Florida Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Live Streaming
Monday, July 5, 2010
Florida Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Live Streaming
9:10 pm EDT Mon Jul 5, 2010
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins both feature productive infielders who were snubbed for the All-Star game. Rafael Furcal and the Dodgers take on Dan Uggla and the Marlins on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium. Furcal is 19 for 33 with 13 runs scored during an eight-game hitting streak, raising his average from .294 to .333. The shortstop has recovered nicely from a hamstring pull that caused him to miss a month, but was not chosen for the NL squad. Furcal went 5 for 14 as the Dodgers lost two of three to Florida from April 9-11. Uggla was also left off Charlie Manuel’s team in favor of Atlanta infielder Omar Infante, who has a higher average but worse power numbers. The Marlins second baseman has 16 homers to lead all NL middle infielders and 49 RBIs.
Florida manager Edwin Rodriguez said Uggla “deserved to be on the team, but Prado has had a great year and deserves it, too.” Uggla is 9 for 22 with eight RBIs in his last five games. He homered and drove in all three runs in Sunday’s 3-2 win at Atlanta. Uggla hasn’t fared well in his career at Dodger Stadium, hitting .196 with one homer and 14 strikeouts in 51 at-bats. This series marks a homecoming for struggling Florida rookie Mike Stanton, who is expected to return to the lineup after getting a day off Sunday. The Los Angeles native is hitting .207 through his first 21 games. The Dodgers are back home after capping a 5-1 trip with a 3-1 victory at Arizona on Sunday. Matt Kemp continued his resurgence with a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning.
