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Marlins 8, Nationals 3
Ronnie Belliard waits for the throw as Cameron Maybin steals second. (Alan Diaz/AP)
Scott Olsen used to call Dolphin Stadium his home, but it wasn't kind to the left-hander in his first start against his former team. With a big hole to dig out of, the Nationals were handcuffed by the pitching prowess of the Marlins.
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Series at a glance:
WSH
Washington (0-2)
Lost 2
Florida 8, Washington 3   FLA
Florida (2-0)
Won 2
April 7, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1   3 11 1
Florida
2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 X   8 9 0
Standings thru 4/7/09  |  Recap: WSH | FLA  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Marlins stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Milledge, CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .556
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111
Dunn, A, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .375
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .500
Kearns, RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250
Belliard, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143
Flores, J, C 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .500
Olsen, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Tavarez, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Bard, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
  Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hanrahan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Dukes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 38 3 11 3 1 10 20  

a-Struck out for Tavarez, J in the 7th. b-Struck out for Hanrahan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Flores, J (1, Pinto), Guzman, C (1, Pinto).
HR: Kearns (1, 8th inning off Nunez, L, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C 4; Dunn, A; Johnson, N 3; Kearns 4; Belliard; Flores, J 3.
RBI: Kearns 2 (3), Guzman, C (1).
2-out RBI: Kearns 2; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Flores, J 2; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (2, throw).
DP: (Guzman, C-Belliard-Johnson, N).

 
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .600
Maybin, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .222
Ramirez, H, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333
Cantu, 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .571
Uggla, 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .125
Hermida, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143
  Carroll, B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ross, C, RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Paulino, R, C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667
Johnson, J, P 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500
  Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 9 8 5 8 15  

a-Grounded out for Nunez, L in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Paulino, R (1, Olsen).
3B: Paulino, R (1, Olsen), Bonifacio (1, Olsen).
HR: Cantu (2, 1st inning off Olsen, 1 on, 2 out), Uggla (1, 3rd inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bonifacio 4; Maybin; Cantu 5; Uggla 4; Paulino, R 5; Johnson, J.
RBI: Cantu 2 (5), Bonifacio 2 (4), Uggla 2 (2), Paulino, R (1), Johnson, J (1).
2-out RBI: Cantu 2; Bonifacio 2; Paulino, R; Johnson, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maybin 3; Ross, C.
GIDP: Cantu.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maybin (1, 2nd base off Olsen/Flores, J).

 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen (L, 0-1) 3.0 8 8 8 3 2 2 24.00
Tavarez, J 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.50
Beimel 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Hanrahan 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson, J (W, 1-0) 6.2 7 0 0 0 8 0 0.00
Nunez, L 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 13.50
Pinto 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.00

WP: Olsen.
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 69-41, Tavarez, J 32-22, Beimel 12-6, Hanrahan 15-9, Johnson, J 106-75, Nunez, L 34-21, Pinto 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 5-2, Tavarez, J 5-0, Beimel 2-1, Hanrahan 1-0, Johnson, J 7-5, Nunez, L 2-2, Pinto 0-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 20, Tavarez, J 9, Beimel 5, Hanrahan 4, Johnson, J 27, Nunez, L 7, Pinto 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Nunez, L 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 11,124.
April 7, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner