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  Saturday, Oct. 2 1:15pm ET
Florida 1, Atlanta 0
 
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ATLANTA (AP) _ Cliff Floyd got both Florida hits, including a home run in the 10th inning Saturday that gave the Marlins a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Four Braves pitchers had retired 26 consecutive batters before Floyd hit his 11th home run of the season off Derrin Ebert (0-1) with one out in the 10th.

Floyd was the only Marlins player to reach base against the Braves.

Braves pitchers struck out 13, giving the club 28 in two games against the Marlins. Atlanta fanned 15 in Friday night's 4-1 win.

Braden Looper (3-3) earned the win with a scoreless ninth and Antonio Alfonseca recorded his 21st save with a scoreless 10th.

Floyd had a two-out single in the first inning off Bruce Chen, who pitched the first six innings. The left-hander then retired the next 16 Marlins in order, striking out six, before Kevin McGlinchy relieved in the seventh.

McGlinchy struck out the first four batters he faced in two scoreless innings, Sean Bergman fanned one in the ninth and Ebert struck out two in the 10th.

Florida starter Ryan Dempster kept pace through the first eight innings before leaving for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out seven.

Atlanta, which clinched its eighth consecutive playoff berth last Sunday, opens the best-of-5 division series Tuesday night at Turner Field against either Houston or Cincinnati.

Manager Bobby Cox started all his regulars, but began substituting freely in the third inning. ^Notes: The Braves with a 102-59 record are assured of finishing the regular season with the best record in baseball. Florida, on the other hand, has clinched the worst mark in the NL at 64-97.

 


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