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MIAMI -- Kyle Kendrick didnt need much run support with the way he was pitching. NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . Jimmy Rollins home run off Josh Johnson to start the game was more than enough. Kendrick pitched five-hit ball for seven innings leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. "Kendrick was good wasnt he?" Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "Yeah he was. He had a good tempo and rhythm. He got the ball, got set, and kept the flow of the game going." Manuel earned his 700th win as a manager with the Phillies second straight shutout. Cole Hamels opened the series between NL East rivals with a 4-0 victory. "If the other team doesnt score, we cant lose," Manuel said. The Phillies havent won 1-0 behind a leadoff homer since 1969, when John Briggs connected in a win against the Dodgers. The Marlins have not scored in a franchise-record 27 innings. "Offensively, we couldnt get anything going," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "After the last couple guys pitching, I thought today looked a little easier. I was wrong." Kendrick (5-9) struck out six while throwing 61 of 87 pitches for strikes. He was lifted for pinch-hitter Laynce Nix in the eighth. Kendrick has won seven straight against the Marlins dating back to September 2008. "I am just going to stick to who I am and I was able to do that tonight," Kendrick said. "Brian (Schneider) called a good game and I was just getting ahead pounding the sinker-changeup and getting some early contact." Josh Lindblom and Jonathan Papelbon each pitched a hitless inning. Papelbon walked Carlos Lee with two outs then got Giancarlo Stanton to ground out for his 26th save. "It was a big win," Kendrick said. "(Johnson) was obviously pitching well. I was able to go deep enough. Josh and Pap were able to close it out, that was nice. Getting later in the game we knew that he was pitching well so we had to keep it there." Johnson (7-9) went eight innings and allowed three hits. He struck out seven and walked one. "Outstanding," Guillen said. "Very nice to watch. He felt pretty comfortable making big pitches on big counts." Rollins hit Johnsons second pitch into the right field stands for his 14th homer of the year. It was his 41st career leadoff home run. "It was supposed to be away, but it was right down the middle," Johnson said. Miamis best opportunity to score came in the sixth after Bryan Petersen led off with a single and advanced to third on a pair of groundouts. Lee popped out to end the inning. NOTES: Johnson is 2-3 with a 2.04 ERA in his last six starts against Philadelphia. ... Kendrick is 7-0 with a 2.28 ERA against Miami in his last nine appearances, making eight starts. ... Rollins passed Larry Bowa for most games played (1,731) at shortstop for the Phillies. ... Miamis 23-year old catcher Rob Brantly made his major league debut. Brantly, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on July 23, went 0 for 3. ... 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Congratulations to the players," said Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, who followed Luis Aragones as coach after Euro 2008. And this was the same team that critics had called boring at Euro 2012? Spain emphatically shut down that discussion, providing the perfect response with the most one-sided final in European Championship history. No team has ever won a World Cup final by four clear goals, either. Even Peles Brazil only managed a three-goal margin a couple of times. "It was more difficult when people didnt believe in us," Spain playmaker Xavi Hernandez said. "The bar was very high, but they are nice challenges." Pity poor Italy, who leave Euro 2012 showered with popular acclaim as the most watchable team in some years from a country renowned for defensive tactics. Playing Spain with 11 players is tough enough. Trying it with 10 for much of the second half is almost impossible. With all three substitutes used, Thiago Motta was injured and unable to continue after the 64th minute, and an exhausted Italian side limped through to the end. "This was a great European Championship for us," Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said. "Really the only regret is that we didnt have a few extra days to recuperate. "When we see the lights of the Kyiv stadium from the airplane it will be painful, but tomorrow well have a new outlook. We have shown that you can lose with dignity." Goals from David Silva and Jordi Alba in the first half gave Spain a convincing lead at the Olympic Stadium. Fernando Torres and fellow substitute Juan Mata scored in the last six minutes to turn victory into a rout. When the final whistle was blown, Spains players rushed to each other and huddled in a circle, jumping and spinning in celebration. There were more hugs later in the dressing room, this time with Crown Prince Felipe of Spain. A regal presence was appropriate for a Spanish team whose four-year reign over world football shows little sign of ending. Spain allowed Italy the majority of first-half possession, yet its trademark quick passing game was lethal when required -- as was the finishing in front of goal. The second half was almost entirely one-way traffic. When called into action, Casillas excelled by keeping Italys attack at bay. "These years have been the best of my life," said Casillas, who recorded his 10th consecutive clean sheet in tournament knockout matches. "I hope it can be matched in the future but it will be hard." Critics of Spains style said the world and European champions had become tedious -- keeping possession with endless back-and-forth passes to stifle games, not to win them. NFL Jerseys Cheap. But Spain answered by playing its best and slickest football at Euro 2012 when most was at stake. Along with some sublime football, it also delivered the most comprehensive victory in a European Championship final, beating West Germanys 3-0 win over the Soviet Union in 1972. "We won being true to our playing style, and by moving the ball the we way we moved it we knew how to take charge of the match," Casillas said. "What we do is difficult but we make it look easy." Xavis Italian counterpart, Andrea Pirlo, failed to orchestrate play as he had done when Germany and England were eliminated from the knockout stages. He looked up with teary red eyes as Spain lifted the trophy. Sergio Ramos and Xavi had already threatened Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffons goal when Spain took the lead in the 14th minute. Andres Iniestas incisive forward pass to find Cesc Fabregas was superb. Fabregas drifted behind defender Giorgio Chiellini and surged to the byline, drawing Buffon to his near post. Silva waited eight yards (meters) out to head a crisp chip back from Fabregas into the net. Spain then increased its lead just four minutes before the break, in a move started by Xavi who had been below his usual high standard at Euro 2012. "I was lacking that deep, incisive pass, and today I had two," said the Barcelona midfielder, who put a weighted pass into Albas stride as the left-back burst past four Italian defenders to slip his shot past Buffon. The great Italian keeper also witnessed a master class from his friend Casillas, who was on a winning Spanish side for the 100th time. Casillas has not conceded a goal in a knockout match since Zinedine Zidane scored for France in a 3-1 win, which knocked Spain out of the 2006 World Cup in the second round. At 1-0, Casillas twice stretched to tip crossed balls to safety, as Daniele De Rossi and then Mario Balotelli seemed poised to head goalwards. He also saved two shots from Antonio Cassano before Albas goal put Spain into its comfort zone. Italian substitute Antonio Di Natale -- who scored the only goal Spain conceded here, in a 1-1 draw to open its Group C campaign -- quickly forced Casillas into a double save when released into space by Pirlos clever pass. However, Motta lasted just a few minutes before he appeared to pull his right hamstring and left in obvious pain. Spain cruised through the second half, to cries of "Ole" from its fans, before inflicting further agony on Italy. Xavi found Torres who slid his shot past Buffon and inside the far post in the 84th minute. Minutes later, Juan Mata came off the bench like Torres, and took his Chelsea teammates pass to score into an Italian goal left unguarded by Buffon yet again. It was his first shot of the tournament, and Spains final goal. "Tonight, there was no contest, they were too superior -- so the bitterness at losing this final is only relative," Buffon said. ' ' '
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