Willis dominates, improves to 12-1 in April starts
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FLA 11, @ATL 4 |
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ATL 13, @FLA 2 |
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@ATL 11, FLA 6 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| FLA | ATL |
 | 1st | M Olivo singled to center, H Ramirez and D Uggla scored, M Cabrera to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | C Ross doubled to left, M Cabrera and M Olivo scored, C Ross to third advancing on throw. | 4 | 0 |
| 1st | A Boone hit sacrifice fly to right, C Ross scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Borchard singled to center, J Willingham and C Ross scored, A Boone to second. | 7 | 0 |
 | 3rd | C Jones homered to left, E Renteria scored. | 7 | 2 |
| 6th | D Uggla doubled to deep center, J Borchard and H Ramirez scored. | 9 | 2 |
| 6th | A Jones scored on D Willis' balk. | 9 | 3 |
| 8th | M Cabrera singled to left, J Borchard scored, H Ramirez to third, D Uggla to second. | 10 | 3 |
| 9th | B Pena homered to left. | 11 | 4 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 33,212 (66.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
| A CLOSER LOOK |
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• Summary: Dontrelle Willis threw seven sterling innings to win his third game, and Hanley Ramirez laced two hits and scored three runs as the Marlins mauled the Braves 11-4.
• Turning point: Miguel Olivo hit a 2-run, bases-loaded single off Mark Redman in a 5-run first inning and Cody Ross added a 2-run double.
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| Willis |
Goat: Redman's ERA skyrocketed to 12.96 as he gave up 12 runs in 8 1-3 innings.
• Figure this: Willis's .923 winning percentage in April is the second-best career percentage in that month to the 13-1, .929 of Babe Ruth.
• Quotable: "It's one of those weird things in baseball. I wish I could pitch like I do in April for six months." -- Dontrelle Willis.
-- ESPN.com news services
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Marlins 11, Braves 4
ATLANTA (AP) --
Dontrelle Willis pitched seven innings for another sharp April start and the
Florida Marlins beat the
Atlanta Braves 11-4 Friday night.
It was also the first game and win for Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez against the Braves, where he was the third-base coach the previous four seasons.
Willis (3-0) is 12-1 with a .923 winning percentage in April. That's the second-best career percentage in April to the 13-1, .929 of Babe Ruth, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Willis' only loss in 18 April starts was last season, a 3-1 setback at Chicago. The 25-year-old will try to match Ruth's record next week -- probably Wednesday -- at the
New York Mets.
Hanley Ramirez had two hits and scored three runs for the Marlins, who had lost two straight.
Cody Ross,
Dan Uggla,
Miguel Olivo and
Joe Borchard drove in two runs apiece.
Willis allowed three earned runs and eight hits. He struck out five and walked one over 107 pitches.
Florida jumped on Atlanta starter
Mark Redman (0-2) for five runs in the first inning. Olivo drove in two with a bases-loaded single. Ross followed with a two-run double and scored on a sacrifice fly from
Aaron Boone.
The Marlins added two more in the third on Borchard's two-run single, ending the night for Redman, who allowed six hits and seven earned runs in 2 2-3 innings.
Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer off Willis in the third as Atlanta lost its second in a row.
Andruw Jones scored on Willis' balk in the sixth.
Atlanta's
Chad Paronto left with a strained muscle in the seventh inning, limping off the mound after throwing a third strike past Ross.
The Marlins added two unearned runs in the eighth when right-fielder
Jeff Francoeur dropped Borchard's fly ball.
Miguel Cabrera had a RBI single and
Josh Willingham added a run-scoring groundout.
Game notes Redman's ERA soared from 7.94 to 12.96 in two starts. He has allowed 12 runs in 8 1-3 innings. In his first start, an 11-1 loss to the Mets, Redman pitched 5 2-3 innings, giving up nine hits and five earned runs. ... Willis improved to 5-4 against the Braves, beating them for the third consecutive time and has a career 61-39 record. ...
Matt Diaz, who started in left field for Atlanta, moved to first base in the eighth, his first time ever at that position.
Marlins 11, 
Braves 4