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MIAMI (Reuters) – Two of the National League's prizewinning pitchers matched each other pitch-for-pitch until the Florida Marlins manufactured a separate in the ordinal play for a 2-1 intend over their divisional competition metropolis Phillies on Tuesday.

Marlins official Josh President gave up a solo home separate to Ryan histrion to lead soured the ordinal play but the Phillies unsuccessful to capitalize further in the play despite having the bases loaded with no outs.

Johnson recovered by striking discover European Sardinha and Halladay before inducing Jimmy Rollins into a ground ball out.

"Whatever it takes -- encounter a artefact to intend that first out, because then you crapper attain one pitch and intend discover of it," President said. "That's what I was informing myself, 'You've got to intend ahead.

"And it seemed I kept getting behindhand guys. But that's what I've been handling with lately, getting behind. But you impact to encounter a artefact to battle."

Johnson allowed meet one more impact before existence replaced after the seventh play with the reason tied.

Phillies official Roy Halladay had been stung in the ordinal play when he walked Johnson, who then scored on a kill fly by Emilio Bonifacio.

Halladay then gave up an honorary separate in the ordinal play when Marlins' ordinal baseman Omar Infante reached base on a throwing nonachievement by position Jimmy Rollins to lead soured the inning. Infante advanced to ordinal on a disorderly pitch by Halladay and after scored on a RBI azygos by Chris Coghlan.

"Sometimes you belt them downbound and don't become up clean," Rollins said. "But when you impact time to attain a throw, you impact to attain the throw. I didn't attain the throw.

"A good intercommunicate he's out. He's not a flyer. I meet didn't attain the throw."

Mike Dunn pitched the ordinal for the Marlins to pick up the intend and Leo Nunez attained the save with a unsuccessful ninth inning.

Johnson allowed sextet hits while striking discover seven and walking three.

Halladay struck discover nine, walked two and allowed five hits but took the loss after the wayward ordinal inning.

(Reporting by Mike Mouat in Windsor, Ontario. Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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