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Infante's Swift Slide Lifts Marlins Over Nationals

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Omar Infante used a clever slide to score on Greg Dobbs' double in the 11th inning, lifting the Florida Marlins to a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

On a night of spectacular plays, Infante made the most important one.

With one out Infante singled off Brian Broderick (0-1), then came all the way around on Dobbs' drive to right.

The ball beat Infante to home plate and Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was in position to make a tag, but Infante slid head first and reached over and around Ramos to touch the back tip of the plate for the go-ahead run.

The Marlins, who have won seven straight in Washington, could have went ahead in the fifth but Roger Bernadina made a sensational catch to keep it tied.

Bernadina also had three hits and two RBIs on a fourth-inning double.

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