GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (53-64) at ARIZONA (67-51)

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (7) VS ARIZONA (6) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .251
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .266
A Kearns rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .251
R Church lf 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .262
R Belliard 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286
T Batista 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Flores c 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .241
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
c-B Schneider ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 33 7 9 7 3 10 9

a-struck out swinging for M Bacsik in the 5th; b-hit for M Bacsik in the 7th;
c-grounded to shortstop for D Jimenez in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - R Zimmerman (4, T Pena); R Fick (1, J Valverde). HR - R Church
(9, 8th inning off D Slaten 1 on, 1 Out), J Flores (3, 9th inning off J
Valverde 0 on, 0 Out). S - N Logan. SF - F Lopez. RBI - J Flores 2 (17), R
Zimmerman (64), A Kearns (48), R Church 2 (47), F Lopez (48). 2-out RBI - J
Flores. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1, R Langerhans 1.
GIDP - B Schneider. Team LOB - 5.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
O Hudson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
E Byrnes lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .300
C Jackson 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .275
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Upton rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .294
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .268
C Snyder c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .249
S Drew ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .232
M Owings p 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234

Totals 37 6 11 6 2 5 12

a-flied out to center for J Valverde in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - S Drew (22, M Bacsik); E Byrnes (22, S Rivera). HR - E Byrnes
(18, 3rd inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 1 Out), M Reynolds (9, 3rd inning off M
Bacsik 1 on, 2 Out). SF - S Drew. RBI - C Jackson (41), M Reynolds 3 (40), E
Byrnes (67), S Drew (39). 2-out RBI - C Jackson, M Reynolds 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1, M Owings 2, C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Hudson-S Drew-C Jackson).


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WASHINGTON - 000 010 042 -- 7
ARIZONA - 203 000 010 -- 6
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 4 8 5 5 1 1 2 4.76
C Schroder 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.30
S Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.73
J Rauch (W, 8-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.64
C Cordero (S, 26) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.48

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 6 1/3 4 1 1 2 8 0 4.76
T Pena (H, 23) 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 2.41
D Slaten (B, 1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.45
B Lyon 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82
J Valverde (L, 1-4; B, 6) 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.98

D Slaten pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - M Bacsik. HBP - T Batista (by M Owings). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik
68-44; C Schroder 17-12; S Rivera 16-10; J Rauch 20-12; C Cordero 22-12; M
Owings 100-70; T Pena 15-11; D Slaten 5-2; B Lyon 7-4; J Valverde 23-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 5-6; C Schroder 0-4; S Rivera 1-2; J Rauch 0-2; C
Cordero 1-1; M Owings 6-5; T Pena 2-0; D Slaten 0-0; B Lyon 2-0; J Valverde
0-2. Batters faced: M Bacsik 21; C Schroder 6; S Rivera 4; J Rauch 5; C Cordero
4; M Owings 26; T Pena 5; D Slaten 1; B Lyon 2; J Valverde 5.

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

T--2:59. Att--29,839.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

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WASHINGTON (7) AT ARIZONA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ARIZONA 1ST: C Young flied out to center. O Hudson reached on infield
single to shortstop. O Hudson to second on wild pitch by M Bacsik. E Byrnes
lined out to third. C Jackson singled to left, O Hudson scored, C Jackson to
second advancing on throw. J Upton walked. M Reynolds singled to center,
C Jackson scored, J Upton to third. C Snyder fouled out to first. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 3RD: O Hudson flied out to center. E Byrnes homered to left.
C Jackson singled to right. J Upton flied out to right. M Reynolds homered to
left, C Jackson scored. C Snyder singled to center. S Drew doubled to right,
C Snyder to third. M Owings struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: A Kearns flied out to right. R Church struck out looking.
R Belliard walked. T Batista hit by pitch, R Belliard to second. J Flores
singled to center, R Belliard scored, T Batista to second. R Langerhans hit
for M Bacsik. R Langerhans struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: F Lopez walked. N Logan struck out swinging. R Zimmerman
tripled to deep center, F Lopez scored. A Kearns singled to center,
R Zimmerman scored. D Slaten relieved T Pena. R Church homered to right,
A Kearns scored. B Lyon relieved D Slaten. T Clark at first base. R Belliard
grounded out to third. T Batista grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Rivera. R Fick at first base. J Upton
singled to left. M Reynolds singled to left, J Upton to third. C Snyder
struck out swinging. S Drew hit sacrifice fly to right, J Upton scored.
T Clark flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ARIZONA 6.

WASHINGTON 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. J Flores homered to left.
R Fick tripled to deep center. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, R Fick scored.
N Logan fouled out to first. R Zimmerman struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, ARIZONA 6.</div>

 

Flores, Lopez help Nationals avoid series sweep

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, ARIZONA 6</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jesus Flores hit the game-tying homer andFelipe Lopez lofted the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninthinning as the Washington Nationals rallied for a 7-6 triumphover the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.


Trailing, 6-5, in the ninth, Flores opened the inning with histhird homer of the season off closer Jose Valverde (1-4) to tiethe game. Robert Fick then delivered his 12th career triple tocenter before coming home on Lopez's sacrifice fly.

Reliever Jon Rauch (8-2) picked up the win despite giving up thego-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and closer Chad Corderoretired the last three batters for his 26th save for Washington.

Flores' RBI single in the fifth broke up Arizona starter MicahOwings' no-hitter and sparked an impressive rally. Threeinnings later, Ryan Church's two-run homer against Doug Slatencapped a four-run uprising as the Nationals tied the game at5-5.


Arizona took a 6-5 edge lead in the bottom half on StephenDrew's sacrifice fly.


Eric Byrnes and Mark Reynolds both homered during a three-runthird in helping Arizona create an early 5-0 cushion againstWashington starter Mike Bacsik.


Reynolds finished with three hits and three RBI as Arizona hadits four-game winning streak stopped.


Owings was solid before giving way to the bullpen, yielding onerun and four hits with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Bacsik gave up five runs and eight hits in four frames. It wasthe lefthander's first appearance on the hill since giving upBarry Bonds' record-setting 756th homer last Tuesday.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ARIZONA

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WASHINGTON (7) AT ARIZONA (6) - EVENT LOG
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Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, N Logan CF, R Zimmerman 3B, A Kearns RF,
R Church LF, R Belliard 2B, T Batista 1B, J Flores C, M Bacsik LHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
J Upton RF, M Reynolds 3B, C Snyder C, S Drew SS, M Owings RHP.

Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Paul Emmel (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B), Dale Scott (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez grounded out to second. N Logan flied out to
center. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: C Young flied out to center. O Hudson reached on infield
single to shortstop. O Hudson to second on wild pitch by M Bacsik. E Byrnes
lined out to third. C Jackson singled to left, O Hudson scored, C Jackson to
second advancing on throw. J Upton walked. M Reynolds singled to center,
C Jackson scored, J Upton to third. C Snyder fouled out to first. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns fouled out to first. R Church struck out
swinging. R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 2ND: S Drew grounded out to first. M Owings grounded out to
shortstop. C Young grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: T Batista popped out to first. J Flores grounded out to
third. M Bacsik grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 3RD: O Hudson flied out to center. E Byrnes homered to left.
C Jackson singled to right. J Upton flied out to right. M Reynolds homered to
left, C Jackson scored. C Snyder singled to center. S Drew doubled to right,
C Snyder to third. M Owings struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 4TH: F Lopez struck out swinging. N Logan struck out looking.
R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 4TH: C Young grounded out to shortstop. O Hudson grounded out to
shortstop. E Byrnes flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: A Kearns flied out to right. R Church struck out looking.
R Belliard walked. T Batista hit by pitch, R Belliard to second. J Flores
singled to center, R Belliard scored, T Batista to second. R Langerhans hit
for M Bacsik. R Langerhans struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Schroder relieved M Bacsik. C Jackson popped out to second.
J Upton struck out looking. M Reynolds flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: F Lopez walked. N Logan sacrificed to pitcher, F Lopez to
second. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. A Kearns lined out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Snyder flied out to right. S Drew flied out to left.
M Owings struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church singled to center. R Belliard struck out looking.
T Batista singled to left, R Church to second. J Flores singled to right,
R Church to third, T Batista to second. D Jimenez hit for C Schroder. T Pena
relieved M Owings. B Schneider hit for D Jimenez. B Schneider grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Flores out at second.(0 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Rivera relieved C Schroder. C Young lined out to first.
O Hudson grounded out to shortstop. E Byrnes doubled to center. C Jackson lined
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ARIZONA 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: F Lopez walked. N Logan struck out swinging. R Zimmerman
tripled to deep center, F Lopez scored. A Kearns singled to center,
R Zimmerman scored. D Slaten relieved T Pena. R Church homered to right,
A Kearns scored. B Lyon relieved D Slaten. T Clark at first base. R Belliard
grounded out to third. T Batista grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ARIZONA 5.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Rivera. R Fick at first base. J Upton
singled to left. M Reynolds singled to left, J Upton to third. C Snyder
struck out swinging. S Drew hit sacrifice fly to right, J Upton scored.
T Clark flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ARIZONA 6.

WASHINGTON 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. J Flores homered to left.
R Fick tripled to deep center. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, R Fick scored.
N Logan fouled out to first. R Zimmerman struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, ARIZONA 6.

ARIZONA 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. C Young grounded out to third.
O Hudson struck out swinging. E Byrnes walked. C Tracy hit for J Valverde.
C Tracy flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, ARIZONA 6.</div>

 

Flores, Lopez help Nationals avoid series sweep

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, ARIZONA 6</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jesus Flores and Felipe Lopez helped cooloff the Arizona Diamondbacks.


Flores hit the game-tying homer and Lopez lofted the go-aheadsacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the Washington Nationalsrallied for a 7-6 triumph over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Arizona entered the game winners of 17-of-20 to turn a 41/2-game deficit in the National League West into a four-gamedivision lead.


Trailing, 6-5, in the ninth, Flores opened the inning with histhird homer of the season off closer Jose Valverde (1-4).

"I was just trying to protect the zone but I made good contact,"Flores said. "I hit it hard but it was high. I wasn't sure ifit was going to make it but I got enough."


Robert Fick then delivered his 12th career triple to centerbefore coming home on Lopez's sacrifice fly.


"It is a long flight back so it was good to win that game,"Lopez said. "I was just trying to hit the ball in the air anddeep enough so the runner could score. We are a young team soit is great to get wins like that."


Reliever Jon Rauch (8-2) picked up the win despite giving up thego-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and closer Chad Corderoretired the last three batters for his 26th save for Washington.

Flores' RBI single in the fifth broke up Arizona starter MicahOwings' no-hitter and sparked an impressive rally. Threeinnings later, Ryan Church's two-run homer against Doug Slatencapped a four-run uprising as the Nationals tied the game at5-5.


"Basically we stole a game," Church said. "We don't give upuntil the last out and once we got some guys on base and we tiedthe game you got that sense that we were right there."

Arizona took a 6-5 edge lead in the bottom half on StephenDrew's sacrifice fly.


"We battled and came back and took the lead again with ourcloser out there and that is all you can ask," Diamondbacksmanager Bob Melvin said. "(Valverde) has been pretty good thisyear. The bullpen as a whole has been very good this year. Itjust didn't work out."


Eric Byrnes and Mark Reynolds both homered during a three-runthird in helping Arizona create an early 5-0 cushion againstWashington starter Mike Bacsik.


"These guys don't give up and they give me everything they goteveryday," Nationals manager Manny Acta said. "We ended up 3-4on the trip and came back against these guys. I like the way weare playing right now."


Reynolds finished with three hits and three RBI as Arizona's(67-52) lead in the National League West was trimmed to threegames over San Diego (63-54). The Diamondbacks are 17-4 throughtheir last 21 games.


Owings was solid before giving way to the bullpen, yielding onerun and four hits with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

"I felt real good today," Owings said. "I felt that all threepitches, I could throw wherever I wanted. The bullpen haspicked me up plenty of times this year. That is not something Iam worried about. Nine out of 10 times we win that game."

Bacsik gave up five runs and eight hits in four frames. It wasthe lefthander's first appearance on the hill since giving upBarry Bonds' record-setting 756th homer last Tuesday.