GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (36-52) at FLORIDA (42-47)

NL: WASHINGTON (36-52) at FLORIDA (42-47)

<h3>Willis will see if second half starts better against Nationals</h3>

Washington (36-52) at Florida (42-47) 7:05 pm EDT


MIAMI (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis will try to turn around asubpar season when he gets the first start for the FloridaMarlins coming out of the All-Star break.


Willis aims to record his first win in seven starts when Floridahosts the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-gameseries on Friday.


A two-time All-Star who did not participate in the MidseasonClassic this year, Willis (7-7, 4.72 ERA) has not won since May29, going an 0-4 record with a 4.50 ERA over his last sevenoutings.


The 25-year-old lefthander did not receive a decision in theMarlins' 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers last Fridayafter yielding five runs - four earned - and seven hits with sixstrikeouts in six innings.


Florida had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 9-3 lossto the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.


Washington will counter with Jason Bergmann (1-5, 3.47), who didnot figure in the decision in his last outing after allowingtwo runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-2 loss to theChicago Cubs on July 5.


The Nationals are hoping to pick up their third straight victorybehind its lone All-Star representative Dmitri Young.

Young, who is in his first season with Washington, has posted a.339 batting average with eight home runs and 43 RBI in 81 gamesthis season.

 

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

WASHINGTON FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .227 0 6 Hanley Ramirez SS .331 14 35
Ronnie Belliard 2B .299 4 24 Dan Uggla 2B .247 17 52
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .253 14 45 Miguel Cabrera 3B .324 18 61
Dmitri Young 1B .339 8 43 Mike Jacobs 1B .263 5 18
Austin Kearns RF .250 5 30 Josh Willingham LF .261 11 54
Ryan Church LF .259 7 37 Jeremy Hermida RF .231 8 27
Felipe Lopez SS .242 4 32 Miguel Olivo C .247 7 36
Brian Schneider C .235 4 31 Alfredo Amezaga CF .267 1 19
Jason Bergmann RHP .095 0 0 Dontrelle Willis LHP .167 0 1
(1-5, 3.47) (7-7, 4.72)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN (1-5, 3.47)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-7, 4.72)

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

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 15 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS AND MIGUEL OLIVO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.227, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.299, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.253, 14 HR, 45 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 1 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.331, 14 HR, 35 RBI)
D UGGLA (.247, 17 HR, 52 RBI)
M CABRERA (.324, 18 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). Team LOB - 1.


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 .247
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.68

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 3-0.
Batters faced: D Willis 4.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS</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 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.250, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
R CHURCH (.259, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.242, 4 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). Team LOB - 1.


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 1 0 .246
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.68

Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 16-10; D Willis 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bergmann 2-0; D Willis 3-0. Batters faced: J Bergmann 3; D Willis 4.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN SCHNEIDER SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B SCHNEIDER ON FIRST, F LOPEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
FLORIDA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J BERGMANN (.095, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.263, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
J WILLINGHAM (.261, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.231, 8 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
A Kearns rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
B Schneider c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). RBI - B Schneider (32). GIDP - J
Bergmann. Team LOB - 2.


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 1 0 .246
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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WASHINGTON - 01 -- 1
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.72

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 16-10; D Willis
35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-0; D Willis 6-0. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 3; D Willis 9.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE JACOBS (6) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF JASON BERGMANN.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 1

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.261, 11 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.225, 0-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.302, 1-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
A Kearns rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
B Schneider c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). RBI - B Schneider (32). GIDP - J
Bergmann. Team LOB - 2.


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 1 0 .246
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Jacobs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 6 1 1 1 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - M Jacobs (6, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Jacobs (19). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Willingham (1, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).

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


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WASHINGTON - 01 -- 1
FLORIDA - 01 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.50

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.72

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 37-20; D Willis
35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-2; D Willis 6-0. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 7; D Willis 9.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.253, 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 1 1 2 5 0
FLORIDA 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.267, 0-FOR-0)
D WILLIS (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.331, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Belliard 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .305
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
A Kearns rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
B Schneider c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091

Totals 12 2 5 2 0 0 7

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). 3B - N Logan (2, D Willis). RBI - B
Schneider (32), R Belliard (25). GIDP - J Bergmann, D Young. Team LOB - 2.


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 1 0 .246
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Jacobs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 6 1 1 1 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - M Jacobs (6, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Jacobs (19). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Willingham (1, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs 2).


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WASHINGTON - 011 -- 2
FLORIDA - 01 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.50

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 4.76

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 37-20; D Willis
44-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-2; D Willis 8-1. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 7; D Willis 13.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.250, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-1)
F LOPEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Belliard 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .305
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
A Kearns rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
B Schneider c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091

Totals 12 2 5 2 0 0 7

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis). 3B - N Logan (2, D Willis). RBI - B
Schneider (32), R Belliard (25). GIDP - J Bergmann, D Young. Team LOB - 2.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
M Jacobs 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
A Amezaga cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 8 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: HR - M Jacobs (6, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out). S - D
Willis. RBI - M Jacobs (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Uggla
1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Willingham (1, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs 2).


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WASHINGTON - 011 -- 2
FLORIDA - 010 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 3.44

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 4.76

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 47-24; D Willis
44-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 4-3; D Willis 8-1. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 11; D Willis 13.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>