GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (31-21) at WASHINGTON (21-32)

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: JONATHAN BROXTON (2-1, 1.65) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, WASHINGTON 6

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J RAUCH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Broxton relieved J Beimel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Rauch (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Langerhans (.157, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ AND CRISTIAN
GUZMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.193, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AUSTIN KEARNS SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: RUDY SEANEZ (2-0, 2.77) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, WASHINGTON 9

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Seanez relieved J Broxton.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Church (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN CHURCH (6) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 8TH OFF RUDY SEANEZ SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, WASHINGTON 11

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.234, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 1
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 11 14 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - RUDY SEANEZ
WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT)

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R SEANEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A ETHIER (.273, 1-FOR-3)
T ABREU (.286, 1-FOR-1, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS WASHINGTON (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
J Pierre cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .276
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
J Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .291
R Martin c 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .303
A LaRoche 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Betemit ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .193
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ethier rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Y Brazoban p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Abreu 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286

Totals 30 4 8 4 2 3 11

a-doubled to deep right center for B Tomko in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Abreu (2, M Bowie); W Betemit (5, J Colome); L Gonzalez (8, J
Rauch). HR - R Martin (5, 2nd inning off M Bowie 0 on, 2 Out). SF - T Abreu.
RBI - R Martin (37), N Garciaparra (32), L Gonzalez (20), T Abreu (1). 2-out
RBI - R Martin, L Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin
2. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - A LaRoche (1, 2nd base by M Bowie/B Schneider).

FIELDING: E - Y Brazoban (1, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254
C Guzman ss 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .309
R Fick pr-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190
A Kearns rf 4 2 1 2 0 0 4 .254
R Church lf 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .266
B Schneider c 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .233
N Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .237
M Bowie p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155

Totals 37 11 14 11 4 8 14

a-struck out swinging for J Rauch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Guzman (2, M Hendrickson); R Zimmerman (13, J Broxton). HR - R
Zimmerman (7, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 1 on, 1 Out), R Church (6, 8th
inning off R Seanez 1 on, 2 Out). S - M Bowie. SF - A Kearns. RBI - R Zimmerman
4 (26), A Kearns 2 (22), D Young (24), B Schneider 2 (21), R Church 2 (27).
2-out RBI - A Kearns, R Church 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Bowie 1, F Lopez 1, B Schneider 1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 8.


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LA DODGERS - 010 002 10 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 201 030 05 -- 11
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 4 1/3 8 5 5 1 3 1 4.17
Y Brazoban 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.20
B Tomko 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.66
J Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
J Broxton 2/3 2 4 4 2 2 0 2.89
R Seanez 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.08

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bowie 5 1/3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4.11
S Rivera 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
J Colome 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.31
J Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.27

Y Brazoban pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

IBB - R Church (by Y Brazoban). Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 76-49; Y
Brazoban 13-6; B Tomko 23-17; J Beimel 6-4; J Broxton 25-15; R Seanez 7-4; M
Bowie 78-48; S Rivera 9-6; J Colome 28-16; J Rauch 13-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: M Hendrickson 6-4; Y Brazoban 0-0; B Tomko 0-2; J Beimel 2-1; J Broxton
0-0; R Seanez 0-1; M Bowie 6-7; S Rivera 0-1; J Colome 2-2; J Rauch 1-1.
Batters faced: M Hendrickson 22; Y Brazoban 3; B Tomko 7; J Beimel 3; J Broxton
6; R Seanez 2; M Bowie 20; S Rivera 3; J Colome 6; J Rauch 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Brian O'Nora. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (0-0, 3.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, WASHINGTON 11

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: R SEANEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Seanez (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Seanez (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Clark hit for R Seanez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B Clark (.234, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 1
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 x 11 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, YHENCY BRAZOBAN (5TH), BRETT TOMKO (5TH),
JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), RUDY SEANEZ (8TH)
AND RUSSELL MARTIN

WAS - MICAH BOWIE, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), JESUS COLOME
(6TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: LOS - RUSSELL MARTIN (5) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (7) OFF MARK HENDRICKSON IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
RYAN CHURCH (6) OFF RUDY SEANEZ IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 1
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 x 11 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, YHENCY BRAZOBAN (5TH), BRETT TOMKO (5TH),
JOE BEIMEL (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), RUDY SEANEZ (8TH)
AND RUSSELL MARTIN

WAS - MICAH BOWIE, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), JESUS COLOME
(6TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - MICAH BOWIE (2-2)
LP - MARK HENDRICKSON (2-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LOS - RUSSELL MARTIN (5) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (7) OFF MARK HENDRICKSON IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
RYAN CHURCH (6) OFF RUDY SEANEZ IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:15 ATT: 20,982

PROBABLES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (3-0, 1.08)
WAS - MATT CHICO (3-4, 5.13)

PROBABLES: LOS - RANDY WOLF (6-3, 3.41)
PIT - ZACH DUKE (2-5, 5.55)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (4) VS WASHINGTON (11) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .302
J Pierre cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .276
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
J Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .291
R Martin c 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .303
A LaRoche 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Betemit ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .193
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Clark ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
A Ethier rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Y Brazoban p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Abreu 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .273

Totals 33 4 8 4 3 4 14

a-doubled to deep right center for B Tomko in the 7th; b-walked for R Seanez
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Abreu (2, M Bowie); W Betemit (5, J Colome); L Gonzalez (8, J
Rauch). HR - R Martin (5, 2nd inning off M Bowie 0 on, 2 Out). SF - T Abreu.
RBI - R Martin (37), N Garciaparra (32), L Gonzalez (20), T Abreu (1). 2-out
RBI - R Martin, L Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Martin
2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - A LaRoche (1, 2nd base by M Bowie/B Schneider).

FIELDING: E - Y Brazoban (1, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254
C Guzman ss 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .309
R Fick pr-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190
A Kearns rf 4 2 1 2 0 0 4 .254
R Church lf 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .266
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Schneider c 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .233
N Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .237
M Bowie p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155

Totals 37 11 14 11 4 8 14

a-struck out swinging for J Rauch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Guzman (2, M Hendrickson); R Zimmerman (13, J Broxton). HR - R
Zimmerman (7, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 1 on, 1 Out), R Church (6, 8th
inning off R Seanez 1 on, 2 Out). S - M Bowie. SF - A Kearns. RBI - R Zimmerman
4 (26), A Kearns 2 (22), D Young (24), B Schneider 2 (21), R Church 2 (27).
2-out RBI - A Kearns, R Church 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Bowie 1, F Lopez 1, B Schneider 1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 8.


----------------------------------------------------
LA DODGERS - 010 002 100 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 201 030 05x -- 11
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson (L, 2-3) 4 1/3 8 5 5 1 3 1 4.17
Y Brazoban 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.20
B Tomko 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.66
J Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
J Broxton 2/3 2 4 4 2 2 0 2.89
R Seanez 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.08

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bowie (W, 2-2) 5 1/3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4.11
S Rivera 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
J Colome (H, 4) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.31
J Rauch (H, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.27
C Cordero 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.96

Y Brazoban pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

IBB - R Church (by Y Brazoban). Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 76-49; Y
Brazoban 13-6; B Tomko 23-17; J Beimel 6-4; J Broxton 25-15; R Seanez 7-4; M
Bowie 78-48; S Rivera 9-6; J Colome 28-16; J Rauch 13-12; C Cordero 22-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: M Hendrickson 6-4; Y Brazoban 0-0; B Tomko 0-2; J
Beimel 2-1; J Broxton 0-0; R Seanez 0-1; M Bowie 6-7; S Rivera 0-1; J Colome
2-2; J Rauch 1-1; C Cordero 2-0. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 22; Y Brazoban 3;
B Tomko 7; J Beimel 3; J Broxton 6; R Seanez 2; M Bowie 20; S Rivera 3; J
Colome 6; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Brian O'Nora. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

T--3:15. Att--20,982.
Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 4
WASHINGTON 11 FINAL</div>

 

Zimmerman powers Nationals past Dodgers

<h3>WASHINGTON 11, LOS ANGELES 4</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Washington Nationals Ryan Zimmerman had a homer and four RBI, Dmitri Young went 4-for-4, and Michah Bowie made the most of his first career start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

Zimmerman had a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-run double off the wall in the eighth to help the Nationals avoid a three-game sweep with an 11-4 victory over the Dodgers.

After Austin Kearns singled home Zimmerman, Ryan Church's two-run homer capped the Nationals' largest scoring output at home since they scored 11 runs here last June 17 against the New York Yankees.

Left-hander Bowie (2-2), who was pressed into the rotation because four of Washington's five Opening Day starters are on the disabled list, allowed three runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Nationals improved to 3-0 this season when he starts.

Young's RBI single to left scored Cristian Guzman, who had three hits, and gave the Nationals a 4-1 lead in the fifth. The hit also chased Dodgers starter Mark Hendrickson (2-3), who allowed five earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Dodgers right-hander Yancy Brazoban entered and promptly made a throwing error that allowed Kearns to reach second as Guzman advanced to third. An intentional walk to Ryan Church loaded the bases with one out.

Brian Schneider then delivered a two-run single to right that gave the Nationals a 6-1 lead and chased Brazoban.

The Dodgers pulled to 6-4 in the seventh by scoring a run against Nationals right-hander Jesus Colome with a leadoff double by pinch-hitter Wilson Betimit, a single by Andre Ethier and a sacrifice fly by Tony Abreu.

Colome, who has more wins (4) than any Nationals starter, had provided scoreless relief in 10 of his past 11 appearances.

Righthander Jon Rauch yielded a two-out double by Luis Gonzalez in the eighth but struck out Russell Martin to end the threat.

Closer Chad Cordero worked the ninth to pick up his eighth save of the season and his fourth in as many opportunities since returning from the bereavement list May 14.

Zimmerman followed Guzman's double with a two-run homer that gave the Nationals a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The blast snapped a two-game hitless streak for Zimmerman, who leads the Nationals with seven home runs. He has gone hitless in three consecutive games only once this season.

The Nationals added a run in the third on a walk by Zimmerman, a single by Young and a sacrifice fly by Kearns.

Martin's fifth homer of the season and second in as many nights pulled the Dodgers to 2-1 in the second. Andy LaRoche followed with a single but was caught stealing to end the inning.

The Dodgers added two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Nomar Garciaparra and Luis Gonzalez.

 

Zimmerman powers Nationals past Dodgers

<h3>WASHINGTON 11, LOS ANGELES 4</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Washington Nationals Ryan Zimmerman hada homer and four RBI, Dmitri Young went 4-for-4, and MichahBowie made the most of his first career start against the LosAngeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

Zimmerman had a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-rundouble off the wall in the eighth to help the Nationals avoid athree-game sweep with an 11-4 victory over the Dodgers.

After Austin Kearns singled home Zimmerman, Ryan Church'stwo-run homer capped the Nationals' largest scoring output athome since they scored 11 runs here last June 17 against the NewYork Yankees.

Left-hander Bowie (2-2), who was pressed into the rotationbecause four of Washington's five Opening Day starters are onthe disabled list, allowed three runs on three hits in 5 1/3innings. The Nationals improved to 3-0 this season when hestarts.

Young's RBI single to left scored Cristian Guzman, who had threehits, and gave the Nationals a 4-1 lead in the fifth. The hitalso chased Dodgers starter Mark Hendrickson (2-3), who allowedfive earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Dodgers right-hander Yancy Brazoban entered and promptly made athrowing error that allowed Kearns to reach second as Guzmanadvanced to third. An intentional walk to Ryan Church loadedthe bases with one out.

Brian Schneider then delivered a two-run single to right thatgave the Nationals a 6-1 lead and chased Brazoban.

The Dodgers pulled to 6-4 in the seventh by scoring a runagainst Nationals right-hander Jesus Colome with a leadoffdouble by pinch-hitter Wilson Betimit, a single by Andre Ethierand a sacrifice fly by Tony Abreu.

Colome, who has more wins (4) than any Nationals starter, hadprovided scoreless relief in 10 of his past 11 appearances.

Righthander Jon Rauch yielded a two-out double by Luis Gonzalezin the eighth but struck out Russell Martin to end the threat.

Closer Chad Cordero worked the ninth to pick up his eighth saveof the season and his fourth in as many opportunities sincereturning from the bereavement list May 14.

Zimmerman followed Guzman's double with a two-run homer thatgave the Nationals a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The blastsnapped a two-game hitless streak for Zimmerman, who leads theNationals with seven home runs. He has gone hitless in threeconsecutive games only once this season.

The Nationals added a run in the third on a walk by Zimmerman, asingle by Young and a sacrifice fly by Kearns.

Martin's fifth homer of the season and second in as many nightspulled the Dodgers to 2-1 in the second. Andy LaRoche followedwith a single but was caught stealing to end the inning.

The Dodgers added two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by NomarGarciaparra and Luis Gonzalez.