Zimmerman, Dunn power Nats through rain

By Faran Fagen / Special to MLB.com

MIAMI -- After a two-hour, 49-minute rain delay, Ryan Zimmerman and the Nationals made their mark -- literally -- at Sun Life Stadium.

Zimmerman hit a three-run homer off Marlins starter Alex Sanabia that struck the electronic Sun Life Stadium sign just below the left-field upper deck to spark the Nationals to a 9-3 win against the Marlins in front of a paid attendance of 18,326 late Monday night. The home run, which actually took out the "m" in the word "stadium" on the sign, came on a 2-1 fastball and scored Alberto Gonzalez and Roger Bernadina in the third inning.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257
Gonzalez, Al, SS-2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
Bernadina, LF 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .274
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 3 2 3 1 0 1 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 .265
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Morse, RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301
Peralta, Jo, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Desmond, PH-SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .271
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257
Marquis, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Maxwell, RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .109
Totals 38 9 11 8 4 5 15 .256
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Clippard in the 9th.
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .271
Morrison, LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .294
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .299
Sanchez, G, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .285
Tracy, C, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
Stanton, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239
Maybin, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239
Hayes, B, C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .216
Sanabia, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Murphy, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Badenhop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Helms, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 10 14 .256
a-Struck out for Ohman in the 6th. b-Walked for Miller, A in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (33, Sanabia), Morse (8, Sanabia), Kennedy, A (15, Badenhop).
3B: Bernadina (3, Miller, A).
HR: Zimmerman, R (25, 3rd inning off Sanabia, 2 on, 1 out), Dunn, A (33, 7th inning off Sanches, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Gonzalez, Al; Bernadina 4; Zimmerman, R 5; Dunn, A 6; Morse 3; Rodriguez, I.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (88), Zimmerman, R 3 (76), Desmond (54).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marquis; Rodriguez, I; Morgan; Gonzalez, Al 2.
SF: Desmond.
GIDP: Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (13, 2nd base off Sanches/Hayes, B).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A, Kennedy, A-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

BATTING
2B: Maybin (5, Marquis).
HR: Ramirez, H (19, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out), Hayes, B (2, 6th inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Bonifacio 2; Ramirez, H 4; Tracy, C; Stanton; Maybin 3; Hayes, B 4.
RBI: Ramirez, H (68), Hayes, B 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H; Hayes, B 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, G 3.
GIDP: Maybin; Hayes, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bonifacio (6, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Bonifacio (1, throw), Tracy, C (2, throw).
DP: (Bonifacio-Ramirez, H-Sanchez, G).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(W, 1-7) 5.2 7 3 3 3 1 2 8.13
Peralta, Jo(H, 6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.41
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.24
Stammen 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5.05
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 4 10 2 4.15
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanabia(L, 3-2) 5.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 3.98
Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32
Sanches 1.0 1 4 0 2 1 1 2.77
Badenhop 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.91
Miller, A 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50
Totals 9.0 11 9 5 4 5 2 3.98
WP: Ohman, Sanches 3.
IBB: Morgan (by Sanabia), Dunn, A (by Miller, A).
HBP: Stanton (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 92-52, Peralta, Jo 24-15, Clippard 28-17, Stammen 19-11, Sanabia 81-57, Ohman 5-3, Sanches 35-16, Badenhop 15-12, Miller, A 17-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 9-7, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Clippard 0-0, Stammen 0-0, Sanabia 10-4, Ohman 1-0, Sanches 1-1, Badenhop 1-1, Miller, A 1-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 26, Peralta, Jo 4, Clippard 4, Stammen 4, Sanabia 25, Ohman 1, Sanches 7, Badenhop 5, Miller, A 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Ohman 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:05 (2:49 delay).
Att: 18,326