Dodgers 14, Nationals 2

W:	H. Kuroda (8-6)
L:	L. Hernandez (8-12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
R Furcal SS	5	2	4	4	0	0	24	.262	.329
J Castro PR-SS-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.288	.324
A Ethier RF	3	0	0	1	1	0	12	.281	.365
a-J Pierre PH-LF	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	.314	.374
M Ramirez LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	14	.302	.423
b-J Repko PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	.000	.000
M Kemp CF	5	1	1	2	0	0	17	.306	.361
J Loney 1B	5	2	3	2	0	0	15	.286	.361
C Blake 3B	4	2	2	2	0	1	17	.280	.365
c-B DeWitt PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.158	.200
R Belliard 2B	3	2	2	1	1	0	19	.264	.312
d-J Thome PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111
C Kershaw P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.163
R Martin C	2	2	1	0	1	0	18	.256	.354
A Ellis C	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000
H Kuroda P	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	.143	.200
R Belisario P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
e-C Hu PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.000
Totals	40	14	15	14	5	2	177
a-walked for A Ethier in the 7th b-hit sacrifice fly to center for M Ramirez in the 7th c-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for C Blake in the 7th d-grounded to second for R Belliard in the 8th e-struck out swinging for R Belisario in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Furcal (26, L Hernandez); M Ramirez (23, L Hernandez); J Loney (25, M Estrada); R Belliard (12, S Rivera) HR: C Blake (18, 7th inning off S Rivera 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ramirez (60), R Belliard (37), R Furcal 4 (44), A Ethier (102), M Kemp 2 (97), J Loney 2 (89), C Blake 2 (77), J Repko (1) S: H Kuroda SF: J Repko 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, M Kemp, J Loney 2 GIDP: M Kemp Dodgers RISP: 7-17 (B DeWitt 0-1, M Kemp 1-4, R Belliard 1-1, C Blake 0-1, H Kuroda 1-2, R Furcal 2-3, A Ethier 0-2, J Loney 1-1, M Ramirez 1-2) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: R Furcal (19, ground ball) DP: 1 (C Blake-R Belliard-J Loney).

Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
H Kuroda (W, 8-6)	6.0	4	2	0	2	6	1	81-52	3.65
R Belisario	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	1.89
C Kershaw	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	39-24	2.85
Totals	9.0	4	2	0	4	10	1	131-82
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: H Kuroda 14/24; R Belisario 2/4; C Kershaw 2/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: H Kuroda 15-9-12-16; R Belisario 2-0-1-3; C Kershaw 7-5-10-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Kuroda 8-4; R Belisario 1-2; C Kershaw 1-1 Game Scores: H Kuroda 64

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
W Harris CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	10	.224	.362
C Guzman SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.285	.307
L Kensing P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
R Zimmerman 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	13	.290	.360
P Orr 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.300	.315
A Dunn 1B	1	1	1	2	2	0	16	.279	.408
M Morse 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.250
J Willingham LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	.272	.381
Z Segovia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
A Gonzalez SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.254	.287
E Dukes RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	.257	.339
J Bard C	4	0	1	0	0	1	10	.234	.292
I Desmond 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	18	.343	.395
L Hernandez P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.146	.180
M Estrada P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-J Padilla PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.095	.095
S Rivera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500
V Garate P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Maxwell CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.230	.319
Totals	31	2	4	2	4	10	131
a-grounded to shortstop for M Estrada in the 5th
BATTING 3B: W Harris (5, H Kuroda) HR: A Dunn (38, 3rd inning off H Kuroda 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Dunn 2 (103) 2-out RBI: A Dunn 2 GIDP: J Willingham Nationals RISP: 0-2 (J Willingham 0-1, C Guzman 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: W Harris (4, bobble); J Willingham (6, throw); I Desmond (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (C Guzman-I Desmond-A Dunn).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hernandez (L, 8-12)	3.2	8	8	8	4	0	0	84-43	5.53
M Estrada	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	26-17	9.64
S Rivera	1.0	3	5	4	0	0	1	26-16	6.34
V Garate	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	11-5	22.50
Z Segovia	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-16	10.80
L Kensing	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	10.09
Totals	9.0	15	14	13	5	2	1	177-103
PITCHING S Rivera pitched to 5 batters in the 7th; V Garate pitched to 2 batters in the 7th IBB: R Martin (By L Hernandez) HBP: R Martin (By S Rivera) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hernandez 11/22; M Estrada 3/6; S Rivera 4/8; V Garate 0/2; Z Segovia 4/7; L Kensing 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hernandez 16-3-7-17; M Estrada 3-2-8-4; S Rivera 4-1-4-7; V Garate 1-1-2-1; Z Segovia 1-2-7-6; L Kensing 2-0-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 8-3; M Estrada 2-1; S Rivera 2-1; V Garate 0-0; Z Segovia 3-2; L Kensing 3-0 Game Scores: L Hernandez 9

Scoring Summary
			LAD	WAS
	3rd	M Ramirez doubled to left, R Furcal scored.	1	0
	3rd	A Dunn homered to right, R Zimmerman scored.	1	2
	4th	R Belliard singled to center, J Loney scored, C Blake to third, R Belliard to second on error by center fielder W Harris.	2	2
	4th	R Furcal singled to left, C Blake and R Belliard scored, R Martin to third, R Furcal to second on throwing error by left fielder J Willingham.	4	2
	4th	A Ethier grounded out to second, R Martin scored, R Furcal to third.	5	2
	4th	M Kemp singled to center, R Furcal scored, M Ramirez to second.	6	2
	4th	J Loney doubled to deep right center, M Ramirez and M Kemp scored.	8	2
	7th	C Blake homered to left center, J Loney scored.	10	2
	7th	R Furcal singled to center, R Belliard and R Martin scored, H Kuroda to second.	12	2
	7th	J Repko hit sacrifice fly to center, H Kuroda scored, J Castro to third.	13	2
	7th	M Kemp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Castro scored, J Pierre out at second.	14	2
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Game Information
Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	18,518 (44.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:56
Weather	76 degrees, overcast
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Jerry Crawford, Third Base - Bill Hohn

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