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

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Jimenez hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, R FICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 14
FLORIDA 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Jimenez (.043, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 1 14 17 0
FLORIDA 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 10 12 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT)
FLA - KEVIN GREGG

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.261, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.232, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
M OLIVO (.251, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (14) VS FLORIDA (10) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 .237
R Belliard 2b 6 0 3 2 0 2 5 .304
R Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 1 3 0 2 .254
D Young 1b 4 0 1 4 1 1 5 .338
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
A Kearns rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .252
R Church lf 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .261
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .042
F Lopez ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .244
B Schneider c 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .236
R Langerhans lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170
J Bergmann p 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .091
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Flores ph-c 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240

Totals 41 14 17 13 8 7 26

a-singled to center for S Rivera in the 7th; b-grounded to shortstop for J
Rauch in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis); D Young (24, D Willis); R Church (25,
E Ramirez). 3B - N Logan (2, D Willis); R Langerhans (1, J Miller). S - J
Bergmann. RBI - B Schneider (32), R Belliard 2 (26), F Lopez 2 (34), R
Zimmerman (46), D Young 4 (47), A Kearns 3 (33). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman, D
Young 4, R Belliard, A Kearns 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Logan 1, R Church 1, A Kearns 3. GIDP - J Bergmann, D Young, D Jimenez. Team
LOB - 10.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .332
D Uggla 2b 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .245
M Cabrera 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .322
M Jacobs 1b 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 .270
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 .261
J Hermida rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .232
M Olivo c 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .251
A Amezaga cf 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .275
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Borchard ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198
E Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Obermueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246

Totals 33 10 12 10 5 4 14

a-walked for L Gardner in the 4th; b-struck out swinging for W Obermueller in
the 5th; c-bunt grounded out to first for J Miller in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hermida (10, J Bergmann); M Olivo (14, S Rivera). 3B - H
Ramirez (5, J Rauch). HR - M Jacobs (6, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out),
A Amezaga (2, 4th inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 2 Out), J Willingham (12, 5th
inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 1 Out). S - D Willis. SF - D Uggla. RBI - M Jacobs
(19), J Hermida (28), A Amezaga 4 (23), J Willingham 3 (57), D Uggla (53).
2-out RBI - J Hermida, A Amezaga 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Willingham 1, D Uggla 1. Team LOB - 6.

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

FIELDING: E - D Willis (2, throw). PB - M Olivo 2. DP: 3 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-M
Jacobs 2, D Uggla-H Ramirez-J Wood).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 011 630 201 -- 14
FLORIDA - 010 440 01 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 4 1/3 7 8 8 4 2 3 4.32
S Rivera 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.68
R King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.16
J Rauch 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.96

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 2/3 8 8 3 3 0 0 4.80
L Gardner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
E Ramirez 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 5.40
W Obermueller 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 6.56
R Pinto 1 1/3 1 2 2 1 2 0 4.04
J Miller 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.28
K Gregg 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.14

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 95-55; S Rivera
39-27; R King 9-8; J Rauch 12-9; D Willis 76-42; L Gardner 5-4; E Ramirez
12-12; W Obermueller 20-8; R Pinto 18-10; J Miller 40-26; K Gregg 16-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 4-6; S Rivera 0-3; R King 1-2; J Rauch 1-2; D
Willis 8-3; L Gardner 0-0; E Ramirez 1-1; W Obermueller 0-1; R Pinto 0-2; J
Miller 0-2; K Gregg 2-0. Batters faced: J Bergmann 23; S Rivera 9; R King 4; J
Rauch 4; D Willis 22; L Gardner 1; E Ramirez 4; W Obermueller 5; R Pinto 6; J
Miller 8; K Gregg 5.

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>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (1-2, 3.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.261, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 14
FLORIDA 10 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Willingham (.261, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 1 14 17 0
FLORIDA 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 10 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN, SAUL RIVERA (5TH), RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES
(7TH)

FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LEE GARDNER (4TH), ERASMO
RAMIREZ (5TH), WES OBERMUELLER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH),
JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

FLA - MIKE JACOBS (6) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALFREDO AMEZAGA (2) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (12) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 1 14 17 0
FLORIDA 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 10 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN, SAUL RIVERA (5TH), RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES
(7TH)

FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LEE GARDNER (4TH), ERASMO
RAMIREZ (5TH), WES OBERMUELLER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH),
JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO


WP - SAUL RIVERA (3-2)
LP - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

FLA - MIKE JACOBS (6) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALFREDO AMEZAGA (2) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (12) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 5TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:29 ATT: 11,438

PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (4-5, 4.39)
FLA - SERGIO MITRE (3-4, 2.85)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (14) VS FLORIDA (10) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 .237
R Belliard 2b 6 0 3 2 0 2 5 .304
R Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 1 3 0 2 .254
D Young 1b 4 0 1 4 1 1 5 .338
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
A Kearns rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .252
R Church lf 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .261
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .042
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Lopez ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .244
B Schneider c 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .236
R Langerhans lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170
J Bergmann p 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .091
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Flores ph-c 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240

Totals 41 14 17 13 8 7 26

a-singled to center for S Rivera in the 7th; b-grounded to shortstop for J
Rauch in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (15, D Willis); D Young (24, D Willis); R Church (25,
E Ramirez). 3B - N Logan (2, D Willis); R Langerhans (1, J Miller). S - J
Bergmann. RBI - B Schneider (32), R Belliard 2 (26), F Lopez 2 (34), R
Zimmerman (46), D Young 4 (47), A Kearns 3 (33). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman, D
Young 4, R Belliard, A Kearns 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Logan 1, R Church 1, A Kearns 3. GIDP - J Bergmann, D Young, D Jimenez. Team
LOB - 10.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .332
D Uggla 2b 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .245
M Cabrera 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .322
M Jacobs 1b 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 .270
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Willingham lf 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .260
J Hermida rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .236
M Olivo c 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .250
A Amezaga cf 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .274
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Borchard ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198
E Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Obermueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246

Totals 37 10 13 10 5 5 16

a-walked for L Gardner in the 4th; b-struck out swinging for W Obermueller in
the 5th; c-bunt grounded out to first for J Miller in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hermida (10, J Bergmann); M Olivo (14, S Rivera). 3B - H
Ramirez (5, J Rauch). HR - M Jacobs (6, 2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out),
A Amezaga (2, 4th inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 2 Out), J Willingham (12, 5th
inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 1 Out). S - D Willis. SF - D Uggla. RBI - M Jacobs
(19), J Hermida (28), A Amezaga 4 (23), J Willingham 3 (57), D Uggla (53).
2-out RBI - J Hermida, A Amezaga 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Willingham 1, D Uggla 1. Team LOB - 7.

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

FIELDING: E - D Willis (2, throw). PB - M Olivo 2. DP: 3 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-M
Jacobs 2, D Uggla-H Ramirez-J Wood).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 011 630 201 -- 14
FLORIDA - 010 440 010 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 4 1/3 7 8 8 4 2 3 4.32
S Rivera (W, 3-2) 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.68
R King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.16
J Rauch 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.96
C Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.93

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis (L, 7-8) 3 2/3 8 8 3 3 0 0 4.80
L Gardner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
E Ramirez 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 5.40
W Obermueller 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 6.56
R Pinto 1 1/3 1 2 2 1 2 0 4.04
J Miller 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.28
K Gregg 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.14

HBP - A Kearns (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 95-55; S Rivera
39-27; R King 9-8; J Rauch 12-9; C Cordero 16-11; D Willis 76-42; L Gardner
5-4; E Ramirez 12-12; W Obermueller 20-8; R Pinto 18-10; J Miller 40-26; K
Gregg 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 4-6; S Rivera 0-3; R King 1-2;
J Rauch 1-2; C Cordero 0-2; D Willis 8-3; L Gardner 0-0; E Ramirez 1-1; W
Obermueller 0-1; R Pinto 0-2; J Miller 0-2; K Gregg 2-0. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 23; S Rivera 9; R King 4; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 4; D Willis 22; L
Gardner 1; E Ramirez 4; W Obermueller 5; R Pinto 6; J Miller 8; K Gregg 5.

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

T--3:29. Att--11,438.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in
from right.</div>

 

Young, Logan carry Nationals past Marlins

<h3>WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10</h3>MIAMI (TICKER) -- Despite a frantic comeback, the FloridaMarlins' misery at home continued against the WashingtonNationals.


All-Star Dmitri Young had four RBI, including a three-rundouble, and Nook Logan scored four runs as the Nationalsoutlasted the Marlins, 14-10, in the opener of a weekend serieson Friday night.


The Marlins lost despite three-run homers by Alfredo Amezaga andJosh Willingham and a solo shot by Mike Jacobs.


With the loss, Florida fell to a major league-worst 17-26 athome. The Marlins have dropped 14 of their last 19 games atDolphin Stadium.


Washington starter Jason Bergmann was pulled in the fifth inningafter Willingham deposited a pitch over the scoreboard in leftfield to cut Florida's deficit to 11-8. Bergmann was poundedfor eight runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 frames.


Reliever Saul Rivera (3-2) gave up one run with two strikeoutsin 1 2/3 frames for the Nationals, who held an 8-1 lead at onepoint.


Amezaga delivered an RBI single in the fifth as Florida closedto within 11-9, but the Nationals added three runs in theseventh on a single to shallow right by Austin Kearns.

Starter Dontrelle Willis (7-8) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, givingup eight runs and eight hits in remaining winless since May 29.He also made a costly throwing error and was victimized by apair of passed balls.


Washington entered the second half of the season ranked last inthe majors with 326 runs, far behind the Chicago White Sox for29th place. But the Nationals had little trouble putting themon the board against Willis.


Already ahead, 2-1, on a pair of RBI singles by Brian Schneiderand Ronnie Belliard, the Nationals sent 10 batters to the platein the fourth, with Young's three-run double highlighting thesix-run inning.


The Nationals had not offered a single run of support in five ofBergmann's past 11 starts and had been held to three runs orfewer in all but two of his outings.


With two on and two out in the bottom of the fourth, Amezagasmashed an 0-1 offering from Bergmann over the right field wallfor only his second homer of the season, pulling Florida within8-5.


The Marlins have not finished with a losing record at home since1999.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 14
FLORIDA 10 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (14) AT FLORIDA (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns hit by pitch. R Church singled to left, A Kearns
to second. F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Church out at
second, A Kearns to third. B Schneider singled to right, A Kearns scored,
F Lopez to third. J Bergmann grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, B Schneider out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1,
FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs homered to right. J Willingham walked. J Hermida
flied out to left. M Olivo fouled out to left. J Willingham caught stealing
second, catcher to shortstop.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan tripled to deep left center. R Belliard singled to
center, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman flied out to center. D Young grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Belliard out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns lined out to right. R Church safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher D Willis. R Church to third on passed ball by
M Olivo. F Lopez singled to right, R Church scored. B Schneider walked, F Lopez
to second. J Bergmann walked, F Lopez to third, B Schneider to second.
F Lopez scored, B Schneider to third, J Bergmann to second on passed ball by
M Olivo. N Logan walked. R Belliard flied out to right. R Zimmerman singled to
left, B Schneider scored, J Bergmann to third, N Logan to second. D Young
doubled to deep right center, J Bergmann, N Logan and R Zimmerman scored.
L Gardner relieved D Willis. A Kearns struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) WASHINGTON 8, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Cabrera flied out to center. M Jacobs reached on infield
single to first. J Willingham flied out to left. J Hermida doubled to left,
M Jacobs scored. M Olivo reached on infield single to shortstop, J Hermida to
third. A Amezaga homered to right, J Hermida and M Olivo scored. J Borchard
hit for L Gardner. J Borchard walked. H Ramirez lined out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 8, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: E Ramirez relieved L Gardner. R Church hit a ground rule
double to deep center. F Lopez singled to right, R Church scored. B Schneider
popped out to shortstop. J Bergmann sacrificed to third, F Lopez to second.
W Obermueller relieved E Ramirez. N Logan reached on infield single to shortstop,
F Lopez to third. R Belliard singled to left, F Lopez scored, N Logan to
second. R Zimmerman walked, N Logan to third, R Belliard to second. D Young
walked, N Logan scored, R Belliard to third, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 5TH: D Uggla struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to right.
M Jacobs walked, M Cabrera to second. J Willingham homered to left, M Cabrera
and M Jacobs scored. S Rivera relieved J Bergmann. J Hermida lined out to
shortstop. M Olivo doubled to deep left. A Amezaga singled to center, M Olivo
scored. T Linden hit for W Obermueller. T Linden struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 9.

WASHINGTON 7TH: J Flores hit for S Rivera. J Flores singled to center.
N Logan walked, J Flores to second. R Belliard struck out swinging. J Miller
relieved R Pinto. J Wood at first base. R Zimmerman walked, J Flores to third,
N Logan to second. D Young struck out swinging. A Kearns singled to shallow
right, J Flores and N Logan scored, R Zimmerman to third. R Church struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 9.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Rauch relieved R King. H Ramirez tripled to deep center.
D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to right, H Ramirez scored. M Cabrera popped out to
second. E Reed hit for J Miller. E Reed bunt grounded out to first. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 10.

WASHINGTON 9TH: K Gregg relieved J Miller. R Belliard struck out swinging.
R Zimmerman walked. R Fick reached on infield single to shortstop, R Zimmerman
to second. A Kearns singled to center, R Zimmerman scored, R Fick to second.
D Jimenez hit for J Rauch. D Jimenez grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Kearns out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (14) AT FLORIDA (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, M Cabrera 3B, M Jacobs 1B,
J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, M Olivo C, A Amezaga CF, D Willis LHP.

Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Adam Dowdy (1B), Larry Poncino (2B),
Bruce Dreckman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 15 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan grounded out to third. R Belliard hit a ground
rule double to deep right center. R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, R Belliard out at third. D Young grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. D Uggla struck out
looking. M Cabrera grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, FLORIDA 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns hit by pitch. R Church singled to left, A Kearns
to second. F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Church out at
second, A Kearns to third. B Schneider singled to right, A Kearns scored,
F Lopez to third. J Bergmann grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, B Schneider out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1,
FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs homered to right. J Willingham walked. J Hermida
flied out to left. M Olivo fouled out to left. J Willingham caught stealing
second, catcher to shortstop.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan tripled to deep left center. R Belliard singled to
center, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman flied out to center. D Young grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Belliard out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 3RD: A Amezaga walked. D Willis sacrificed to first, A Amezaga to
second. H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. D Uggla popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, FLORIDA 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns lined out to right. R Church safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher D Willis. R Church to third on passed ball by
M Olivo. F Lopez singled to right, R Church scored. B Schneider walked, F Lopez
to second. J Bergmann walked, F Lopez to third, B Schneider to second.
F Lopez scored, B Schneider to third, J Bergmann to second on passed ball by
M Olivo. N Logan walked. R Belliard flied out to right. R Zimmerman singled to
left, B Schneider scored, J Bergmann to third, N Logan to second. D Young
doubled to deep right center, J Bergmann, N Logan and R Zimmerman scored.
L Gardner relieved D Willis. A Kearns struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) WASHINGTON 8, FLORIDA 1.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Cabrera flied out to center. M Jacobs reached on infield
single to first. J Willingham flied out to left. J Hermida doubled to left,
M Jacobs scored. M Olivo reached on infield single to shortstop, J Hermida to
third. A Amezaga homered to right, J Hermida and M Olivo scored. J Borchard
hit for L Gardner. J Borchard walked. H Ramirez lined out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 8, FLORIDA 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: E Ramirez relieved L Gardner. R Church hit a ground rule
double to deep center. F Lopez singled to right, R Church scored. B Schneider
popped out to shortstop. J Bergmann sacrificed to third, F Lopez to second.
W Obermueller relieved E Ramirez. N Logan reached on infield single to shortstop,
F Lopez to third. R Belliard singled to left, F Lopez scored, N Logan to
second. R Zimmerman walked, N Logan to third, R Belliard to second. D Young
walked, N Logan scored, R Belliard to third, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 5TH: D Uggla struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to right.
M Jacobs walked, M Cabrera to second. J Willingham homered to left, M Cabrera
and M Jacobs scored. S Rivera relieved J Bergmann. J Hermida lined out to
shortstop. M Olivo doubled to deep left. A Amezaga singled to center, M Olivo
scored. T Linden hit for W Obermueller. T Linden struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 9.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Pinto relieved W Obermueller. R Church struck out
swinging. F Lopez flied out to center. B Schneider popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 9.

FLORIDA 6TH: H Ramirez reached on bunt single to first. D Uggla walked,
H Ramirez to second. M Cabrera flied out to right. M Jacobs struck out
swinging. J Willingham popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 11, FLORIDA 9.

WASHINGTON 7TH: J Flores hit for S Rivera. J Flores singled to center.
N Logan walked, J Flores to second. R Belliard struck out swinging. J Miller
relieved R Pinto. J Wood at first base. R Zimmerman walked, J Flores to third,
N Logan to second. D Young struck out swinging. A Kearns singled to shallow
right, J Flores and N Logan scored, R Zimmerman to third. R Church struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 9.

FLORIDA 7TH: R Fick at first base. R King relieved S Rivera. R Langerhans
in left field. J Flores catching. J Hermida flied out to center. M Olivo flied
out to center. A Amezaga singled to center. J Wood grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 9.

WASHINGTON 8TH: F Lopez lined out to second. R Langerhans tripled to deep
left center. J Flores struck out swinging. N Logan flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 9.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Rauch relieved R King. H Ramirez tripled to deep center.
D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to right, H Ramirez scored. M Cabrera popped out to
second. E Reed hit for J Miller. E Reed bunt grounded out to first. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, FLORIDA 10.

WASHINGTON 9TH: K Gregg relieved J Miller. R Belliard struck out swinging.
R Zimmerman walked. R Fick reached on infield single to shortstop, R Zimmerman
to second. A Kearns singled to center, R Zimmerman scored, R Fick to second.
D Jimenez hit for J Rauch. D Jimenez grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, A Kearns out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10.

FLORIDA 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. J Willingham struck out swinging.
J Hermida singled to left center. M Olivo popped out to second. A Amezaga
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10.</div>

 

Young, Logan carry Nationals past Marlins

<h3>WASHINGTON 14, FLORIDA 10</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Despite a frantic comeback, the FloridaMarlins' misery at home continued against the WashingtonNationals.


All-Star Dmitri Young had four RBI, including a three-rundouble, and Nook Logan scored four runs as the Nationalsoutlasted the Marlins, 14-10, in the opener of a weekend serieson Friday night.


The Marlins lost despite three-run homers by Alfredo Amezaga andJosh Willingham and a solo shot by Mike Jacobs.


"You score 10 runs, you usually win," Willingham said. "But itwasn't our night."


"We got close and they kept adding on, and we couldn't stop themfrom adding on," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Itmakes it one of them crazy games."


With the loss, Florida fell to a major league-worst 17-26 athome. The Marlins have dropped 14 of their last 19 games atDolphin Stadium.


The 14 runs were the most scored by Washington since 2005, whenthe franchise was known as the Montreal Expos.


Washington starter Jason Bergmann was pulled in the fifth inningafter Willingham deposited a pitch over the scoreboard in leftfield to cut Florida's deficit to 11-8. Bergmann was poundedfor eight runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 frames.


"I gave up a whole bunch of runs, and that's inexcusable,"Bergmann said. "There's got to be a reason why I was so bad.It could have been the (All-Star) break. It could have beenFriday the 13th. It could have been a lot of things."

"(Bergmann) has been a tough-luck guy for us," Nationals managerManny Acta said. "He's pitched real good, but he hasn't beenable to get more than one win. I just went out there and toldhim, 'We gave you 11 runs. I'm going to give you a chance toget your act straight here, but I don't want to put our team injeopardy.' But he couldn't do it."


Reliever Saul Rivera (3-2) gave up one run with two strikeoutsin 1 2/3 frames for the Nationals, who held an 8-1 lead at onepoint.


Amezaga delivered an RBI single in the fifth as Florida closedto within 11-9, but the Nationals added two runs in the seventhon a single to shallow right by Austin Kearns, who ended thescoring slug fest with an RBI single in the ninth.

"It was one of those games where whoever got the bigger hit atthe end was going to win," Jacobs said.


Starter Dontrelle Willis (7-8) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, givingup eight runs and eight hits in remaining winless since May 29.He also made a costly throwing error and was victimized by apair of passed balls.


"My command's been terrible," Willis said. "A tough night. It(stinks). I pretty much just played terrible, I've got to cutdown on the walks. They scored a majority of runs on thewalks."


Washington entered the second half of the season ranked last inthe majors with 326 runs, far behind the Chicago White Sox for29th place. But the Nationals had little trouble putting themon the board against Willis.


Already ahead, 2-1, on a pair of RBI singles by Brian Schneiderand Ronnie Belliard, the Nationals sent 10 batters to the platein the fourth, with Young's three-run double highlighting thesix-run inning.


"It's fun when you score runs," Logan said. "The way we've beenstruggling the last couple of weeks, we just want to put thatbehind us and start the second half of the season fresh. TheAll-Star break was good for us. I know we're not going to comeout and get 17 hits every night. (But) we got to win someballgames. That's the main thing."


The Nationals had not offered a single run of support in five ofBergmann's past 11 starts and had been held to three runs orfewer in all but two of his outings.


With two on and two out in the bottom of the fourth, Amezagasmashed an 0-1 offering from Bergmann over the right field wallfor only his second homer of the season, pulling Florida within8-5. Amezaga drove in a career-tying four RBI.


The Marlins have not finished with a losing record at home since1999.