Marlins Lose Ground in Playoff Hunt
Lose to last-place Nationals
Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 | Updated 9:46 AM EST
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Dan Uggla homered to kick off the ninth inning but it was to no avail. The Marlins still lost to the Nationals 5-3.
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Just as it appeared the Marlins are making progress in the playoff hunt, they suffered another setback, losing to the Washington Nationals 5-3 Friday night in Miami.
The Marlins had just swept the New York Mets, but they were unable to get past the last-place Nationals.
They threatened, however, but it just wasn’t enough.
Dan Uggla hit his 28th homer to start the ninth. Cody Ross followed with a single and Ross Gload walked, but Mike MacDougal struck out Emilio Bonifacio and retired Chris Coghlan on a double-play grounder.
Copyright Associated Press
Posted Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 - 9:37 AM EST
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