Palm Beach Post: Little play stops Webb’s big run

Not even Brandon Webb can beat the Florida Marlins.

With slumping shortstop Hanley Ramirez out of the lineup, the Marlins used a bunt and a blast to defeat Arizona 3-1 Wednesday night, ruining Webb’s bid to become the third pitcher since World War I to win his first 10 starts.

“With Webb, it’s (like) riding one of those tough rodeo bulls. You got to hang on. He gives you tough at-bats, and we battled,’ manager Fredi Gonzalez said after the first-place Marlins’ second straight win.
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After getting off to a hot start against teams that hadn’t played well, the Marlins (26-19) have now won two straight against Arizona (28-18), which arrived in South Florida with the best record in baseball. Florida’s win Tuesday was its first against an opponent with a winning record since May 1.

“We’ll just keep plugging away,” [Kevin] Gregg said. “Everybody is looking at you like, ‘These guys aren’t any good.’ But we’re at the top of the division, where everybody wants to be.”