Last Update on September 04, 2008 05:00 EDT

GUSTAV-LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU has postponed its football game against Troy because Hurricane Gustav damaged Tiger Stadium and battered Louisiana's capital city far worse than anticipated.

The university made the decision after having a full day to get a handle on damage to the stadium and the community. Much of Baton Rouge is expected to be without power into next week.

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva says Baton Rouge is in no shape for a football game.

The game against the Trojans will be played Nov. 15.

Classes at LSU are canceled through the end of the week, with only part of campus on power generated by the school's emergency backup power plant.

BRAVES-MARLINS

MIAMI (AP) -- Hanley Ramirez homered and doubled to lead the Florida Marlins past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday in front of an incredibly sparse crowd of just 600 fans.

Jeremy Hermida added two hits and an RBI, and three Marlins relievers kept the Braves scoreless over the final three innings to preserve the win. Florida reliever Doug Waechter allowed one walk in one inning for his first win since July 25, and Joe Nelson pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.

Fewer than 600 people were in Dolphin Stadium's bright orange and aqua seats for the first pitch, leaving most of them to reflect the afternoon sun. The ballpark was so quiet that home-plate chatter could be heard.