GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (65-80) at FLORIDA (62-83)

NL: WASHINGTON (65-80) at FLORIDA (62-83)

<h3>Kim, Ramirez look to give Marlins series win</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (65-80) at Florida (62-83) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) -- Byung-Hyun Kim looks to win his third straightstart and help the Florida Marlins to a series win over theWashington Nationals in the rubber game of a three-game serieson Wednesday.


Hanley Ramirez homered twice and drove in three runs whilefinishing a triple shy of the cycle as the Marlins snapped athree-game skid by pounding out 21 hits in a 13-8 win onTuesday.


Ramirez would be an MVP candidate on a winning team. Thesecond-year shortstop is hitting .328 with 26 homers 70 RBI with46 steals and 109 runs. He has been great in 17 games againstWashington, hitting .356 (26-for-73) with 14 extra-base hits.

Kim (9-6, 5.47 ERA) beat the Philadelphia Phillies twice in lessthan a week, allowing three runs and seven hits in six inningsof a 6-3 win on Friday.


Meanwhile, Washington, which has won eight of 11, sends rookieJoel Hanrahan to the hill. Hanrahan (4-3, 5.63) allowed fourruns and four hits in 3 1/3 innings of a 7-1 loss to Atlanta onFriday.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
D'Angelo Jimenez SS .183 0 7 Alfredo Amezaga CF .264 2 28
Ronnie Belliard 2B .282 9 45 Dan Uggla 2B .246 29 81
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .269 23 84 Jeremy Hermida RF .289 15 50
Ryan Church CF .265 12 59 Miguel Cabrera 3B .316 31 98
Wily Mo Pena LF .273 7 15 Josh Willingham LF .271 21 88
Robert Fick 1B .218 1 8 Mike Jacobs 1B .275 16 49
Brian Schneider C .231 6 46 Miguel Olivo C .234 15 53
Ryan Langerhans RF .164 5 20 Robert Andino SS .000 0 0
Joel Hanrahan RHP .273 0 2 Byung-Hyun Kim RHP .040 0 1
(4-3, 5.63) (9-6, 5.47)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (4-3, 5.63)
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (9-6, 5.47)

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

WEATHER: 91 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM AND MIGUEL OLIVO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.183, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.282, 9 HR, 45 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 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 - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.264, 2 HR, 28 RBI)
D UGGLA (.246, 29 HR, 81 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.289, 15 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1.
Team LOB - 1.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Andino ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

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
J Hanrahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.63

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.42

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim 1-1. Batters
faced: B Kim 4.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.273, 7 HR, 15 RBI)
R FICK (.218, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.231, 6 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1.
Team LOB - 1.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Andino ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 4 0 2 0 2 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Amezaga (7, 2nd base by J Hanrahan/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 5.49

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.42

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 37-18; B Kim 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 0-0; B Kim 1-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 6; B Kim 4.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</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 0
FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M OLIVO (.234, 15 HR, 53 RBI)
R ANDINO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B KIM (.040, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 5 0 0 0 3 3 5

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1,
J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 3.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Andino ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 4 0 2 0 2 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Amezaga (7, 2nd base by J Hanrahan/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 5.49

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 5.36

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 37-18; B Kim 38-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 0-0; B Kim 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 6; B Kim 9.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</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 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.183, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R BELLIARD (.282, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 5 0 0 0 3 3 5

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1,
J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 3.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
R Andino ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .040

Totals 8 0 3 0 4 4 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 2, J Hermida 2.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Amezaga (7, 2nd base by J Hanrahan/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 5.36

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 5.36

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 63-32; B Kim 38-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-0; B Kim 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 12; B Kim 9.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</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 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.317, 1-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.271, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M JACOBS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .181
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 8 0 0 0 3 5 5

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1,
J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 3.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
R Andino ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .040

Totals 8 0 3 0 4 4 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 2, J Hermida 2.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Amezaga (7, 2nd base by J Hanrahan/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 5.36

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 5.31

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 63-32; B Kim 50-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-0; B Kim 3-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 12; B Kim 12.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIGUEL OLIVO (16) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JOEL HANRAHAN SCORED MIGUEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 2

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R ANDINO (.000, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.265, 0-FOR-1)
W PENA (.269, 0-FOR-1)
R FICK (.218, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS FLORIDA (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .181
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .164
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 8 0 0 0 3 5 5

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1,
J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 3.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288
M Cabrera 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .319
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271
M Jacobs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274
M Olivo c 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .236
R Andino ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
B Kim p 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .038

Totals 14 2 6 2 4 5 10

BATTING: HR - M Olivo (16, 3rd inning off J Hanrahan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Olivo 2 (55). 2-out RBI - M Olivo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Jacobs 2, J Hermida 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Amezaga (7, 2nd base by J Hanrahan/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
FLORIDA - 002 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 6 2 2 4 5 1 5.66

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 5.31

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 83-45; B Kim 50-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 1-2; B Kim 3-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 18; B Kim 12.

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

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY BYUNG-HYUN KIM ALLOWED WILY MO PENA TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.218, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOEL HANRAHAN SCORED BRIAN SCHNEIDER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J HANRAHAN ON FIRST, R LANGERHANS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
FLORIDA 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.181, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>