MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
04/23/2045
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 897 - SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (16-6) 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 3 14 14 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (9-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Nationals, Smither Pin Bad Loss on Dodgers
The Washington Nationals downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 14-1. The hitting star was left fielder Steve Smither. Smither was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4 for the Nationals. David Williams picked up the win, lifting his record to 3-1 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 5 in 6.2 innings, while yielding 1 run. Washington is off to a hot start at 16-6.

The Nationals got a big hit from right fielder Mike Hayes. Facing Los Angeles pitcher Jim Merritt in the top of the sixth, Hayes pounded a 3-run home run to right. His 10th home run of the season put the Nationals ahead, 11-1.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Hayes.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Salas 3B 6 2 3 3 0 0 2 .330 2 10
S. Smither LF 5 4 4 4 1 0 1 .381 8 17
C. Caballero CF 5 2 2 0 1 2 2 .333 4 13
M. Hayes RF 5 1 1 4 1 2 1 .356 10 27
L. Huergo DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .263 2 12
B. Copsey 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .244 3 19
J. Wenz 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .268 2 6
C. Carroll C 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .328 3 11
S. Eldredge SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .255 0 3
Totals 41 14 14 13 7 8 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Smither 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Hughes, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off Y. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Salas (2, 6th Inning off J. Merritt, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Hayes (10, 6th Inning off J. Merritt, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Salas 6 , S. Smither 10 , C. Caballero 2 , M. Hayes 4 , L. Huergo , J. Wenz , S. Eldredge 2
2-out RBI: M. Salas , S. Smither 2 , M. Hayes , L. Huergo , B. Copsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Caballero , J. Wenz
Hit by Pitch: B. Copsey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Caballero(Ross at 3rd base))
PB: C. Carroll
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Uribe DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .205 2 6
J. Runnells 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 5 14
R. Osorio LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .325 7 16
M. Shupe 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .253 2 9
J. Barry C 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .308 3 3
C. Huff 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 0 3
   a-S. Connor PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Clarke RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .071 1 1
M. Scott CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .147 2 6
   b-V. Sampson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 4
D. Ross SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .179 1 2
Totals 31 1 5 1 6 11 14      
a - S. Connor pinch hit for C. Huff in the 8th
b - V. Sampson pinch hit for M. Scott in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shupe (9, 8th Inning off B. Chalker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Ross (1, 9th Inning off B. Chalker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Runnells , M. Shupe 3 , D. Ross 4
2-out RBI: J. Runnells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Uribe , C. Huff 2 , S. Connor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Osorio (2)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Williams W (3-1) 6.2 2 1 1 5 6 0 108 3.34   
B. Chalker 2.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 33 4.09   
S. Rivers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Williams 67
Batters Faced: D. Williams 26, B. Chalker 10, S. Rivers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Williams 9-4, B. Chalker 1-1, S. Rivers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Williams 108-59, B. Chalker 33-23, S. Rivers 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Rivers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hughes L (0-4) 4.2 4 6 6 5 6 1 89 7.08   
J. Merritt 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 2 28 27.00   
M. Dodds 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 5.25   
Y. Lee 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 25 9.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hughes 33
Batters Faced: C. Hughes 24, J. Merritt 7, M. Dodds 9, Y. Lee 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hughes 4-4, J. Merritt 0-2, M. Dodds 2-3, Y. Lee 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hughes 89-47, J. Merritt 28-15, M. Dodds 30-23, Y. Lee 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merritt 3-0
WP: Y. Lee 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Hughes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Smither
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 39520
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