GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (53-62) at ARIZONA (65-51)

NL: WASHINGTON (53-62) at ARIZONA (65-51)

<h3>Red-hot Diamondbacks set to host Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (53-62) at Arizona (65-51) 9:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have pushed theirway to the top of the National League West. They will look tocontinue their winning ways when they host the WashingtonNationals on Friday.


The Diamondbacks have won seven of their last nine contests and15 of 18 to move three games up on the San Diego Padres (61-53)in the NL West. They picked up a 4-2 win over the PittsburghPirates on Thursday to capture their sixth straight series.

The Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, on Thursday toearn a split of their four-game series. No doubt theWashington players will be happy to return to normal baseballafter enduring the circus that surrounds Barry Bonds for thepast four days.


Starting for the Nationals, who have gone 43-37 since beginningthe season 9-25, will be Matt Chico (5-6, 4.76 ERA). The rookielefthander has put together two solid outings in a row,yielding a total of five earned runs in 10 innings against theReds and Cardinals.


Arizona will counter with Livan Hernandez (7-7, 4.83). Thehefty veteran spent over 3 1/2 seasons with theWashington-Montreal franchise before moving to the Diamondbackslast August.


The veteran righthander is 2-2 over his last three starts,allowing just two earned runs in the wins while surrendering 13earned runs over 9 1/3 innings in the pair of losses.

 

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

WASHINGTON ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .251 8 45 Chris Young CF .237 19 40
Nook Logan CF .275 0 11 Orlando Hudson 2B .295 10 58
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .269 17 62 Eric Byrnes LF .301 17 66
Austin Kearns RF .251 9 46 Conor Jackson 1B .265 7 36
Ryan Church LF .261 8 45 Justin Upton RF .320 1 2
Ronnie Belliard 2B .292 6 38 Mark Reynolds 3B .257 8 34
Brian Schneider C .233 6 40 Stephen Drew SS .234 8 38
Robert Fick 1B .188 0 5 Miguel Montero C .239 7 28
Matt Chico LHP .176 0 1 Livan Hernandez RHP .189 1 4
(5-6, 4.76) (7-7, 4.83)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.76)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (7-7, 4.83)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - PAUL EMMEL

WEATHER: 100 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: WAS - MATT CHICO AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.251, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
N LOGAN (.275, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 17 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.237, 19 HR, 40 RBI)
O HUDSON (.295, 10 HR, 58 RBI)
E BYRNES (.301, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.80

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 3-0.
Batters faced: L Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CONOR JACKSON (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MATT CHICO SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.320, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.251, 9 HR, 46 RBI)
R CHURCH (.261, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.292, 6 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (8, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson 2 (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.86

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.80

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 22-14; L Hernandez 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Chico 1-0; L Hernandez 3-0. Batters faced: M Chico 5; L Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.257, 8 HR, 34 RBI)
S DREW (.234, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
M MONTERO (.239, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1. Team LOB - 1.



ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (8, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson 2 (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.86

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.77

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 22-14; L Hernandez 30-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Chico 1-0; L Hernandez 4-2. Batters faced: M Chico 5; L Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.188, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
M CHICO (.176, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1. Team LOB - 1.



ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 1

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (8, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson 2 (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 4.82

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.77

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 35-22; L Hernandez 30-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Chico 2-1; L Hernandez 4-2. Batters faced: M Chico 8; L Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED ROBERT FICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ARIZONA 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.189, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
C YOUNG (.236, 0-FOR-1)
O HUDSON (.297, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 9 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Fick (5, L Hernandez). S - M Chico. RBI - F Lopez (46). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1. Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Byrnes lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 1

BATTING: HR - C Jackson (8, 1st inning off M Chico 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Jackson 2 (38). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
ARIZONA - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 4.82

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.80

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 35-22; L Hernandez 38-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Chico 2-1; L Hernandez 6-3. Batters faced: M Chico 8; L Hernandez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO JUSTIN UPTON SCORED LIVAN HERNANDEZ.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J UPTON ON FIRST, C JACKSON ON SECOND, O
HUDSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MARK REYNOLDS SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M REYNOLDS ON FIRST, J UPTON ON SECOND, C
JACKSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 0-FOR-1)
A KEARNS (.251, 0-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>