Nats edge Marlins for fourth straight win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Cristian Guzman's RBI triple proved to be the difference on Wednesday night, as the Nationals edged the Marlins, 5-4, at Nationals Park.

Nats edge Marlins for fourth straight win....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
Ramirez, H, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .340
Cantu, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
Uggla, 2B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .232
Ross, C, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260
Paulino, R, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
Bonifacio, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246
VandenHurk, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
Ayala, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hermida, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
Lindstrom, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 4 10 3 3 9 15

a-Struck out for Sanches in the 6th. b-Struck out for Donnelly in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Cantu (29, Lannan), Ross, C (28, Lannan).
HR: Uggla (20, 2nd inning off Lannan, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Coghlan 2; Johnson, N; Ramirez, H 2; Cantu 2; Uggla 5; Ross, C 2; Paulino, R.
RBI: Uggla 3 (57).
2-out RBI: Uggla 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ross, C 2; Gload.
GIDP: Ramirez, H.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .305
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .314
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .293
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .280
Hernandez, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .304
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .237
Belliard, 2B-1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .206
Nieves, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
a-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 6 11

a-Lined out for Lannan in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (20, VandenHurk).
3B: Guzman, C (6, VandenHurk).
HR: Zimmerman, R (22, 1st inning off VandenHurk, 0 on, 2 out), Dunn, A (29, 1st inning off VandenHurk, 0 on, 2 out), Belliard (3, 4th inning off VandenHurk, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 6; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 4; Willingham; Belliard 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (71), Dunn, A (81), Guzman, C 2 (39), Belliard (12).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes 2; Zimmerman, R; Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (34, 2nd base off VandenHurk/Paulino, R, 2nd base off Pinto/Paulino, R).
CS: Dukes (8, 2nd base by Sanches/Paulino, R).

FIELDING
DP: (Belliard-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).


Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
VandenHurk (L, 1-1) 4.0 7 5 5 1 4 3 4.29
Sanches 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.92
Ayala 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.19
Pinto 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.72
Donnelly 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.79
Lindstrom 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (W, 8-8) 6.0 8 2 2 2 6 1 3.39
Burnett, S 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2.80
Sosa, J (H, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.45
MacDougal (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.06

Burnett, S pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB: Dunn, A (by VandenHurk).
HBP: Morgan (by VandenHurk).
Pitches-strikes: VandenHurk 77-47, Sanches 21-10, Ayala 8-7, Pinto 15-7, Donnelly 5-3, Lindstrom 12-8, Lannan 102-65, Burnett, S 7-3, Sosa, J 29-20, MacDougal 21-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: VandenHurk 4-4, Sanches 0-2, Ayala 1-2, Pinto 1-0, Donnelly 0-0, Lindstrom 1-2, Lannan 9-3, Burnett, S 0-0, Sosa, J 3-1, MacDougal 2-0.
Batters faced: VandenHurk 21, Sanches 3, Ayala 3, Pinto 4, Donnelly 1, Lindstrom 3, Lannan 27, Burnett, S 2, Sosa, J 7, MacDougal 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Donnelly 2-0, Sosa, J 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 18,312.
August 5, 2009