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

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A Benitez (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Linden hit for A Benitez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
FLORIDA 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: T Linden (.226, 1 HR, 5 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SAUL RIVERA
FLA - ARMANDO BENITEZ (OUT)

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.309, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB)
R ZIMMERMAN (.257, 1-FOR-4)
D YOUNG (.337, 1-FOR-3, SF, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS FLORIDA (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .239
b-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Belliard 2b 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257
D Young 1b 3 0 1 2 0 1 6 .337
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251
F Lopez ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .243
R Church lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .262
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231
J Simontacchi p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .053
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166

Totals 29 3 9 3 7 6 24

a-struck out swinging for R King in the 6th; b-flied out to right for N Logan
in the 8th; c-popped out to second for L Ayala in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Logan (7, S Olsen); R Belliard (17, M Lindstrom). SF - D Young.
RBI - D Young 2 (49), F Lopez (35). 2-out RBI - F Lopez, D Young. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Batista 1, A Kearns 1. GIDP - D Young, J Flores.
Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo), F Lopez (12,
2nd base off A Benitez/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .243
M Cabrera 3b 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .326
M Jacobs 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .261
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .240
M Olivo c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247
A Amezaga cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275
S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 30 5 10 5 6 6 14

a-popped out to first for R Pinto in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for A
Benitez in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (11, J Simontacchi); H Ramirez (24, J Simontacchi); D
Uggla (33, C Schroder). 3B - A Amezaga (7, J Simontacchi). HR - J Willingham
(14, 2nd inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out), M Cabrera 2 (21, 3rd inning off
J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out). S - J
Hermida , S Olsen. RBI - J Willingham (60), M Cabrera 2 (65), H Ramirez (36), M
Olivo (37). 2-out RBI - H Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Amezaga 2, D Uggla 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Jacobs (1, 2nd base by J Simontacchi), J Hermida (4, 3rd
base by R King/J Flores).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Amezaga (R Belliard at Home). DP: 2 (M
Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 001 010 10 -- 3
FLORIDA - 011 120 00 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 4 1/3 9 5 5 4 4 3 6.37
R King 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.46
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.61

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 5 6 2 2 5 2 0 5.15
R Pinto 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95
M Lindstrom 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.86
A Benitez 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.50

IBB - H Ramirez (by J Simontacchi), M Cabrera (by C Schroder).
Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 92-49; R King 4-4; C Schroder 22-13; L Ayala
13-7; S Rivera 10-7; S Olsen 89-51; R Pinto 10-6; M Lindstrom 14-11; A Benitez
16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-6; R King 1-0; C Schroder 1-2; L
Ayala 2-1; S Rivera 1-0; S Olsen 5-7; R Pinto 2-0; M Lindstrom 0-1; A Benitez
0-2. Batters faced: J Simontacchi 25; R King 1; C Schroder 5; L Ayala 4; S
Rivera 3; S Olsen 24; R Pinto 3; M Lindstrom 5; A Benitez 5.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-3, 3.08) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.309, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Gregg relieved A Benitez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
FLORIDA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Belliard (.309, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, RAY KING (5TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (6TH), LUIS
AYALA (7TH), SAUL RIVERA (8TH) AND JESUS FLORES

FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM
(7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL
OLIVO

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

FLA - JOSH WILLINGHAM (14) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 2ND, 0
ON
MIGUEL CABRERA (20) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

MIGUEL CABRERA (21) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, RAY KING (5TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (6TH), LUIS
AYALA (7TH), SAUL RIVERA (8TH) AND JESUS FLORES

FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM
(7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL
OLIVO


WP - SCOTT OLSEN (7-7)
LP - JASON SIMONTACCHI (6-7)
SAVE - KEVIN GREGG (20)

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

FLA - JOSH WILLINGHAM (14) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 2ND, 0
ON
MIGUEL CABRERA (20) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

MIGUEL CABRERA (21) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 5TH, 0 ON



TIME: 2:49 ATT: 12,119

PROBABLES: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (6-7, 4.72)
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (4-4, 4.94)

PROBABLES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (4-10, 5.34)
WAS - MIKE BACSIK (2-6, 5.20)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS FLORIDA (5) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .239
b-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Belliard 2b 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .307
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .256
D Young 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 6 .336
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251
F Lopez ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .243
R Church lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .262
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231
J Simontacchi p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .053
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166

Totals 32 3 9 3 7 8 24

a-struck out swinging for R King in the 6th; b-flied out to right for N Logan
in the 8th; c-popped out to second for L Ayala in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Logan (7, S Olsen); R Belliard (17, M Lindstrom). SF - D Young.
RBI - D Young 2 (49), F Lopez (35). 2-out RBI - F Lopez, D Young. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Batista 1, A Kearns 1. GIDP - D Young, J Flores.
Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (10, 2nd base off S Olsen/M Olivo), F Lopez (12,
2nd base off A Benitez/M Olivo).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .331
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .243
M Cabrera 3b 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .326
M Jacobs 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .261
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .240
M Olivo c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247
A Amezaga cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275
S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 10 5 6 6 14

a-popped out to first for R Pinto in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for A
Benitez in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (11, J Simontacchi); H Ramirez (24, J Simontacchi); D
Uggla (33, C Schroder). 3B - A Amezaga (7, J Simontacchi). HR - J Willingham
(14, 2nd inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out), M Cabrera 2 (21, 3rd inning off
J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out). S - J
Hermida , S Olsen. RBI - J Willingham (60), M Cabrera 2 (65), H Ramirez (36), M
Olivo (37). 2-out RBI - H Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Amezaga 2, D Uggla 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Jacobs (1, 2nd base by J Simontacchi), J Hermida (4, 3rd
base by R King/J Flores).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Amezaga (R Belliard at Home). DP: 2 (M
Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 001 010 100 -- 3
FLORIDA - 011 120 00x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi (L, 6-7) 4 1/3 9 5 5 4 4 3 6.37
R King 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.46
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.61

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen (W, 7-7) 5 6 2 2 5 2 0 5.15
R Pinto (H, 11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95
M Lindstrom (H, 14) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.86
A Benitez (H, 9) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.50
K Gregg (S, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.02

IBB - H Ramirez (by J Simontacchi), M Cabrera (by C Schroder).
Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 92-49; R King 4-4; C Schroder 22-13; L Ayala
13-7; S Rivera 10-7; S Olsen 89-51; R Pinto 10-6; M Lindstrom 14-11; A Benitez
16-8; K Gregg 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-6; R King 1-0; C
Schroder 1-2; L Ayala 2-1; S Rivera 1-0; S Olsen 5-7; R Pinto 2-0; M Lindstrom
0-1; A Benitez 0-2; K Gregg 0-1. Batters faced: J Simontacchi 25; R King 1; C
Schroder 5; L Ayala 4; S Rivera 3; S Olsen 24; R Pinto 3; M Lindstrom 5; A
Benitez 5; K Gregg 3.

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

T--2:49. Att--12,119.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 3
FLORIDA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (3) AT FLORIDA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FLORIDA 2ND: J Willingham homered to right. J Hermida walked. M Olivo
struck out swinging. A Amezaga singled to left, J Hermida to second. S Olsen
sacrificed to pitcher, J Hermida to third, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez
intentionally walked. D Uggla struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: J Simontacchi singled to right. N Logan popped out to
second. R Belliard walked, J Simontacchi to second. R Zimmerman singled to
left, J Simontacchi to third, R Belliard to second. D Young hit sacrifice fly
to center, J Simontacchi scored. A Kearns flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 3RD: M Cabrera homered to left. M Jacobs doubled to deep right
center. J Willingham lined out to left. M Jacobs caught stealing third,
pitcher to shortstop to third. J Hermida popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Olivo flied out to right. A Amezaga tripled to deep right.
S Olsen struck out swinging. H Ramirez doubled to center, A Amezaga scored.
D Uggla struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: N Logan doubled to deep center. R Belliard singled to
center, N Logan to third. R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young struck out
swinging. A Kearns walked, R Belliard to second. F Lopez singled to center,
N Logan scored, R Belliard thrown out at home. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: M Cabrera homered to left. M Jacobs singled to left.
J Willingham popped out to shortstop. J Hermida walked, M Jacobs to second.
M Olivo singled to center, M Jacobs scored, J Hermida to second. R King
relieved J Simontacchi. J Hermida caught stealing third, catcher to third,
M Olivo to second on runner's fielder's choice. A Amezaga grounded out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 7TH: M Lindstrom relieved R Pinto. N Logan flied out to center.
R Belliard doubled to left. R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young singled
to center, R Belliard scored. A Kearns struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (3) AT FLORIDA (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, F Lopez SS, R Church LF, J Flores C, J Simontacchi RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, M Cabrera 3B, M Jacobs 1B,
J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, M Olivo C, A Amezaga CF, S Olsen LHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Bruce Dreckman (1B), Jerry Meals (2B),
Adam Dowdy (3B).

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 8 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan walked. N Logan stole second. R Belliard walked.
R Zimmerman flied out to center, N Logan to third. D Young grounded into
double play, third to second to first, R Belliard out at second.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez lined out to center. D Uggla flied out to center.
M Cabrera walked. M Jacobs grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Cabrera out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns flied out to center. F Lopez bunt grounded out to
pitcher. R Church singled to center. J Flores grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: J Willingham homered to right. J Hermida walked. M Olivo
struck out swinging. A Amezaga singled to left, J Hermida to second. S Olsen
sacrificed to pitcher, J Hermida to third, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez
intentionally walked. D Uggla struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: J Simontacchi singled to right. N Logan popped out to
second. R Belliard walked, J Simontacchi to second. R Zimmerman singled to
left, J Simontacchi to third, R Belliard to second. D Young hit sacrifice fly
to center, J Simontacchi scored. A Kearns flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 3RD: M Cabrera homered to left. M Jacobs doubled to deep right
center. J Willingham lined out to left. M Jacobs caught stealing third,
pitcher to shortstop to third. J Hermida popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: F Lopez flied out to left. R Church flied out to left.
J Flores walked. J Simontacchi grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Flores out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Olivo flied out to right. A Amezaga tripled to deep right.
S Olsen struck out swinging. H Ramirez doubled to center, A Amezaga scored.
D Uggla struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: N Logan doubled to deep center. R Belliard singled to
center, N Logan to third. R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young struck out
swinging. A Kearns walked, R Belliard to second. F Lopez singled to center,
N Logan scored, R Belliard thrown out at home. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: M Cabrera homered to left. M Jacobs singled to left.
J Willingham popped out to shortstop. J Hermida walked, M Jacobs to second.
M Olivo singled to center, M Jacobs scored, J Hermida to second. R King
relieved J Simontacchi. J Hermida caught stealing third, catcher to third,
M Olivo to second on runner's fielder's choice. A Amezaga grounded out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Pinto relieved S Olsen. R Church singled to right.
J Flores grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Church
out at second. D Jimenez hit for R King. D Jimenez struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 6TH: C Schroder relieved R King. E Reed hit for R Pinto. E Reed
popped out to first. H Ramirez flied out to right. D Uggla doubled to deep
left. M Cabrera intentionally walked. M Jacobs grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 7TH: M Lindstrom relieved R Pinto. N Logan flied out to center.
R Belliard doubled to left. R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young singled
to center, R Belliard scored. A Kearns struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 7TH: L Ayala relieved C Schroder. J Willingham walked. J Hermida
sacrificed to pitcher, J Willingham to second. M Olivo grounded out to third.
A Amezaga flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3,
FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: A Benitez relieved M Lindstrom. F Lopez walked. F Lopez
stole second. R Church walked. J Flores struck out swinging. R Fick hit for
L Ayala. R Fick popped out to second. T Batista hit for N Logan. T Batista
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 8TH: S Rivera relieved L Ayala. R Langerhans in center field.
T Linden hit for A Benitez. T Linden grounded out to shortstop. H Ramirez
struck out swinging. D Uggla struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 9TH: K Gregg relieved A Benitez. R Belliard popped out to
second. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. D Young struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

Cabrera powers Marlins past Nationals in rubber game

<h3>FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Miguel Cabrera's shoulder apparently isfeeling fine.


Cabrera blasted a pair of solo home runs Sunday afternoon tolead the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 triumph over the WashingtonNationals.


It was the fifth victory in the last seven games for theMarlins, who won consecutive home contests for the first timesince May 10 and May 22. Florida also secured its first serieswin at home since taking two of three games from Philadelphiafrom May 22-24.


Florida's lone representative at Tuesday's All-Star game,Cabrera was forced to withdraw from Monday's Home Run Derby witha sore left shoulder. The third baseman suffered the injury aweek ago while trying to make a diving stop on a grounder.

The sore shoulder cost Cabrera a spot in the home-run exhibitionand also affected his appearance in the All-Star game, as hestruck out in a pinch-hitting role.


But Cabrera looked quite healthy Sunday, ripping a tie-breakinghomer in the third inning and launching a towering blast in thefifth. The second homer - his 21st of the season - travelled anestimated 475 feet and landed nine rows back in the upper deckat Dolphin Stadium.


Cabrera, who ranks third on the franchise's all-time list with125 career homers, also belted a two-run homer in Saturday's 5-2triumph.


Josh Willingham also homered for the second time in as manygames Sunday, an opposite-field shot off Nationals starter JasonSimontacchi (6-7) to start the second inning and stake theMarlins to a 1-0 advantage.


Despite lasting only five innings, Florida starter Scott Olsen(7-7) pitched well enough to earn his fifth win at home thisseason. The Marlins are 7-3 in games that Olsen has startedhere this season.


The lefthanded Olsen yielded two runs, six hits and five walkswith two strikeouts.


Olsen escaped trouble in the fifth inning when, with two on andtwo outs, Felipe Lopez singled home Nook Logan to cut thedeficit to 3-2. However, center fielder Alfredo Amezaga made aperfect throw to nail Ronnie Belliard at the plate for the thirdout.


Washington tied the game, 1-1, in its half of the third inning,but Florida jumped back in front when Cabrera depositedSimontacchi's offering into the lower deck for his first homerof the game.


Florida extended its lead to 3-1 in the fourth when Amezagatripled - his seventh this season and the 26th by Florida thisseason - and later scored on a double by Hanley Ramirez.

Washington threatened against reliever Armando Benitez with apair of walks to start the eighth inning, but the righthanderescaped the jam without allowing a run. Kevin Gregg logged ascoreless ninth for his 20th save.


Simontacchi had blanked Florida over five innings at RFK Stadiumto earn the win on May 13. But the righthander struggled inthis one, allowing five runs and nine hits with four walks andfour strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

 

Cabrera powers Marlins past Nationals in rubber game

<h3>FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Miguel Cabrera's shoulder apparently isfeeling fine.


Cabrera blasted a pair of solo home runs Sunday afternoon tolead the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 triumph over the WashingtonNationals.


It was the fifth victory in the last seven games for theMarlins, who won consecutive home contests for the first timesince May 10 and May 22. Florida also secured its first serieswin at home since taking two of three games from Philadelphiafrom May 22-24.


"It is really important for us to win games at home now,"Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "If you want to make anysort of a run (in the second half), it's going to be importantto win series here."


Florida's lone representative at Tuesday's All-Star game,Cabrera was forced to withdraw from Monday's Home Run Derby witha sore left shoulder. The third baseman suffered the injury aweek ago while trying to make a diving stop on a grounder.

The sore shoulder cost Cabrera a spot in the home-run exhibitionand also affected his appearance in the All-Star game, as hestruck out in a pinch-hitting role.


But Cabrera looked quite healthy Sunday, ripping a tie-breakinghomer in the third inning and launching a towering blast in thefifth. The second homer - his 21st of the season - traveled anestimated 471 feet and landed nine rows back in the upper deckat Dolphin Stadium.


"I couldn't have done that (Monday) - no way," Cabrera said."It was sore and bothered me.


"I got good pitches to hit both times and was able to drive bothof them."


Cabrera, who ranks third on the franchise's all-time list with125 career homers, also belted a two-run homer in Saturday's 5-2triumph.


"What he does offensively is the stuff Hall-of-Fame players havedone," Gonzalez said. "He's a special player."


Gonzalez said Cabrera's shoulder was "pretty close" to 100percent, and that's enough to make him a feared hitter.

"Even at 80 or 90 percent, you don't want to face him when he'sswinging like that," Gonzalez said. "He's that good."

"It feels a lot better," said Cabrera when asked about theshoulder.


But he later grew agitated when asked if he keeps track of thedistances on his home runs.


"What do you think ... of course not. They go where they go,"Cabrera said. "It doesn't matter how far you hit them as longas they go out. Next question."


Josh Willingham also homered for the second time in as manygames Sunday, an opposite-field shot off Nationals starter JasonSimontacchi (6-7) to start the second inning and stake theMarlins to a 1-0 advantage.


"I don't even try to hit them as far as (Cabrera) does,"Willingham said. "I just try to get good swings and get as muchwood on it as possible."


Despite lasting only five innings, Florida starter Scott Olsen(7-7) pitched well enough to earn his fifth win at home thisseason. The Marlins are 7-3 in games that Olsen has startedhere this season.


The lefthanded Olsen yielded two runs, six hits and five walkswith two strikeouts.


Olsen escaped trouble in the fifth inning when, with two on andtwo outs, Felipe Lopez singled home Nook Logan to cut thedeficit to 3-2. However, center fielder Alfredo Amezaga made aperfect throw to nail Ronnie Belliard at the plate for the thirdout.


"When you get plays like that from your fielders, it makes allthe difference because they could have scored three or four runsthat inning," Olsen said. "I was very lucky; they were keepingit close and keeping the pressure on."


Washington tied the game, 1-1, in its half of the third inning,but Florida jumped back in front when Cabrera depositedSimontacchi's offering into the lower deck for his first homerof the game.


"It's just fun to watch when he hits them like that. I can'thit a golf ball that far," Olsen said. "And it's great for me,obviously."


Florida extended its lead to 3-1 in the fourth when Amezagatripled - his seventh this season and the 26th by Florida thisseason - and later scored on a double by Hanley Ramirez.

Washington threatened against reliever Armando Benitez with apair of walks to start the eighth inning, but the righthanderescaped the jam without allowing a run. Kevin Gregg logged ascoreless ninth for his 20th save.


Simontacchi had blanked Florida over five innings at RFK Stadiumto earn the win on May 13. But the righthander struggled inthis one, allowing five runs and nine hits with four walks andfour strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.


"(Cabrera) is a good hitter. He's the one guy you don't want tohurt you on this (Marlins) team," Simontacchi said. "Twice, hecrushed us today. What can you do? Take your hat off to him."

Washington manager Manny Acta said his pitchers gave up too manyhomers - nine - in the series.


"People like to say 'speed kills,' but I think 'power kills,'"<div class="pre">Acta said "Those guys out-homered us, 9-0. It was taking us</div>two or three hits to score a run but they just came up and hitthe ball right out of the ballpark."