July 5, 2006: Nationals 10 Marlins 9
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
| Not exactly a pitchers duel in this one! The Marlins come out swinging in the first, scoring 3 runs off Nationals starter Mike O'Connor on the strength of back to back home runs. They would add another run in the 2nd (off another homer) and 2 more in the 3rd before I pulled O'Connor, while the Nats only managed one run in the first 3 innings off Marlins starter Yusmeiro Petit. The Nationals would finally get to Petit in the 4th, scoring 4 runs thanks to a leadoff homer from Nick Johnson, a key double by Brian Schneider, and a 2-run shot from Marlon Byrd. Johnson had his chance to bust it open when the Nats batted around in the inning, but he lined out with the bases loaded. Meanwhile, reliever Bill Bray was pitching well by finishing out the 3rd and pitching a scoreless 4th. Bray would start to show signs of fatigue in the 5th when the Marlins got to him for 2 more runs, and they would add another off Gary Majewski in the 6th to make it 9-5. It looked like the Nats weren't going to have enough in this one. The Marlins went with reliever Randy Messenger for the 8th, and Royce Clayton starts off the inning by grounding out. Brian Schneider singles for his 3rd hit of the game, and Marlon Byrd walks which brings up the pitcher's spot. I go with the only lefty on my bench to face the righty, and Robert Fick responds with a 3 run home run! The Nats are now down by just one run so the Marlins go to their closer, Joe Borowski. Now I had an experience with Borowski just 3 days earlier in interleague play in which he was the timber box to spark the Red Sox 5 run 9th inning rally to beat the Marlins. This time, he starts out by striking out Alfonso Soriano but then walks Jose Vidro. The next batter is Ryan Zimmerman and he hits a ball that falls between two outfielders, and he turns it into an inside the park home run to take a one run lead! Nick Johnson then grounds out to end the inning. Chad Cordero gets called into duty for the 9th, and he gets a pop out to start the inning but then allows a triple. A sac fly or ground ball to the right side could score the tying run, but Cordero strikes out Wes Helms and Jason Hermedia to end the game and earn his 19th save. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2006 Florida Marlins At 2006 Washington Nationals 7/5/2006
Marlins AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
H.Ramirez SS 5 0 1 0 .292 A.Soriano LF 5 0 1 0 .262
D.Uggla 2B 4 3 3 0 .297 J.Vidro 2B 5 1 1 0 .269
M.Cabrera 3B 5 1 2 1 .353 R.Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 2 .262
J.Willingham LF 3 2 2 3 .272 N.Johnson 1B 4 1 1 1 .312
W.Helms 1B 5 1 3 3 .281 D.Ward RF 4 0 0 0 .277
J.Hermida RF 3 0 0 1 .195 R.Clayton SS 4 2 2 0 .295
M.Olivo C 4 1 1 1 .216 B.Schneider C 4 2 3 2 .226
R.Abercrombie CF 4 1 1 0 .227 M.Byrd CF 3 2 1 2 .214
Y.Petit P 2 0 0 0 .000 M.O'Connor P 0 0 0 0 .050
M.Herges P 1 0 0 0 .167 B.Bray P 1 0 0 0 .000
B-M.Jacobs PH 1 0 0 0 .264 G.Majewski P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Messenger P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-M.Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 .267
J.Borowski P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Rivera P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-R.Fick PH 1 1 1 3 .239
C.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 37 9 13 9 Totals 36 10 11 10
A-Pinch Hit For Majewski In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Herges In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rivera In 8th Inning
Marlins......... 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 9 13 1
Nationals....... 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 - 10 11 0
Marlins (36-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Y.Petit 4 7 5 5 2 5 2 79 7.80
M.Herges 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 5.05
R.Messenger 0 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 17 5.68
J.Borowski L(0-7) BS(8th) 0 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 13 6.16
Totals 8 11 10 10 4 8 4
Nationals (37-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.O'Connor 2 1/3 7 6 6 0 2 3 46 3.04
B.Bray 2 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 0 39 7.07
G.Majewski 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 5.93
S.Rivera WIN(1-4) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 4.61
C.Cordero SAVE(19th) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.22
Totals 9 13 9 9 3 7 3
ATTENDANCE- 26,867 DATE- Wednesday, July 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Cb Bucknor, Mark Carlson, John Hirschbeck
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Marlins: 6 Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 0 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- D.Uggla
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(31st), W.Helms(12th), R.Clayton(31st), B.Schneider(11th)
TRIPLES- J.Willingham(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Willingham(13th), W.Helms(3rd), M.Olivo(9th), R.Zimmerman(12th),
N.Johnson(14th), M.Byrd(8th), R.Fick(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Ramirez
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Willingham, J.Hermida
WALKS- D.Uggla, J.Willingham, J.Hermida, R.Zimmerman, N.Johnson, M.Byrd, B.Bray
STRIKE OUTS- H.Ramirez, M.Cabrera, W.Helms, J.Hermida, M.Olivo, Y.Petit,
M.Herges, A.Soriano-3, J.Vidro, D.Ward, B.Schneider, M.Byrd,
B.Bray
Brian Schneider had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals
outscored the Florida Marlins 10 to 9.
Washington erupted with the game winning runs in the 8th inning when they
scored 5 runs on 4 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Robert
Fick who thrilled the crowd when he smacked a three-run homer (his 1st of the
season). Florida threatened in the 9th but Washington was able to put down
the rally.
The winning pitcher was Saul Rivera(1-4) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Chad Cordero recorded his 19th save. Joe Borowski(0-7) was charged with the
loss in relief.
posted by spooky @ 11:53 PM,
