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Series Recap—Dodgers at Florida

5/7: Dodgers 6, Marlins 1
5/8: Marlins 6, Dodgers 5
5/9: Dodgers 5, Marlins 3
5/11: Marlins 3, Dodgers 0

There was some terrific pitching in these games, but very little timely hitting. Penny had his best outing of the year, and so would've Lowe if he hadn't left one pitch out over the middle of the plate. Tomko had a good outing, too, and while Hendrickson had a tough time of it, but he wasn't 2006 awful, either. The Dodgers had lots of baserunners, except for that last game, but they couldn't get them across. The Lowe game was a killer. Sergio Mitre held them to three hits over eight innings. That's right, Sergio Mitre. THE Sergio Mitre. Bozhe moi!

Still, 3-4 on a road trip versus the Braves and the highest scoring team in the National League isn't awful. Andy LaRoche continues to do well, so that's good. And the rest of the division was getting boxed around, too, so no real change in the standings. What annoys, though, is that the Dodgers could've just as easily swept the series.