Vina’s Homer Beats Marlins

MIAMI — Fernando Vina hit a two-run homer in the top of the 13th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-4 victory over Florida on Monday night before 8,628, the smallest Marlins crowd at Pro Player Stadium.

Archie Corbin (0-1) walked Rich Becker leading off the inning and Vina hit a 3-2 pitch over the right-field wall for his first home run.

Milwaukee improved to 10-0 all-time against Florida. The Marlins have lost six in a row games and nine of 10.

Bob Wickman (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. He struck out Luis Castillo with the tying runs on base to end the game.

Marquis Grissom’s broken-bat single off Florida reliever Braden Looper drove in Jeromy Burnitz and Sean Berry with the tying runs in the eighth.

AROUND THE MAJORS / Detroit’s Moehler Punished

The American League has suspended Detroit pitcher Brian Moehler for 10 games, two days after Moehler was ejected from a game against Tampa Bay by umpire Larry Barnett, who said the right-hander doctored baseballs with sandpaper. Moehler said it was not sandpaper and that it was dirt, but he does not plan to appeal. Barnett, the plate umpire, said he found a small piece of sandpaper attached to the pitcher’s left thumb.

*

A judge cleared former Angel Tony Phillips of felony drug charges Monday, ending a story that started two years ago.

Under a program for first-time offenders, Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of felony cocaine possession, the charge subject to dismissal if he completed drug counseling and subsequently stayed drug-free for a year.

In accordance with that agreement, Phillips’ attorney, Allan Stokke, withdrew the guilty plea Monday. North Orange County Municipal Court Judge Robert Keefe then dismissed the charge.

*

Seattle pitchers Butch Henry and Mark Leiter will undergo surgery on their shoulders and both probably will miss the rest of the season. Leiter, 36, has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and Henry, 30, has a torn labrum in his left shoulder. . . . The Sacramento Steelheads of the Western League said they are hiring Pete Rose as a special hitting and infield instructor for spring training. . . . Jose Canseco of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is divorcing his wife of less than three years, the Miami Herald reported.