Dodgers Start Slow but Finish Fast, 4-3

Ramon Martinez survived a shaky start to pitch eight innings, and Raul Mondesi capped a comeback with a two-run single to lead the Dodgers past the Florida Marlins, 4-3, Thursday night.

Trenidad Hubbard hit his third homer for the Dodgers, who broke a three-game losing streak with their 11th come-from-behind victory. Florida lost its fourth game in a row.

Martinez (4-2) gave up three runs in the first inning, then allowed only two hits after that. Scott Radinsky completed a six-hitter with a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save.

Florida’s bullpen blew a lead for the second straight night, and Mondesi’s two-out single in the seventh against Rob Stanifer (0-2) put the Dodgers ahead.

Chris Hammond, an original Marlin making his first start for Florida since July 25, 1996, allowed just two runs--one earned--in six innings and departed with a 3-2 lead.

Hammond was part of the Marlins’ rotation for four years, including their 1993 expansion season.