Game: Florida Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds
Venue: Dolphin Stadium
Start Time: 7: 26 ( 16 minute rain delay; Original start time was set for 7:10 P.M. Eastern Time)
Attendance: 25,289
Length of Game: 3:15
Starting Pitchers: Scott Olsen ( Marlins) vs Bronson Arroyo (Reds)
Oh, the fans got to see a big home run all night. Though it wasn't the one they were hoping for, they seemed happy enough with the result.
Cody Ross hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Florida Marlins an 8-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds and Ken Griffey Jr., who remained stuck on 599 home runs for one more night.
Junior helped draw Dolphin Stadium's third largest crowd this season and the 25,289 fans all were armed with giveaway cowbells. He went 1-for-3 with two walks, remaining homerless since May 31.
Ross's drive off Francisco Cordero (2-1) ended a comeback from 7-5 down. Luis Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to score Jorge Cantu after Dan Uggla walked on four pitches.
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It was the second go-ahead RBI for Ross in the game after his single in the seventh gave the Marlins a 5-4 lead.
The Reds retook the lead by scoring three runs in the eighth. Adam Dunn hit a solo home run, and then with two outs, pinch-hitter Javier Valentin struck out swinging but the ball bounced past catcher Matt Treanor.
Edwin Encarnacion pinch ran for him, took third on a single by Paul Bako, and scored on Jerry Hairston's infield hit to make the score 6-5. Jay Bruce's single scored Bako to make it 7-5.
Andy Phillips hit a three-run double in the Red's four-run sixth inning that tied the game at 4.
Marlins starter Scott Olsen allowed four runs, though none were earned, in six innings on four hits while striking out five.
Cantu hit a solo homer off Reds starter Bronson Arroyo in the fifth. It was his third home run in two games and 11th of the season.
Arroyo lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits. He struck out six.
Up Next: Ryan Tucker, who just got called up by the Marlins-- Will make the start on Sunday afternoon in game 3 of this four-game set against the Reds, To make room for Tucker, catcher Paul Hoover was optioned to Triple- A Albuquerque. For the Reds, 2-8 Aaron Harang will make the start, he has an ERA of 3.68.-- Harang earned the win in his May 12th start against the Marlins, pitching 7 innings while allowing 4 runs.
First pitch isset for 1:10 P.M. Eastern time. Game will be televised locally on FSN Florida or can be heard on 790 The Ticket AM Radio (English) 1140 WQBA AM Radio (Spanish).