"{The Marlins, who had won six consecutive home games over the Cubs and 12 of the past 16 meetings overall, are now just three games over .500 for the first time since July 9 (47-44). Friday marked their third loss in 51 games when leading after eight innings.
"Now 26 for 33 in save chances, Gregg (6-5) had not blown one since July 4 at Colorado. The only other home run he has allowed was May 28 at Shea Stadium ( Endy Chavez)...
"The Marlins had not scored four runs in an inning since July 31, when they put up six in the second against the Rockies...
"Marlins starters have completed at least six innings in five of six games. The rotation ERA is at 4.93, the lowest it has been since May 26 (4.91)." (SunSentinel)
"Going into Friday, the Marlins were 13-14 since the All-Star break. But they have remained on the heels of the Phillies (12-13) and first-place Mets (14-12).
"The Marlins haven't been hitting (.239 since the break), but the Phillies (.240) haven't done much better. The Mets (.283) have been the most productive of the three.
"The Marlins, however, have a post-All Star ERA of 3.74, fifth-best in the majors. The Phillies (4.26) and Mets (4.53) are 12th and 14th, respectively." (MiamiHerald)
In games played on August 16th the Cubs are in a 3-game win streak, while the Marlins have won 4 of their last 6. The Fish are 6-2 in 2008 Saturday home games. The Cubbies are on a 9-road-game win streak, but have been 4-5 in Saturday away games this year.
The Marlins last were 3.5 games off the lead on July 5th. So far this year they have never been more than 4 games out of first place.
Anibal Sanchez and Sean Marshall are the starters. (MLB)
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SNAP: The Cubs' road win streak is stopped by a 2-1 Marlins win. (Yahoo!)
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