Jorge Cantu drove in three runs Friday and Miami pounded out 14 hits in running over Philadelphia 7-2. The Marlins won their third straight and moved into a second-place tie with Atlanta six games behind the Phillies in the National League East with two games remaining. Cantu singled in two runs in the first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Philadelphia tied it in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer by Ryan Howard, his 44th of the year.

Jorge Cantu singled home the winning run Tuesday when the Florida Marlins posted a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Cameron Maybin hit a two-run homer and Chris Coghlan had three hits and two runs scored for the Marlins. With four games remaining, the Marlins would need to win all four and have Colorado lose all of its remaining games for Florida to reach the playoffs.

Cameron Maybin's three-run homer keyed a seven-run fifth Saturday and led Florida to a 9-6 win over the New York Mets. Maybin's third homer gave Florida a 7-3 lead with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Jorge Cantu had three hits and one RBI. Chris Coghlan and Dan Uggla had two hits and one RBI apiece. A

Elijah Dukes and Pete Orr knocked in two runs each Sunday, boosting the Washington Nationals to a 7-2 win over the Florida Marlins. Dukes started the scoring with a two-run, first-inning single. Orr had two hits, one a two-run homer in the third inning. Cristian Guzman had three hits and one RBI. A

Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs Saturday as the Florida Marlins defeated Washington 9-5. The homer, his 20th, increased Florida's lead to 6-1 with two outs in the top of the fourth. Brett Hayes hit a pinch-hit solo homer in the sixth. Jorge Cantu had three hits and two RBI. Cody