April 20, 2008 Washington Nationals at Florida Marlins Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 4
@LAA 2 NYY 7
@BAL 1 BOS 6
TEX 5 MIN 2
CLE 1
(10) OAK 7
KCR 1 CHW 6
@TBR 0 TOR 5
DET 3 SDP 9
@ARI 4 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 13
PIT 6 CIN 4
MIL 3
(10) FLA 6
WSN 1 HOU 6
COL 4 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 11,635

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 2:39

Nationals

5-14

Lost 2

5th, 6½ GB

Manny Acta

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Marlins         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  4  X    6 10  0

W: S Olsen (3-0), L: L Ayala (0-1)

Marlins

11-7

Won 2

1st

Fredi Gonzalez

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .612   13    1   6   
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .641   21    1   1   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .586   14    1   1   
A Kearns RF                   3   1   1   1    1   2  .212  .683   24    0   0   HR
L Milledge CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .732   16    0   0   CS,GDP
W Pena LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .263   13    2   0   
A Boone 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .541   10   10   0   2B
W Nieves C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .222    8    7   0   
  J Estrada PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .377    3    2   0   
O Perez P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    7    0   1   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .899    7    0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2   7              136   24   9

BATTING

2B: A Boone (1, off J Miller).

HR: A Kearns (2, off S Olsen; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: A Kearns 4; A Boone 2; O Perez; L Milledge; R Belliard.

GIDP: L Milledge (3).

RBI: A Kearns (10).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-F Lopez-A Boone.

E: R Zimmerman (1); J Estrada (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Milledge (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Olsen).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Ramirez SS                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .366 1.078   15    1   2   2·HR
D Uggla 2B                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .209  .672   15    2   2   2B
J Hermida RF                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .233  .709   16    2   0   GDP
J Willingham LF               3   0   1   0    1   1  .299  .955   18    3   0   
M Jacobs 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .976   16   11   1   
  W Helms 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
J Cantu 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .308  .843   20    0   4   2·2B
C Ross CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .459   14    3   0   2B
M Treanor C                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .229  .575   20    5   2   2B
S Olsen P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    8    0   1   
  J Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Tankersley P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Gonzalez PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .188  .735    6    0   0   
  K Gregg P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   4    5   9              148   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Cantu 2 (5, off O Perez, off S Rivera); D Uggla (6, off O Perez); M Treanor (2, off O Perez); C Ross (3, off S Rivera).

HR: H Ramirez 2 (5, off L Ayala, off S Rivera; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

TB: H Ramirez 8; J Cantu 4; D Uggla 3; M Treanor 2; C Ross 2; J Hermida; J Willingham.

GIDP: J Hermida (2).

RBI: H Ramirez 3 (14); J Hermida (9).

2-out RBI: H Ramirez 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs.

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Perez                        6     5   1   0    3   7   0   3.38   27  101-61   32·21· 8   13· 1· 3· 0     64    -     1.05   0.22
L Ayala, L (0-1)               1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.72    4   11-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.99  -0.16
S Rivera                       1     4   4   4    1   2   1   4.73    8   34-23   13· 5· 5    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.12
Totals                         8    10   6   5    5   9   2          39  146-90   49·27·14   14· 7· 4· 0           -

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Olsen, W (3-0)               7     3   1   1    2   3   1   2.60   24   98-64   38·12·14    9·10· 0· 0     68    -     1.13   0.30
J Miller, H (4)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    2    6-4     2· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.49  -0.12
T Tankersley, H (2)            0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   7.50    2   10-8     4· 3· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.24   0.24
K Gregg                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.61    4   22-13    7· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   1          32  136-89   51·19·19   10·13· 0· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Rivera (2).

IBB: None.

PO: S Olsen (1; L Milledge, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 11,635.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Florida Marlins                      
1. F Lopez              SS    1. H Ramirez            SS 
2. R Belliard           2B    2. D Uggla              2B 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. J Hermida            RF 
4. A Kearns             RF    4. J Willingham         LF 
5. L Milledge           CF    5. M Jacobs             1B 
6. W Pena               LF    6. J Cantu              3B 
7. A Boone              1B    7. C Ross               CF 
8. W Nieves             C     8. M Treanor            C  
9. O Perez              P     9. S Olsen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-1  ---  1   21%  79% H Ramirez       L Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  2-1  ---  3  -15%  60% A Boone         J Miller        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 8   1  2-1  --3  7   14%  78% N Johnson       T Tankersley    Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  4  -14%  50% A Kearns        S Olsen         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 8   2  1-2  123  2    9%  97% H Ramirez       S Rivera        Wild Pitch; Cantu Scores; Ross Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Gonzalez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Olsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   54%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   55%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  H Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   57%  D Uggla         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Uggla to 2B
   R      -2-  1   65%  J Hermida       Single to CF (Line Drive); Uggla Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   63%  J Willingham    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   61%  M Jacobs        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Olsen facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   57%  A Kearns        Walk
   OO     1--  2   65%  L Milledge      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   66%  W Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   64%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  C Ross          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   65%  M Treanor       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   62%  S Olsen         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Olsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  A Boone         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   66%  W Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  O Perez         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  H Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   67%  D Uggla         Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  J Hermida       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   67%  J Willingham    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Uggla to 2B
   O      12-  2   63%  M Jacobs        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Olsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   66%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   68%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   69%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   75%  J Cantu         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   74%  C Ross          Groundout: 3B-1B; Cantu to 3B
   O      --3  5   68%  M Treanor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   64%  S Olsen         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Olsen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   50%  A Kearns        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   53%  L Milledge      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   55%  W Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   57%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   54%  H Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   59%  D Uggla         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   55%  J Hermida       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   56%  J Willingham    Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  M Jacobs        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Olsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  W Nieves        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   50%  O Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   44%  F Lopez         Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-  3   51%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   57%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   54%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   52%  C Ross          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   54%  M Treanor       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  S Olsen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Olsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   54%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  L Milledge      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      57%  W Pena          Milledge Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Ayala facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Ayala replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   79%  H Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   82%  D Uggla         Walk
   OO     1--  2   76%  J Hermida       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  J Willingham    Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 2.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Justin Miller replaces Scott Olsen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   60%  A Boone         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Johnny Estrada pinch hits for Wil Nieves batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   63%  J Estrada       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Boone to 3B
                  Taylor Tankersley replaces Justin Miller pitching and batting 9th; Nick Johnson pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
   O      --3  7   78%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   87%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Saul Rivera facing 5-6-7
                  Saul Rivera replaces Nick Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Estrada moves to C
   O      ---  9   86%  M Jacobs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  J Cantu         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   92%  C Ross          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cantu to 3B
   O      -23  5   87%  M Treanor       Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Taylor Tankersley batting 9th
          -23  6   88%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   RR     123      97%  H Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Cantu Scores; Ross Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Gonzalez to 3B
   RR     --3  3   99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gonzalez Scores
          ---  1  100%  D Uggla         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Hermida       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 6.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Kevin Gregg facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Gregg replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th; Wes Helms replaces Mike Jacobs playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  6   99%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   99%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  6  100%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation