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Marlins avoid three-game sweep at Shea

Sunday, August 10, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- At 6-foot-7, Josh Johnson glares down at home plate, an imposing figure with an intimidating repertoire of pitches. "You barely know he's in the clubhouse," teammate Luis Gonzalez said, "but when he takes the mound he has presence." And how. The big right-hander stifled the New York Mets for a season-high seven innings Sunday, leading the Florida Marlins to an 8-2 win and helping them avoid a three-game sweep by their NL East rivals. A month into his return from reconstructi ...

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