GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (58-75) at LA DODGERS (69-63)

NL: WASHINGTON (58-75) at LA DODGERS (69-63)

<h3>Dodgers look to maintain hold over Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (58-75) at LA Dodgers (69-63) 3:10 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have beenenjoying the comforts of home lately. On Wednesday, they lookto extend that fun one more day as they target a four-game sweepof the Washington Nationals.


The Dodgers, who are 6-1 over their last seven home games, havewon four of the five contests against the Nationals this season.Their win on Tuesday, a 4-3 triumph, moved them to within 41/2 games of the National League West-leading ArizonaDiamondbacks (74-59).


To extend their recent success, the Dodgers will send Brad Penny(14-4, 2.65 ERA) to the mound, where he will try for the thirdtime to secure win No. 15. The righthander has been magnificentagainst the Nationals over his career, going 12-5 with a 2.21ERA in 19 career starts against them.


However, Penny will need to recover from Friday's 5-2 setbackagainst the New York Mets in which he permitted three runs oversix innings.


The Nationals will answer with Shawn Hill (3-3, 2.31), who hasyet to allow more than three runs in any of his 11 starts thisseason. However, the righthander has not managed a win in hislast three consecutive starts despite allowing just three runsin 20 frames.


That stretch included Friday's disappointing 6-5 loss to theColorado Rockies in which Washington closer Chad Cordero couldnot hold a four-run lead in the ninth, robbing Hill of a win.

The Nationals fell to 3-6 on a 10-game road trip followingTuesday's loss.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT LA DODGERS -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .272 0 16 Rafael Furcal SS .281 5 43
Felipe Lopez SS .242 9 48 Juan Pierre CF .289 0 33
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .271 22 77 Matt Kemp RF .333 8 32
Austin Kearns RF .265 11 54 Jeff Kent 2B .290 17 70
Ryan Church LF .259 11 52 Luis Gonzalez LF .278 12 56
D'Angelo Jimenez 2B .140 0 3 Russell Martin C .296 16 75
Robert Fick 1B .201 0 5 James Loney 1B .301 6 31
Jesus Flores C .229 3 18 Shea Hillenbrand 3B .240 0 6
Shawn Hill RHP .111 0 0 Brad Penny RHP .250 0 6
(3-3, 2.31) (14-4, 2.65)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: WAS - SHAWN HILL (3-3, 2.31)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (14-4, 2.65)

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

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 4 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: WAS - SHAWN HILL AND JESUS FLORES
LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.272, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.242, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.271, 22 HR, 77 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
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.281, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
J PIERRE (.289, 0 HR, 33 RBI)
M KEMP (.333, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny 0-3. Batters
faced: B Penny 3.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY</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
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.265, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
R CHURCH (.259, 11 HR, 52 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.140, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.28

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 14-9; B Penny 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
0-3; B Penny 0-3. Batters faced: S Hill 3; B Penny 3.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROBERT FICK SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R FICK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.229, 3 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JESUS FLORES SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FLORES ON FIRST, R FICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: S HILL (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NOOK LOGAN SCORED ROBERT FICK AND JESUS FLORES.

SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N LOGAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.290, 17 HR, 70 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.278, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
R MARTIN (.296, 16 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
R Church lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207
J Flores c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 9 4 5 4 0 0 2

BATTING: S - S Hill. RBI - R Fick (6), J Flores (19), N Logan 2 (18). 2-out RBI
- N Logan 2. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Logan (4, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 04 -- 4
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.28

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 2.83

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 14-9; B Penny 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
0-3; B Penny 1-4. Batters faced: S Hill 3; B Penny 10.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RUSSELL MARTIN (17) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF SHAWN HILL SCORED JEFF KENT.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, LA DODGERS 2

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.301, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.271, 0-FOR-1)
A KEARNS (.267, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (4) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
R Church lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207
J Flores c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 9 4 5 4 0 0 2

BATTING: S - S Hill. RBI - R Fick (6), J Flores (19), N Logan 2 (18). 2-out RBI
- N Logan 2. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Logan (4, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
R Martin c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Martin (17, 2nd inning off S Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Martin
2 (77). Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 04 -- 4
LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.50

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 2.83

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 27-19; B Penny 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
1-5; B Penny 1-4. Batters faced: S Hill 8; B Penny 10.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
LA DODGERS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.138, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - SHAWN HILL
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: B PENNY (.250, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
R FURCAL (.281, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (5) VS LA DODGERS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273
F Lopez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
A Kearns rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266
R Church lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .262
D Jimenez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .136
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207
J Flores c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 13 5 7 5 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Church (37, B Penny). S - S Hill. RBI - R Fick (6), J Flores
(19), N Logan 2 (18), R Church (53). 2-out RBI - N Logan 2, R Church. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jimenez 1. GIDP - A Kearns. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: CS - N Logan (4, 2nd base by B Penny/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
R Martin c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Martin (17, 2nd inning off S Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Martin
2 (77). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


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WASHINGTON - 041 -- 5
LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.50

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 7 5 5 1 0 0 2.86

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 27-19; B Penny 49-29. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill
1-5; B Penny 3-5. Batters faced: S Hill 8; B Penny 15.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>