MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/31/2010
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 7921 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2010 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (66-67) 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 15 1
Florida Marlins (61-72) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Ruiz scores 3 runs, Leads Nationals to Win
The Washington Nationals defeated the Florida Marlins, 12-6, at Sunlife Stadium. Leading the charge for Washington was left fielder Randy Ruiz. He was 1-1 with a home run and 4 walks. He scored 3 times. The win went to Craig Stammen in relief, making him now 5-2. Matt Weber took the loss for Florida. Washington now owns a record of 66-67.

In the top of the fourth, with Washington leading 6-4, Franklin Gutierrez hit a fastball from Mitch Clarke for a 2-run single, giving the Nationals the lead, 8-4.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Gutierrez told the Washington Daily News.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Markakis RF 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 .309 13 66
S. Madera C 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 .333 14 75
C. Davis 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .267 32 89
R. Ruiz LF 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 .262 17 66
J. Bautista 3B 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .242 17 61
D. Espinosa SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 .234 9 49
F. Gutierrez CF 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .287 4 20
G. Mejia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .233 3 35
T. Pena P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .073 0 1
   C. Stammen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   J. Corcoran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Tabata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 9
   I. Pavlik P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 4 31
   C. Hayes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 12 15 12 8 7 17      
a - J. Tabata pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 8th
b - C. Jackson pinch hit for I. Pavlik in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Markakis 2 (38, 8th Inning off G. Pirkl, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Wilkes, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Gutierrez (5, 9th Inning off G. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Espinosa (20, 9th Inning off G. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bautista (25, 9th Inning off G. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Davis (32, 3rd Inning off M. Weber, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruiz (17, 9th Inning off G. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Markakis 5 , C. Davis 4 , R. Ruiz 4 , J. Bautista 4 , D. Espinosa 4 , F. Gutierrez 4 , T. Pena
2-out RBI: N. Markakis , J. Bautista , F. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Markakis 2 , S. Madera , C. Davis , D. Espinosa
GIDP: N. Markakis , F. Gutierrez
Sac Bunt: T. Pena
Sac Fly: T. Pena
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bautista (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mercer SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .292 7 45
A. Berroa 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 3 24
M. Antonelli 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .268 25 85
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 4 .282 14 60
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .270 13 58
P. Karr RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .234 15 32
D. Hammond LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 9 19
B. Hundt C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 6 35
M. Weber P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .096 0 3
   M. Clarke P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 1
   G. Pirkl P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   G. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   C. Wilkes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 11 52
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 7 14      
a - C. Burke pinch hit for C. Wilkes in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Karr (15, 3rd Inning off T. Pena, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Encarnacion (14, 5th Inning off T. Pena, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mercer 2 , A. Berroa , M. Antonelli 3 , E. Encarnacion 5 , P. Karr 6
2-out RBI: P. Karr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Encarnacion , R. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mercer-Antonelli-Encarnacion, Antonelli-Mercer-Encarnacion)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo(Espinosa at 3rd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pena 4.1 8 6 3 0 3 2 74 5.48   
C. Stammen W (5-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 21 4.45   
J. Corcoran H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.82   
I. Pavlik H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.53   
C. Hayes 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pena 32
Batters Faced: T. Pena 22, C. Stammen 6, J. Corcoran 4, I. Pavlik 3, C. Hayes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pena 5-5, C. Stammen 0-1, J. Corcoran 1-2, I. Pavlik 2-1, C. Hayes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pena 74-49, C. Stammen 21-14, J. Corcoran 12-7, I. Pavlik 9-6, C. Hayes 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Weber L (9-8) 3.2 6 7 7 5 2 1 83 4.75   
M. Clarke 2.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 42 4.56   
G. Pirkl 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.70   
G. Smith 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 1 10 10.43   
C. Wilkes 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Weber 16
Batters Faced: M. Weber 22, M. Clarke 9, G. Pirkl 8, G. Smith 4, C. Wilkes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Weber 6-3, M. Clarke 2-0, G. Pirkl 3-2, G. Smith 0-0, C. Wilkes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Weber 83-45, M. Clarke 42-21, G. Pirkl 26-15, G. Smith 10-7, C. Wilkes 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clarke 1-1 , G. Pirkl 1-0 , C. Wilkes 1-1
WP: M. Weber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Ruiz
Ballpark: Sunlife Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 36054
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