Postgame: Marlins 8, Dodgers 6

The Marlins beat the Dodgers 8-6 today to win the weekend series. For a full recap and boxscore click here.

THE BARE ESSENTIALS:

• Jason Schmidt was completely ineffective, allowing five runs in 3+ plus innings and earning the loss. Long reliever Jeff Weaver didn't get the job done either, allowing three runs of his own in 3 innings. That put the Dodgers in a 8-0 hole.

• .The Dodgers put up four runs in the sixth and two more in the ninth, but couldn't rally all the way back. They put up 13 hits to the Marlins' 11.

• Spots 2-6 in the Dodgers order -- Orlando Hudson, Andre Ethier, James Loney, and Kemp -- went 9-for-18. Loney had 3 RBI.

ETC...ETC:

• Manny Ramirez had the day off with a sore left hand and didn't pinch hit. Juan Pierre replaced him, batting ninth, and went 1-for-4.

• Marlins starter Chris Volstad shut the Dodgers down through five innings, but he ran into trouble quickly in the sixth. A two-run homer by Russell Martin sent Fredi Gonzalez to the mound to pull him.

• A ninth-inning rally that brought in two runs fell short when Matt Kemp popped out on a Leo Nunez fastball to end the game.

ON DECK:

• Randy Wolf (5-4, 3.45) and Chris Carpenter (8-3, 2.26) face off in St. Louis tomorrow as the Dodgers face a Cardinals team featuring new acquisition Matt Holliday.