Zambrano makes home debut for Marlins against Astros
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Coming off their first win at their new stadium, the Miami Marlins turn to Carlos Zambrano as the powerful right-hander tries to continue his domination of the Astros.
Zambrano holds a 16-8 mark with a 2.72 ERA in 34 games (32 starts) vs. Houston. In his career, he has a home record of 6-4 with a 2.13 ERA in 15 starts, which includes a current five-game winning streak.
Zambrano's first start of 2012 resulted in a no-decision when he threw six innings at Cincinnati, allowing four runs.
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Bud Norris also didn't factor in the decision of his opening start of 2012. The Astros righty pitched seven innings against Colorado and had eight strikeouts. He's 1-1 with a 6.65 ERA in four previous starts vs. the Marlins.
Last night's opener of this three-game set went to 11 innings, when Gaby Sanchez drove in Chris Coghlan with a double, sending Miami to a 5-4 victory over the Astros.
Brandon Lyon (0-1) failed to record an out, allowing Coghlan to reach with an infield single to third. Sanchez followed by lacing the game-winning hit to left.
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"For me, it's great that it happened, but I would be just as happy as anybody else doing it," Sanchez said.
It made a winner of Ryan Webb (1-0) who turned in a scoreless top of the 11th for the Marlins, who had dropped two in a row at Philadelphia.
J.D. Martinez finished with two hits, including a two-run homer, and two runs scored for the Astros, who have lost three in a row.
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"All of our four losses, guys have done a great job at getting ourselves back in games," Astros manager Brad Mills said. "We've given ourselves a chance to win, or at least score runs, but it hasn't been there."
The Marlins took six of the seven meetings last season.