MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MIAMI MARLINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/22/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MIAMI MARLINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2437 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Marlins (62-64) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 0
Washington Nationals (50-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Nationals Lose to Marlins, 3-1
Behind an impressive start by Matt Payne, Miami beat Washington, 3-1. The winning pitcher was Payne, now 5-7. He tossed 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 4. John Dinsmore got the save, his 19th in 25 chances.

Miami relied on the bat of Jimmy Groseclose to get the win. The right fielder ripped a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Marlins ahead, 2-0. For the game, Groseclose had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Miami skipper Mike Scott.

Miami has a 3-game win streak, while Washington has lost 4 in a row.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 7 42
M. Gar LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 17 55
A. Gorter CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .298 21 84
J. Groseclose RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .287 19 71
M. Christopher 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .283 15 54
B. Clark DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 12 41
A. Cotto 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 7 31
T. Stedman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .168 3 14
A. Munoz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 9 32
Totals 30 3 4 3 2 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Clark (21, 5th Inning off J. Asante, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Groseclose (27, 6th Inning off J. Asante, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Groseclose (19, 9th Inning off K. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Groseclose 6 , B. Clark 3
2-out RBI: J. Groseclose
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Christopher , T. Stedman , A. Munoz
Sac Bunt: A. Cotto
Hit by Pitch: A. Gorter , A. Cotto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salazar-Munoz-Christopher)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. O'Brien LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .316 16 46
S. Cook 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 13 52
D. Vargas DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .245 7 22
A. Burke 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .284 16 44
K. Kubo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245 8 26
A. Cantu RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .221 5 20
N. Dickinson CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367 4 8
   a-J. Soung PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 7
   b-P. Aviles CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 12
J. Bonner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 11 32
D. Gerardo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 4 20
Totals 28 1 3 1 5 4 11      
a - J. Soung pinch hit for N. Dickinson in the 7th
b - P. Aviles substituted for J. Soung in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Burke , K. Kubo , A. Cantu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cook
GIDP: J. Soung
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bonner (2)
CS: K. Kubo (4)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Payne W (5-7) 6.1 2 1 1 4 4 0 107 4.85   
C. Nickerson H (12) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.88   
J. Dinsmore SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Payne 65
Batters Faced: M. Payne 24, C. Nickerson 5, J. Dinsmore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Payne 6-8, C. Nickerson 2-2, J. Dinsmore 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Payne 107-56, C. Nickerson 14-6, J. Dinsmore 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Nickerson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Asante L (6-8) 7.0 3 2 2 2 6 0 101 3.79   
T. Plesz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.88   
K. Pratt 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Asante 67
Batters Faced: J. Asante 27, T. Plesz 3, K. Pratt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Asante 10-5, T. Plesz 1-2, K. Pratt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Asante 101-62, T. Plesz 7-5, K. Pratt 19-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Asante , K. Pratt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Payne
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 10572
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