Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/1)
| Game 1: Monday, June 30 | ||
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| Washington | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Florida | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 1 | ||
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| Washington | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 2 | ||
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| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 4 | |
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Nationals 9
(34-51, 16-25 away)
Marlins 6
(43-40, 25-20 home)
7:10 PM ET, July 1, 2008
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Bernadina CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .133 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .315 | ||
| E Dukes RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | ||
| D Young 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 | ||
| A Boone 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | ||
| R Belliard 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| P Lo Duca C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | ||
| W Pena LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | ||
| a-K Casto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | ||
| C Manning P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Ayala P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Flores PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | ||
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| F Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| C Balester P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Shell P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Hanrahan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-W Harris PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to first for W Pena in the 8th b-singled to right for J Hanrahan in the 8th c-struck out swinging for L Ayala in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Lo Duca (5, M Hendrickson); R Belliard (9, L Kensing) HR: E Dukes (5, 4th inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 1 Out); R Belliard (7, 6th inning off M Hendrickson 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Dukes (18), F Lopez 2 (22), R Belliard 4 (24), W Harris (11) S: C Balester Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guzman 2, J Flores 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Dukes (9, 2nd base off E De La Cruz/M Treanor) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Guzman (8, ground ball); E Dukes (3, throw) | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Balester (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95-54 | 1.80 | |
| S Shell | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33-19 | 5.14 | |
| J Hanrahan (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.18 | |
| C Manning | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23-10 | 4.41 | |
| L Ayala | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 5.44 | |
| J Rauch (S, 17) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.49 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 194-109 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Balester HBP: J Willingham (By C Balester); A Amezaga (By S Shell) Batters faced: C Balester 21; S Shell 7; J Hanrahan 3; C Manning 4; L Ayala 3; J Rauch 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 6-6; S Shell 0-1; J Hanrahan 1-2; C Manning 0-0; L Ayala 0-0; J Rauch 1-1 Game Scores: C Balester 61 | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| H Ramirez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | ||
| J Hermida RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .267 | ||
| J Cantu 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 | ||
| J Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .302 | ||
| M Jacobs 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 | ||
| C Ross CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .232 | ||
| R Andino 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | ||
| E De La Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Nelson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-W Helms PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| L Kensing P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-L Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | ||
| M Treanor C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | ||
| M Hendrickson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 | ||
| A Amezaga 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||
| a-walked for J Nelson in the 8th b-flied out to center for L Kensing in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: H Ramirez (20, 7th inning off S Shell 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Ramirez 5 (41), A Amezaga (9) SF: H Ramirez 2-out RBI: A Amezaga, H Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Gonzalez 1, J Cantu 2, M Jacobs 1, J Hermida 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Hermida (3, 2nd base off C Balester/P Lo Duca) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Jacobs (6, throw) Outfield Assist: J Willingham (F Lopez at Home, F Lopez at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Hendrickson (L, 7-7) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100-60 | 6.12 | |
| E De La Cruz | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 16.62 | |
| J Nelson | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 1.65 | |
| L Kensing | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.63 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 152-92 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: P Lo Duca (By L Kensing) Batters faced: M Hendrickson 26; E De La Cruz 6; J Nelson 6; L Kensing 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hendrickson 5-8; E De La Cruz 2-1; J Nelson 0-1; L Kensing 0-2 Game Scores: M Hendrickson 31 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| WAS | FLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | E Dukes homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | F Lopez singled to right, P Lo Duca scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| FLA | 5th | H Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to second, R Andino scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | R Belliard homered to left, C Guzman, E Dukes and D Young scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| FLA | 7th | H Ramirez homered to left, M Treanor and A Amezaga scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 8th | K Casto grounded into fielder's choice to first, E Dukes scored on throwing error by first baseman M Jacobs, R Belliard to third, P Lo Duca to second. | 7 | 4 | |
| 8th | F Lopez singled to center, R Belliard scored, P Lo Duca to third, K Casto to second. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8th | W Harris singled to right, P Lo Duca scored, K Casto to third, F Lopez to second. | 9 | 4 | |
| FLA | 8th | A Amezaga singled to center, W Helms scored, M Treanor to second. | 9 | 5 |
| FLA | 8th | H Ramirez singled to right, M Treanor scored, A Amezaga to second, A Amezaga to third, H Ramirez to second on throwing error by right fielder E Dukes. | 9 | 6 |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 12,166 (31.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |