The Marlins' Cody Ross and the Brewers' Ryan Braun each fell a home run short of hitting for the cycle. The A's stole two bases against sore-armed catcher Jorge Posada, leaving him 3 for 37 throwing out base stealers this season. Reliever Brad Ziegler has not allowed a run in his first 21 2/3 innings, an Athletics record. The Marlins drew 26,520, giving Florida home crowds more than 20,000 in consecutive games for the first time this season. The Orioles ended a string of nine straight one-run losses. Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel left in the sixth inning after fouling a ball off his left foot.
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