Key hits rally Nationals past Marlins

By David Villavicencio / MLB.com

MIAMI -- The Nationals got some key hits against the Marlins' bullpen to take the opener of their three-game series, 5-3, before 15,247 fans at Land Shark Stadium.

Key hits rally Nationals past Marlins....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 .231
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .294
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .282
Willingham, LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .279
Maxwell, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Dukes, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .259
Orr, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
Nieves, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .255
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158
a-Morse, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333
Clippard, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 5 5 5 8 8 21

a-Doubled for Martin, J in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Morse (2, Sanches).
HR: Dunn, A (37, 1st inning off Johnson, J, 1 on, 2 out), Zimmerman, R (29, 7th inning off Miller, A, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 4; Dukes; Nieves; Morse 2.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (98), Morse 2 (5), Zimmerman, R (94).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2; Morse 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W 2; Dukes.
GIDP: Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Orr-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Dunn, A).


Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304
Johnson, N, 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .305
Ramirez, H, SS 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 .360
Cantu, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .280
Baker, Jo, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .270
Uggla, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .242
Ross, C, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
Maybin, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214
c-Gload, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
1-Carroll, B, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Johnson, J, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179
a-Sanchez, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
b-Hayes, B, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Martinez, Cr, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Bonifacio, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
Totals 30 3 5 3 6 9 17

a-Struck out for Johnson, J in the 5th. b-Struck out for Miller, A in the 7th. c-Walked for Maybin in the 9th. d-Struck out for Martinez, Cr in the 9th.
1-Ran for Gload in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson, N (23, Clippard).
HR: Ramirez, H (23, 1st inning off Martin, J, 1 on, 1 out), Uggla (28, 9th inning off MacDougal, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Johnson, N 2; Ramirez, H 4; Uggla 4; Ross, C; Johnson, J.
RBI: Ramirez, H 2 (98), Uggla (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cantu 2; Maybin.
GIDP: Baker, Jo; Coghlan.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ramirez, H-Uggla-Johnson, N 2).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (W, 4-4) 5.0 2 2 2 4 4 1 4.29
Clippard (H, 3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.02
Bergmann (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.13
MacDougal (S, 15) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.61

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson, J 5.0 2 2 2 4 8 1 3.06
Sanches (L, 4-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1.78
Miller, A 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.87
Martinez, Cr 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.10

Clippard pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Bergmann.
IBB: Ramirez, H (by Martin, J).
HBP: Johnson, N (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 97-56, Clippard 27-19, Bergmann 11-6, MacDougal 20-11, Johnson, J 89-51, Sanches 25-14, Miller, A 14-7, Martinez, Cr 18-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 5-6, Clippard 1-1, Bergmann 0-1, MacDougal 4-0, Johnson, J 3-4, Sanches 0-3, Miller, A 2-1, Martinez, Cr 3-3.
Batters faced: Martin, J 22, Clippard 7, Bergmann 2, MacDougal 6, Johnson, J 22, Sanches 6, Miller, A 4, Martinez, Cr 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0, MacDougal 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 15,247.
September 11, 2009