Baker's homer the difference for Marlins

John Baker's two-out, two-run homer off of Jeff Weaver in the fifth broke open a tie game, and that was enough for the Marlins to defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. The loss ends the Dodgers' win streak at three.

Eric Milton got his first start since 2007, and all things considered, wasn't that bad. His final line was 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K. As you can see, his biggest enemy was the walk. One of his runs he surrendered was a bases loaded walk to Dan Uggla on a full count. The Dodgers would have hoped to get a couple more innings out him, but with 84 pitches in only four innings, they pretty much had to yank him.

Juan Pierre continued his strong play (3-5 with three runs) by singling to lead off the game. After advancing to second on Rafael Furcal's groundout, he stole third and scored on Orlando Hudson's sac-fly. A two-out double by Cody Ross to score Uggla an inning later would tie the game at one.

Both teams traded runs in the third, starting with an RBI groundout by Raffy. Milton got the first 2 outs, but then walked Hanley Ramirez, beaned Jorge Cantu, walked Josh Baker, and walked Uggla to make the score 2-2.

Weaved relieved in the fifth, but that's when the Dodgers lost the game for good, as the Marlins once again did damage with two down. Baker launched his two-run home run after a single by Cantu, and it was 5-2. Weaver did give up two singles after that but got out of the inning.

The Dodgers had chances to get more runs in the sixth and seventh, but could only score one. Xavier Paul pinch-hit with two on and two outs in the sixth, but struck out swinging. Hudson got another sac-fly RBI to score Pierre and inning later, but that was it. The Marlins tacked on two more runs for good measure.

It's not like the Dodgers didn't make things happen, because they did get seven hits, take five walks, and stole four bases. The downfall was leaving eight men on, including four with runners in scoring position and two outs. On the flip side, the Marlins got five of their six runs with two outs. That's clutch hitting, folks.

The rubber match is Sunday afternoon, and Clayton Kershaw will look to bounce back from a rough start in Philadelphia. He's opposed by John Koronka, was was hit hard in his lone start against the Brewers this past Tuesday.