Miami Marlins

Parra Decides Game On The First Pitch

From Elias: Gerardo Parra's first-pitch leadoff home run off Tom Koehler provided the only run in the Diamondbacks' 1-0 win at Miami. The last time a first-pitch home run in the top of the first inning held up as a contest's only run was on September 14, 1993, when the Pirates' Freddy Garcia connected off the Marlins' Chris Hammond at Joe Robbie Stadium, in a game that was called due to rain after six innings. But the last time it happened in a nine-inning game was on September 2, 1963, when rookie Pete Rose went deep off the Mets' Jay Hook at the Polo Grounds in New York. That was the first of 18 career leadoff homers for Charlie Hustle, and the penultimate leadoff home run hit at the ballpark on Coogan's Bluff (the Giants' Felipe Alou would hit the last one 10 days later). Parra is the fourth player in the last 20 years to hit a leadoff homer (on any count) in the top of the first inning of a 1-0 victory, and the third to do it against the Marlins. Carlos Garcia did it in 1993, as did Jimmy Rollins at Marlins Park last August. The only player to do it against a different team since the Marlins came into existence was the Mets' Kazuo Matsui, against the Diamondbacks in 2004.

Mccarthy Efficiently Shuts Down Fish

From Elias: Brandon McCarthy needed just 99 pitches to complete his 1-0 victory at Miami. The last Diamondbacks pitcher to throw fewer than 100 pitches in a complete-game shutout was Brandon Webb, who tossed 96 in a 3-0 win over the Cardinals on September 9, 2006.

Brandon McCarthy Shuts Down Marlins

Baseball Tonight Spotlight: Brandon McCarthy pitched a shutout to lead the Diamondbacks past the Marlins 1-0.

Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0

Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0

Miami Marlins dealt eighth shutout loss of season as Diamondbacks win

Goldschmidt Too Hot For Miami

From Elias: Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers and a double in the Diamondbacks' 9-2 win over the Marlins. Since May 1, Goldschmidt is 22-for-50 (.440) with six doubles and seven home runs. No other major-league player this season has accumulated 22 hits and seven home runs over a span of 50 at-bats. The last Diamondbacks player who had 22 hits and seven home runs in a 50-at-bat span was Tony Clark back in 2005. With his two home runs on Friday night, Paul Goldschmidt has hit 12 home runs this season and 10 of them (83 percent) have been hit with runners on base (in fact, all ten of his homers with men on base have been two-run shots). No other player with 10 home runs this season has as high a percentage of multi-run homers.

Goldschmidt homers twice as Diamondbacks crush Marlins

Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 2

Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 2

Goldschmidt's 2 HRs lead Marlins over D-backs 9-2