Marlins Vs. Indians Final Score: Miami Escapes Cleveland With 5-3 Victory

Despite a late rally by the Cleveland Indians, the Miami Marlins were able to pick up a series win with a 5-3 victory at Progressive Field Sunday afternoon.

The Marlins jumped out to a 2-0 lead early thanks to a Hanley Ramirez RBI groundout in the first and a Gregg Dobbs RBI double in the third. The Indians would get on the board when Jose Lopez singled home Michael Brantley in the bottom of the fifth.

The Marlins broke the game open with three runs in the top of the eighth to make the score 5-1. The Tribe would not go down without a fight, as a Brantley RBI double and Casey Kotchman groundout made the score 5-3 before the Marlins were able to shut the door.

Josh Johnson put in a very good start for the Marlins, pitching seven innings and allowing one run on five hits while striking out four. Gregg Dobbs paced the offense by going 3-for-4. Brett Hayes and Jose Reyes also chimed in with two hits each. Heath Bell got the final two outs to pick up the save.

The Marlins return to action on Monday, as they welcome the Colorado Rockies to Marlins Park.

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Marlins Vs. Indians: Miami Looks To Win Their First Interleague Series Of Year

Miami and starter starter Josh Johnson (1-3, 5.36) look to win on Sunday and take their first interleague series of the season against the Cleveland Indians (23-17). The Marlins (21-19) won Friday night's game 3-2, but were stymied in a 2-0 loss on Saturday at Cleveland's Progressive Field. Despite the loss, Miami is an impressive 13-5 in May.

Johnson (1-3, 5.36 ERA) held the Pirates to two runs in seven innings on Tuesday, earning his first victory since April 19, 2011. In 13 career interleague starts, the right-hander is 6-2 with a 3.38 ERA.

Veteran Derek Lowe (6-1, 2.05 ERA) will take the mound for Cleveland. In his past five starts, the soon-to-be 39 year old is 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA, and he is coming off a dominant complete game, six-hit shutout over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

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Marlins Vs. Indians Final: Cleveland Takes Game Two From Miami, 2-0

The Miami Marlins were held scoreless this afternoon and dropped the second game of their weekend Interleague series with the Cleveland Indians by a final score of 2-0 at Jacob's Field.

Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo led the way for the Tribe with two hits in the ball game while Jason Kipnis and Asdrubal Cabrera each registered an RBI in the game. Jeanmar Gomez was the winning pitcher as he pitched six and one-third innings while giving up just three hits, no earned runs and struck out four Miami batters while walking two.

For the Marlins, Anibal Sanchez took the loss on the hill, bringing his record to 2-2 on the season. He went seven innings giving up seven hits, two earned runs while striking out four Cleveland batters and walking two.

Miami and Cleveland wrap up their weekend series on Sunday afternoon.

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Marlins Vs. Indians: Miami Looks To Take Game Two From Cleveland

Anibal Sanchez had his worst start of the season on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates and took his first loss of the year. But he'll be looking to rebound on the hill against the Indians after the Marlins took game one of their weekend series on Friday by a final score of 3-2.

Sanchez is 2-1 on the season so far with 2.28 ERA.

Cleveland's starter will most likely be Jeanmar Gomez who is 2-2 this season and with an ERA of 3.75. Gomez pitched seven innings on Monday and gave up just three hits against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, a 5-4 victory for the Tribe.

First pitch in today's game will be at 4:05 PM EST.

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Marlins Vs. Indians Recap: Miami Opens Interleague Play With 3-2 Win

The Miami Marlins went on the road to Cleveland and opened interleague play with a 3-2 win over the Indians on Friday night. Carlos Zambrano danced around five walks against the Tribe, who were looking for their fifth straight win. Big Z gave up two early runs but battled through seven innings to keep the Fish in it. In seven innings, he gave up two runs on four hits while walking five and striking out two. A late rally in the top of the 8th inning handed him his second win of the season.

Backing up Zambrano, the Fish scored the winning run in the top of the 8th without ever getting a hit. Bryan Petersen drew a lead-off walk against Tony Sipp and was promptly moved over to second base by Jose Reyes. Joe Smith came on for the Tribe, and he threw it away trying to pick off Petersen at second. With Petersen on third, Hanley Ramirez brought home the winning run on a sacrifice fly.

The Marlins will go for the series-clinching win on Saturday with Anibal Sanchez on the hill.

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Marlins Vs. Indians Preview: Carlos Zambrano Hopes To Pitch Miami To An Interleague Victory Over Cleveland

The Miami Marlins open interleague play against the Cleveland Indians on Friday night. Can Carlos Zambrano continue his strong pitching against the AL Central leaders?