Espinosa's Bat Helps Nats Hook Marlins

By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com

UPITER, Fla. -- Danny Espinosa flirted with hitting for the cycle. Jason Marquis tossed four scoreless innings, and top prospect Bryce Harper chipped in with a pinch-hit RBI single.

Collectively, it was a big day for the Nationals, as they cruised past the Marlins, 8-4, at Roger Dean Stadium.

The Marlins got on the board with back-to-back homers from Greg Dobbs and Donnie Murphy in the eighth. Dobbs belted a two-run homer with Ruben Gotay aboard, followed by Murphy's blast to left. CONTINUE....

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bernadina, CF	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	.316
Van Every, J, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Espinosa, 2B	3	2	3	4	0	0	0	.455
Lombardozzi, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Nix, L, RF-CF	4	0	0	1	0	2	2	.308
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Marrero, 1B	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.455
c-Aubrey, PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Morse, LF	3	0	2	0	1	1	1	.435
Frazier, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.455
Stairs, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.300
b-Harper, PH-DH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.357
Rodriguez, I, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.231
Flores, J, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Cora, SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.400
a-Bixler, PH-SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.538
Gonzalez, Al, 3B	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	.333
Totals	35	8	11	7	3	7	17	.304

a-Singled for Cora in the 7th. b-Singled for Stairs in the 7th. c-Flied out for Marrero in the 9th.

Florida	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Wise, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316
Kroeger, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Infante, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.375
Bonifacio, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Ramirez, H, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375
Martinez, O, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Morrison, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278
Lubanski, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Buck, J, C	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235
Hayes, B, C	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.100
Helms, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.182
Gotay, 1B	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.364
Baker, Jo, DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250
a-Dobbs, PH-DH	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	.556
Dominguez, M, RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.353
Murphy, D, RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	.231
Cousins, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
Totals	32	4	6	4	3	8	7	.282

a-Homered for Baker, Jo in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Morse (2, Vazquez, J), Gonzalez, Al (2, Vazquez, J), Espinosa (2, Vazquez, J).
HR: Espinosa (2, 5th inning off Dunn, M, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Bernadina; Espinosa 7; Marrero; Morse 3; Harper; Bixler; Gonzalez, Al 3.
RBI: Espinosa 4 (10), Nix, L (2), Marrero (2), Harper (4).
2-out RBI: Espinosa 2; Harper.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cora; LaRoche, Ad.
SAC: Bernadina.
SF: Nix, L.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Stairs.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Espinosa-Cora-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Infante (3, Marquis), Wise (2, Marquis).
HR: Dobbs (1, 8th inning off Slaten, 1 on, 0 out), Murphy, D (1, 8th inning off Slaten, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Wise 2; Infante 2; Gotay; Dobbs 5; Murphy, D 4.
RBI: Dobbs 3 (4), Murphy, D (1).
2-out RBI: Dobbs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morrison; Infante; Murphy, D.
GIDP: Baker, Jo.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Bonifacio (1, missed catch), Kroeger (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Wise (Cora at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Vazquez, J-Ramirez, H-Helms, Ramirez, H-Infante-Helms).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Marquis(W, 1-0)	4.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Coffey(H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Stammen(H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.50
Slaten	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	2	6.75
Wood, T	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.70
Totals	9.0	6	4	4	3	8	2	3.70

Florida	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Vazquez, J(L, 0-1)	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	2.57
Dunn, M	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	6.00
Webb, R	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Choate	0.2	4	5	2	0	1	0	6.75
Sanches	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.45
Mata	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	5	3	7	1	3.99

HBP: Espinosa (by Vazquez, J).
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 8-1, Coffey 0-0, Stammen 3-2, Slaten 1-1, Wood, T 1-2, Vazquez, J 9-1, Dunn, M 1-1, Webb, R 2-0, Choate 0-1, Sanches 1-3, Mata 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 14, Coffey 3, Stammen 6, Slaten 6, Wood, T 6, Vazquez, J 16, Dunn, M 5, Webb, R 4, Choate 7, Sanches 6, Mata 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sanches 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Fran Burke. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, R to L.
T: 2:43.
Att: 2,693.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media