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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego 3, Florida 1
When: 10:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 18403

Tim Stauffer tossed seven superb innings and Jesus Guzman hit a two-run triple as the San Diego Padres posted a 3-1 home victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday.

Stauffer (8-9), who had lost three of his previous four decisions, continued his mastery of the Marlins by allowing only a run and five hits. He has a 0.69 ERA in two starts against Florida this season and a 1.69 mark in four career meetings.

San Diego gave Stauffer all the offensive support he needed in the first inning as Guzman tripled against Javier Vazquez (7-11) with one out for a 2-0 lead. Nick Hundley led off the second with a triple and scored on Logan Forsythe's sacrifice fly to increase the advantage.

Heath Bell worked a perfect ninth for his 33rd save in 36 opportunities for the Padres, who have won nine of 15.

Vazquez, who is winless in his last four starts, surrendered three runs over six innings. The veteran has allowed three earned runs or less in 11 of his last 12 outings.

John Buck belted a solo homer for Florida, which has lost 12 of 14.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Florida   San Diego
Javier Vazquez Player Tim Stauffer
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.0
5 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 5
4.50 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Florida   San Diego
Mike Stanton Player Tim Stauffer
1 Hits 1
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 1
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Florida 6 1 11 .182 15 5 1 2 0 0
San Diego 6 0 11 .214 7 6 3 0 1 0