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MIAMI -- Josh Johnson is looking to finish strong after a tough start to the season. Torrey Smith Jerseys . Johnson pitched seven solid innings and ended his career-worst four-game losing skid, leading the Miami Marlins past the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Thursday. "I settled in, used my curveball and located my fastball," Johnson said. "I made pitches when I needed to. Thats the name of the game." Johnson (8-11) allowed two runs and four hits while striking out seven while lowering his ERA to 3.86. He won for the first time since Aug. 3 at Washington. He has a 3.22 ERA in his last 17 starts compared to a 4.83 ERA in his first 11 starts. "He started the season very rough because he hadnt pitched in a while," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "After that he got the momentum going. You look up and hes had a great year if you look at it that way, compared to last year." Greg Dobbs drove in two runs for Miami. The Marlins had 12 hits, three by Donovan Solano. "Its fun when you see people smile and play music in the clubhouse," Guillen said. The Brewers lost for just the fourth time in 17 games. A day earlier, they pulled within 6 1/2 games of the second NL wild-card spot. "Every game is a must-win at this point," Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. The Marlins scored three runs in the first inning as Solano, Jose Reyes and Dobbs each drove in a run off Marco Estrada (2-6), who came into the game 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA in his previous three starts. "It was brutal," Estrada said. "I went out there and wasnt making my pitches. I felt all out of whack. I just wasnt making my pitches and even when I did they got hit." An error by second baseman Rickie Weeks, who starred Wednesday night with a pair of two-run homers, let the Marlins stretch their lead to 4-0 in the second. Donnie Murphy doubled and scored on the misplay. The Brewers had averaged 7.7 runs in the previous seven games, but did little against Johnson. "He was tough," Lucroy said. "Hes a real big guy and you dont have a lot of time to react to it. Hes throwing pretty hard. He pitched well, you have to give credit to him." Norichika Aoki tripled in the third to extend his hitting streak to 10 games and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Braun. The Brewers pulled to 4-2 in the seventh on a sacrifice by Aoki. Giancarlo Stanton and Dobbs doubled in the eighth and Murphy added an RBI single. "We took advantage of the scoring opportunities we had," Dobbs said. NOTES: Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez was held out with a lower back and oblique strain. He aggravated the injury during an at-bat on Wednesday and was pulled. "You always worry about those things because they can be more than what the player thinks," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "He says, I dont think its that bad, maybe just a day. Sometimes it turns into a lot more than that." ... The Brewers recalled 3B Taylor Green from Triple-A Nashville. ... Aoki has had three hitting streaks of at least 10 games, including a 15-game string from June 23-July 8. ... Marlins OF Logan Morrison underwent knee surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be ready for spring training. ... Marlins RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo, who has not pitched this season, underwent Tommy John surgery on Thursday and could miss the 2013 season. Oviedo was suspended eight weeks by Major League Baseball for pitching under the name of Leo Nunez and was eligible to return on July 23. He injured his elbow during a minor league rehabilitation assignment and will be a free agent at the end of the season. ... Miami RHP Jacob Turner (0-2, 6.55 ERA) will oppose Washington RHP Stephen Strasburg (15-6, 2.94 ERA) on Friday night at Nationals Park. ... Milwaukee will send ace RHP Yovani Gallardo (14-8, 3.79 ERA) against St. Louis RHP Kyle Lohse (14-2, 2.81 ERA). Michael Oher Jersey . -- The rarest shot in golf can happen any time Bubba Watson has a golf club in hands. Elite Ray Rice Jersey . After spending the last fifteen months in Europe hell finally be suiting up for the club that drafted him, and expectations couldnt be higher. Just today, ESPN.coms John Hollinger called Valanciunas "a young center with star potential," and he echoes a sentiment that is felt up and down the halls in the Raptors front offices. http://www.shopnflravensgear.com/ray-lewis-jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Black Torrey Smith Jersey . -- Ryan Verdugos big league debut Tuesday night eerily resembled Jonathan Sanchezs final start a day earlier for the Royals. Purple Torrey Smith Jersey . After a wacky stretch in which Baltimore twice turned potential pickoffs into stolen bases, Hammel and the Orioles were on their way to an 8-2 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.After nine years attending training camp as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, Ricky Ray began a new chapter of his career on Sunday when he took the field for the first day of camp with the Toronto Argonauts. "This has been pretty new for me," admitted Ray. "This is my 10th year and Ive never been around a head coach that preaches this kind of tempo in a system that is pretty complex like this one.” The system which Ray is referring to is being implemented by another new face in the Argos organization, head coach Scott Milanovich. Milanovich has joined the club after serving as the Montreal Alouettes offensive coordinator for the last four seasons.  "I think the biggest strength of Scott is just his communication skills. Hes so direct, he lays everything out in front of you, he doesnt like to leave anything up to guesswork. I think its definitely going to benefit us in the long run," said Ray. "Youve seen how Montreal has gotten off to hot starts almost every year and I think a lot to do with it is the teempo theyve used in practice, which were using now. Purple Ray Lewis Jersey. So hopefully we can get in better shape and be ready to go," he added. Ray will be hoping that hot start begins in Week 1 when the Argonauts face his former club the Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. The game can be seen on TSN, June 30 at 7pm et/4pm pt. However, there is plenty of work to do before then as Ray tries not only to learn a new system, but to develop chemistry with his new offensive weapons. "Its just nice to get used to some of these new guys like Chad Owens, Spencer Watt and a few of the other guys, like Andre Durie, that I dont have a lot of experience with," explained Ray. "Mo Mann and Jason Barnes, I have some history with those guys, so its going to come a little bit quicker, but these other guys its just about developing that timing." The Argonauts will be able to showcase their new offence, led by Ray when they begin their pre-season against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on TSN, on Wednesday, June 13 at 7pm et/4pm pt. ' ' '