MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
09/16/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 9752 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (63-86) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Florida Marlins (63-87) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 X 5 7 1
Marlins Drop Nationals, 5-3, with Late Score
The Florida Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals, 5-3, in NL action at Dolphin Stadium. Florida pitcher Manny Serrano had a standout performance. Florida reliever Kyler Newby picked up the win, upping his record to 5-3. Dennis Medina took the loss. Tim Collie recorded the save for Florida, his 27th of the season.

Florida took a 5-3 lead on Lance Berkman's 10th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Berkman hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Washington pitcher Dennis Medina visibly frustrated.

Florida manager Craig Harris called it "a darn good win."

The Marlins, at 63-87, inhabit last place in the NL East Division.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .242 14 58
S. Sizemore 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 5 50
   a-B. McCann PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 17 74
   b-C. Hart 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 13
R. Weeks Jr. 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273 25 101
J. Morneau RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .291 18 74
F. Diaz LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 8
E. Aybar SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .311 9 86
C. Rasmus CF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .269 8 60
D. Navarro C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .264 10 54
D. Blea 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 4 45
   c-J. Votto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 1 16
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 8 18      
a - B. McCann pinch hit for S. Sizemore in the 8th
b - C. Hart substituted for B. McCann in the 8th
c - J. Votto pinch hit for D. Blea in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morneau (24, 2nd Inning off M. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Aybar (33, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Rasmus (8, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Choo , J. Morneau 2 , F. Diaz , E. Aybar 2 , C. Rasmus 5 , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Choo , E. Aybar , D. Navarro
GIDP: S. Sizemore , R. Weeks Jr.
Sac Fly: C. Rasmus
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Diaz (2) , E. Aybar (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woolf 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 8 40
R. Theriot 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 1 29
T. Rodas LF 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .288 17 89
L. Berkman RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291 10 37
M. Cabrera 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304 11 68
D. Ford CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 2 5
A. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294 20 72
S. Madera C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .228 12 57
A. Gonzalez SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 8 51
   a-A. Callaspo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342 5 41
   b-J. Brena SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 0 6
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 8 5      
a - A. Callaspo pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - J. Brena substituted for A. Callaspo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera (21, 8th Inning off D. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Rodas (17, 6th Inning off Y. Gallardo, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Berkman (10, 8th Inning off D. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Theriot , T. Rodas 4 , L. Berkman 4 , M. Cabrera 3 , S. Madera , A. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: L. Berkman , S. Madera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ford
Sac Bunt: D. Ford
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gonzalez (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzalez-Theriot-Cabrera, Theriot-Gonzalez-Cabrera)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Gallardo 6.2 5 3 3 1 7 1 110 3.40   
D. Medina L (4-9) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 32 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Gallardo 58
Batters Faced: Y. Gallardo 26, D. Medina 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Gallardo 8-5, D. Medina 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Gallardo 110-70, D. Medina 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Medina 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Serrano 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 92 6.03   
J. Schmidt BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 18 27.00   
K. Newby W (5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 4.23   
T. Collie SV (27) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Serrano 65
Batters Faced: M. Serrano 23, J. Schmidt 5, K. Newby 4, T. Collie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Serrano 8-5, J. Schmidt 1-0, K. Newby 0-1, T. Collie 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Serrano 92-51, J. Schmidt 18-11, K. Newby 17-10, T. Collie 12-10
WP: M. Serrano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Serrano
Ballpark: Dolphin Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 41838
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