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Florida Marlins @ Washington Nationals

2006-08-09 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 21390 · 76°F · Wind 10 mph from CF · 3:17

Washington Nationals defeated Florida Marlins 5–2. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 1st. Ramon Ortiz earned the win and Chad Cordero picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FLO	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9
WAS	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1		5	9

W: Ramon Ortiz L: Dontrelle Willis SV: Chad Cordero

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Florida Marlins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfredo Amezaga	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dan Uggla	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Jacobs	4	0	1	1	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	3	0	2	0	1	0
Josh Willingham	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jeremy Hermida	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Miguel Olivo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dontrelle Willis	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cody Ross	2	0	0	0	0	2
Wes Helms	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Borchard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	1	0	1	2
Felipe Lopez	4	1	1	0	1	2
Ryan Zimmerman	3	3	2	0	2	1
Nick Johnson	3	0	1	0	2	1
Austin Kearns	3	0	2	1	2	0
Alex Escobar	2	0	1	2	1	1
Damian Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Harper	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ramon Ortiz	2	0	0	0	1	0
Marlon Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daryle Ward	0	0	0	0	1	0
Luis Matos	1	0	0	0	0	1

Florida Marlins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dontrelle Willis	5.1	8	5	6
Matt Herges	0.2	0	1	0
Randy Messenger	0.1	1	1	0
Renyel Pinto	1.2	0	4	3

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ramon Ortiz	6.2	8	0	6
Micah Bowie	0.1	0	1	0
Jon Rauch	1.0	0	0	0
Chad Cordero	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alfredo Amezaga: S8/F8LS
Dan Uggla: WP.1-2
Dan Uggla: K
Mike Jacobs: S8/L4D+.2-H
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RD
Josh Willingham: 31/G

Bot 1

Alfonso Soriano: D9/L89D+
Felipe Lopez: K23
Ryan Zimmerman: S7.2-3
Nick Johnson: WP.1-2
Nick Johnson: W+WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Austin Kearns: 64(1)/FO/G6S-.3-H
Alex Escobar: POCS2(136)

Top 2

Jeremy Hermida: D9/L9LS
Hanley Ramirez: S5/G6S-.2-3
Miguel Olivo: 3/P3F
Dontrelle Willis: SB2
Dontrelle Willis: K
Alfredo Amezaga: 63/G6M

Bot 2

Alex Escobar: S8/G6M
Damian Jackson: 9/P9S-
Brandon Harper: D9/L3D-.1-3
Ramon Ortiz: FC4/G4S-.3XH(42);2-3
Alfonso Soriano: W.1-2
Felipe Lopez: K

Top 3

Dan Uggla: 63/G6S-
Mike Jacobs: 8/F8LXD+
Miguel Cabrera: S8/L8LS+
Josh Willingham: K

Bot 3

Ryan Zimmerman: S7/L56+
Nick Johnson: K
Austin Kearns: S8/L4MD+.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Alex Escobar: 9/SF/L9M+.3-H;2-3
Damian Jackson: K

Top 4

Jeremy Hermida: 8/F8LD
Hanley Ramirez: 53/G56+
Miguel Olivo: S8/L8LS
Dontrelle Willis: 43/G34-

Bot 4

Brandon Harper: HP
Ramon Ortiz: 2/BINT.1-1
Alfonso Soriano: 8/F8RD
Felipe Lopez: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Alfredo Amezaga: 7/F78D
Dan Uggla: 8/F8LXD
Mike Jacobs: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Ryan Zimmerman: W
Nick Johnson: S7/L7S+.1-2
Austin Kearns: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Escobar: K
Damian Jackson: 23/G1.3-H(E1/THH)(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Brandon Harper: 63/G6+

Top 6

Miguel Cabrera: S7/L78S
Josh Willingham: K
Jeremy Hermida: 46(1)/FO/G34
Hanley Ramirez: K

Bot 6

Ramon Ortiz: W
Alfonso Soriano: K
Felipe Lopez: S8/L8RS-.1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: W.2-3;1-2
Nick Johnson: 4!6(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 7

Miguel Olivo: DGR/F9LD
Cody Ross: K
Alfredo Amezaga: 3!1/G34S.2-3
Dan Uggla: HP
Mike Jacobs: E6/G6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
Wes Helms: 9/F89M

Bot 7

Austin Kearns: S8/L8RM
Alex Escobar: W.1-2
Marlon Anderson: 8/L8RM.2-3
Daryle Ward: W.1-2
Luis Matos: K
Alfonso Soriano: K

Top 8

Jeremy Hermida: 5/P5-
Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8RD
Miguel Olivo: 9/F9S

Bot 8

Felipe Lopez: W
Ryan Zimmerman: K
Nick Johnson: W.1-2
Austin Kearns: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Escobar: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3
Marlon Anderson: 7/P6D-

Top 9

Cody Ross: K
Alfredo Amezaga: K
Dan Uggla: S8/G6M+
Joe Borchard: DI.1-2
Joe Borchard: 6/P6D-

Notes & reviews

Lopez walked towards the dugout even though he was not out; catcher Olivo kept looking at HP umpire Danley, who made no signal; Olivo finally threw the ball to 1B
Harper doubled in his first major league plate appearance
Ramon Ortiz called for interference for running into his own batted ball
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Willis threw home and Olivo relayed to 1B; the Marlins protested the call at the plate briefly
Nationals pitcher Micah Bowie left the game due to a strained lat

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