Jaws dropped in the bullpen. Joy rang out from the dugout. And inside the Marlins clubhouse, Ricky Nolasco jumped up and down like a kid on a pogo stick.
Mark Hendrickson was hoping a good July would make up for a lousy June. But the dawn of a new month didn't bring better results for Hendrickson. It was more of the same as the Washington Nationals handed the Marlins a 9-6 loss Tuesday night at Dolphin Stadium.
Brandon Phillips drove in three runs on three hits to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals, 5-3, in the first game of a four-game set at Great American Ball Park.
