The Marlins came into tonight looking for revenge against Florida rival Tampa Bay Rays, dropping the first game of the series, 5-4. Both teams brought in their top young pitchers in Pablo Lopez for the Fish and Josh Fleming for The Rays.
- Pablo Lopez—4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6K (78 Pitches)
- Josh Fleming—5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2K (73 Pitches)
Pablo had a quick first inning by only giving up one hit and striking out two (Choi and Meadows) continuing into the second inning when Yoshi Tsutsugo hit his 6th home run of the year, giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.