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Cubs 9, Marlins 6 |
Chicago, IL -- (Sports Network) - Mike Fontenot's pinch-hit three-run double broke open a tie game in the seventh inning as the Chicago Cubs came from behind to defeat the Florida Marlins 9-6 to earn a split in the their four- game set at Wrigley Field.
Alfonso Soriano was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, while Derrek Lee added a solo shot for Chicago, which had dropped seven of its previous 10 games.
Chad Gaudin (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief of Jason Marquis, who was credited with six runs on nine hits to go with three walks and six strikeouts in six innings of work. Jeff Samardzija, who was called up from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the week, hurled two pristine innings for his first career save.
Mike Jacobs homered twice and finished with five RBI for the Marlins, who had won two straight. Dan Uggla also went deep and scored three times in defeat.
Florida starter Rick VandenHurk, who threw five hitless innings in his last outing, fanned six but yielded five runs on eight hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. Mark Hendrickson (7-8) was saddled with the loss after allowing three runs on three hits and a walk in three innings of relief.
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Updated: July 26, 2008 | Copyright 2008, Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports 
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AP Source: Ramirez close to long-term deal with Marlins |
MIAMI (AP)—With a new ballpark finally on the horizon, the Florida Marlins are beginning to loosen their purse strings.
Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez has agreed to the framework of a $70 million, six-year contract to remain with the Marlins, a person familiar with the negotiations said Saturday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the deal hadn’t been completed. It’s expected to be announced next weekend when the team returns home from a seven-game trip.
In February, the Marlins reached an agreement to build a long-sought, retractable-roof stadium near downtown, which is expected to substantially increase revenue for a franchise with a history of poor attendance and tight budgets.
“As we get closer to the stadium, those things will change,” owner Jeffrey Loria said in March.
Now it’s likely Ramirez will still be with the Marlins when they move into the new ballpark in 2011. His deal would be the most lucrative in franchise history, topping the $61 million, six-year contract Gary Sheffield signed in 1997.
Florida’s 2008 payroll of $22 million is by far the smallest in the major leagues.
Updated: May 10, 2008 | Copyright 2008, Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports
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