MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins did not score after the third inning. Jerseys Cyber Monday . They didnt need to, thanks to a big effort by their bullpen. With an early lead, starter Ricky Nolasco settled down and five relievers combined to throw 3 2-3 perfect innings that finished a three-game sweep of the Cubs with a 5-3 win Thursday and sent Chicago to its fifth straight loss. "Every championship team has a great bullpen and I think we do," said Marlins closer Heath Bell, who recorded his second save in four opportunities. Greg Dobbs hit a two-run double for Miami, which has won five of six. Hanley Ramirez and Logan Morrison each had two hits and Emilio Bonifacio stole two bases. "Right now they are putting it together," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. An announced attendance of 23,168 saw the Marlins complete their first home series sweep against the Cubs since September 2007 and improve to 5-2 in their new ballpark. "It was pretty cool," Dobbs said of the afternoon crowd. "This is a beautiful park. Its pretty breathtaking. Our goal is to play winning baseball. If we win, they will come. Its a rebirth, new name, new stadium, new players. This stadium is very, very special." Nolasco (2-0) went 5 1-3 innings for the victory, allowing three runs. "I didnt go as deep as I would have liked," Nolasco said. Nolasco was shaky early on as the Cubs left six on base through the first three innings. He settled down before being lifted in the sixth for Mike Dunn following an error by shortstop Jose Reyes. Ryan Webb, Randy Choate, and Edward Mujica contributed to the bullpens success. "(The bullpen) is what makes a good manager or a bad manager," Guillen said. "Today I am a genius." Jeff Samardzija (2-1) was tagged for five runs and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings. "I didnt feel it was control issues, I just felt I wasnt attacking the zone enough," Samardzija said. Miami jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. A walk and steal by Bonifacio and a single by Ramirez set up Morrisons RBI single, and another run scored on a groundout by Giancarlo Stanton. Chicago responded in the second with a bases-loaded triple by Darwin Barney down the right-field line. "Barney came up with a huge hit," Cubs manager Dale Sveum. "We just couldnt capitalize other times." Dobbs two-run double in the third off Samardzija gave the Marlins a 4-3 lead. After a two-out intentional walk, Nolasco helped himself with an RBI single. NOTES: Ramirez is hitting .550 (11 for 20) with three home runs and nine RBIs in his last five games. ... Marlins 2B Omar Infante (groin) remained sidelined for the second straight game and remains day-to-day. ... Because of a computer problem in a ticket office near third base, Marlins were unable to process any sales for about 15 minutes, so 150 fans were admitted free. ... The Marlins are averaging 29,442 fans at home. 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Dickey posted a 20-6 record and 2.73 earned-run average last season with New York, but his go-to pitch wasnt a blazing fastball, nasty slider or deep-bending curve. Often he got batters out with the knuckleball, a slow, unassuming pitch that flutters like a butterfly as it heads to home plate. "This may be a pitch of last resort, which I think is accurate, but think about over history how many last resorts have ended up being successful," Dickey said during a conference call Tuesday. "A lot. "It doesnt mean just because its a last resort it cant be a legitimate, successful weapon in the major leagues and thats what Im trying to prove and it has taken a long time . . . at the end of the day, results usually speak for themselves and I think in this case thats what happened." Toronto hasnt made the playoffs since winning its second straight World Series title in 1993 and last season posted a 73-89 record in the AL East. General manager Alex Anthopoulos has been busy this off-season revamping his roster, having acquired all-stars Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera and Dickey. Anthopoulos is investing heavily in Dickey, signing him to a two-year, US$25-million contract extension with a $12-million club option for 2016. Dickey is scheduled to earn for $5.25 million in 2013 coming off becoming the first knuckleball pitcher to capture the Cy Young Award. "I think Alex should be commended on being able to see past those stereotypical analyzations a lot of guys give the pitch as a gimmick or something that isnt legitimate," Dickey said. "I think we can all admit the past year and the past three years in general have been legitimate and I think because of that and the consistency." The good news for Toronto is Dickey started six games against American League competition over his three seasons in New York, posting a 4-0 record and 1.71 ERA. Dickey began toying with the knuckleball in 2005 while with the Texas Rangers and initially struggled with it. But Dickey continued working on the pitch and has enjoyed solid success with it since joining the Mets in 2010, posting a 2.95 ERA over his three-year span in New York. A former first-round draft pick of the Rangers, Dickey will anchor a rotation in Toronto that includes Johnson and Buehrle as well as returnees Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow. But Dickey admits he didnt initially embracee becoming a knuckleball pitcher. [url=http://www.cheapjerseysfox.com/Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday-Nike-Nfl-Jerseys_T... Tennessee Titans Jerseys. "A part of me was sad about that because I was having to admit that what I had to offer as a conventional pitcher wasnt good enough and thats always sad for a competitor," he said. "But I was thankful I was down in my career far enough to be able to have people that cared enough about me to tell me the truth. "I had to be self-aware enough to know what I was wasnt going to cut it if I wanted to chase the big-league dream and I had to come up with something else. Thankfully I was at a place where I had to embrace what they were offering." The busy off-season certainly makes Toronto a solid pick in the AL East, at least on paper. The challenge for Dickey and the new-look Blue Jays will be getting to know one another in spring training and developing into a cohesive unit heading into what will be an eagerly anticipated 2013 in southern Ontario. "Youve got a lot of guys there that have experience," Dickey said. "Another thing thats going to help is a lot of us have played with one another throughout our careers, certainly against one another. "I played with Jose Reyes as a New York Met, Ive played with Brandon Morrow with the Seattle Mariners and I know those guys and I know what theyre all about and that certainly helps the situation. "I think were going to have a great dynamic in the clubhouse. Theres a lot of older guys, theres a lot of younger guys, theres a lot of energy . . . but I think its going to get back to what it normally gets back to and thats what kind of leadership do you have and how can that permeate through the clubhouse in a way that makes us a better ballclub?" Earlier this year, Dickey wrote a book entitled "Wherever I Wind Up, My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball," divulging he was twice the victim of sexual abuse growing up. The veteran pitcher admitted he was initially very apprehensive when it was released. "I had a lot of fear about releasing a book like that because it wasnt necessarily a baseball book, it was much more a book about life and darkness and redemption and a lot of other things," he said. "I had a lot of fear about baring my soul to not only my teammates but the world. "Im thankful the book was received the way it was, in fact, it was received in the clubhouse in such a way where my teammates became very curious about my story. I even had other teammates share similar stories with me that they had never shared with anybody and so that made for a very rich experience. "Ive never had anybody come up to me and express anything outside of encouragement or how it mightve impacted them in a positive way and so Im glad for that because you never know." NOTES: The Jays signed right-hander Ramon Ortiz and outfielder Ryan Langerhans to minor league contracts for 2013 with invites to attend major-league spring training. ' ' '