News - Ronny Paulino
Jamie Moyer retired the first 12 men he faced Thursday and teamed with two relievers on a one-hitter in carrying Philadelphia to a 4-0 win over Florida. The Phillies extended the longest current winning streak in the majors to six games and increased their lead over second-place Florida to five games in the National League East. The only hit surrendered by Moyer (9-6) was a leadoff single in the fifth by Jorge Cantu.
Hanley Ramirez had two hits, including a two-run homer Saturday, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The homer, Ramirez's 14th this season, staked Florida to a quick 2-0 lead with one out in the bottom of the first. Two runs scored on double-play groundouts by Ramirez and Ronny Paulino, another scored on Zack Duke's sixth-inning wild pitch and Emilio Bonifacio had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, who have won four of five. Winner Andrew Miller (3-4) yielded three earned runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Dan Meyer, the last of four pitchers, recorded his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Pittsburgh's Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young both had two hits and one RBI.
Ronny Paulino had two homers and three RBI Sunday, leading Florida to an 11-3 inter-league win over Toronto. He started the rout with a two-run blast in the second inning and hit a solo shot in the ninth.
Ronny Paulino doubled in two runs in Florida's three-run fifth to lead the Marlins to a 5-4 victory Saturday over San Francisco. Jorge Cantu also doubled in a run in the fifth.
Ronny Paulino scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the 14th inning Monday and the Florida Marlins pulled out a 3-2 win over Cincinnati. With the game tied 2-2, Daniel Ray Herrera came on to pitch for the Reds and immediately walked Paulino before Hanley Ramirez touched him for a single.
