GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (65-79) at FLORIDA (61-83)

NL: WASHINGTON (65-79) at FLORIDA (61-83)

<h3>Nationals aim for fifth straight win over Marlins</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (65-79) at Florida (61-83) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) - Wily Mo Pena and the Washington Nationals lookfor their fifth straight win over the Florida Marlins in themiddle game of a three-game series on Tuesday.


Pena homered twice and Shaun Hill threw six solid innings asWashington posted a 5-4 victory in the opener. Pena hasflourished since being traded from Boston on August 17, hittingseven home runs in 21 games.


Pena and his teammates will takes their swings against rookieChris Seddon (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who is making his first careerstart. Seddon is starting because the Marlins pushed SergioMitre's start back to Saturday.


Washington, which has won seven of nine, is aiming for its fifthstraight win over Florida for the first time since July 2004.

Mike Bacsik (5-8, 4.65) starts for Washington. The lefthanderlast started on August 27, allowing five runs and nine hits infive innings of a 5-4 loss to Los Angeles.


Washington leads the season series, 10-6.

 

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

WASHINGTON FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .270 0 20 Hanley Ramirez SS .328 26 70
Felipe Lopez SS .244 9 48 Dan Uggla 2B .243 29 80
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .266 23 84 Jeremy Hermida RF .288 15 50
Dmitri Young 1B .327 13 72 Miguel Cabrera 3B .313 31 96
Austin Kearns RF .266 13 59 Josh Willingham LF .268 21 87
Wily Mo Pena LF .264 7 13 Mike Jacobs 1B .269 15 44
Ronnie Belliard 2B .282 9 44 Cody Ross CF .333 10 32
Brian Schneider C .230 6 46 Paul Hoover C .000 0 0
Mike Bacsik LHP .111 0 1 Chris Seddon LHP .000 0 0
(5-8, 4.65) (0-0, 0.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (5-8, 4.65)
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON (0-0, 0.00)

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

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON AND PAUL HOOVER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.269, 0 HR, 20 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.244, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.266, 23 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.328, 26 HR, 70 RBI)
D UGGLA (.243, 29 HR, 80 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.288, 15 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
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 .313
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
P Hoover c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.65

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Seddon 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Seddon 1-1. Batters
faced: C Seddon 3.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HANLEY RAMIREZ (27) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MIKE BACSIK.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 1

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.243, 29 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL WASHINGTON AT FLORIDA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY FLORIDA'S HANLEY RAMIREZ LED OFF THE
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.327, 13 HR, 72 RBI)
A KEARNS (.266, 13 HR, 59 RBI)
W PENA (.264, 7 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .329
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
P Hoover c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: HR - H Ramirez (27, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H
Ramirez (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 2. Team LOB - 3.



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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4.69

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

HBP - M Jacobs (by M Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 27-12; C Seddon 12-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 1-1; C Seddon 1-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7;
C Seddon 3.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WILY MO PENA SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W PENA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.282, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED WILY MO PENA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.230, 6 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: P HOOVER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C SEDDON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.329, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
W Pena lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - A Kearns (32, C Seddon). SF - R Belliard. RBI - W Pena (14), R
Belliard (45). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - W Pena (1, 3rd base off C Seddon/P Hoover).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .329
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
P Hoover c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: HR - H Ramirez (27, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H
Ramirez (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 2. Team LOB - 3.



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WASHINGTON - 02 -- 2
FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4.69

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.50

HBP - M Jacobs (by M Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 27-12; C Seddon
27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 1-1; C Seddon 2-3. Batters faced: M
Bacsik 7; C Seddon 8.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DAN UGGLA SCORED PAUL HOOVER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D UGGLA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: M BACSIK (.111, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N LOGAN (.269, 0-FOR-1)
F LOPEZ (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
W Pena lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - A Kearns (32, C Seddon). SF - R Belliard. RBI - W Pena (14), R
Belliard (45). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - W Pena (1, 3rd base off C Seddon/P Hoover).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
P Hoover c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 1 7

BATTING: HR - H Ramirez (27, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out). S - C
Seddon. RBI - H Ramirez (71), D Uggla (81). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Ross 2. Team LOB - 4.


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WASHINGTON - 02 -- 2
FLORIDA - 11 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 4.73

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.50

HBP - M Jacobs (by M Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 45-23; C Seddon
27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-2; C Seddon 2-3. Batters faced: M
Bacsik 12; C Seddon 8.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
FLA - CHRIS SEDDON

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.315, 1-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.268, 0-FOR-1)
M JACOBS (.269, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (2) VS FLORIDA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
W Pena lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107

Totals 12 2 4 2 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - A Kearns (32, C Seddon). SF - R Belliard. RBI - W Pena (14), R
Belliard (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB -
2.

BASERUNNING: SB - W Pena (1, 3rd base off C Seddon/P Hoover).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .330
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .243
J Hermida rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
P Hoover c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 1 7

BATTING: HR - H Ramirez (27, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out). S - C
Seddon. RBI - H Ramirez (71), D Uggla (81). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Ross 2. Team LOB - 4.


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WASHINGTON - 020 -- 2
FLORIDA - 11 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 4.73

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 3 4 2 2 0 4 0 3.60

HBP - M Jacobs (by M Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 45-23; C Seddon
43-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-2; C Seddon 2-3. Batters faced: M
Bacsik 12; C Seddon 13.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>