Ricky Nolasco, Marlins beat Cardinals 7-2
MIAMI -- Ricky Nolasco beat the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Miami Marlins won a weekend matchup of worst versus first.

PHOENIX -- The Miami Marlins managed three hits off the Arizona Diamondbacks. Two of them were booming home runs off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton.
MIAMI -- Ricky Nolasco beat the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Miami Marlins won a weekend matchup of worst versus first.
MIAMI -- Carlos Gomez added another impressive offensive performance during his breakout season.
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton showed how much more potent the Miami Marlins are when he is in the lineup.
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton was just glad to be back on the field.
NEW YORK -- Half the innings, twice the fun.
NEW YORK -- In the longest major league game in more than three years, Adeiny Hechavarria hit an RBI single in the 20th inning and the Miami Marlins outlasted the New York Mets 2-1 on Saturday, well after Matt Harvey left with lower back tightness following another stingy start.
NEW YORK -- The Miami Marlins' series opener at the New York Mets on Friday night was postponed because of rain.
PHILADELPHIA -- With the old Cole Hamels and the new Domonic Brown leading the way, the Philadelphia Phillies are .500 again.
PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown took a hop and skip out of the batter's box, made an exaggerated bat flip, stutter-stepped around first base like Rickey Henderson, and exchanged a choreographed hand shake with Ryan Howard at the plate followed by a semi-bow.
MIAMI -- Although Marcell Ozuna had his 16-game hitting streak snapped on Saturday, the 22-year old rookie bounced back in a big way on Sunday.
MIAMI -- Jose Fernandez pitched seven scoreless innings and had two hits with an RBI to help the Miami Marlins past the New York Mets 8-1 on Saturday.
MIAMI -- Alex Colome became the latest homegrown Tampa Bay Rays pitcher to make an impression.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Desmond Jennings kept the Tampa Bay Rays' offense rolling along.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- This is the most productive month of Kelly Johnson's career, and Monday was the most productive day.
CHICAGO -- From the infield to the outfield, the Chicago White Sox are playing much better defense than they did during their listless start. And it's no coincidence that the wins are coming in bunches now.
CHICAGO -- Ricky Nolasco was pretty good Saturday night. The way the Marlins are playing, though, he needs to be nearly unhittable.
CHICAGO -- Despite getting hit by a line drive, Marlins starter Tom Koehler remained in the game on Friday.
CHICAGO -- Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.
MIAMI -- Once Cliff Lee escaped an early jam, the rest seemed to come easily.