Game: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Florida Marlins
Venue: Dolphin Stadium
Start Time: 7:10 P.M. Eastern Time
Attendance: 11,227
Length of Game: 2:33
Starting Pitchers: Brandon Webb (Diamondbacks) vs Ricky Nolasco (Marlins)
Desperate for a breakthrough run against Brandon Webb, Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez gave the sign for a suicide squeeze.
The Marlins have been a surprise all season, and they pulled off another one Wednesday night, using the brazen bunt to help end Webb's winning streak.
Treanor squeezed home Florida's first run, and Ricky Nolasco allowed only three hits over seven innings to beat Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1. Webb was bidding to become only the third pitcher since World War I to win his first 10 starts. Instead, he left for a pinch hitter after allowing six hits and three runs in seven innings.
Treanor's bunt made tied it 1-1 in the fifth inning, and Cody Ross followed with a homer. Stephen Drew hit his sixth homer for the Diamondbacks, but that's all the offense they could muster against Nolasco (3-3).
Florida won for the second consecutive night in the matchup of first-place teams. The NL West-leading Diamondbacks came into the series with the best record in the majors, but they have totaled three runs and 10 hits in the first two games against the Marlins, who lead the NL East despite baseball's lowest payroll.
Nolasco's performance was his best since his rookie season in 2006, when he won 11 games, and he lowered his ERA from 5.18 to 4.62. The right-hander said he drew extra incentive from facing Webb.
Webb retired the first 11 batters and took a 1-0 lead into the fifth, when the Marlins scored twice. Gonzalez tripled with one out, then took off on a 1-0 pitch as Treanor bunted up the first-base line.
Gonzalez scored standing up as first baseman Conor Jackson fielded the ball and tagged Treanor.
Ross then hit his fifth homer, pulling a 2-0 pitch over the scoreboard. It was only the third home run allowed by Webb this season.
Florida added a run in the seventh on Dan Uggla's double and a single by Gonzalez.
Trailing 3-1, Arizona had runners at the corners with one out in the eighth, but Matt Lindstrom struck out Orlando Hudson and Jackson. Kevin Gregg completed the four-hitter with a perfect ninth for his second save in as many nights, and his ninth in 10 chances.
The Diamondbacks struck out 11 times.
The exception is Drew, who homered to lead off the fourth and had three of Arizona's four hits.
The Marlins won without slumping shortstop Hanley Ramirez, held out of the lineup for the first time this season. Ramirez, who signed a $70 million, six-year contract extension Saturday, was 1-for-15 with 10 strikeouts in the past four games.
The exception is Drew, who homered to lead off the fourth and had three of Arizona's four hits.
The Marlins won without slumping shortstop Hanley Ramirez, held out of the lineup for the first time this season. Ramirez, who signed a $70 million, six-year contract extension Saturday, was 1-for-15 with 10 strikeouts in the past four games.
The exception is Drew, who homered to lead off the fourth and had three of Arizona's four hits.
The Marlins won without slumping shortstop Hanley Ramirez, held out of the lineup for the first time this season. Ramirez, who signed a $70 million, six-year contract extension Saturday, was 1-for-15 with 10 strikeouts in the past four games.
Up Next: The Rubbermatch of this series will feature (5-2) Dan Haren for the D'Backs and (3-3) Andew Miller for the Marlins. First Pitch is set for 7:10 P.M. Eastern Time- Game will be televised locally on FSN-HD or can be heard on 790 The Ticket AM Radio (English) or 1140 WQBA (Spanish)