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Buehrle shines as Marlins top Padres

11:06 PM, May 5, 2012   |    comments
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Mark Buehrle tossed his first complete game as a Marlin and the 28th of his career, lifting Miami to its fifth straight win as it defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-1, in the middle test of a three- game set.

Buehrle (2-4) allowed a run on five hits and two walks. He threw 77 of his 116 pitches for strikes.

Greg Dobbs came on to pinch-hit in the eighth and slapped the go-ahead single, while Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Giancarlo Stanton added a solo homer in the ninth.

Clayton Richard (1-4) fanned seven and gave up three runs on nine hits and a walk for San Diego, which has dropped five of its last seven.

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