barry bonds has the most rbis in marlins history.
barry bonds has the most rbis in marlins history.
who has the most rbis in marlins history?
barry bonds
shawn estes faced al leiter in an exciting game 2. an rbi single by mark lewis made it 1–0 giants in the first. the marlins would strike back in the bottom half. bobby bonilla hit a two-run homer to make it 2–1 marlins, but a \homer by brian johnson tied the game in the second. then barry bonds hit a sacrifice fly to give the giants a 3–2 lead in the third. the marlins tied it in the bottom half with an rbi single by bonilla. stan javier's infield hit gave the giants the lead back in the fourth. hits by alex arias and kurt abbott gave the marlins the lead in the bottom half. the marlins would add another run on a homer by gary sheffield in the bottom of the sixth. it was 6–4, but the giants refused to concede. an rbi double by bonds made it a one-run game in the seventh. the one-run lead would stand into the ninth. with robb nen pitching, the giants managed to tie the game thanks to a key error by craig counsell. however, the marlins would not wait until extra innings to try to win. sheffield led the inning off with a single; then he stole second. after bonilla walked, moisés alou hit the game-winning single to center field. the ball was scooped up by dante powell, whose throw home was in line with home plate, but the ball hit the mound, allowing sheffield to score easily. this play would be the defining moment of the series, being replayed many times on highlights, as well as mainstream shows such as live with regis and kathie lee. the marlins took the series lead, 2–0.
1997 national league division series
the marlins started the 2009 season hot by sweeping the washington nationals, only the second time they started the season with sweep since the 1997 marlins team. the marlins won their first four games for the first time in franchise history and started 11–1, which included 2 out of 3 wins from the mets, the first marlins franchise sweep at turner field, and three comeback late-inning wins against the nationals in washington, sweeping the teams' second series matchup. the 11–1 start was the best start in marlins history. they then lost their next seven games starting with the 62-99 pittsburgh pirates making them the first team in nl history to win seven straight games then lose the next seven. but even though they were below .500 by as many as five games, they rebounded to 2 games above .500 as of july 1, 2009. cody ross, the leader of the rebound, hit 2 grand slams in 2 weeks. the marlins also amazed many in the final series before the all-star break against the arizona diamondbacks. originally trailing by seven runs after five innings, the marlins entered the eighth inning down 7-4, they sent 14 batters to the plate. in the benchmark frame, they collected eight hits, and had eight different players score for a total of ten runs in the inning. in all the marlins collected 14 unanswered runs as they came back for their 21st come from behind victory of the season. after the first 100 games of the season they stood second in the nl east with a record of 52-48.
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