washington nationals at florida marlins

may 25, 2006

top of the first

jon rauch takes the mound for the marlins.
ichiro suzuki walked. <--1>
the nationals put on the hit and run.
chris burke singled to left field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
chris burke was caught stealing second. <3-->
marcus giles reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop - a run scored.
<--1>
the nationals put on the hit and run.
aubrey huff hit an infield single to short. <-21>
vinny castilla struck out. <-21>
jose molina doubled down the left field line for two rbis. <-2->
jason kendall grounded to the shortstop. <-2->
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, washington leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the first

brian lawrence takes the mound for the nationals.
abraham nunez singled through the right side. <--1>
fred lewis struck out. <--1>
the marlins put on the hit and run.
miguel cabrera singled to right, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
mark teixeira grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, florida trails 3 to 0.

top of the second

matt lecroy grounded to third. <--->
brian lawrence struck out. <--->
ichiro suzuki struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, washington leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the second

joe mauer homered into the left field bleachers. <--->
kevin youkilis lined out to right field. <--->
juan rivera flied out to center. <--->
jose lopez walked. <--1>
marlon byrd pinch hit for jon rauch. <--1>
marlon byrd walked. <-21>
abraham nunez doubled in the right field gap for two rbis. <-2->
fred lewis popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <-2->
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, the game is tied at 3.

top of the third

andrew sisco came in to pitch for the marlins. <--->
chris burke grounded to first base. <--->
marcus giles struck out. <--->
aubrey huff grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 3.

bottom of the third

miguel cabrera struck out. <--->
mark teixeira grounded to second. <--->
joe mauer lined out to center field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, the game is tied at 3.

top of the fourth

vinny castilla popped up to short. <--->
jose molina flied out to center. <--->
jason kendall dribbled weakly to the catcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 3.

bottom of the fourth

kevin youkilis grounded to short. <--->
juan rivera walked. <--1>
jose lopez singled back through the middle. <-21>
lance niekro pinch hit for andrew sisco. <-21>
lance niekro lined out to right. <-21>
abraham nunez popped up to short. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 3.

top of the fifth

merkin valdez came in to pitch for the marlins. <--->
matt lecroy grounded to first. <--->
jeff conine pinch hit for brian lawrence. <--->
jeff conine reached second on a throwing error by the third baseman. <-2->
ichiro suzuki doubled down the third base line, scoring a run. <-2->
ichiro suzuki went for an extra base and reached third. <3-->
chris burke struck out. <3-->
marcus giles was hit by a pitch. <3-1>
aubrey huff walked. <321>
vinny castilla grounded to short. <321>
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the fifth

mike dejean came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
fred lewis flied out to left field. <--->
miguel cabrera lined out to center. <--->
mark teixeira walked. <--1>
joe mauer popped up to the second baseman. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, florida trails 4 to 3.

top of the sixth

jose molina grounded to short. <--->
jason kendall popped up to second. <--->
matt lecroy flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the sixth

kevin youkilis walked. <--1>
juan rivera hit an infield single to third. <-21>
jose lopez flied out to left field. <-21>
jeff keppinger pinch hit for merkin valdez. <-21>
jeff keppinger singled to center, scoring a run. <3-1>
gary majewski came in to pitch for the nationals. <3-1>
abraham nunez struck out. <3-1>
fred lewis hit an infield single back to the pitcher, scoring a run. <-21>
miguel cabrera walked. <321>
mark teixeira singled through the right side for two rbis. <3-1>
joe mauer doubled in the right field gap, scoring a run. <32->
kevin youkilis struck out. <32->
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, florida leads 8 to 4.

top of the seventh

jose valverde came in to pitch for the marlins. <--->
tony medrano pinch hit for gary majewski. <--->
tony medrano was hit by a pitch. <--1>
ichiro suzuki popped up behind home plate. <--1>
chris burke grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
marcus giles struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, washington trails 8 to 4.

bottom of the seventh

ryan wagner came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
juan rivera struck out. <--->
jose lopez grounded to the third baseman. <--->
yorvit torrealba pinch hit for jose valverde. <--->
yorvit torrealba singled to right. <--1>
abraham nunez struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, florida leads 8 to 4.

top of the eighth

bobby jenks came in to pitch for the marlins. <--->
aubrey huff grounded to second. <--->
vinny castilla grounded to short. <--->
jose molina grounded to the pitcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, washington trails 8 to 4.

bottom of the eighth

fred lewis struck out. <--->
miguel cabrera grounded to short. <--->
mark teixeira grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, florida leads 8 to 4.

top of the ninth

jason kendall struck out. <--->
matt lecroy doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
mike lamb pinch hit for ryan wagner. <-2->
mike lamb tripled in the right field gap, scoring a run. <3-->
jeff francis came in to pitch for the marlins. <3-->
ichiro suzuki singled through the left side, scoring a run. <--1>
chris burke flied out to right field. <--1>
marcus giles grounded to the second baseman. <--1>

marlins win: 8-6