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Jun 20, 2009 10:53 pm US/Eastern

Marlins Beat Yankees 2-1

MIAMI (CBS4.com) ― Robinson Cano hit into a game ending 4-6-3 double play and Matt Lindstom picked up the save as the Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Saturday night at Land Shark Stadium.

Josh Johnson (7-1) struck out five and walked two, outpitching former Marlins teammate A.J. Burnett (5-4). The Yankees didn't do much to help their starting pitcher.

Johnny Damon misplayed a ball hit to left field by Jorge Cantu in the sixth, allowing Hanley Ramirez to score from first to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead they would never lose.

The play was ruled an error, with Damon slow to read the ball, whiffing on the catch and letting the ball roll to the wall.

Johnson quieted a Yankees team that kept a slumping Alex Rodriguez out of the starting lineup for the second straight game because of fatigue. But the three-time AL MVP did pinch-hit in the eighth, drawing a walk in his first plate appearance ever for a regular-season game in his hometown of Miami. The crowd stood throughout his at-bat and gave him nothing but cheers, the camera flashed with every pitch.

The Yankees' fans turned out in scores for the second straight game with their team's rare visit to Miami. The Bronx buzz helped fill the stadium with 46,427 fans, the third-largest home crowd in Marlins history.

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