GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (48-46) at WASHINGTON (39-55)

NL: COLORADO (48-46) at WASHINGTON (39-55)

<h3>Jimenez, Rockies look to continue rolling against Nationals</h3>

Colorado (48-46) at Washington (39-55) 7:05 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- To continue their dominance over theWashington Nationals, the Colorado Rockies turn to rookie UbaldoJimenez.


Jimenez and the Rockies aim for their fourth straight win whenthey open a three-game series against the Nationals on Thursday.

Colorado beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, on Wednesday tocomplete a three-game road sweep. It was their 10th win in 14games after suffering a season-high eight-game losing streak.

The Rockies have had even better success vs. the Nationals,winning eight straight - all in 2006 - while scoring 78 runs inthe process. Colorado has had similar results here, winningfive straight contests at RFK Stadium.


Jimenez (NR), who was called up from Class AAA Colorado Springson Monday, makes his first start of the season. The 23-year-oldfrom the Dominican Republic will be making his third majorleague appearance and just his second career start.

The Nationals counter with fellow rookie Matt Chico (4-6, 4.57ERA) who is looking to rebound from a rough start his lastouting. Against the Florida Marlins last Saturday, Chicoallowed five runs and seven hits in six innings of a 5-2 loss.

The lefthander - who has never faced the Rockies - has beenexcellent at home, going 4-1 in 10 starts.

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

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

COLORADO WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .324 2 21 Felipe Lopez SS .238 4 35
Troy Tulowitzki SS .286 10 42 Ronnie Belliard 2B .309 5 29
Matt Holliday LF .334 16 73 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .257 15 47
Todd Helton 1B .310 9 53 Dmitri Young 1B .342 9 52
Garrett Atkins 3B .254 13 54 Ryan Church LF .262 7 39
Yorvit Torrealba C .271 5 28 Austin Kearns RF .250 5 36
Brad Hawpe RF .303 17 64 Brian Schneider C .229 4 32
Jamey Carroll 2B .227 1 8 Ryan Langerhans CF .168 5 18
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP .000 0 0 Matt Chico LHP .179 0 0
(NO RECORD) (4-6, 4.57)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (NO RECORD)
WAS - MATT CHICO (4-6, 4.57)

UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA
WAS - MATT CHICO AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.324, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.286, 10 HR, 42 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.334, 16 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY TULOWITZKI (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF MATT CHICO SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.334, 16 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.238, 4 HR, 35 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.309, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.257, 15 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 2 2 2 0 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 2 -- 2
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 4.70

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 24-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Chico 2-1. Batters
faced: M Chico 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
WASHINGTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.342, 9 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.303, 17 HR, 64 RBI)
J CARROLL (.227, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
U JIMENEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">COLORADO (2) VS WASHINGTON (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 2 2 2 0 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (20, U Jimenez). RBI - R Zimmerman (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 2 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 9.00

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 4.70

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 25-14; M Chico 24-12. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 1-1; M Chico 2-1. Batters faced: U Jimenez 6; M Chico 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.229, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
R LANGERHANS (.168, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
M CHICO (.179, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 1 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (20, U Jimenez). RBI - R Zimmerman (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 20 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 9.00

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.66

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 25-14; M Chico 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 1-1; M Chico 3-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 6; M Chico 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.324, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T TULOWITZKI (.288, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.334, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 1 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
M Chico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (20, U Jimenez). RBI - R Zimmerman (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 20 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.50

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.66

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 41-23; M Chico 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 2-2; M Chico 3-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 9; M Chico 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.237, 0-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.309, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R ZIMMERMAN (.258, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at WASHINGTON

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .323
T Tulowitzki ss 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .287
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 10 2 2 2 2 1 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Belliard 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
M Chico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (20, U Jimenez). RBI - R Zimmerman (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 200 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.50

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.61

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 41-23; M Chico 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 2-2; M Chico 4-4. Batters faced: U Jimenez 9; M Chico 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.313, 1-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.254, 0-FOR-1)
Y TORREALBA (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .323
T Tulowitzki ss 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .287
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 10 2 2 2 2 1 3

BATTING: HR - T Tulowitzki (11, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (44). GIDP - Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Belliard 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .341
R Church lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
M Chico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 11 1 2 1 3 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (20, U Jimenez). RBI - R Zimmerman (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (13, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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COLORADO - 200 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 100 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 2 1 1 3 3 0 3.00

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.61

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 60-32; M Chico 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 3-3; M Chico 4-4. Batters faced: U Jimenez 14; M Chico 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.
EJECTIONS: WASHINGTON's Young by Drake (3rd).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL COLORADO AT WASHINGTON
NOTE: WASHINGTON FIRST BASEMAN DMITRI YOUNG HAS BEEN
EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ROB DRAKE IN THE THIRD INNING FOR
ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.</div>