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Marlins 9, Nationals 6
The Nationals celebrate in the dugout after Austin Kearns' grand slam. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The Nats cannot catch a break. The 'pen could not preserve a three-run lead in the ninth for Scott Olsen, who was saddled with a no-decision after a fine start, and then let Florida take the game in the 11th on Jeremy Hermida's three-run shot.
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Series at a glance:
FLA
Florida (10-1)
Won 6 		Florida 9, Washington 6   WSH
Washington (1-9)
Lost 2
April 18, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   R   H   E 
Florida
 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3   9 11 0
Washington
 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   6 7 3
Standings thru 4/18/09  |  Recap: FLA | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Marlins stats  |  Nationals stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .347
  d-Helms, PH-3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Hermida, LF 6 3 3 5 0 1 0 .316
Ramirez, H, SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
Cantu, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .378
  Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Baker, Jo, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Uggla, 2B 6 1 0 0 0 2 4 .268
Paulino, R, C 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .333
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ross, C, RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .205
Maybin, CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206
  b-Amezaga, PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Johnson, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
  a-Carroll, B, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
  Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Gload, PH-1B 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .364
Totals 47 9 11 8 3 11 15  

a-Grounded out for Johnson, J in the 7th. b-Singled for Maybin in the 9th. c-Singled for Pinto in the 9th. d-Struck out for Bonifacio in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ross, C (1, Olsen), Cantu (3, Beimel).
HR: Paulino, R (1, 2nd inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out), Hermida 2 (3, 9th inning off Hanrahan, 1 on, 2 out; 11th inning off Ledezma, W, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Hermida 9; Ramirez, H; Cantu 3; Paulino, R 5; Ross, C 2; Amezaga; Gload.
RBI: Paulino, R 2 (4), Gload (3), Hermida 5 (8).
2-out RBI: Hermida 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bonifacio; Uggla; Paulino, R; Amezaga.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Paulino, R (1, 2nd base off Tavarez, J/Bard, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Ramirez, H-Cantu).
 
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .294
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .371
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .277
Dunn, A, LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .281
Bard, J, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200
Kearns, RF 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 .179
Bernadina, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
  Dukes, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323
Gonzalez, Al, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353
Olsen, P 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000
  a-Cintron, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hanrahan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
  Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ledezma, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Flores, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Totals 39 6 7 6 5 12 17  

a-Struck out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Popped out for Hanrahan in the 9th. c-Struck out for Ledezma, W in the 11th.

BATTING
HR: Kearns (2, 1st inning off Johnson, J, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Hernandez, A; Johnson, N 2; Zimmerman, R 2; Bard, J; Kearns 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (9), Kearns 4 (8), Johnson, N (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Gonzalez, Al.
GIDP: Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hernandez, A (1, 2nd base off Kensing/Paulino, R).

FIELDING
E: Johnson, N (1, fielding), Gonzalez, Al 2 (2, throw, throw).
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson, J 6.0 6 6 6 2 6 1 2.91
Kensing 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.50
Pinto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.25
Meyer 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.38
Calero (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 7.0 6 3 2 1 5 1 9.00
Beimel (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35
Hanrahan (BS, 2) 1.0 3 3 3 0 3 1 9.00
Tavarez, J (L, 0-1) 1.0 0 2 1 2 2 0 4.05
Ledezma, W 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.53

Tavarez, J pitched to 2 batters in the 11th.

WP: Hanrahan, Tavarez, J.
HBP: Johnson, N (by Johnson, J).
Pitches-strikes: Johnson, J 101-70, Kensing 21-13, Pinto 21-15, Meyer 29-17, Calero 17-10, Olsen 103-71, Beimel 20-11, Hanrahan 27-20, Tavarez, J 32-16, Ledezma, W 18-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Johnson, J 7-5, Kensing 0-0, Pinto 0-3, Meyer 0-3, Calero 0-3, Olsen 10-6, Beimel 1-2, Hanrahan 0-0, Tavarez, J 1-0, Ledezma, W 1-1.
Batters faced: Johnson, J 26, Kensing 4, Pinto 5, Meyer 6, Calero 4, Olsen 29, Beimel 4, Hanrahan 7, Tavarez, J 6, Ledezma, W 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Calero 1-0, Ledezma, W 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 72 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 3:37.
Att: 19,860.
April 18, 2009

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