Zimmerman's homers back Olsen in Florida

By Charlie Nobles / Special to MLB.com

MIAMI -- The Nationals didn't seem to miss Ryan Zimmerman much during his absence with a strained right hamstring. But they certainly used him to their advantage Friday night against the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.

Zimmerman's homers back Olsen in Florida....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .287
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .230
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .362
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .225
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .284
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .413
Bernadina, RF 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 .143
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .246
Olsen, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .162
Totals 38 7 13 7 4 16 20 .257
a-Flied out for Clippard in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (4, Nolasco), Morgan (5, Nolasco), Zimmerman, R (8, Hensley), Kennedy, A (5, Pinto).
3B: Dunn, A (1, Nolasco).
HR: Zimmerman, R 2 (4, 1st inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Nolasco, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Kennedy, A 3; Zimmerman, R 10; Dunn, A 3; Willingham; Rodriguez, I 2; Desmond 2; Olsen.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 3 (13), Willingham (13), Morgan (6), Kennedy, A (11), Rodriguez, I (9).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Willingham; Morgan; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Kennedy, A; Bernadina 2; Harris, W.
Team RISP: 3-for-15.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (1, 2nd base off Nolasco/Paulino, R).
CS: Rodriguez, I (1, home by Sanches/Paulino, R).

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maybin, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247
Coghlan, LF 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .195
Ramirez, H, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
Cantu, 3B 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .311
Uggla, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .295
Paulino, R, C 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 .300
Ross, C, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262
Sanchez, G, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273
Nolasco, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
a-Carroll, B, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Lamb, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Barden, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 1 10 1 5 8 25 .264
a-Struck out for Nolasco in the 4th. b-Grounded out for Hensley in the 7th. c-Walked for Sanches in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Coghlan 2; Ramirez, H; Cantu 3; Uggla; Paulino, R 2; Ross, C.
RBI: Cantu (23).
2-out RBI: Cantu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uggla; Maybin 2; Sanchez, G; Paulino, R 2; Coghlan; Ross, C.
S: Nolasco.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 15.

FIELDING
E: Paulino, R (1, throw), Ross, C (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Coghlan (Willingham at 3rd base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(W, 2-1) 6.0 5 0 0 3 4 0 4.35
Bruney 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.56
Clippard(H, 6) 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.50
Batista 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.51
Totals 9.0 10 1 1 5 8 0 4.54
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nolasco(L, 2-1) 4.0 8 5 5 1 7 2 4.01
Hensley 3.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 2.13
Sanches 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Pinto 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.05
Totals 9.0 13 7 7 4 16 2 4.43
WP: Clippard.
HBP: Maybin (by Clippard), Rodriguez, I (by Hensley).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 89-59, Bruney 19-13, Clippard 37-21, Batista 23-15, Nolasco 94-59, Hensley 49-34, Sanches 20-7, Pinto 27-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 5-7, Bruney 2-0, Clippard 0-0, Batista 0-2, Nolasco 2-1, Hensley 1-1, Sanches 2-0, Pinto 0-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 26, Bruney 5, Clippard 7, Batista 5, Nolasco 20, Hensley 12, Sanches 4, Pinto 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 16 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:28.
Att: 20,856.