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

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS FLORIDA (5) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .176
R Belliard 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .267
R Church cf 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .266
N Logan pr-cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270
W Pena lf 6 2 2 1 0 2 2 .277
R Fick 1b 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .215
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-A Kearns ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Schneider c 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 .233
R Langerhans rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .166
J Hanrahan p 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .308
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-F Lopez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Batista 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284

Totals 43 4 10 3 6 17 18

a-struck out swinging for W Abreu in the 6th; b-popped out to second for J
Rauch in the 10th; c-struck out swinging for L Ayala in the 12th.

BATTING: 2B - W Pena (2, B Kim). HR - R Church (13, 5th inning off B Kim 0 on,
2 Out), W Pena (8, 5th inning off B Kim 0 on, 2 Out). S - D Jimenez , R
Belliard. RBI - J Hanrahan (3), R Church (60), W Pena (16). 2-out RBI - J
Hanrahan, R Church, W Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan
1, R Church 1, D Jimenez 1, J Hanrahan 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - W Pena. Team
LOB - 12.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 .266
D Uggla 2b 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 .245
J Hermida rf 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 .289
M Cabrera 3b 6 1 3 1 0 2 1 .318
J Willingham lf 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .269
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
M Jacobs 1b 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .274
R Abercrombie pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M Olivo c 6 1 1 2 0 4 1 .233
R Andino ss 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500
B Kim p 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .037
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A De Aza ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Linden lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231

Totals 45 5 12 5 8 16 21

a-struck out swinging for L Gardner in the 7th; b-sacrificed to pitcher for K
Gregg in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (23, S Rivera). HR - M Olivo (16, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 1 on, 2 Out), J Hermida (16, 6th inning off J Albaladejo 0 on, 0 Out).
S - A De Aza. RBI - M Olivo 2 (55), M Cabrera (99), J Hermida (51), T Linden
(9). 2-out RBI - M Olivo 2, T Linden. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Uggla 2, M Jacobs 3, J Hermida 2. Team LOB - 14.

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

FIELDING: E - A Amezaga (6, bobble). DP: 1 (R Andino-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


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WASHINGTON - 000 220 000 000 -- 4
FLORIDA - 002 101 000 001 -- 5

Two outs when winning run scored.
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 1/3 6 3 3 6 5 1 5.83
W Abreu 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.72
J Albaladejo (B, 1) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.37
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
A Munoz 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
C Schroder 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.66
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79
L Ayala 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.28
S Rivera (L, 4-6) 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.95

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 5 2/3 7 4 4 4 10 2 5.52
L Gardner 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.05
T Tankersley 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.36
J Miller 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44
K Gregg 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.10
M Lindstrom 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.41
D Barone (W, 1-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

WP - B Kim. IBB - R Zimmerman (by M Lindstrom). HBP - D Jimenez (by B Kim).
Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 104-55; W Abreu 29-18; J Albaladejo 14-11; J Colome
17-11; A Munoz 14-6; C Schroder 5-4; J Rauch 9-7; L Ayala 31-18; S Rivera 11-7;
B Kim 113-68; L Gardner 19-10; T Tankersley 5-3; J Miller 7-4; K Gregg 31-22; M
Lindstrom 14-9; D Barone 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 2-2; W Abreu
0-4; J Albaladejo 0-1; J Colome 0-1; A Munoz 1-0; C Schroder 0-0; J Rauch 2-0;
L Ayala 3-1; S Rivera 1-0; B Kim 4-3; L Gardner 2-0; T Tankersley 1-0; J Miller
0-1; K Gregg 0-3; M Lindstrom 2-1; D Barone 0-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 21;
W Abreu 8; J Albaladejo 4; J Colome 3; A Munoz 3; C Schroder 1; J Rauch 3; L
Ayala 7; S Rivera 4; B Kim 29; L Gardner 4; T Tankersley 2; J Miller 2; K Gregg
7; M Lindstrom 5; D Barone 3.

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

T--4:09. Att--10,121.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 4
FLORIDA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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WASHINGTON (4) AT FLORIDA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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FLORIDA 3RD: M Cabrera singled to deep left. J Willingham struck out
looking. M Jacobs flied out to left. M Olivo homered to left, M Cabrera
scored. R Andino singled to left. B Kim flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Church struck out swinging. W Pena doubled to deep
center, W Pena to third on error by center fielder A Amezaga. W Pena scored on
B Kim's wild pitch. R Fick struck out swinging. B Schneider singled to right.
R Langerhans singled to shallow right, B Schneider to third. J Hanrahan
singled to center, B Schneider scored, R Langerhans to second. D Jimenez flied
out to left. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: A Amezaga grounded out to second. D Uggla walked. J Hermida
walked, D Uggla to second. W Abreu relieved J Hanrahan. M Cabrera singled to
left, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. J Willingham flied out to right.
M Jacobs flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Belliard grounded out to third. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. R Church homered to right center. W Pena homered to left. R Fick
walked. B Schneider flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: J Albaladejo relieved W Abreu. J Hermida homered to right.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Willingham lined out to center. M Jacobs
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 12TH: S Rivera relieved L Ayala. M Jacobs doubled to deep left.
R Abercrombie ran for M Jacobs. M Olivo struck out swinging. R Andino
grounded out to shortstop, R Abercrombie to third. T Linden singled to
center, R Abercrombie scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4,
FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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WASHINGTON (4) AT FLORIDA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Washington Starting Lineups -- D Jimenez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
R Church CF, W Pena LF, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, R Langerhans RF, J Hanrahan RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- A Amezaga CF, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, M Olivo C, R Andino SS, B Kim RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 11 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: D Jimenez walked. R Belliard sacrificed to pitcher,
D Jimenez to second. R Zimmerman popped out to third. R Church struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: A Amezaga singled to left. A Amezaga caught stealing second,
catcher to second. D Uggla struck out swinging. J Hermida walked. M Cabrera
singled to right center, J Hermida to third. J Willingham walked, M Cabrera to
second. M Jacobs struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
FLORIDA 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: W Pena struck out swinging. R Fick walked. B Schneider
struck out swinging. R Langerhans walked, R Fick to second. J Hanrahan
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Langerhans out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Olivo struck out swinging. R Andino grounded out to
shortstop. B Kim walked. A Amezaga singled to left center, B Kim to second.
D Uggla walked, B Kim to third, A Amezaga to second. J Hermida struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: D Jimenez struck out swinging. R Belliard struck out
swinging. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 3RD: M Cabrera singled to deep left. J Willingham struck out
looking. M Jacobs flied out to left. M Olivo homered to left, M Cabrera
scored. R Andino singled to left. B Kim flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Church struck out swinging. W Pena doubled to deep
center, W Pena to third on error by center fielder A Amezaga. W Pena scored on
B Kim's wild pitch. R Fick struck out swinging. B Schneider singled to right.
R Langerhans singled to shallow right, B Schneider to third. J Hanrahan
singled to center, B Schneider scored, R Langerhans to second. D Jimenez flied
out to left. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: A Amezaga grounded out to second. D Uggla walked. J Hermida
walked, D Uggla to second. W Abreu relieved J Hanrahan. M Cabrera singled to
left, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. J Willingham flied out to right.
M Jacobs flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Belliard grounded out to third. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. R Church homered to right center. W Pena homered to left. R Fick
walked. B Schneider flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: M Olivo flied out to center. R Andino singled to left. B Kim
struck out bunting foul. A Amezaga walked, R Andino to second. D Uggla popped
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Langerhans struck out looking. F Lopez hit for W Abreu.
F Lopez struck out swinging. D Jimenez hit by pitch. R Belliard singled to
right, D Jimenez to third. L Gardner relieved B Kim. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: J Albaladejo relieved W Abreu. J Hermida homered to right.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Willingham lined out to center. M Jacobs
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church walked. N Logan ran for R Church. W Pena grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Logan out at second. R Fick
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 7TH: N Logan in center field. J Colome relieved J Albaladejo.
T Batista at first base. M Olivo struck out swinging. R Andino fouled out to
first. J Wood hit for L Gardner. J Wood struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 8TH: T Tankersley relieved L Gardner. B Schneider singled to
right. R Langerhans bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Schneider out
at second. J Miller relieved T Tankersley. T Batista struck out swinging.
D Jimenez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 8TH: A Munoz relieved J Colome. A Amezaga struck out swinging.
D Uggla grounded out to third. J Hermida walked. C Schroder relieved A Munoz.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 9TH: K Gregg relieved J Miller. R Belliard popped out to first.
R Zimmerman flied out to right. N Logan singled to left. W Pena struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 9TH: J Rauch relieved C Schroder. J Willingham grounded out to
third. M Jacobs grounded out to second. M Olivo struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 10TH: D Young hit for J Rauch. D Young popped out to second.
B Schneider struck out swinging. R Langerhans struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 10TH: L Ayala relieved J Rauch. R Andino singled to right.
A De Aza hit for K Gregg. A De Aza sacrificed to pitcher, R Andino to second.
A Amezaga struck out looking. D Uggla struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 11TH: M Lindstrom relieved K Gregg. T Batista reached on infield
single to shortstop. D Jimenez sacrificed to first, T Batista to second.
R Belliard grounded out to second, T Batista to third. R Zimmerman intentionally
walked. N Logan flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4,
FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 11TH: J Hermida grounded out to second. M Cabrera grounded out to
third. J Willingham popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

WASHINGTON 12TH: D Barone relieved M Lindstrom. T Linden in left field.
W Pena flied out to right. A Kearns hit for L Ayala. A Kearns struck out
swinging. B Schneider flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 12TH: S Rivera relieved L Ayala. M Jacobs doubled to deep left.
R Abercrombie ran for M Jacobs. M Olivo struck out swinging. R Andino
grounded out to shortstop, R Abercrombie to third. T Linden singled to
center, R Abercrombie scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4,
FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

Linden's infield hit lifts Marlins past Nationals

<h3>FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 4 (12 INNINGS)</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In a game that featured power early, ToddLinden's well-placed hit proved to be the difference.

An infield single by Linden with two outs in the 12th inninglifted the Florida Marlins to a 5-4 victory over the WashingtonNationals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday.

It was the second straight win for Florida, which will start asix-game road trip at Colorado on Friday.


With the Marlins mustering just one hit between the seventh and11th innings, Mike Jacobs left off the final frame with a doubleto the opposite field off Saul Rivera (4-6) before beingreplaced by pinch runner Reggie Abercrombie. After Miguel Olivostruck out, rookie Robert Andino grounded out to shortstop,allowing Abercrombie to reach third.


Linden, who entered the contest batting .226 (35-for-155) in 102games between the Marlins and San Francisco, followed with agrounder up the middle that shortstop D'Angelo Jimenez could notfield.


It was the first RBI in eight games for Linden, who entered thecontest in the top of the 12th as a defensive replacement.

Rookie Daniel Barone (1-2) picked up his first career win,struck out one in a perfect 12th.


Washington's best opportunity to score occurred in the 11thinning, as Tony Batista led off with a single against MattLindstrom before being sacrificed to second by Jimenez. Batistalater went to third before Ryan Zimmerman was intentionallywalked and Nook Logan flew out to right-center field to end thethreat.


After hitting four home runs in Tuesday's 13-8 win, the Marlinscontinued to connect on the long ball, as Miguel Olivo andJeremy Hermida both homered.


Olivo opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run shotoff Nationals starter Joel Hanrahan. It was the third homer inthe last six games for the catcher who tied his career highwith 16 home runs.


Finishing with 104 pitches in 3 1/2 innings due to controlissues, Hanrahan issued a pair of one-out walks in the fourthbefore being lifted in favor of rookie Winston Abreu, whosurrendered an RBI single to Miguel Cabrera for a 3-2 edge.

It was the second straight start that the rookie Hanrahan failedto make it past fourth, giving up five runs and four hits in 31/3 innings of a 7-1 loss at the Atlanta Braves on Friday.

After the Nationals connected on back-to-back home runs in thefifth to take a 4-3 lead, Hermida continued his encouragingsecond half by hitting his 16th home run of the season offJonathan Albaladejo in the sixth to tie the score.

After batting a disappointing .231 in 51 games prior to theAll-Star break, the 23-year-old Hermida has hit .344(64-for-186) with eight homers and 24 RBI in 56 games since.

Washington, which absorbed just its third loss in 10 games inAugust on Tuesday, also displayed some power of its own.

In the fourth inning, Wily Mo Pena hit a drive off Florida'sByung-Hyun Kim that left fielder Alfredo Amezaga could not comeup with near the wall before fumbling the ball, allowing Pena toreach third.


Pena scored on a wild pitch by Kim directly after and Hanrahanattempted to help his own cause with an RBI single later in theframe to tie the score at 2-2.


Although the Marlins did take the lead in the bottom of thefourth, the Nationals went back ahead with another powerdisplay, as Ryan Church and Pena hit back-to-back homers offKim.


It was the third time this season that Washington hadconsecutive home runs.


Similar to his counterpart, Kim was a victim of a lack ofcontrol, finishing with 113 pitches in 5 2/3 innings. Hefinished with four runs and seven hits allowed with four walks.

Kim, who tied a season high with 10 strikeouts, was attemptingto win his career-high 10th game in a season and fourth straightsince being re-acquired by Florida from Arizona last month.

A day after rapping out a season-high 21 hits, the Marlins hadtheir opportunities to score an abundance of runs for Kim early,leaving the bases loaded the first two innings.


Hanrahan, who finished with three runs, six hits and six walksallowed, did manage to strike out Mike Jacobs and Hermida inrespective two-out situations to end each threat.

 

Linden's infield hit lifts Marlins past Nationals

<h3>FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 4 (12 INNINGS)</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In a game that featured power early,Todd Linden's well-placed hit proved to be the difference.

An infield single by Linden with two outs in the 12th inninglifted the Florida Marlins to a 5-4 victory over the WashingtonNationals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday.

It was the second straight win for Florida, which will start asix-game road trip at Colorado on Friday.


With the Marlins mustering just one hit between the seventh and11th innings, Mike Jacobs left off the final frame with a doubleto the opposite field off Saul Rivera (4-6) before beingreplaced by pinch runner Reggie Abercrombie. After Miguel Olivostruck out, rookie Robert Andino grounded out to shortstop,allowing Abercrombie to reach third.


Linden, who entered the contest batting .226 (35-for-155) in 102games between the Marlins and San Francisco, followed with agrounder up the middle that shortstop D'Angelo Jimenez could notfield.


"That baseball had eyes," Linden said. "This is a funny gamesometimes. You go up there just looking to make contact and goodthings can happen."


It was the first RBI in eight games for Linden, who entered thecontest in the top of the 12th as a defensive replacement.

Rookie Daniel Barone (1-2) picked up his first career win,struck out one in a perfect 12th.


"I'm speechless," Barone said. "It was one of those games whereI knew every one might get in there and it just worked out. Wegot it done."


Washington's best opportunity to score occurred in the 11thinning, as Tony Batista led off with a single against MattLindstrom before being sacrificed to second by Jimenez. Batistalater went to third before Ryan Zimmerman was intentionallywalked and Nook Logan flew out to right-center field to end thethreat.


After hitting four home runs in Tuesday's 13-8 win, the Marlinscontinued to connect on the long ball, as Miguel Olivo andJeremy Hermida both homered.


"It's a good sign for them and the club," Florida manager FrediGonzalez said. "We're showing that we are going to battle rightdown to the last game."


Olivo opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run shotoff Nationals starter Joel Hanrahan. It was the third homer inthe last six games for the catcher who tied his career highwith 16 home runs.


Finishing with 104 pitches in 3 1/2 innings due to controlissues, Hanrahan issued a pair of one-out walks in the fourthbefore being lifted in favor of rookie Winston Abreu, whosurrendered an RBI single to Miguel Cabrera for a 3-2 edge.

"It was a very disappointing effort on my part. I tried to dotoo much," Hanrahan said. "Today was not very good for me, but Ijust have to keep working on things and just focus on my nextstart."


It was the second straight start that the rookie Hanrahan failedto make it past fourth, giving up five runs and four hits in 31/3 innings of a 7-1 loss at the Atlanta Braves on Friday.

"He knows he has to throw more strikes," Washington managerManny Acta said. "He has to be in the zone more, he just can'tget into a situation like that with so many pitches early in thegame."


After the Nationals connected on back-to-back home runs in thefifth to take a 4-3 lead, Hermida continued his encouragingsecond half by hitting his 16th home run of the season offJonathan Albaladejo in the sixth to tie the score.

After batting a disappointing .231 in 51 games prior to theAll-Star break, the 23-year-old Hermida has hit .344(64-for-186) with eight homers and 24 RBI in 56 games since.

Washington, which absorbed just its third loss in 10 games inSeptember on Tuesday, also displayed some power of its own.

"We certainly had our chances. We showed a lot out there but itjust didn't result in a win," Acta said.


In the fourth inning, Wily Mo Pena hit a drive off Florida'sByung-Hyun Kim that left fielder Alfredo Amezaga could not comeup with near the wall before fumbling the ball, allowing Pena toreach third.


Pena scored on a wild pitch by Kim directly after and Hanrahanattempted to help his own cause with an RBI single later in theframe to tie the score at 2-2.


Although the Marlins did take the lead in the bottom of thefourth, the Nationals went back ahead with another powerdisplay, as Ryan Church and Pena hit back-to-back homers offKim.


It was the third time this season that Washington hadconsecutive home runs.


Similar to his counterpart, Kim was a victim of a lack ofcontrol, finishing with 113 pitches in 5 2/3 innings. Hefinished with four runs and seven hits allowed with four walks.

Kim, who tied a season high with 10 strikeouts, was attemptingto win his career-high 10th game in a season and fourth straightsince being re-acquired by Florida from Arizona last month.

A day after rapping out a season-high 21 hits, the Marlins hadtheir opportunities to score an abundance of runs for Kim early,leaving the bases loaded the first two innings.


Hanrahan, who finished with three runs, six hits and six walksallowed, did manage to strike out Mike Jacobs and Hermida inrespective two-out situations to end each threat.


"What our pen did today was great," Nationals' outfielder RyanChurch said. "To keep those (Florida) guys down is tough butthey did the job. It's just too bad the game had to end likethat."