Derek Lowe has had a hand in each of the Los Angeles Dodgers' last two series wins over the Florida Marlins. He'll try to clinch a third straight when the teams wrap up a four-game set at Dolphin Stadium on Thursday.

 

The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA and .184 opponent batting average in his last two starts against the Marlins.

 

Los Angeles (20-14) also has taken seven of its last nine meetings from Florida, including five of six in Miami. Brett Tomko carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for his first victory of 2007 and drove in a run with a suicide squeeze in the Dodgers' 5-3 win on Wednesday night.

 

"For a pitcher to get his first win, a lot of times it's like a hitter getting his first hit of the season," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "It's good to get it out of the way, because it could be something that would be on his mind more than it should."

 

Russell Martin, Wilson Valdez and Brady Clark each had two of the Dodgers' 10 hits, improving them to 10-1 when they reach double-digits. They'll try to continue that support as Lowe (3-3, 3.89 ERA) looks to follow up one of his best starts of the season.

 

The right-hander held Atlanta to one unearned run and season-lows of three hits and eight strikeouts over seven innings in a 6-3 win on Saturday.

 

"That's the nastiest stuff I've seen since I've been up," said Braves' right fielder Jeff Francoeur, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

 

Lowe is 5-2 with a 4.29 ERA in 11 career games, including six starts, versus Florida (15-18). Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who is batting .348 this season, is 0-for-13 during his career against Lowe.

 

Mike Jacobs was held out of the lineup for the second straight night Wednesday with a sore right thumb, but had a pinch two-run homer in the seventh on Wednesday during Florida's fourth loss in five games.

 

Sergio Mitre (0-2, 3.12) will make his second start since coming off the disabled list with a blister problem. Making his first appearance since April 17, the right-hander allowed three runs -- one earned -- and four hits over six innings, but didn't factor into a 7-6 defeat in 12 innings to San Diego on Saturday.

 

"He pitched well," Marlins rookie manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He went out there until the seventh inning, and he battled."

 

Mitre has made two relief appearances versus the Dodgers, allowing two hits over two innings. He may not have to face Dodgers' first baseman Nomar Garciaparra, whose 2-for-21 slump earned him a spot on the bench Wednesday.

Nothing like spending the day in the hot hot sticky miserable sun to watch the Marlins! Go Fishies!

:marlins

 

GO FISH!!!

 

GIT-R-DONE!!!

:marlins

Nothing better than a Marlins game after Jerry Springer.

 

:horse :horse :horse :horse

Here is some clue.

 

-Lowe vs. Marlins : 4 GS, 3-1, 4.07 ERA (last 3 years)

 

-In 2006, He had 2-0, 1.29 ERA, .184 avg. @ Fish.

 

 

Lowe vs. Fish :

 

Miggy 0 for 13 1BB 2SO -> :banghead

Olivo 3 for 12

JoBo 1 for 7

Uggla 1 for 6

Hanley 2 for 5

Jake 0 for 5

Hammer 0 for 3

 

 

Mitre vs. LA

 

L Gonzo 2 for 6 1HR

JP 1 for 5

Furcal 1 for 4

Day games are my favorite...no matter how hot it is, a weekday game is something special...Now, if this was 5 days later I'd be able to go

 

 

plus it's weather day for the kids

 

day game=no regular fans

day game + school groups=louder than normal!

GO FISH!!

the dodger fans will be complaining about the 9 am start today...they will be wide awake if the marlins take an early lead.

If I lived down there, I would definitely take the day off from work to hit the ballpark. Nothing like a day game during the week.

If I lived down there, I would definitely take the day off from work to hit the ballpark. Nothing like a day game during the week.

 

i know. but the braves are playing again :thumbup

If I lived down there, I would definitely take the day off from work to hit the ballpark. Nothing like a day game during the week.

 

i know. but the braves are playing again :thumbup

The Braves are awesome :plaindance

Elias says, Yesterday game was Marlins' 4th game in "5+ inning no-hitter", 2007

 

If we get Another 5+ inning no-hitter, It is a NEW record.

What a SHAME.

Hanley

Uggla

Miggy

Hammer

Boone

Borch

Fredo

Trenor

Mitre

 

I thought Reggie was going to start.

Hanley

Uggla

Miggy

Hammer

Boone

Borch

Fredo

Trenor

Mitre

 

I thought Reggie was going to start.

Here's the Dodgers half as well...

 

 

 

GO FISH!

:lol @ the turkey call.

I'm just wondering about three things.

 

- Can Miggy get a hit against Lowe?

- How many Fish get a strikeout?

- Are we trying to break up no-hitter, again?

We need to come out early and start hitting. Hopefully the mid day heat will help the balls travel out of the park easier. Unfortunately though this can work both ways so Mitre needs to bring his best game by getting a good number of strikeouts and ground outs.

sinkerball at high noon.

Gametime

Why is it a noon start instead of 1???

Why is it a noon start instead of 1???

 

it cause Dodger belongs west div.

 

This game is last away game for dodgers in their series.

 

 

 

Everybody have a lunch??

 

It's 1:15 AM in Korea.

Those kids are going to annoy me all game.

 

SCORE MARLINS SCORE!

 

Good boy Hanley for not swinging at those.

Nice AB

Why is it a noon start instead of 1???

 

it cause Dodger belongs west div.

 

This game is last away game for dodgers in their series.

 

 

 

Everybody have a lunch??

 

It's 1:15 AM in Korea.

 

 

so you get two games in one day....one early in the morning and one late at night.

Why is it a noon start instead of 1???

 

it cause Dodger belongs west div.

 

This game is last away game for dodgers in their series.

 

 

 

Everybody have a lunch??

 

It's 1:15 AM in Korea.

 

 

so you get two games in one day....one early in the morning and one late at night.

 

Hell yeah. lol