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Marlins' Lowell Pulls The Old Hidden Ball Trick In Dramatic Win

POSTED: Thursday, August 11, 2005

UPDATED: 10:29 am EDT August 11, 2005

MIAMI -- While Major League Baseball has more than its share of in-depth strategies and subtle maneuvers, it was a trick straight out of little league that defined Wednesday night's Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks game.

The Marlins pulled off the old "hidden ball" trick at a critical moment in the eighth inning.

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Arizona's Tony Clark singled to left field and Luis Terrero, the tying run, advanced to third.

That's when the Marlins turned to a bit of sleight of hand. Pitcher Todd Jones acted like he had the ball, but third baseman Mike Lowell was still holding it, waiting for Terrero to step off the bag.

After about 10 seconds, Terrero took his lead off and Lowell tagged him out, specifically showing the hidden ball to the umpire.

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The Marlins closed out the game with 4 runs in the ninth inning for a 10-5 win. Lowell also used the same trick last September against Montreal.

The Fish will close out the series with Arizona tonight at 7:05.

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