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Wow, have the bats gone silent for the Diamondbacks in the first 2 games of their road swing in Florida. Ricky Nolasco went 7 strong innings, and the bullpen combo of Matt Lindstrom and Kevin Gregg shut down the Arizona offense again in a 3-1 win on Wednesday night.

Brandon Webb tasted defeat for the first time all season, by no fault of his own. Webb yielded 3 runs and 6 hits while striking out 7 in 7 innings. It was the first regular season loss in 12 start for Webb, who was last beaten 8-5 by the San Francisco Giants last September 17th.

The series concludes today with Arizona’s Dan Haren (5-2, 3.14 ERA) taking on Marlins’ righty Andrew Miller (3-3, 6.18 ERA). First pitch is at 4:10 Arizona time from Dolphin Stadium.

MLB.com Recap | Boxscore

Here’s what others are saying about the Marlins win over the Diamondbacks
-Marlins hand Webb 1st loss of year [Azcentral.com]
-Webb loses bid for 10th win [East Valley Tribune]
-Marlins’ Nolasco wins duel, and Webb crashes [Miami Herald]
-Marlins hand Webb 1st loss [Sun-Sentinel.com]

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