If you thought the Marlins might suffer a bit of a letdown this weekend, you thought wrong.

Florida went into Washington and mowed down the Nationals for a 3-game sweep while winning their 5th, 6th, and 7th games in a row. On Saturday, Jeremy Hermida was the hero by hitting 2 dramatic home runs.

On Sunday, Cody Ross smacked around Washington with 3 hits, a walk, a double, a home run, and 5 RBI.

On Monday, the Marlins travel to Pittsburgh, and the Nationals host the Braves.

Speaking of Pittsburgh, the Pirates took 2 of 3 from the Braves over the weekend. Atlanta was shut out the first two games before erupting for an 11-1 victory.

Javier Vazquez salvaged the series with 6 scoreless innings on Sunday. He allowed just 5 hits and struck out 8.

Atlanta visits Washington today to open a 3-game set with the Nationals.

In Philadelphia, it took a 2-run walk-off home run by Raul Ibanez Sunday for the Phillies to avoid a third straight loss at the hands of the Padres.

If case you missed it, Brad Lidge blew his first save since ’07 by giving up 4 runs in an 8-5 loss to the Friars on Saturday.
…It’s about time. Maybe we can now stop the Hall of Fame campaign for Lidge.

The Padres and the Phillies get together for the final game of the series at 7:05 PM ET this evening.

In other news…Atlanta catcher Brian McCann continues to have problems with the vision in his left eye. McCann recently saw a doctor in Atlanta and was told he had a couple of “dry spots” that were diminishing his vision. 

The Braves backstop is scheduled to see a specialist in Washington on Monday.

Philadelphia players and fans paid their last respects to legendary announcer Harry Kalas on Saturday. More than 9,000 fans filed past Harry’s casket for over 4 hours to pay tribute to the voice of the Phillies for the past 39 years.

Washington Nationals 3rd baseman Ryan Zimmerman reportedly agreed to a contract extension on Sunday…even after Zimmerman said he’d discontinue in-season negotiations. The deal is said to be worth $45 million over 5 years. An announcement can come as early as today.

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