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D'backs rely on Miley in Miami finale

Wade Miley hopes his past success against the Miami Marlins will help him forget about his worst start of the season thus far when he leads Arizona against them to close a three-game series.Miley gave up six hits and seven runs -- six earned -- in five-plus innings of a loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The left-hander, though, is 2-0 and has yet to allow an earned run in 14 1/3 innings in a pair of starts against the Marlins.Ricky Nolasco will try to bounce back from his fifth loss of the season Sunday when he counters for the offensively-challenged Marlins. The righty has lost three consecutive starts, during which the Marlins have been outscored 11-3.He's 5-2 with a 4.62 ERA in eight career games when facing the Diamondbacks.Last night, Brandon McCarthy tossed his third career shutout and got his first win since undergoing emergency brain surgery, in Arizona's 1-0 win.On Sept. 5, 2012, as a member of the Athletics, McCarthy (1-3) took a line drive to the head off the bat of Eric...

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    Brandon McCarthy tossed his third career shutout and got his first win since undergoing emergency brain surgery, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins,...

  2. McCarthy attempts to get off the schneid in Miami

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  7. Twitter reaction to J.A. Happ's injury

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