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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Washington Nationals

2015-07-17 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 40709 · 83°F · Wind 2 mph to RF · 2:51

Washington Nationals defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–3. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Bryce Harper grounds into a force out, second baseman Howie Kendrick to shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Yunel Escobar scores. Danny Espinosa out at 2nd. Bryce Harper to 1st. Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead in the 4th — Adrian Gonzalez homers (19) on a line drive to right field. Justin Turner scores. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 5th — Yunel Escobar homers (5) on a line drive to left center field. Tanner Roark scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Matthew den Dekker homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Michael A. Taylor scores — worth 38% in win probability. Also of note: 1:22 delay due to light failure; one back of lights out on the 3B side.

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Line score

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

W: Casey Janssen L: Pedro Baez SV: Drew Storen

Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Adrian Johnson · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Doug Eddings · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joc Pederson	5	0	1	0	0	3
Howie Kendrick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Turner	3	1	0	0	0	2
Adrian Gonzalez	3	2	2	3	1	0
Yasmani Grandal	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yasiel Puig	3	0	2	0	1	0
Andre Ethier	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Rollins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Bolsinger	1	0	0	0	0	1
Enrique Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Guerrero	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alberto Callaspo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yunel Escobar	5	2	3	2	0	0
Danny Espinosa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bryce Harper	1	0	0	1	3	0
Clint Robinson	2	0	0	0	2	2
Wilson Ramos	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ian Desmond	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Taylor	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jordan Zimmermann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tanner Roark	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dan Uggla	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt den Dekker	1	1	1	2	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Bolsinger	4.0	2	2	2
Chin-hui Tsao	2.0	2	1	2
Joel Peralta	0.2	1	1	0
J. P. Howell	0.0	0	1	0
Pedro Baez	1.1	2	0	1

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jordan Zimmermann	4.0	3	1	3
Tanner Roark	2.0	2	0	3
Aaron Barrett	1.0	0	0	1
Casey Janssen	1.0	0	0	2
Drew Storen	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joc Pederson: S7/L7S+
Howie Kendrick: 13/G15S-.1-2
Justin Turner: 8/L8LXD+
Adrian Gonzalez: W
Yasmani Grandal: K

Bot 1

Yunel Escobar: 8/F8RD
Danny Espinosa: E1/BG13S+.B-2
Bryce Harper: IW
Clint Robinson: K
Wilson Ramos: K

Top 2

Yasiel Puig: 9/F9D+
Andre Ethier: 1/L15
Jimmy Rollins: 5/F15-

Bot 2

Ian Desmond: 63/G6
Tyler Moore: 63/G6
Michael Taylor: 6/F6M-

Top 3

Mike Bolsinger: K
Joc Pederson: K
Howie Kendrick: 3/L34+

Bot 3

Jordan Zimmermann: 9/F9LM
Yunel Escobar: D7/L5D+
Danny Espinosa: S1/G13-.2-3
Bryce Harper: 46(1)/FO/G4-.3-H
Clint Robinson: W.1-2
Wilson Ramos: 63/G6-

Top 4

Justin Turner: HP
Adrian Gonzalez: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Yasmani Grandal: 43/G4
Yasiel Puig: S8/G6
Andre Ethier: 8/F8RXD+
Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 4

Ian Desmond: 3/F3DF
Tyler Moore: 3/F3DF
Michael Taylor: 7/F7D+

Top 5

Enrique Hernandez: K
Joc Pederson: K23
Howie Kendrick: 9/F9LM

Bot 5

Tanner Roark: D7/F78D
Yunel Escobar: HR/F7D+.2-H
Danny Espinosa: 6/F6D-
Bryce Harper: W
Clint Robinson: K
Wilson Ramos: 63/G6M

Top 6

Justin Turner: K
Adrian Gonzalez: HR/F7LD+
Yasmani Grandal: 1/L13
Yasiel Puig: S6/F8LS
Andre Ethier: 4/L4

Bot 6

Ian Desmond: 9/L9M
Tyler Moore: 5/F5-
Michael Taylor: K

Top 7

Jimmy Rollins: 5/F5S-
Alex Guerrero: 9/F9M
Joc Pederson: E6/G6.B-2
Howie Kendrick: K

Bot 7

Dan Uggla: 53/G56-
Yunel Escobar: D4/F4D
Danny Espinosa: 7/F78D
Bryce Harper: IW
Clint Robinson: W.2-3;1-2
Wilson Ramos: K

Top 8

Justin Turner: K
Adrian Gonzalez: 31/G3-
Yasmani Grandal: K

Bot 8

Ian Desmond: 4/F4D
Tyler Moore: S8/L13
Michael Taylor: 54(1)/FO/G5L
Matt den Dekker: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Yunel Escobar: 9/F9M

Top 9

Yasiel Puig: W
Andre Ethier: S8/L8LM+.1-2
Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8LD
Alberto Callaspo: 7/F78S
Joc Pederson: K

Notes & reviews

Suspend=20150718,,2,3,30
pitcher Mike Bolsinger tripped and rolled while fielding the ball; he suffered a slightly twisted left knee
1:22 delay due to light failure; one back of lights out on the 3B side
40 minute delay due to light failure after Chin-hui Tsao announced into the game but before the inning started
suspended,20150718,WAS11,light failure $game suspended due to light failure, completed the next day
Adrian Gonzalez homered in consecutive at bats in the same game on two different days
Howie Kendrick lost the ball in the sun

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