Saturday, July 08, 2006

More Fun Facts From Last Night's Game

'It was Willis' fourth career homer, and first this season, and the first grand slam hit by the Marlins this season. Florida, which has scored 32 runs in the past three games, won for the second time in seven tries and snapped the Mets' three-game winning streak.' (Yahoo)

'Willis picked up his fifth win in six decisions after tossing 7 1/3 innings. He's now 9-2 against the Mets, including a 4-0 mark in New York.' (SunSentinel)

'The last pitcher to hit a grand slam prior to Willis was the Phillies' Robert Person on June 2, 2002, off the Expos' Bruce Chen. The Marlins had one other pitcher in the club's history do so, which occurred on May 29, 1995, off the bat of Chris Hammond at Houston.' (MLB)

'The Marlins became the first team since the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers to score six or more runs in an inning in three consecutive games.'

...and this note of speculative encouragement from Clark Spencer...

'All indications are the Marlins have no plans to deal Willis before the July 31 trade deadline.' (MiamiHerald)

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