NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Gregg relieved J Miller. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.331, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Wood at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7 COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.331, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (31) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF KEVIN GREGG. CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 6 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.314, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 7 12 1 COLORADO 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LEE GARDNER (7TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR COL - JOSH FOGG, RYAN SPEIER (6TH), MATT HERGES (7TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), LATROY HAWKINS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA, CHRIS IANNETTA (8TH) HOME RUNS: FLA - JEREMY HERMIDA (17) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 5TH, 0 ON COL - JEFF BAKER (4) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (31) OFF KEVIN GREGG IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 7 12 1 COLORADO 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LEE GARDNER (7TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR COL - JOSH FOGG, RYAN SPEIER (6TH), MATT HERGES (7TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), LATROY HAWKINS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA, CHRIS IANNETTA (8TH) WP - DONTRELLE WILLIS (9-15) LP - MATT HERGES (4-1) SAVE - KEVIN GREGG (30) HOME RUNS: FLA - JEREMY HERMIDA (17) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 5TH, 0 ON COL - JEFF BAKER (4) OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS IN THE 4TH, 1 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (31) OFF KEVIN GREGG IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:23 ATT: 22,400 PROBABLES: FLA - SERGIO MITRE (5-8, 4.74) COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (3-3, 4.04)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">FLORIDA (7) VS COLORADO (6) - FINAL FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .332 D Uggla 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .247 J Hermida rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .290 M Cabrera 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .320 J Willingham lf 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .268 B Carroll lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 M Jacobs 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .273 K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Treanor c 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .294 R Abercrombie cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 a-A Amezaga ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 D Willis p 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .246 L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-C Ross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 37 7 12 7 5 8 22 a-struck out swinging for R Abercrombie in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for T Tankersley in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Willingham (31, J Fogg); M Jacobs (24, J Fogg); M Treanor (7, M Herges). 3B - D Willis (2, J Fogg); D Uggla (3, M Herges). HR - J Hermida (17, 5th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out). S - D Willis. RBI - M Jacobs (50), D Willis (6), H Ramirez (73), J Hermida 3 (54), M Treanor (16). 2-out RBI - D Willis, H Ramirez, M Treanor. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Treanor 1, A Amezaga 2, J Willingham 1, H Ramirez 2. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: CS - D Willis (1, 2nd base by R Speier/Y Torrealba). FIELDING: E - D Willis (5, throw). DP: 2 (H Ramirez-M Jacobs, D Uggla-M Jacobs). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Spilborghs cf-rf-cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .289 T Tulowitzki ss 5 0 1 2 0 3 4 .295 M Holliday lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .332 T Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .287 Y Torrealba c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 b-J Koshansky ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Baker rf 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .223 C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 c-C Iannetta ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 J Carroll 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .220 J Fogg p 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .146 R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Barmes ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-I Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 10 6 5 6 16 a-sacrificed to third for R Speier in the 6th; b-walked for Y Torrealba in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for C Sullivan in the 7th; d-struck out swinging for J Julio in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (27, D Willis); J Carroll 2 (9, J Miller, D Willis). HR - J Baker (4, 4th inning off D Willis 1 on, 2 Out), M Holliday (31, 9th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Barmes. RBI - T Tulowitzki 2 (86), J Baker 2 (12), J Fogg (1), M Holliday (120). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki 2, J Baker 2, J Fogg. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, M Holliday 1, T Tulowitzki 1, C Iannetta 1. GIDP - G Atkins, T Tulowitzki. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Torrealba-J Carroll). ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 010 210 210 -- 7 COLORADO - 002 300 001 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era D Willis (W, 9-15) 6 7 5 5 4 3 1 5.34 L Gardner (H, 5) 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.02 T Tankersley (H, 17) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.33 J Miller (H, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.37 K Gregg (S, 30) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.18 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Fogg 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 4.98 R Speier (H, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.38 M Herges (L, 4-1; B, 1) 2/3 4 2 2 0 1 0 2.77 J Affeldt 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.79 J Julio 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.43 L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.40 WP - D Willis 2. HBP - T Helton (by D Willis); M Cabrera (by J Fogg). Pitches-strikes: D Willis 101-56; L Gardner 23-15; T Tankersley 3-3; J Miller 21-14; K Gregg 18-11; J Fogg 93-46; R Speier 9-6; M Herges 18-12; J Affeldt 20-10; J Julio 8-4; L Hawkins 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 9-6; L Gardner 0-2; T Tankersley 0-0; J Miller 0-1; K Gregg 1-2; J Fogg 4-8; R Speier 0-1; M Herges 0-1; J Affeldt 1-0; J Julio 0-0; L Hawkins 3-0. Batters faced: D Willis 29; L Gardner 4; T Tankersley 1; J Miller 4; K Gregg 4; J Fogg 25; R Speier 3; M Herges 6; J Affeldt 5; J Julio 2; L Hawkins 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. T--3:23. Att--22,400. Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (7) AT COLORADO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 2ND: J Willingham doubled to left. M Jacobs doubled to deep right, J Willingham scored. M Treanor walked. R Abercrombie popped out to first. D Willis sacrificed to catcher, M Jacobs to third, M Treanor to second. H Ramirez flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 3RD: J Baker singled to right. J Carroll flied out to center. J Fogg struck out bunting foul. J Baker to second on wild pitch by D Willis. J Baker to third on wild pitch by D Willis. R Spilborghs walked. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left, J Baker and R Spilborghs scored, T Tulowitzki to third advancing on throw. M Holliday fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 2. FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs walked. M Treanor flied out to right. R Abercrombie fouled out to catcher. D Willis tripled to right, M Jacobs scored. H Ramirez singled to center, D Willis scored. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Ramirez out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 4TH: T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins singled to center. Y Torrealba flied out to right. J Baker homered to left, G Atkins scored. J Carroll doubled to left. J Fogg singled to center, J Carroll scored. R Spilborghs lined out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 5TH: J Hermida homered to right. M Cabrera walked. J Willingham struck out swinging. M Jacobs grounded out to pitcher, M Cabrera to second. M Treanor lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 7TH: R Spilborghs in right field. C Sullivan in center field. M Herges relieved R Speier. D Uggla tripled to deep center. J Hermida singled to right, D Uggla scored. M Cabrera singled to left, J Hermida to second. J Willingham popped out to catcher. M Jacobs struck out looking. M Treanor doubled to left, J Hermida scored, M Cabrera to third. A Amezaga hit for R Abercrombie. J Affeldt relieved M Herges. A Amezaga struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 8TH: R Spilborghs in center field. B Hawpe in right field. C Iannetta catching. C Ross hit for T Tankersley. C Ross struck out swinging. H Ramirez walked. D Uggla singled to center, H Ramirez to third. J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Ramirez scored, D Uggla out at second. J Julio relieved J Affeldt. M Cabrera singled to right center, J Hermida to second. J Willingham struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 9TH: K Gregg relieved J Miller. J Wood at first base. M Holliday homered to center. T Helton flied out to right. G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 6.</div>
Willis' arm, bat propels Marlins past Rockies <h3>FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 6</h3>By Derek Nagy PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis provided a bump in the roadfor the Colorado Rockies' quest for the National League wild card. Willis had an RBI triple and hurled six innings as the Marlinswere able to hang on for a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockieson Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Treanor drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning forMarlins, who won their third straight contest for the firsttime since August 9-11. Willis' two-out triple in the fourth plated Mike Jacobs, who ledoff the frame with a walk, to tie the game at 2-2. The Marlinstook the lead when Hanley Ramirez followed with an single toscore Willis. Willis (9-15) registered his second win since May 29, spanning20 starts. The 25-year-old lefthander was slightly wild buteffective, allowing five runs on seven hits. He walked four andstruck out three and threw two wild pitches, which led to aRockies' run in the third inning. After Dan Uggla led off the seventh with a triple, JeremyHermida's base hit drove him in to tie the game at 5-5. MiguelCabrera followed with another single to give Florida runners atfirst and second with nobody out. Rockies reliever Matt Herges (4-1) got Josh Willingham to popout and struck out Jacobs looking to set the stage for Treanor.Down 0-1 in the count, Treanor drove the next pitch into thegap in left-center, scoring Hermida from second and giving theMarlins a 6-5 lead. Three relievers bridged the gap to Kevin Gregg, who gave up aleadoff homer to Matt Holliday in the ninth but still managed toregister his 30th save. Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run double and Jeff Baker hit his 10thhome run this season for the Rockies (76-71), who are currentlythree games behind the San Diego Padres (78-67) in the NL Wildcard. Rockies starter Josh Fogg lasted just five innings, yieldingfour runs and five hits with four walks and three strikeouts.He lost his first decision since August 22 against thePittsburgh Pirates.
NL: FLORIDA at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (7) AT COLORADO (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B, J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, M Treanor C, R Abercrombie CF, D Willis LHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs CF, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, Y Torrealba C, J Baker RF, J Carroll 2B, J Fogg RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Chris Guccione (1B), Phil Cuzzi (2B), Tom Hallion (3B). Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from left at 4 mph. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez fouled out to third. D Uggla walked. J Hermida fouled out to third. M Cabrera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, COLORADO 0. FLORIDA 2ND: J Willingham doubled to left. M Jacobs doubled to deep right, J Willingham scored. M Treanor walked. R Abercrombie popped out to first. D Willis sacrificed to catcher, M Jacobs to third, M Treanor to second. H Ramirez flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 2ND: T Helton hit by pitch. G Atkins grounded into double play, shortstop to first, T Helton out at second. Y Torrealba fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 0. FLORIDA 3RD: D Uggla struck out swinging. J Hermida popped out to shortstop. M Cabrera hit by pitch. J Willingham struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 3RD: J Baker singled to right. J Carroll flied out to center. J Fogg struck out bunting foul. J Baker to second on wild pitch by D Willis. J Baker to third on wild pitch by D Willis. R Spilborghs walked. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left, J Baker and R Spilborghs scored, T Tulowitzki to third advancing on throw. M Holliday fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, COLORADO 2. FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs walked. M Treanor flied out to right. R Abercrombie fouled out to catcher. D Willis tripled to right, M Jacobs scored. H Ramirez singled to center, D Willis scored. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Ramirez out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 4TH: T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins singled to center. Y Torrealba flied out to right. J Baker homered to left, G Atkins scored. J Carroll doubled to left. J Fogg singled to center, J Carroll scored. R Spilborghs lined out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 5TH: J Hermida homered to right. M Cabrera walked. J Willingham struck out swinging. M Jacobs grounded out to pitcher, M Cabrera to second. M Treanor lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 5TH: T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop. T Helton walked. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. Y Torrealba grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 6TH: R Speier relieved J Fogg. R Abercrombie lined out to left. D Willis singled to right. H Ramirez struck out swinging. D Willis caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 6TH: J Baker safe at second on throwing error by pitcher D Willis. J Carroll reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Barmes hit for R Speier. C Barmes sacrificed to third, J Baker to third, J Carroll to second. R Spilborghs walked. T Tulowitzki grounded into double play, second to first, R Spilborghs out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) FLORIDA 4, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 7TH: R Spilborghs in right field. C Sullivan in center field. M Herges relieved R Speier. D Uggla tripled to deep center. J Hermida singled to right, D Uggla scored. M Cabrera singled to left, J Hermida to second. J Willingham popped out to catcher. M Jacobs struck out looking. M Treanor doubled to left, J Hermida scored, M Cabrera to third. A Amezaga hit for R Abercrombie. J Affeldt relieved M Herges. A Amezaga struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 7TH: A Amezaga in center field. L Gardner relieved D Willis. M Holliday flied out to left. T Helton flied out to left. G Atkins singled to center. J Koshansky hit for Y Torrealba. J Koshansky walked, G Atkins to second. T Tankersley relieved L Gardner. C Iannetta hit for C Sullivan. C Iannetta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 8TH: R Spilborghs in center field. B Hawpe in right field. C Iannetta catching. C Ross hit for T Tankersley. C Ross struck out swinging. H Ramirez walked. D Uggla singled to center, H Ramirez to third. J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Ramirez scored, D Uggla out at second. J Julio relieved J Affeldt. M Cabrera singled to right center, J Hermida to second. J Willingham struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 8TH: B Carroll in left field. J Miller relieved T Tankersley. J Carroll doubled to left. I Stewart hit for J Julio. I Stewart struck out swinging. R Spilborghs lined out to center. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 5. FLORIDA 9TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. M Jacobs grounded out to second. M Treanor grounded out to third. A Amezaga grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 5. COLORADO 9TH: K Gregg relieved J Miller. J Wood at first base. M Holliday homered to center. T Helton flied out to right. G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 6.</div>
Willis' arm, bat propels Marlins past Rockies <h3>FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 6</h3>By Derek Nagy PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis provided a bump in the roadfor the Colorado Rockies' quest for the National League wild card. Willis had an RBI triple and hurled six innings as the Marlinswere able to hang on for a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockieson Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Treanor drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning forMarlins, who won their third straight contest for the firsttime since August 9-11. Willis' two-out triple in the fourth plated Mike Jacobs, who ledoff the frame with a walk, to tie the game at 2-2. The Marlinstook the lead when Hanley Ramirez followed with an single toscore Willis. "I just want to go out there and play hard and keep theintensity up," Willis said. "I know we're not playing foranything but we actually are, we're playing for pride and try toput pressure on this team." Willis (9-15) registered his second win since May 29, spanning20 starts. The 25-year-old lefthander was slightly wild buteffective, allowing five runs on seven hits. He walked four andstruck out three and threw two wild pitches, which led to aRockies' run in the third inning. "It's a big victory for us and for myself, we're playing a goodteam," Willis said. "It's a playoff-caliber team that's beenplaying well so it's a big series for us to come here and try toplay spoiler." After Dan Uggla led off the seventh with a triple, JeremyHermida's base hit drove him in to tie the game at 5-5. MiguelCabrera followed with another single to give Florida runners atfirst and second with nobody out. Rockies reliever Matt Herges (4-1) got Josh Willingham to popout, and he struck out Jacobs looking to set the stage forTreanor. Down 0-1 in the count, Treanor drove the next pitchinto the gap in left-center, scoring Hermida from second andgiving the Marlins a 6-5 lead. "The ball came out and it was belt-high and that's not good,"Herges said. "It's unacceptable. When you come in and you'rewinning and you leave and you're losing, that's not good." In the eighth, the Marlins got an insurance run when HanleyRamirez scored after Hermida hustled out a grounder that couldhave been an inning-ending double play. "I knew I better get going. It was one of those things where Iwas fortunate enough to beat it out," Hermida said. "I knewthat run was big. We had the one run and I have confidence inour guys but any time you can get that extra run late in thegame is huge." Three relievers bridged the gap to Kevin Gregg, who gave up aleadoff homer to Matt Holliday in the ninth but still managed toregister his 30th save. Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run double and Jeff Baker hit his 10thhome run this season for the Rockies (76-71), who are 3 1/2games behind the San Diego Padres (79-67) in the NL wild card. "It's never easy when you don't put away a game like that,"Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. Rockies starter Josh Fogg lasted just five innings, yieldingfour runs and five hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Helost his first decision since August 22 against the PittsburghPirates.
