GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (37-53) at FLORIDA (43-48)

NL: WASHINGTON (37-53) at FLORIDA (43-48)

<h3>Marlins aim for back-to-back home wins</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (37-53) at Florida (43-48) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) - The Florida Marlins are in search of theirfirst pair of home wins since late May when they face theWashington Nationals in the series finale on Sunday.

Sergio Mitre pitched effectively into the eighth inning andMiguel Cabrera, Jeremy Hermida and Josh Willingham all homeredfor Florida in Saturday's 5-2 victory.


Cabrera's homer helped him moved into sole possession of thirdplace on the franchise all-time list with 123, surpassing GarySheffield.


Scott Olsen (6-7, 5.23 ERA) takes the mound for Florida, whichhas not won consecutive games at Dolphin Stadium since May. Hehopes to bounce back after leaving his last outing with a stiffback against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 8.


In his last home outing against Washington, Olsen gave up fiveruns and 10 hits in five frames in a no-decision on April 20. Heis 1-1 in three meetings in the series this season.

The Nationals counter with John Simontacchi (6-6, 6.11), who haswon his last three road starts. The righthander gave up threeruns through six innings of a 5-4 win vs. Milwaukee on July 7.

In three career appearances against Florida, Simontacchi hasposted a 1-0 record with a 3.29 ERA, with his lone win coming onMay 13 here.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .237 0 6 Hanley Ramirez SS .331 14 35
Ronnie Belliard 2B .303 4 27 Dan Uggla 2B .244 17 53
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .257 14 46 Miguel Cabrera 3B .322 19 63
Dmitri Young 1B .337 8 47 Mike Jacobs 1B .270 6 19
Austin Kearns RF .253 5 34 Josh Willingham LF .260 13 59
Felipe Lopez SS .242 4 34 Jeremy Hermida RF .242 9 29
Ryan Church LF .258 7 37 Miguel Olivo C .247 7 36
Jesus Flores C .240 1 9 Alfredo Amezaga CF .271 2 23
Jason Simontacchi RHP .000 0 0 Scott Olsen LHP .258 0 3
(6-6, 6.11) (6-7, 5.23)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI (6-6, 6.11)
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (6-7, 5.23)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY PONCINO
1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN
2B - JERRY MEALS
3B - ADAM DOWDY

WEATHER: 91 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.237, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.303, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.257, 14 HR, 46 RBI)</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 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.331, 14 HR, 35 RBI)
D UGGLA (.244, 17 HR, 53 RBI)
M CABRERA (.322, 19 HR, 63 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
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 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 .331
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.11

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.18

Pitches-strikes: S Olsen 21-10. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen 2-1. Batters
faced: S Olsen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN</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 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.253, 5 HR, 34 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.242, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
R CHURCH (.258, 7 HR, 37 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
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.01

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.18

Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 14-8; S Olsen 21-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Simontacchi 1-2; S Olsen 2-1. Batters faced: J Simontacchi 4; S Olsen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</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 1 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.260, 13 HR, 59 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.242, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
M OLIVO (.247, 7 HR, 36 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
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.01

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.13

Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 14-8; S Olsen 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Simontacchi 1-2; S Olsen 4-2. Batters faced: J Simontacchi 4; S Olsen 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH WILLINGHAM (14) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 1

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.242, 9 HR, 29 RBI)</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 1 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J SIMONTACCHI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N LOGAN (.237, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R BELLIARD (.303, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Willingham lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 7 1 2 1 3 2 5

BATTING: HR - J Willingham (14, 2nd inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out). S -
S Olsen. RBI - J Willingham (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Uggla 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 6.06

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.13

IBB - H Ramirez (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 40-21; S
Olsen 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-2; S Olsen 4-2. Batters
faced: J Simontacchi 11; S Olsen 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED JASON SIMONTACCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, R BELLIARD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.252, 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 1 1 3 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.322, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M JACOBS (.268, 0-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.263, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
D Young 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .336
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Simontacchi p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .056

Totals 10 1 3 1 3 0 9

BATTING: SF - D Young. RBI - D Young (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Kearns 1. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Willingham lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 7 1 2 1 3 2 5

BATTING: HR - J Willingham (14, 2nd inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out). S -
S Olsen. RBI - J Willingham (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Uggla 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
FLORIDA - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 6.06

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 5.16

IBB - H Ramirez (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 40-21; S
Olsen 56-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-2; S Olsen 4-5. Batters
faced: J Simontacchi 11; S Olsen 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL CABRERA (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 2

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.268, 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 1 1 3 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 2 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.260, 1-FOR-1)
J FLORES (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS FLORIDA (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .303
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
D Young 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .336
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Simontacchi p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .056

Totals 10 1 3 1 3 0 9

BATTING: SF - D Young. RBI - D Young (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Kearns 1. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
M Cabrera 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .324
M Jacobs 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
J Willingham lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .262
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
S Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 11 2 4 2 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (11, J Simontacchi). HR - J Willingham (14, 2nd inning
off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out), M Cabrera (20, 3rd inning off J Simontacchi 0
on, 0 Out). S - S Olsen. RBI - J Willingham (60), M Cabrera (64). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - D Uggla 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Jacobs (1, 2nd base by J Simontacchi).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
FLORIDA - 011 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 6.10

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 5.16

IBB - H Ramirez (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 47-25; S
Olsen 56-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-4; S Olsen 4-5. Batters
faced: J Simontacchi 15; S Olsen 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>