Nolasco Throws Complete Game Shutout Over Giants, 6-0

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Dan Uggla congratulates Jorge Cantu on his 22nd homer

Ricky Nolasco pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout and drove in two runs with his first double, leading the Florida Marlins past the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Tuesday night.

Jorge Cantu homered and doubled for the Marlins, who won their second in three games. Jeremy Hermida, Mike Jacobs and John Baker, who had three hits and reached base in all five plate appearances, also drove in runs.

Nolasco never finished a game before throwing the Marlins' first complete game since Anibal Sanchez did it on Sept. 16, 2006, a major league-record 301 games ago.

The Marlins opened their nine-day, three-city road trip with a victory after a 2-5 homestand and will try for consecutive wins on the road for the first time since July 25-26 in Chicago.

Randy Winn beat out an infield grounder with two outs in the first for the Giants, who committed a season-high four errors, two by first baseman Travis Ishikawa in the first two innings. Pablo Sandoval had a pinch-hit double for the Giants in the ninth.

Nolasco (12-7) retired 21 straight following Winn's single. He walked one and struck out 11.

Kevin Correia (2-7) lasted 4 2-3 innings, giving up five runs -- three earned -- on seven hits. He walked three and did not strike out anyone.

The Marlins have won a series in San Francisco once since 1995, and are 9-17 in the new ballpark, which opened in 2000.

Nolasco, who made his first career appearance against the Giants, was 1-2 in his previous seven starts.

Florida scored an unearned run in each of the first two innings. Nolasco hit his double as part of a three-run rally in the fifth. Cantu led off the sixth with his 22nd home run of the year.

Marlins catcher Matt Treanor promised to stay in the dugout for Wednesday night's game instead of retreating to the clubhouse to watch his wife, Misty May-Treanor, play for a gold medal in women's beach volleyball, which is scheduled at the same time as the Marlins-Giants game.

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[Nny]

ace

[BeefWillingham]

He had no hit stuff tonight.
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Originally Posted by Nny ace

Eh, Ace minus 5 (4?)

[Fritz]

Finally that lame streak is over with.

[Ice Man]

Pitching+hitting-good opposing team=wins.

[FishFF]

not bad for our "#5" pitcher

[Ralph]

Rick's first ever complete game shutout of his pro career. Minor Leagues included.

[Count Bass D]

Rally Phelps.

[Hugg]

Josh Johnson would have struck out all 27 batters. I don't get why you guys like Ricky so much.

[oki'mdone]

[Nny]

Originally Posted by BeefWillingham He had no hit stuff tonight. -------------------------------------- Eh, Ace minus 5 (4?)

huh?

Volstad has allowed a lot of baserunners (1.39 WHIP) and very umpressive K/BB (29/21)

JJ has also been allowing a ton of baserunners (1.41 WHIP)

Anibal is still a questionmark with his injury

and scotty is scotty lol

neither of them have come close to what ricky has done in his past 13 games

[Hugg]

Beef was being sarcastic.

[!NICK!]

[Sashimi]

It's like a switch just flipped for Ricky earlier this season, where he was suddenly able to consistently command all of his pitches, including that filthy curve, and all of a sudden Ricky became real good, as in ace-good.

I'm loving our starting pitching, but I hate our bullpen and dislike our damn inconsistent, all-or-nothing offense. Pretty much the exact opposite of the way I felt early this season...oh, the irony!

[bobbob1313]

Ricky is sex.

[Blackout Pact]

Great score to wake up and see. Well done Ricky