If not for another blown save by the incomparable Heath Bell on Saturday, the Fish would have swept the Nationals this weekend.  Yesterday, Ricky Nolasco tossed a four-hit shutout and over his last three games, he is 3-0, giving up only one earned run in 25 innings, including two complete game shutouts over the first-place Nats.  The fish are in the city of brotherly love, where they begin a three game series tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Game time tonight is at 7 pm.  Wade LeBlanc takes the hill for the Marlins, and he will be facing Kyle Kendrick.  Reviewing the rest of yesterday’s action in the majors, first in the National League, 

Phillies 3 Rockies 2 (Game 1)

Phillies 7 Rockies 4 (Game 2)

Braves 3 Mets 2   (10)

Brian McCann homered and drove in the deciding run in the tenth inning with a sacrifice fly. 

Astros 5 Reds 1

Former Marlin prospect Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer

Cubs 4 Pirates 2

Alfonso Soriano hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning

Cardinals 5 Brewers 4  (10)

Allen Craig ended the game with a run-scoring single in the tenth

Padres 8 D-Backs 2

Chase Headley hit a grand slam in the seventh inning

Giants 4 Dodgers 0

Buster Posey hit a solo homer, Hunter Pence drove in two runs.  Barry Zito threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings.

In the American League, 

Yankees 13 Orioles 3 

Curtis Granderson homered and drove in five runs, Derek Jeter also went yard and drove in three

Rays 6 Rangers 0

BJ Upton hit three home runs and James Shields posted his second shutout of the season

Blue Jays 4 Red Sox 3

Omar Vizquel drove in the game winner with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning

Twins 8 Indians 7

Justin Morneau hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth

Royals 2 White Sox 1  (10)

Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur drove in runs in the top of the tenth

Angels 3 Tigers 2

Mike Trout and Alberto Callaspo hit home runs

A’s 4 Mariners 2

Jonny Gomes and Josh Donaldson connected long distance, Gomes with two men on base  

In college football this past saturday, the University of Miami Hurricanes was beaten like a drum by Kansas State, 52-13.  Nothing good to report from that one.  The Canes will get a breather this week, as they welcome Bethune Cookman to Seven-Name Stadium at noon on saturday.  Meanwhile, FIU got all they wanted from Akron and needed overtime to beat the Zips 38-35.  The Panthers travel to Orlando on Saturday to take on Central Florida at 4 pm.  You can listen to the games on your computer or your smartphones by going into www.fiusports.com and clickiing on the Stretch Internet radio link.  I will be handling play-by-play duties this season for FIU, (in English, no less) and Pete Pelegrin will be by my side giving us his expert analysis.   

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  Kicker David Akers, now with the San Francisco 49ers, tied the NFL record yesterday for the longest field goal, 63 yards, as he connected against the Green Bay Packers.  Who does he share the record with?   Tell you later, alligator.  

The Dolphins still have never beaten the Houston Texans, losing yesterday 30-10.  Arian Foster ran for two touchdowns, Matt Schaub hit former Miami High and UM receiver Andre Johnson with a TD pass, and the Texans defense made Ryan Tannehill’s NFL debut a bad one.  Three interceptions and a fumble by Daniel Thomas late in the first half sealed the Fins’ fate, putting the Texans ahead 24-3.  The Dolphins will have their home opener next sunday at Seven-Names Stadium as the Oakland Raiders come for a visit.  In the rest of the NFL yesterday,

Chicago Bears 41 Indianapolis Colts 21

Jay Cutler three for 333 yards and 2 TDs, including one to ex-Dolphin Brandon Marshall

Philadelphia Eagles 17 Cleveland Browns 16

Both quarterbacks, Michael Vick of the Eagles, and rookie Brandon Weeden of the Browns threw four interceptions.

New England Patriots 34 Tennessee Titans 17

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes

Atlanta Falcons 40 Kansas City Chiefs 24

Four touchdown passes for Matt Ryan

Detroit Lions 27 St. Louis Rams 23

Matthew Stafford threw a 5-yard TD pass to Kevin Smith with 10 seconds left in the game

New York Jets 48 Buffalo Bills 28

Mark Sanchez had three touchdown passes

San Francisco 49ers 30 Green Bay Packers 22

Alex Smith threw two TD passes, including one to Randy Moss

Arizona Cardinals 20 Seattle Seahawks 16

Kevin Kolb came off the bench to lead the Cardinals to the game winning touchdown

Tampa Bay Bucs 16 Carolina Panthers 10

Greg Sciano wins in his debut as head coach with the Bucs

Denver Broncos 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 19

Peyton Manning returned to the NFL with a bang, throwing two TD passes in his first game with the Broncos

Tomorrow night,

Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (-6.5) 7:00 pm  ESPN

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders (-1)         10:15 pm  ESPN

THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  Kicker David Akers, now with the San Francisco 49ers, tied the NFL record yesterday for the longest field goal, 63 yards, as he connected against the Green Bay Packers.  Who does he share the record with?   Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints did it in 1970, Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos in 1998, and Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders did it last year.  

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Si no hubiera sido por otra oportunidad de salvar un juego desperdiciada por el paquete mejor conocido como Heath Bell, los Marlins hubieran barrido su serie este fin de semana contra los Washington Nationals.  Ayer, Ricky Nolasco les despacho los nueve ceros a los Nats, permitiendo solamente 4 hits.  En sus ultimos tres juegos, Nolasco esta 3-0, y ha permitido solamente una carrera limpia en 25 innings, incluyendo dos nueve ceros contra Washington.  Los Peces ya estan en Philadelphia, donde esta noche abren una serie de tres juegos contra los Phillies.  El juego de esta noche arranca a las siete, Wade LeBlanc abrira en la lomita para los Marlins, y el se estara enfrentando a Kyle Kendrick.  Revisando el resto de los juegos de ayer en las grandes ligas, primero en la liga nacional,  

Phillies 3 Rockies 2 (Primer juego)

Phillies 7 Rockies 4 (Segundo juego)

Braves 3 Mets 2   (10)

Brian McCann conecto larga distancia y remolco la carrera decisiva con un fly de pisicorre en el decimo inning. 

Astros 5 Reds 1

El ex-prospecto de los Marlins, Matt Dominguez, disparo un jonron con dos en base

Cubs 4 Pirates 2

Alfonso Soriano decidio el juego con un jonron con uno en base en el octavo inning

Cardinals 5 Brewers 4  (10)

Allen Craig termino el juego con un hit impulsador en el decimo inning

Padres 8 D-Backs 2

Chase Headley disparo un jonron con las bases llenas en el septimo inning

Giants 4 Dodgers 0

Buster Posey conecto un jonron, Hunter Pence impulso dos carreras y Barry Zito tiro seis innings y un tercio de escons

En la liga americana,  

Yankees 13 Orioles 3 

Curtis Granderson y Derek Jeter conectaron larga distancia, Granderson impulso cinco carreras, Jeter remolco tres

Rays 6 Rangers 0

BJ Upton bateo tres jonrones y James Shields tiro su segundo juego de nueve ceros esta temporada

Blue Jays 4 Red Sox 3

Omar Vizquel impulso la carrera decisiva con un fly de pisicorre en el noveno inning.  Las Medias Rotas han perdido once de sus ultimos doce juegos. 

Twins 8 Indians 7

Justin Morneau conecto su segundo jonron del juego con dos outs en la parte baja del noveno inning para terminar el juego

Royals 2 White Sox 1  (10)

Mike Moustakas y Jeff Francoeur impulsaron carreras en el decimo inning

Angels 3 Tigers 2

Mike Trout y Alberto Callaspo conectaron larga distancia

A’s 4 Mariners 2

Jonny Gomes y Josh Donaldson batearon jonrones, el de Gomes con dos corredores a bordo  

In college football this past saturday, the University of Miami Hurricanes was beaten like a drum by Kansas State, 52-13.  Nothing good to report from that one.  The Canes will get a breather this week, as they welcome Bethune Cookman to Seven-Name Stadium at noon on saturday.  Meanwhile, FIU got all they wanted from Akron and needed overtime to beat the Zips 38-35.  The Panthers travel to Orlando on Saturday to take on Central Florida at 4 pm.  You can listen to the games on your computer or your smartphones by going into www.fiusports.com and clickiing on the Stretch Internet radio link.  I will be handling play-by-play duties this season for FIU, (in English, no less) and Pete Pelegrin will be by my side giving us his expert analysis.   

LA PREGUNTA DE HOY:  El pateador David Akers de los San Francisco 49ers, empato el record con el field goal mas largo en la historia de la liga, 63 yards, contra los Green Bay Packers.  Con quienes comparte el record?  Te digo ahorita.   

Los Miami Dolphins siguen sin haberle ganado nunca a los Houston Texans, perdiendo ayer de nuevo, 30-10.  Arian Foster corrio para dos touchdowns, Matt Schaub le tiro un pase de touchdown a Andre Johnson, ex de Miami High y de la Universidad de Miami.  La defensa de Houston le hizo la vida miserable al QB novato de los Fins, Ryan Tannehill.  Tres intercepcinones y un fumble del corredor Daniel Thomas al final de la primera mitad puso a los Texans alante 24-3.  Los Fins tienen su primer juego en casa, aqui en el estadium de los siete nombres,  el domingo que viene a la una, cuando le dan la bienvenida a los Oakland Raiders.  En el resto de la NFL ayer,

Chicago Bears 41 Indianapolis Colts 21

Jay Cutler tiro para 333 yards y 2 TDs, incluyendo uno al ex-Dolphin Brandon Marshall

Philadelphia Eagles 17 Cleveland Browns 16

Los dos quarterbacks, Michael Vick de los Eagles,  y el novato Brandon Weeden de los Browns tiraron cuatro intercepciones cada uno.

New England Patriots 34 Tennessee Titans 17

Tom Brady tiro dos pases de touchdown

Atlanta Falcons 40 Kansas City Chiefs 24

Cuatro pases de touchdown para Matt Ryan

Detroit Lions 27 St. Louis Rams 23

Matthew Stafford tiro un pase de touchdown de cinco yardas a Kevin Smith faltando solamente 10 segundos en el juego

New York Jets 48 Buffalo Bills 28

Mark Sanchez tiro tres pases de touchdown

San Francisco 49ers 30 Green Bay Packers 22

Alex Smith conecto dos pases de touchdown, incluyendo uno a  Randy Moss

Arizona Cardinals 20 Seattle Seahawks 16

Kevin Kolb salio del banco para llevar a los Cardenales al touchdown ganador

Tampa Bay Bucs 16 Carolina Panthers 10

Greg Sciano gano en su debut como coach de los Bucs

Denver Broncos 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 19

Peyton Manning regreso a la NFL con exito, tirando dos pases de touchdown en su primer juego con los Broncos

Esta noche,

Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (-6.5) 7:00 pm  ESPN

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders (-1)         10:15 pm  ESPN

En el football universitario, los Huracanes de la Universidad de Miami fueron apabullados por Kansas State, 52-13.  Honestamente, no vi nada bueno para reportar en ese juego.  A los Canes se les hace las cosas bastante mas facil este sabado a las doce del medio dia en el estadium de los siete nombres, cuando le dan la bienvenida a Bethune Cookman.  Mientras tanto, FIU paso bastante trabajo con la universidad de Akron, y necesitaron llegar a overtime para vencer a los Zips, 38-35.  Los Panthers estaran en Orlando el sabado para enfrentarse a Central Florida a las 4 de la tarde.  Pueden escuchar todos los juegos de FIU (en ingles) en su computadora o telefono entrando en el sitio de www.fiusports.com y haciendo click en el enlace de Stretch Internet Radio.  Yo les brindare el play-by-play, y Pete Pelegrin nos trae su analisis del partido.  Rieguen la voz . . . .

LA RESPUESTA A LA PREGUNTA DE HOY:   El pateador David Akers de los San Francisco 49ers, empato el record con el field goal mas largo en la historia de la liga, 63 yards, contra los Green Bay Packers.  Con quienes comparte el record?  Tom Dempsey de los New Orleans Saints en el 1970, Jason Elam de los Denver Broncos en el 1998, and Sebastian Janikowski de los Oakland Raiders lo logro el año pasado  

No se pierdan mis dos segmentos de la Descarga Deportiva en Radio Esperanza, que transmite su programacion a traves de la 1550 AM y en el internet en el sitio de www.miradioesperanza.com.  Mis segmentos de la Descarga salen al aire a las 9:25 am y a las 12:15 pm.    

Se acabo lo que se daba por hoy.  Portense bien, y recuerden siempre que mañana sera otro dia.