GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (58-74) at LA DODGERS (68-63)

NL: WASHINGTON (58-74) at LA DODGERS (68-63)

<h3>Dodgers look to keep pressure on division, wild card leaders</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (58-74) at LA Dodgers (68-63) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Knowing they have to take care ofbusiness at home before they set out for a long 10-game roadtrip, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game serieswith the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.


The Dodgers, who have defeated the Nationals in six of theirlast seven meetings, posted a 5-4 win in Monday's series opener.They moved 5 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Arizona (74-58)and remained 3 1/2 behind second-place San Diego (71-59), whichleads the NL wild card race.


Los Angeles will turn to Chad Billingsley (8-4, 3.48 ERA), whopicked up his first win since July 23 in his last outing,yielding one run and four hits over seven frames in a 5-2 win atPhiladelphia.


In between those two wins, the righthander lost four consecutivestarts and was winless in five straight despite allowing threeruns or fewer in three of those outings.


In his only other career start against the Nationals,Billingsley permitted one run over six innings in a 13-1 win onJuly 28, 2006.


Washington counters with Jason Bergmann (2-5, 4.56), who ismaking his first start since July 24 after a stint on thedisabled list with left hamstring tightness. The righthanderwill be facing the Dodgers for the first time.

 

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 .283 5 43
Felipe Lopez SS .240 9 48 Juan Pierre CF .292 0 33
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .273 22 77 Andre Ethier RF .294 10 53
Dmitri Young 1B .335 13 70 Jeff Kent 2B .287 16 69
Austin Kearns RF .265 11 54 Luis Gonzalez LF .278 12 56
Ryan Church LF .261 11 52 Russell Martin C .295 16 75
Ronnie Belliard 2B .278 8 42 James Loney 1B .302 6 31
Brian Schneider C .229 6 41 Shea Hillenbrand 3B .217 0 4
Jason Bergmann RHP .120 0 0 Chad Billingsley RHP .095 0 2
(2-5, 4.56) (8-4, 3.48)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nook Logan CF .272 0 16 Rafael Furcal SS .283 5 43
Felipe Lopez SS .240 9 48 Juan Pierre CF .292 0 33
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .273 22 77 Andre Ethier RF .294 10 53
Dmitri Young 1B .335 13 70 Matt Kemp 2B .333 8 32
Austin Kearns RF .265 11 54 Luis Gonzalez LF .278 12 56
Ryan Church LF .261 11 52 Russell Martin C .295 16 75
Ronnie Belliard 2B .278 8 42 James Loney 1B .302 6 31
Brian Schneider C .229 6 41 Shea Hillenbrand 3B .217 0 4
Jason Bergmann RHP .120 0 0 Chad Billingsley RHP .095 0 2
(2-5, 4.56) (8-4, 3.48)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN (2-5, 4.56)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (8-4, 3.48)

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

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, clear
WIND: 5 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.272, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.240, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 22 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 1ST

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

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.283, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
J PIERRE (.292, 0 HR, 33 RBI)
A ETHIER (.294, 10 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) 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 1 0 .271
F Lopez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, C Billingsley). RBI - D Young (71). 2-out RBI - D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2. Team LOB - 3.


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 .292
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Kemp 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.56

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.53

HBP - A Kearns (by C Billingsley); R Church (by C Billingsley).
Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C Billingsley
0-2. Batters faced: C Billingsley 7.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.229, 6 HR, 41 RBI)
J BERGMANN (.120, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N LOGAN (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) 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 1 0 .271
F Lopez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, C Billingsley). RBI - D Young (71). 2-out RBI - D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2. Team LOB - 3.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Kemp 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.53

HBP - A Kearns (by C Billingsley); R Church (by C Billingsley).
Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 15-10; C Billingsley 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Bergmann 1-2; C Billingsley 0-2. Batters faced: J Bergmann 3; C Billingsley
7.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.333, 8 HR, 32 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.278, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
R MARTIN (.295, 16 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270
F Lopez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, C Billingsley). RBI - D Young (71). 2-out RBI - D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2. Team LOB - 3.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Kemp 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.50

HBP - A Kearns (by C Billingsley); R Church (by C Billingsley).
Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 15-10; C Billingsley 38-25. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Bergmann 1-2; C Billingsley 0-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 3; C Billingsley
10.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHEA HILLENBRAND SCORED JEFF KENT AND RUSSELL
MARTIN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S HILLENBRAND ON FIRST, J LONEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: C BILLINGSLEY (.095, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.241, 1-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.273, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.337, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270
F Lopez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, C Billingsley). RBI - D Young (71). 2-out RBI - D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - J Bergmann (1, throw).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Martin c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .234
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: S - C Billingsley. RBI - S Hillenbrand 2 (6). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Furcal 2. Team LOB - 2.


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.68

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.50

HBP - A Kearns (by C Billingsley); R Church (by C Billingsley).
Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 41-23; C Billingsley 38-25. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Bergmann 2-4; C Billingsley 0-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 10; C Billingsley
10.

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

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.291, 0-FOR-1)
A ETHIER (.293, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.289, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS LA DODGERS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270
F Lopez ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
D Young 1b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .337
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 11 1 3 1 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - D Young (35, C Billingsley). RBI - D Young (71). 2-out RBI - D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2. GIDP - A Kearns.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (21, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

FIELDING: E - J Bergmann (1, throw).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Martin c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Loney 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .234
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: S - C Billingsley. RBI - S Hillenbrand 2 (6). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Furcal 2. Team LOB - 2.

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


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WASHINGTON - 100 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.68

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 3.47

IBB - D Young (by C Billingsley). HBP - A Kearns (by C Billingsley); R Church
(by C Billingsley). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 41-23; C Billingsley 54-31.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-4; C Billingsley 2-3. Batters faced: J
Bergmann 10; C Billingsley 14.

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

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (17) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JASON BERGMANN.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, LA DODGERS 3

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.278, 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 1 0 0 1 3 1
LA DODGERS 0 2 1 3 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
R BELLIARD (.278, 0-FOR-1)
B SCHNEIDER (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>