GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (64-79) at FLORIDA (61-82)

NL: WASHINGTON (64-79) at FLORIDA (61-82)

<h3>Nationals look to take final series against Marlins</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (64-79) at Florida (61-82) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals have exceeded manyexpectations this season. On Monday, they look to continuetheir surprising solid play as they begin their final series - athree-game set - of the season with the Florida Marlins.

Washington, a team that many expected to be a sure-fire 100-lossteam, has won nine of 15 contests from Florida this season.That record against the Marlins has helped them stay out of thebasement in the National League East, a spot Florida currentlyoccupies.


The Nationals turn to Shawn Hill (3-3, 2.98 ERA), who hopes toget his first win since May 11 - a span of five starts that wasinterrupted by a long stint on the disabled list. Hill opposedFlorida in his last start on Tuesday, allowing three runs anda season-high 11 hits over 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision of a4-3 win.


The righthander has made all four of his career starts againstthe Marlins this season, going 1-1 with a 2.82 ERA.

Hill's counterpart on the mound will be Scott Olsen (9-12,5.76), who is looking to halt a personal five-game winless skid.

Olsen is 0-3 with a 7.43 ERA in five starts since beating Houstonon August 5. The lefthander will be pitching for the first timesince recording a no-decision on September 2 in a 7-6 win overPhiladelphia in which he surrendered five runs and seven hits in3 1/3 innings. Olsen is 3-2 with a 3.99 ERA in seven startsagainst the Nationals over his career.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT FLORIDA -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .269 0 20 Hanley Ramirez SS .329 26 70
Felipe Lopez SS .244 9 48 Dan Uggla 2B .243 28 79
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .266 23 83 Jeremy Hermida RF .288 15 50
Dmitri Young 1B .328 13 72 Miguel Cabrera 3B .314 31 96
Austin Kearns RF .266 13 58 Josh Willingham LF .270 21 87
Wily Mo Pena LF .235 5 10 Mike Jacobs 1B .270 14 42
Ronnie Belliard 2B .278 9 44 Cody Ross CF .326 10 32
Jesus Flores C .257 4 23 Miguel Olivo C .236 15 53
Shawn Hill RHP .095 0 0 Scott Olsen LHP .191 0 3
(3-3, 2.98) (9-12, 5.76)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: WAS - SHAWN HILL (3-3, 2.98)
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (9-12, 5.76)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
3B - FIELDIN CULBRETH

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: WAS - SHAWN HILL AND JESUS FLORES
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN AND MIGUEL OLIVO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.269, 0 HR, 20 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.244, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.266, 23 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.328, 13 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.329, 26 HR, 70 RBI)
D UGGLA (.243, 28 HR, 79 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.288, 15 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman (84). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
FLORIDA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.98

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.78

Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 12-6. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 1-2. Batters
faced: S Olsen 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.235, 5 HR, 10 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.278, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
J FLORES (.257, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman (84). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (H Ramirez at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Kearns-D Young).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.94

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.78

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 13-8; S Olsen 12-6. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
0-2; S Olsen 1-2. Batters faced: S Hill 3; S Olsen 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 1 3 0
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.314, 31 HR, 96 RBI)
J WILLINGHAM (.270, 21 HR, 87 RBI)
M JACOBS (.270, 14 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
W Pena lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
S Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 8 1 3 1 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (27, S Olsen). SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman
(84). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (H Ramirez at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Kearns-D Young).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.94

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 5.75

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 13-8; S Olsen 37-20. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
0-2; S Olsen 2-2. Batters faced: S Hill 3; S Olsen 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 1 3 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.266, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
D YOUNG (.330, 1-FOR-1)
A KEARNS (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
W Pena lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
S Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 8 1 3 1 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (27, S Olsen). SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman
(84). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (H Ramirez at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Kearns-D Young).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 5.75

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 21-15; S Olsen 37-20. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
2-3; S Olsen 2-2. Batters faced: S Hill 6; S Olsen 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY WILY MO PENA (6) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF SCOTT OLSEN SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 0

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.279, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 2 3 5 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.326, 10 HR, 32 RBI)
M OLIVO (.236, 15 HR, 53 RBI)
S OLSEN (.191, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
W Pena lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .257
R Belliard 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
J Flores c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253
S Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 13 3 5 3 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (27, S Olsen). HR - W Pena (6, 3rd inning off S Olsen
1 on, 2 Out). SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman (84), W Pena 2 (12). 2-out
RBI - W Pena 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB -
5.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (H Ramirez at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Kearns-D Young).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 102 -- 3
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 3 5 3 3 3 4 1 5.82

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 21-15; S Olsen 70-37. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
2-3; S Olsen 3-2. Batters faced: S Hill 6; S Olsen 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 2 3 5 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: S HILL (.091, 0-FOR-1)
N LOGAN (.269, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
F LOPEZ (.243, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .330
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
W Pena lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .257
R Belliard 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
J Flores c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253
S Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 13 3 5 3 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (27, S Olsen). HR - W Pena (6, 3rd inning off S Olsen
1 on, 2 Out). SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - R Zimmerman (84), W Pena 2 (12). 2-out
RBI - W Pena 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB -
5.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (20, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (H Ramirez at 1st base). DP: 1 (A
Kearns-D Young).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 102 -- 3
FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.87

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 3 5 3 3 3 4 1 5.82

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 36-25; S Olsen 70-37. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
2-4; S Olsen 3-2. Batters faced: S Hill 9; S Olsen 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 2 0 3 5 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.330, 1-FOR-1)
D UGGLA (.243, 0-FOR-1)
J HERMIDA (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>