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Clark Spencer

Gordon and Stanton stand out in Marlins' 7-1 win over Braves

ATLANTA _ Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton are quite the pair.

For that matter, the duo became one of the rarest pairs in Major League history Friday when Gordon stole his 50th base. Along with Stanton's 53 home runs, the two became only the third 50/50 combo of at least that many home runs and stolen bases in big-league history.

Gordon put the two in the record books when he stole second in the ninth inning of the Marlins' 7-1 victory over the Braves. The only other teammates to put together 50/50 seasons were the Indians' Albert Belle and Kenny Lofton in 1995 and Cubs' Sammy Sosa and Eric Young in 2000.

They weren't the only history-makers for the Marlins on Friday.

Ichiro Suzuki became only the sixth player in MLB history to tally 2,500 singles, joining Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Derek Jeter and Wee Willie Keeler. Suzuki reached the milestone with an infield hit in ninth.

All of it added up to the Marlins' first win in six games.

Jose Urena, who was almost an afterthought in April, proved again why he's evolved into arguably the Marlins' best starting pitcher.

Urena showed why Friday, picking up his team-leading 13th win of the season. Aside from a solo homer Urena gave up to Freddie Freeman, he was dominating.

The Braves managed only three hits off Urena in his six-plus innings.

To top it off, Urena even tallied his first Major League RBI as the Marlins snapped a five-game losing streak to a Braves team that has given them trouble. It was only the fifth win for the Marlins in 13 games against Atlanta.

To put Urena's 13 wins in perspective, no other Marlins starter has as many as 10. And Urena didn't get his first start until May 7, a month into the season.

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