GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (60-77) at WASHINGTON (60-77)

NL: FLORIDA at WASHINGTON

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FLORIDA 3
WASHINGTON 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at WASHINGTON

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FLORIDA (3) AT WASHINGTON (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs homered to right. C Ross struck out swinging.
M Olivo fouled out to catcher. R VandenHurk struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young doubled to right. A Kearns singled to right center,
D Young to third, A Kearns to second on throwing error by right fielder
J Hermida. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at
home. R Belliard struck out swinging. B Schneider doubled to deep right
center, A Kearns and W Pena scored. J Bergmann struck out looking. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 2 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: F Lopez tripled to deep center. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep center, F Lopez scored. D Young flied out to left. A Kearns singled to
center, R Zimmerman scored. W Pena homered to left center, A Kearns scored.
H Garcia relieved R VandenHurk. R Belliard walked. B Schneider singled to
right, R Belliard to third. J Bergmann sacrificed to pitcher, B Schneider to
second. N Logan struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
WASHINGTON 6.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Colome relieved J Bergmann. R Fick at first base. T Linden
hit for H Garcia. T Linden singled to right. H Ramirez flied out to center.
D Uggla walked, T Linden to second. J Hermida singled to right, T Linden to
third, D Uggla to second. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second,
T Linden scored, D Uggla to third, D Uggla scored, J Hermida safe at second
on throwing error by second baseman R Belliard. J Rauch relieved J Colome.
J Willingham walked, J Hermida to third, M Cabrera to second. M Jacobs
struck out looking. C Ross struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
FLORIDA 3, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at WASHINGTON

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FLORIDA (3) AT WASHINGTON (6) - EVENT LOG
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Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, C Ross CF, M Olivo C, R VandenHurk RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, F Lopez SS, R Zimmerman 3B, D Young 1B,
A Kearns RF, W Pena LF, R Belliard 2B, B Schneider C, J Bergmann RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Dimuro (HP), Bill Welke (1B), Laz Diaz (2B), Wally Bell (3B).


Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 12 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez doubled to deep center. D Uggla grounded out to
first, H Ramirez to third. J Hermida lined out to right. M Cabrera walked.
J Willingham struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan grounded out to third. F Lopez walked. F Lopez
caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Zimmerman struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs homered to right. C Ross struck out swinging.
M Olivo fouled out to catcher. R VandenHurk struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young doubled to right. A Kearns singled to right center,
D Young to third, A Kearns to second on throwing error by right fielder
J Hermida. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at
home. R Belliard struck out swinging. B Schneider doubled to deep right
center, A Kearns and W Pena scored. J Bergmann struck out looking. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 2 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: H Ramirez flied out to left. D Uggla struck out swinging.
J Hermida struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan grounded out to pitcher. F Lopez struck out
swinging. R Zimmerman flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Cabrera flied out to center. J Willingham struck out
swinging. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: D Young popped out to shortstop. A Kearns reached on
infield single to third. W Pena flied out to left. R Belliard flied out
to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

FLORIDA 5TH: C Ross doubled to shallow left. M Olivo flied out to right.
R VandenHurk grounded out to second, C Ross to third. H Ramirez grounded out
to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: B Schneider struck out swinging. J Bergmann popped out to
shortstop. N Logan struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

FLORIDA 6TH: D Uggla struck out swinging. J Hermida popped out to
shortstop. M Cabrera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: F Lopez tripled to deep center. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep center, F Lopez scored. D Young flied out to left. A Kearns singled to
center, R Zimmerman scored. W Pena homered to left center, A Kearns scored.
H Garcia relieved R VandenHurk. R Belliard walked. B Schneider singled to
right, R Belliard to third. J Bergmann sacrificed to pitcher, B Schneider to
second. N Logan struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
WASHINGTON 6.

FLORIDA 7TH: J Willingham flied out to center. M Jacobs flied out to
center. C Ross doubled to deep right center. M Olivo struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 7TH: F Lopez singled to right. R Zimmerman struck out looking.
D Young grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Lopez out
at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, WASHINGTON 6.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Colome relieved J Bergmann. R Fick at first base. T Linden
hit for H Garcia. T Linden singled to right. H Ramirez flied out to center.
D Uggla walked, T Linden to second. J Hermida singled to right, T Linden to
third, D Uggla to second. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second,
T Linden scored, D Uggla to third, D Uggla scored, J Hermida safe at second
on throwing error by second baseman R Belliard. J Rauch relieved J Colome.
J Willingham walked, J Hermida to third, M Cabrera to second. M Jacobs
struck out looking. C Ross struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
FLORIDA 3, WASHINGTON 6.

WASHINGTON 8TH: C Seddon relieved H Garcia. A Kearns struck out swinging.
W Pena singled to left. R Belliard flied out to right. B Schneider struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, WASHINGTON 6.

FLORIDA 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. M Olivo flied out to right.
A Amezaga hit for C Seddon. A Amezaga struck out swinging. H Ramirez doubled
to deep center. D Uggla flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 3, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

Bergmann shuts down Marlins in Nationals' win

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, FLORIDA 3</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Making his second start since coming offthe disabled list, Jason Bergmann pitched seven strong inningsas the Washington Nationals posted a 6-3 victory over theFlorida Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.

Bergmann, who spent five weeks on the DL with tightness in hisleft hamstring, allowed one run and four hits and walked justone. He finished one shy of his career high with ninestrikeouts while ending the Marlins' two-game winning streak.

Bergmann (3-5) has allowed two runs or less in nine of his past15 starts.


The Nationals scored four runs in the sixth, capped by Wily MoPena's fifth homer of the season, a two-run blast to left-centerthat chased Marlins starter Rick VandenHurk (4-5), who allowedsix runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six andwalked one.


Felipe Lopez started the Nationals' rally in the sixth with ahead-first sliding triple off the glove of Marlins' centerfielder Cody Ross, who made a long gallop for anover-the-shoulder attempt. Ryan Zimmerman followed with an RBIdouble to the warning track in center that gave the Nationals a3-1 lead.


One out later, Austin Kearns' RBI single to left-center scoredZimmerman for a 4-1 lead. Kearns went 3-for-3 and scored twice.

Harvey Garcia, making his major-league debut, relievedVandenHurk with one out in the sixth and escaped withoutallowing another run.


Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida had a rough second inning inright field. He kept a potential home run off the bat of DmitriYoung in the park, but failed to keep the ball in his glove andwas charged with a two-base error. The official scorer changedhis ruling on the play several innings later, giving Young adouble and taking the error from Hermida.


One batter later, however, Hermida came up empty on a diving<div class="pre">stab of a single by Kearns. He was then charged with his</div>second error of the inning for a weak throw to second from hisknees that allowed Kearns to take an extra base.


Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera got Young on a force playat home on Pena's fielder's choice for the first out of theinning. After Ronnie Belliard struck out, Brian Schneiderdelivered a two-run double off the right-center field wall thatscored Kearns and Pena, giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead.

Mike Jacobs gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the second with his13th home run, a shot to right-center off Bergmann.

Florida was held scoreless until the eighth inning, when Cabreragrounded into a fielder's choice off reliever Jesus Colome withthe bases loaded, scoring Todd Linden. On the play Washingtonsecond baseman Belliard made a throwing error, allowing DanUggla to score the third Marlins' run.


Colome and Jon Rauch bridged the gap to closer Chad Cordero, whopitched the ninth for his 30th save.

 

Bergmann shuts down Marlins in Nationals' win

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, FLORIDA 3</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Making his second start since coming offthe disabled list, Jason Bergmann pitched seven strong inningsas the Washington Nationals posted a 6-3 victory over theFlorida Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.

Bergmann, who spent five weeks on the DL with tightness in hisleft hamstring, allowed one run and four hits and walked justone. He finished one shy of his career high with ninestrikeouts while ending the Marlins' two-game winning streak.

"It just seemed that as the game went on, I got stronger andmore confident in my pitches," said Bergmann, who added that hisslider was the difference-maker. "It was actually sliding. Ithad a little extra something and it was actually doing exactlywhat it's supposed to. It was a real key to the victory."

Bergmann (3-5) has allowed two runs or less in nine of his past15 starts. He ranks second on the ballclub despite missing 66games because of injuries. The victory was his first since July18 against the Houston Astros.


"I pitched really well in Triple-A in the rehab starts, and Ifeel right now close to where I was there in the last game out,"said Bergmann, who pitched well but did not get a decision inthe Nationals' 4-3 loss to the Dodgers last Tuesday. "This is agood step in the right direction."


The Nationals scored four runs in the sixth, capped by Wily MoPena's fifth homer of the season, a two-run blast to left-centerthat chased Marlins starter Rick VandenHurk (4-5), who allowedsix runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six andwalked one.


"I just left a couple of pitches up and they hit it hard,"VandenHurk said. "They did a good job with a couple of mymistakes."


Felipe Lopez started the Nationals' rally in the sixth with ahead-first sliding triple off the glove of Marlins' centerfielder Cody Ross, who made a long gallop for anover-the-shoulder attempt. Ryan Zimmerman followed with an RBIdouble to the warning track in center that gave the Nationals a3-1 lead.


One out later, Austin Kearns' RBI single to left-center scoredZimmerman for a 4-1 lead. Kearns, who is hitting .397 duringhis past 18 games, went 3-for-4 and scored twice.


Harvey Garcia, making his major-league debut, relievedVandenHurk with one out in the sixth and escaped withoutallowing another run.


Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida had a rough second inning inright field. He kept a potential home run off the bat of DmitriYoung in the park, but failed to keep the ball in his glove andwas charged with a two-base error. The official scorer changedhis ruling on the play several innings later, giving Young adouble and taking the error from Hermida.


One batter later, however, Hermida came up empty on a divingstab of a single by Kearns. He was then charged with an errorfor a weak throw to second from his knees that allowed Kearns totake an extra base.


Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera got Young on a force playat home on Pena's fielder's choice for the first out of theinning. After Ronnie Belliard struck out, Brian Schneiderdelivered a two-run double off the right-center field wall thatscored Kearns and Pena, giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead.

Mike Jacobs gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the second with his13th home run, a shot to right-center off Bergmann.

Florida was held scoreless until the eighth inning, when Cabreragrounded into a fielder's choice off reliever Jesus Colome withthe bases loaded, scoring Todd Linden. On the play Washingtonsecond baseman Belliard made a throwing error, allowing DanUggla to score the third Marlins' run.


"We had the bases loaded in the eighth inning with a big chanceto get back in it," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Wedidn't roll over. We had a good chance with (Mike) Jacobs atthe plate and Cody Ross may be the hottest hitter in the world.We had a chance to get there and just didn't get it done."

Jon Rauch struck out Jacobs and Ross with the bases loaded toend the threat.


"Rauch is a good pitcher," Ross said of the 6-11 righthander."I've struggled against him in the past. He's got such adownward angle that it's tough to pick up his ball. He made somegood pitches when he needed to."


Closer Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 30th save.

Cordero, who surpassed his 29 saves of last season, has posted30 or more saves twice in four seasons. He had a career-high 45saves in 2005.


The Marlins survived a scary moment in the first inning whenleadoff batter Hanley Ramirez apparently popped his leftshoulder out of socket while swinging at a pitch. After talkingwith Gonzalez, Ramirez stepped back in the batter's box anddrilled a double to left-center field.


"He hit two balls straight away over the center fielder,"Gonzalez said. "He's fine, I guess. I think it scares him moresometimes than it really hurts him. If he was hurt, he couldn'tput two swings on the ball like that.


"I went in there thinking I was going to have to take him out ofthe game, like we did that one time, but he said 'No. No. Itdidn't pop out.' Then he took a couple of swings and said itfelt good."


With the victory, the Nationals won their third straight andpassed the Marlins for sole possession of fourth place in the NLEast.


"I think it means a lot to the mindset of this team, from theownership on down," Bergmann said. "No one wants to finish inlast, especially where people wrote us off at the beginning ofthe year. It would just mean a lot to all of us."