grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden singled to left. J Hermida walked, T Linden to second. M Treanor walked, T Linden to third, J Hermida to second. A Amezaga grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Linden scored, M Treanor out at second, J Hermida to third. S Olsen struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 1. FLORIDA 3RD: H Ramirez homered to left. D Uggla singled to left. M Cabrera hit by pitch, D Uggla to second. M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden flied out to left. J Hermida struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 5TH: D Uggla hit by pitch. C Ross doubled to left, D Uggla scored. M Jacobs fouled out to catcher. T Linden singled to shallow center, C Ross scored. S Randolph relieved M Albers. J Hermida singled to left, T Linden to second. M Treanor hit by pitch, T Linden to third, J Hermida to second. A Amezaga hit sacrifice fly to left, T Linden scored. S Olsen flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 5. FLORIDA 6TH: H Ramirez walked. W Williams relieved S Randolph. D Uggla flied out to right. H Ramirez stole second, H Ramirez safe at third on throwing error by catcher B Ausmus. C Ross hit sacrifice fly to center, H Ramirez scored. M Jacobs flied out to left. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 6. HOUSTON 8TH: E Munson flied out to center. C Burke singled to left. M Lindstrom relieved S Olsen. M Loretta struck out swinging. L Berkman walked, C Burke to second. C Lee homered to left, C Burke and L Berkman scored. T Wigginton flied out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 6.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (5) AT FLORIDA (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, M Loretta 1B, L Berkman RF, C Lee LF, T Wigginton 3B, J Lane CF, E Bruntlett SS, B Ausmus C, M Albers RHP. Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, M Cabrera 3B, M Jacobs 1B, T Linden LF, J Hermida RF, M Treanor C, A Amezaga CF, S Olsen LHP. Umpires -- Randy Marsh (HP), Bob Davidson (1B), Brian Knight (2B), Hunter Wendelstedt (3B). Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 7 mph. HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke flied out to right. M Loretta singled to right. L Berkman singled to center, M Loretta to second. C Lee doubled to deep left, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third. T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to third. J Lane grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez struck out looking. D Uggla popped out to second. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 0. HOUSTON 2ND: E Bruntlett grounded out to second. B Ausmus flied out to center. M Albers struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden singled to left. J Hermida walked, T Linden to second. M Treanor walked, T Linden to third, J Hermida to second. A Amezaga grounded into fielder's choice to first, T Linden scored, M Treanor out at second, J Hermida to third. S Olsen struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 1. HOUSTON 3RD: C Burke flied out to center. M Loretta struck out swinging. L Berkman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 1. FLORIDA 3RD: H Ramirez homered to left. D Uggla singled to left. M Cabrera hit by pitch, D Uggla to second. M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden flied out to left. J Hermida struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2. HOUSTON 4TH: C Ross in center field. A Amezaga at third base. C Lee struck out swinging. T Wigginton walked. J Lane struck out swinging. E Bruntlett struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 4TH: M Treanor grounded out to third. A Amezaga walked. S Olsen struck out bunting foul. H Ramirez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2. HOUSTON 5TH: B Ausmus flied out to center. M Albers lined out to second. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 5TH: D Uggla hit by pitch. C Ross doubled to left, D Uggla scored. M Jacobs fouled out to catcher. T Linden singled to shallow center, C Ross scored. S Randolph relieved M Albers. J Hermida singled to left, T Linden to second. M Treanor hit by pitch, T Linden to third, J Hermida to second. A Amezaga hit sacrifice fly to left, T Linden scored. S Olsen flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 5. HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta singled to center. L Berkman singled to right, M Loretta to second. C Lee grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Berkman out at second, M Loretta to third. T Wigginton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 5. FLORIDA 6TH: H Ramirez walked. W Williams relieved S Randolph. D Uggla flied out to right. H Ramirez stole second, H Ramirez safe at third on throwing error by catcher B Ausmus. C Ross hit sacrifice fly to center, H Ramirez scored. M Jacobs flied out to left. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 6. HOUSTON 7TH: J Lane struck out swinging. E Bruntlett struck out swinging. B Ausmus flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 6. FLORIDA 7TH: M McLemore relieved W Williams. E Munson catching. T Linden flied out to center. J Hermida walked. M Treanor grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Hermida out at second. A Amezaga doubled to center, M Treanor thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, FLORIDA 6. HOUSTON 8TH: E Munson flied out to center. C Burke singled to left. M Lindstrom relieved S Olsen. M Loretta struck out swinging. L Berkman walked, C Burke to second. C Lee homered to left, C Burke and L Berkman scored. T Wigginton flied out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 6. FLORIDA 8TH: J Borchard hit for M Lindstrom. J Borchard struck out swinging. H Ramirez fouled out to first. D Uggla singled to center. C Ross singled to left, D Uggla to second. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 6. HOUSTON 9TH: M Olivo catching. K Gregg relieved M Lindstrom. J Lane popped out to second. M Lamb hit for E Bruntlett. M Lamb singled to left. L Scott hit for M McLemore. L Scott grounded out to pitcher, M Lamb to second. E Munson fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 6.</div>
Olsen returns to form, fuels Marlins <h3>FLORIDA 6, HOUSTON 5</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Scott Olsen finally found a reason tosmile. Trying to put an arrest and a pair of sub-par performances inhis rear-view mirror, the beleaguered Florida Marlins lefthanderovercame a sluggish start to defeat the Houston Astros, 6-5, onSunday. Olsen, who was arrested for driving under the influence andresisting a police officer on July 22, refused to wilt underpressure against Houston. After surrendering two first-inningruns, the 23-year-old settled down - retiring 14 of 15 battersduring one stretch - and kept the Astros off the board. Olsen (9-9) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out eight in7 1/3 innings. In the eighth inning, when Florida rookie manager Fredi Gonzalezvisited the mound to take the lefthander out of the game, Olsenmustered a slight smile before departing. That facialexpression had been missing in his last two outings, as Olsenwas tagged for 13 runs in 10 innings over his last two starts. Olsen's fortunes nearly took a hit after reliever Matt Lindstrompromptly surrendered a three-run home run to Carlos Lee, butKevin Gregg got the final three outs for his 23rd save in 25opportunities. Houston got out of the blocks quickly after Lee's RBI double andTy Wigginton's sacrifice fly gave the Astros a 2-0 lead. Florida tied the game with solo tallies in the second and thirdinnings, highlighted by Hanley Ramirez's second homer in as manygames. While Ramirez's 19th home run of the season was a positive forFlorida, the low point came when All-Star third baseman MiguelCabrera was hit by a pitch from Astros starter Matt Albers andsidelined with a left elbow contusion. Cabrera, who is batting .338 with team highs of 27 home runs and80 RBI this season, was replaced by Alfredo Amezaga at thirdbase. The Marlins added three more runs in the fifth. Cody Ross, whoreplaced Cabrera in the order, had an RBI double to plate DanUggla. He then came around to score on Todd Linden's single. Albers (2-5), who allowed five runs on five hits in 4 1/3innings, gave way to Stephen Randolph, who allowed Amezaga'srun-scoring sacrifice fly to cap the scoring in the frame. Randolph allowed Ross' sacrifice fly in the sixth beforedeparting with a strained left bicep.
Olsen returns to form, fuels Marlins <h3>FLORIDA 6, HOUSTON 5</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Scott Olsen finally found a reason tosmile. Trying to put an arrest and a pair of sub-par performances inhis rear-view mirror, the beleaguered Florida Marlins lefthanderovercame a sluggish start to defeat the Houston Astros, 6-5, onSunday. Olsen, who was arrested for driving under the influence andresisting a police officer on July 21, refused to wilt underpressure against Houston. After surrendering two first-inningruns, the 23-year-old settled down - retiring 14 of 15 battersduring one stretch - and kept the Astros off the board. "I felt all right," Olsen said. "I was throwing my off-speedstuff for strikes. That's huge. You can't just throw fastballsfor strikes and hope they chase everything else." Olsen (9-9) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out eight in7 1/3 innings. "He was lights out today," said Marlins center fielder CodyRoss, who knocked in the winning run on a sacrifice fly. In the eighth inning, when Florida rookie manager Fredi Gonzalezvisited the mound to take the lefthander out of the game, Olsenmustered a slight smile before departing. That facial expression had been missing in his last two outings,as Olsen was tagged for 13 runs in 10 innings over his last twostarts. Olsen also received a standing ovation from the small crowd atDolphin Stadium when he left the mound and slap on the back fromshortstop Hanley Ramirez. "It feels great," Olsen said. "You're out there playing for theguys on your team, so if they think you did a good job, that'sgood. Fan reaction is great. They're in the game, they knowwhat's going on." "Nice outing," Gonzalez said. "Very nice. Probably his best(start) of the year. He threw the ball where he wanted to. ...He's making progress. You see signs." It was the ninth time in Olsen's career he's fanned at leasteight batters. In those games, Olsen is 6-0 and the Marlins are8-1. The Astros said the fact Olsen was able to mix up his pitcheswas the key to his success. "He was throwing strikes and getting ahead of guys and puttingthem away with changeups and sliders," second baseman ChrisBurke said. "He's got a pretty good combination of pitches. "Olsen was great. You don't see a lot of lefthanders withcommand of all three pitches. That's what makes him tough." Olsen's fortunes nearly took a hit after reliever Matt Lindstrompromptly surrendered a three-run home run to Carlos Lee, butKevin Gregg got the final three outs for his 23rd save in 25opportunities. Houston got out of the blocks quickly after Lee's RBI double andTy Wigginton's sacrifice fly gave the Astros a 2-0 lead. Florida tied the game with solo tallies in the second and thirdinnings, highlighted by Hanley Ramirez's second homer in as manygames. While Ramirez's 19th home run of the season was a positive forFlorida, the low point came when All-Star third baseman MiguelCabrera was hit by a pitch from Astros starter Matt Albers andsidelined with a left elbow contusion. Cabrera, who is batting .338 with team highs of 27 home runs and80 RBI this season, was replaced by Alfredo Amezaga at thirdbase. Amezaga wound up helping to turn a huge double play in the ninthto help Gregg out of a jam. Gonzalez said Cabrera's fine and will be in the lineup Tuesdaywhen the Marlins open a three-game series at Philadelphia. The Marlins added three more runs in the fifth. Ross, whoreplaced Cabrera in the order, had an RBI double to plate DanUggla. He then came around to score on Todd Linden's single. "It was good to help the team get the lead there, and come offthe bench and contribute," Ross said. "We haven't been doingthat as a team, getting guys over, sacrificing. To do that ...it feels good." Albers (2-5), who allowed five runs on five hits in 4 1/3innings, gave way to Stephen Randolph, who allowed Amezaga'srun-scoring sacrifice fly to cap the scoring in the frame. Randolph allowed Ross' sacrifice fly in the sixth beforedeparting with a strained left bicep. "We were right there. We got back close," Astros manager PhilGarner said. "That's enough of that baloney, though, we'vegotten close a lot of times. ... We've got to get over the hump. "It's very frustrating. We're not making good pitches when weneed to. We're walking way too many guys. We're getting somerotten breaks but we're causing some of our own ills too." Meanwhile, the Marlins still believe they have a lot for whichto play. "Everyone says we're out of it, but we're still going to go outand play hard," Ross said. "We still have over 50 games left.We can still make a push for (the playoffs) or spoil it forother teams."
