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Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco looks on from the dugout after the fifth inning against the Braves on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Dolphin Stadium. Nolasco (10-6) allowed five runs over five innings pitched and took the loss.
JOE RIMKUS JR./MIAMI HERALD STAFF

BRAVES 9, MARLINS 4

Marlins' shot at first place falls short

BY CLARK SPENCER

The Ricky Nolasco who put the Marlins on his pitching shoulders and carried them through May and June and the early part of July -- piling up as many wins as the rest of the team's starters did as a group -- didn't look like the same guy on Wednesday.

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  • New York Mets closer Billy Wagner, of the National League team, pitches during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

    MLB Extra | Around the Bases

    By MIKE PHILLIPS

    QUESTION OF THE WEEK HOW DID THE METS CLIMB BACK SO FAST? They're baaaaaaaaack. Exactly one month after Willie Randolph was unceremoniously axed in the wee hours of the morning on the West Coast, the Mets moved into a tie for first place with a come-from-behind victory Thursday. It was their first taste of first place since April 19, and it appears they are in the NL East race for the long run.

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