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• Marlins bullpen catcher assists with a "save"

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       PHOENIX -- Umpire Jim Joyce administered CPR on a female concessions employee at Chase Field, helping to save her life, before Monday's game between the Marlins and Diamondbacks. But Marlins bullpen coordinator Jeff Urgelles, a trained paramedic, assisted in the rescue.

        "It was nerve wracking because" [...]

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• Marlins have monster inning in Arizona

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       PHOENIX -- The Marlins messed up scorecards in tonight's fourth inning at Chase Field, sending a dozen men to the plate in a nine-run outburst that featured a three-run bomb by Giancarlo Stanton and a total of 10 hits to equal a club mark.

       Here's the brief [...]

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• Jacob Turner to make Marlins debut on Wednesday

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      PHOENIX -- It's official. Ozzie Guillen said Jacob Turner will make his Marlins debut on Wednesday when he starts one of the two games in the day-night doubleheader. The 21-year-old right-hander has gone 2-0 with a 1.98 ERA in his five starts for Triple A New Orleans since joining [...]

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• Bonifacio, Ruggiano return to lineup

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      DENVER -- Emilio Bonifacio and Justin Ruggiano return to the lineup today as the Marlins shoot for their first three-game winning streak since the All-Star break. Bonifacio, as well as Donnie Murphy, were activated from the disabled list, as expected, and were immediately inserted into the lineup. To [...]

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• Stanton's 494-ft. blast longest this season in MLB

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       DENVER -- After further review, Giancarlo Stanton's mammoth blast at Coors Field last night was measured by ESPN's Home Run Tracker at 494 feet, making it the longest and mightiest of the season by any player in the majors. The original estimate by the stats staff at [...]

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• Showboating by Hanley Ramirez after home run doesn't surprise Ozzie Guillen

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       DENVER -- It came as no surprise to Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen that Hanley Ramirez showboated a home run on Thursday, drawing the ire of Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett.

      “That’s Hanley,” Guillen said of the former Marlin, now with the Dodgers. “(If) Hanley hit a home run [...]

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• Jacob Turner being considered for Arizona doubleheader

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      DENVER -- With injuries, trades and so forth, there are so many unfamiliar faces inside the Marlins clubhouse and dugout these days that manager Ozzie Guillen says he doesn't dare try to call them by name. He refers to each player simply as "big leaguer."

       Here's one Guillen' [...]

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• Should the Marlins consider Melky Cabrera?

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      DENVER -- Though his reputation is stained and his robust stats over the past few seasons are now subject to question, Melky Cabrera [stats] could be just the ticket for the Marlins when they go looking for lineup help in the offseason.

       The Marlins probably won't be' [...]

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• Marlins look to avoid becoming ninth team in MLB history to get shutout in four straight games

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  The scoreless streak is over.

  The Marlins plated two runs in the fourth inning off Phillies starter Roy Halladay Wednesday to avoid something that's happened only eight times before in baseball: being shutout four straight games.

  The 1992 Cubs (78-84) were the last team to do it according to BaseballReference.com.

  Greg Dobbs ended' [...]

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• You decide: Which catch is Giancarlo Stanton's best?

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  Giancarlo Stanton said he isn't sure if his diving catch in right field Monday to rob Eric Kratz of an RBI is the best grab he's ever made, "but it's up there."

  "It's either that one or the one in May [versus Atlanta] to rob [Jason] Heyward," Stanton said Tuesday.

  But the' [...]

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