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Ninth-inning woes
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Marlins 7, Nationals 4
Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs on three hits and four walks Sunday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The Nationals took a lead into the ninth inning for the third successive game against the Marlins, and for the third consecutive game, they were unable to hold it as Saul Rivera allowed four runs to send Washington to a tough defeat.
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Series at a glance:
FLA
Florida (11-1)
Won 7 		Florida 7, Washington 4   WSH
Washington (1-10)
Lost 3
April 19, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Florida
 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4   7 9 1
Washington
 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0   4 9 2
Standings thru 4/19/09  |  Recap: FLA | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Marlins stats  |  Nationals stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .321
Baker, Jo, C 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333
  1-Maybin, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Ramirez, H, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .245
Gload, 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .308
Uggla, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .244
Hermida, LF 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .300
  Lindstrom, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ross, C, RF 4 1 3 5 1 0 1 .256
Amezaga, CF-LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .294
Volstad, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
  Penn, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cantu, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .368
  Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Helms, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
  Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Paulino, R, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 34 7 9 7 10 3 22  

a-Struck out for Penn in the 6th. b-Doubled for Calero in the 8th.
1-Ran for Baker, Jo in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Baker, Jo 2 (4, Cabrera, D, Rivera, S), Ramirez, H (3, Cabrera, D), Helms (1, Hinckley), Ross, C (2, Rivera, S).
HR: Ross, C (3, 8th inning off Hinckley, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Baker, Jo 4; Ramirez, H 2; Ross, C 7; Amezaga; Volstad; Helms 2.
RBI: Baker, Jo 2 (9), Ross, C 5 (11).
2-out RBI: Baker, Jo; Ross, C 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, H; Amezaga 3; Cantu 2.
GIDP: Ross, C; Hermida.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Uggla (2, throw).
DP: (Baker, Jo-Uggla).
 
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .238
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .385
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .275
Dunn, A, LF 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 .324
Dukes, CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .324
  Hinckley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cintron, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
  Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns, RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .219
Flores, J, C 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .242
Gonzalez, Al, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .273
Cabrera, D, P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
  Shell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Maxwell, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 9 4 9 7 24  

a-Flied out for Hinckley in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Johnson, N 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Dukes; Kearns 2; Flores, J.
RBI: Dukes (7), Kearns (9), Flores, J (2), Zimmerman, R (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, Al 4; Zimmerman, R; Hernandez, A 2; Cintron.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
CS: Dunn, A (1, 2nd base by Pinto/Baker, Jo).

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al 2 (4, fielding, throw).
Outfield assists: Kearns (Amezaga at home).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Hernandez, A-Johnson, N, Johnson, N-Gonzalez, Al-Johnson, N).
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad 4.1 6 3 3 5 5 0 2.76
Penn 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Pinto 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.80
Calero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35
Nunez, L (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.86
Lindstrom (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cabrera, D 5.0 3 2 2 4 0 0 4.50
Shell (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.40
Hinckley (BS, 1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 1 3.38
Rivera, S (BS, 1)(L, 0-3) 1.0 2 4 4 3 2 0 12.27

Cabrera, D pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Volstad 2, Cabrera, D.
IBB: Dunn, A (by Nunez, L), Gload (by Rivera, S).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 98-56, Penn 18-9, Pinto 18-10, Calero 7-5, Nunez, L 18-9, Lindstrom 13-8, Cabrera, D 92-49, Shell 22-10, Hinckley 39-22, Rivera, S 44-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 7-1, Penn 1-1, Pinto 0-1, Calero 0-3, Nunez, L 1-2, Lindstrom 2-0, Cabrera, D 6-9, Shell 0-2, Hinckley 4-1, Rivera, S 0-1.
Batters faced: Volstad 24, Penn 4, Pinto 4, Calero 3, Nunez, L 6, Lindstrom 3, Cabrera, D 22, Shell 5, Hinckley 9, Rivera, S 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Penn 2-1, Shell 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:33.
Att: 16,974.
April 19, 2009

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