GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (58-73) at LA DODGERS (67-63)

NL: WASHINGTON (58-73) at LA DODGERS (67-63)

<h3>Furcal looks to spark Dodgers past Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (58-73) at La Dodgers (67-63) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Rafael Furcal will hope his hot bat canpropel the Los Angeles Dodgers to a much-needed victory whenthey host the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-gameseries Monday.


Furcal is on a seven-game hitting streak, going 12-for-28 (.429)with nine runs scored over that stretch.


Los Angeles is tied for third place in the National League West,6 1/2 games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks(74-57).


Derek Lowe (10-11, 3.47) will take the mound for the Dodgers,who have won three of their last five contests. The 34-year-oldrighthander has won his last two starts and is looking for hisfirst three-game winning streak of the season.


The Nationals will counter with Mike Bacsik (5-7, 4.61), who hasnot won since giving up Barry Bonds' historic 756th home run.Backsik gave up three runs and seven hits over six innings in a3-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday.


Washington is looking to snap a three-game losing skid.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .239 9 48 Rafael Furcal SS .283 5 43
Nook Logan CF .277 0 16 Juan Pierre CF .290 0 33
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .273 21 76 Matt Kemp RF .335 8 32
Dmitri Young 1B .333 12 69 Jeff Kent 2B .287 16 68
Austin Kearns RF .265 11 54 Andre Ethier LF .292 10 52
Wily Mo Pena LF .242 3 5 Russell Martin C .292 16 74
Ronnie Belliard 2B .278 8 42 James Loney 1B .303 6 30
Brian Schneider C .228 6 41 Ramon Martinez 3B .193 0 24
Mike Bacsik LHP .120 0 1 Derek Lowe RHP .128 0 1
(5-7, 4.61) (10-11, 3.47)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (5-7, 4.61)
LOS - DEREK LOWE (10-11, 3.47)

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

WEATHER: 70 Degrees, clear
WIND: 1 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
LOS - DEREK LOWE AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.239, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
N LOGAN (.277, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 21 HR, 76 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 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.283, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
J PIERRE (.290, 0 HR, 33 RBI)
M KEMP (.335, 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
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 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 .283
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

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
M Bacsik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 2-0. Batters
faced: D Lowe 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF KENT SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.292, 10 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.292, 16 HR, 74 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 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.333, 12 HR, 69 RBI)
A KEARNS (.265, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
W PENA (.242, 3 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .287
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (69), A Ethier (53). 2-out RBI - A Ethier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Loney 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (52, 3rd base off M Bacsik/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.74

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 29-17; D Lowe 11-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: M Bacsik 1-2; D Lowe 2-0. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; D Lowe 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DMITRI YOUNG (13) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, LA DODGERS 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.265, 11 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY WILY MO PENA (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF DEREK LOWE SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, LA DODGERS 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.278, 8 HR, 42 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 3 3 4 0
LA DODGERS 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTINEZ (.193, 0 HR, 24 RBI)
D LOWE (.128, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R FURCAL (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
W Pena lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 10 3 4 3 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - B Schneider (17, D Lowe). HR - D Young (13, 2nd inning off D Lowe
0 on, 0 Out), W Pena (4, 2nd inning off D Lowe 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Young
(70), W Pena 2 (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1. Team
LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .287
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
D Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (69), A Ethier (53). 2-out RBI - A Ethier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Loney 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (52, 3rd base off M Bacsik/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 03 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.74

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 4 3 3 0 2 2 3.59

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 29-17; D Lowe 41-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 1-2; D Lowe 4-0. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; D Lowe
10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Church in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Martinez (.193, 0 HR, 24 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 3 3 4 0
LA DODGERS 2 0 2 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.275, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.335, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Young 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .335
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
W Pena lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 10 3 4 3 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - B Schneider (17, D Lowe). HR - D Young (13, 2nd inning off D Lowe
0 on, 0 Out), W Pena (4, 2nd inning off D Lowe 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Young
(70), W Pena 2 (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1. Team
LOB - 1.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .287
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
R Martinez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (69), A Ethier (53). 2-out RBI - A Ethier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Loney 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (52, 3rd base off M Bacsik/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 03 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.69

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 2 4 3 3 0 2 2 3.59

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 40-23; D Lowe 41-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 4-2; D Lowe 4-0. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; D Lowe
10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
LOS - DEREK LOWE

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.291, 1-FOR-1)
M KEMP (.333, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.287, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Young 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266
W Pena lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 14 3 5 3 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - B Schneider (17, D Lowe). HR - D Young (13, 2nd inning off D Lowe
0 on, 0 Out), W Pena (4, 2nd inning off D Lowe 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Young
(70), W Pena 2 (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1. Team
LOB - 2.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .287
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
R Martinez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
D Lowe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - J Kent. RBI - J Kent (69), A Ethier (53). 2-out RBI - A Ethier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Loney 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (52, 3rd base off M Bacsik/B Schneider).


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WASHINGTON - 030 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.69

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 3 5 3 3 0 3 2 3.57

WP - M Bacsik. Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 40-23; D Lowe 59-38. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 4-2; D Lowe 5-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; D Lowe
14.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>