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15-year Marliniversary: Dontrelle Willis beams in final win as a Marlin


The first Florida Marlins left-handed bottle to make several All-Star Game looks and still the only bottle in franchise business background to win National Organization Rookie of the Year, Dontrelle Willis left the club as its all-time leader in victories. His last success with the franchise came on this day 15 years would make one last start for the Marlins, but the last win was a masterpiece. The dynamic lefty went eight solid innings in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Marlins were opening their last home series of the year as they got to Dolphin Stadium on Sept. 25, 2007. To begin a three-game set, Willis swiped the show, allowing simply 2 work on 2 hits and three walks on 114 pitches. Via seven innings, a solitary from Ryan Theriot had worked as Chicago's only hit off Willis. After functioning 1-2-3 innings in the very first and 2nd Cubs Store, Willis utilized the double-play sphere to deal with the minimum in the fourth and fifth. He struck out 2 throughout a 1-2-3 sixth before working around an error in the 4-0, the Cubs would lastly get to Willis in the 7th. After Geovany Soto drew a walk, Craig Monroe's two-run home run would certainly reduce the lead in half. With no one out and the Marlins' lead down to 2, Willis was unflustered. Complying with a flyout by Theriot and a groundout by Jason Kendall, Willis ended his evening by setting out Alfonso Soriano swinging. It acted as the Willis' 7th strikeout of the game and the final pitch of his home period with the Marlins. Lee Gardner and Taylor Tankersley incorporated to work a scoreless 9th to seal the four of Florida's runs was available in the 2nd inning. As Willis did so usually with the bat, he assisted himself throughout the structure. With 2 on and one out, Willis' single filled the bases. Hanley Ramirez would certainly follow with a two-run single to get the racking up begun. Willis and Ramirez scored later on in the inning on a ground-rule double from Jeremy would certainly pitch in the normal period finale against the New York Mets, but it was a shortened trip in an 8-1 Marlins win. Ricky Nolasco would later on break Willis' franchise business wins record, however the enjoyable lefty continues to be in the leading 10 in club background in success, winning percentage, age and remains the club's all-time leaders in full video games and nothings. His final triumph with the Marlins turned up one inning shy of a complete game. It came on today 15 years earlier.

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