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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Washington Nationals

2009-09-23 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 18635 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph to LF · 2:59

Washington Nationals defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–4. Washington Nationals put up 3 in the 6th. Saul Rivera earned the win. Ryan Zimmerman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Saul Rivera L: James McDonald SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Furcal	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ronnie Belliard	4	2	2	0	1	0
Andre Ethier	4	0	0	1	1	1
Manny Ramirez	4	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Kemp	4	0	0	0	1	1
James Loney	3	0	2	1	1	0
Russell Martin	4	0	1	1	0	0
Orlando Hudson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chad Billingsley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Pierre	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Thome	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Harris	3	0	0	0	0	3
Cristian Guzman	4	2	1	0	0	0
Adam Dunn	2	1	1	0	2	1
Ryan Zimmerman	3	1	1	3	1	1
Elijah Dukes	4	0	0	1	0	1
Josh Bard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Maxwell	3	1	1	0	1	1
Alberto Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ross Detwiler	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Morse	0	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Willingham	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Desmond	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Padilla	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Orr	0	0	0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Billingsley	6.0	1	4	9
Hung-Chih Kuo	1.0	1	1	1
George Sherrill	1.0	2	0	0
James McDonald	0.1	1	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ross Detwiler	5.2	6	3	0
Jason Bergmann	0.1	0	0	0
Tyler Clippard	1.0	0	2	0
Mike MacDougal	1.0	2	2	1
Sean Burnett	0.1	0	0	1
Saul Rivera	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rafael Furcal: S8/G6M
Ronnie Belliard: SB2
Ronnie Belliard: 43/G4.2-3
Andre Ethier: 43/G4.3-H
Manny Ramirez: 53/G5

Bot 1

Willie Harris: K
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4
Adam Dunn: K

Top 2

Matt Kemp: 9/L9M+
James Loney: 7/L7D+
Russell Martin: 53/G56

Bot 2

Ryan Zimmerman: K
Elijah Dukes: 63/G6
Josh Bard: 3/F34-

Top 3

Orlando Hudson: 8/F8RD
Chad Billingsley: 9/F9S
Rafael Furcal: 43/G4+

Bot 3

Justin Maxwell: K
Alberto Gonzalez: 63/G6
Ross Detwiler: K

Top 4

Ronnie Belliard: S6/G6+
Andre Ethier: W.1-2
Manny Ramirez: 9/F89M
Matt Kemp: 8/F8RD.2-3
James Loney: W.1-2
Russell Martin: S9/L9S.3-H;2XH(92);1-2

Bot 4

Willie Harris: K23
Cristian Guzman: 8/F78XD+
Adam Dunn: W
Ryan Zimmerman: W.1-2
Elijah Dukes: K

Top 5

Orlando Hudson: 9/F9M
Chad Billingsley: 63/G6
Rafael Furcal: S9/F89M
Ronnie Belliard: POCS2(13616)

Bot 5

Josh Bard: 13/G15-
Justin Maxwell: 63/G6
Alberto Gonzalez: K

Top 6

Ronnie Belliard: D7/L5D+
Andre Ethier: 6/P
Manny Ramirez: 63/G6.2-3
Matt Kemp: IW
James Loney: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
Russell Martin: 3/P3F

Bot 6

Mike Morse: W
Willie Harris: K
Cristian Guzman: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Adam Dunn: W.1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
Elijah Dukes: 43/G4MD

Top 7

Orlando Hudson: W
Juan Pierre: 53/SH/BG15+.1-2
Rafael Furcal: 8/F8LD+
Ronnie Belliard: W
Andre Ethier: 4/F4D

Bot 7

Josh Bard: K
Justin Maxwell: W
Alberto Gonzalez: S9/L9S.1-2
Josh Willingham: 7/F7D+.2-3
Ian Desmond: 53/G6S-

Top 8

Manny Ramirez: W
Matt Kemp: K
James Loney: S9/G34.1-3
Russell Martin: 3/LDP/L34S+.1X1(3)

Bot 8

Cristian Guzman: S7/L78D+
Adam Dunn: S7/F78D.1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: 3/F3DF-
Elijah Dukes: 4(1)/FO/G6M.2-H
Josh Bard: 5/F15-

Top 9

Orlando Hudson: E6/TH1/G6
Jim Thome: S8/G4M+.1-3
Rafael Furcal: W.1-2
Ronnie Belliard: E6/THH/G6S.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Andre Ethier: K
Manny Ramirez: 62(3)/FO/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Matt Kemp: 6/L6+

Bot 9

Justin Maxwell: S7/G56+
Alberto Gonzalez: 24/SH.1-2
Jorge Padilla: SB3
Jorge Padilla: W
Pete Orr: E9/SF/F9M.3-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson tripped over Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn's back foot as Hudson crossed the bag; Hudson fell and jammed his left wrist

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