Nationals 5, Dodgers 4

W:	S. Rivera (1-3)
L:	J. McDonald (5-5)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
R Furcal SS	4	1	2	0	1	0	17	.264	.331
R Belliard 3B	4	2	2	0	1	0	23	.268	.317
A Ethier RF	4	0	0	1	1	1	17	.279	.364
M Ramirez LF	4	0	0	0	1	0	23	.298	.420
M Kemp CF	4	0	0	0	1	1	15	.304	.360
J Loney 1B	3	0	2	1	1	0	14	.288	.364
R Martin C	4	0	1	1	0	0	12	.256	.354
O Hudson 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	19	.286	.354
J Repko PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J McDonald P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
C Billingsley P	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	.185	.241
a-J Pierre PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.314	.374
H Kuo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
G Sherrill P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-J Thome PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200
J Castro PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.324
Totals	33	4	8	3	7	2	151
a-sacrificed to third for C Billingsley in the 7th b-singled to center for G Sherrill in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Belliard (13, R Detwiler) RBI: A Ethier (103), R Martin (50), J Loney (90) S: J Pierre 2-out RBI: R Martin, J Loney Dodgers RISP: 2-16 (M Kemp 0-2, R Belliard 0-2, R Martin 1-3, R Furcal 0-1, A Ethier 0-4, J Loney 1-1, M Ramirez 0-3) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: R Furcal (10, 2nd base off R Detwiler/J Bard) CS: R Furcal (6, 2nd base by R Detwiler)
FIELDING E: A Ethier (6, fly ball)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Billingsley	6.0	1	3	3	4	9	1	87-52	4.07
H Kuo	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	16-9	2.28
G Sherrill	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	12-8	0.77
J McDonald (L, 5-5)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-7	3.99
Totals	8.1	5	5	5	6	10	1	131-76
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Billingsley 15/23; H Kuo 3/5; G Sherrill 2/5; J McDonald 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Billingsley 23-8-11-10; H Kuo 1-1-4-3; G Sherrill 2-0-2-4; J McDonald 2-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Billingsley 7-2; H Kuo 1-1; G Sherrill 1-2; J McDonald 1-1 Game Scores: C Billingsley 63

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
W Harris LF	3	0	0	0	0	3	17	.222	.359
b-I Desmond PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.385
M MacDougal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
S Rivera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500
d-P Orr PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.300	.309
C Guzman SS	4	2	1	0	0	0	9	.285	.307
A Dunn 1B	2	1	1	0	2	1	20	.280	.410
R Zimmerman 3B	3	1	1	3	1	1	13	.290	.361
E Dukes RF	4	0	0	1	0	1	13	.254	.335
J Bard C	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	.230	.288
J Maxwell CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	18	.234	.329
A Gonzalez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	9	.255	.287
R Detwiler P	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.067	.067
J Bergmann P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-M Morse PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.250	.280
T Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
c-J Willingham PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.272	.380
J Padilla LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.095	.136
Totals	29	5	5	5	6	10	131
a-walked for J Bergmann in the 6th b-grounded to third for W Harris in the 7th c-flied out to left for T Clippard in the 7th d-reached on error (credited with a sac fly) to right for S Rivera in the 9th
BATTING HR: R Zimmerman (31, 6th inning off C Billingsley 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Zimmerman 3 (100), E Dukes (56), P Orr (9) S: A Gonzalez SF: P Orr 2-out RBI: R Zimmerman 3 Nationals RISP: 1-6 (J Willingham 0-1, E Dukes 0-2, I Desmond 0-1, R Zimmerman 1-2) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Maxwell (5, 3rd base off J McDonald/R Martin)
FIELDING E: C Guzman 2 (20, throw 2) DP: 1 (A Dunn). Outfield Assist: E Dukes (A Ethier at Home).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Detwiler	5.2	6	3	3	3	0	0	90-49	5.71
J Bergmann	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	5.06
T Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16-7	3.24
M MacDougal	1.0	2	1	0	2	1	0	35-18	2.98
S Burnett	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	3.12
S Rivera (W, 1-3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	6.21
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	7	2	0	151-81
PITCHING M MacDougal pitched to 4 batters in the 9th IBB: M Kemp (By R Detwiler) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Detwiler 12/24; J Bergmann 0/1; T Clippard 3/5; M MacDougal 2/8; S Burnett 1/1; S Rivera 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Detwiler 15-5-8-21; J Bergmann 0-0-1-0; T Clippard 3-0-1-3; M MacDougal 3-2-8-5; S Burnett 1-2-0-0; S Rivera 0-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Detwiler 7-8; J Bergmann 0-1; T Clippard 1-2; M MacDougal 0-1; S Burnett 0-0; S Rivera 1-1 Game Scores: R Detwiler 42

Scoring Summary
			LAD	WAS
	1st	A Ethier grounded out to second, R Furcal scored.	1	0
	4th	R Martin singled to right, R Belliard scored, A Ethier thrown out at home, J Loney to second.	2	0
	6th	J Loney singled to left, R Belliard scored, M Kemp to second.	3	0
	6th	R Zimmerman homered to left center, C Guzman and A Dunn scored.	3	3
	8th	E Dukes grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Guzman scored, A Dunn out at second.	3	4
	9th	R Belliard grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Repko scored on throwing error by shortstop C Guzman, J Castro to third, R Furcal to second.	4	4
	9th	P Orr hit sacrifice fly to right, J Maxwell scored, J Padilla to second, P Orr to first on error by right fielder A Ethier.	4	5
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Game Notes

DODGERS SECOND BASEMAN ORLANDO HUDSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT WRIST INJURY.

Game Information
Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	18,635 (44.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:59
Weather	82 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi

Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/23)

NY Yankees	3	Final
LA Angels	2

Detroit	11	Final
Cleveland	3

LA Dodgers	4	Final
Washington	5

Cincinnati	12	Final
Pittsburgh	2

Baltimore	3	Final
Toronto	7

Seattle	4	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Philadelphia	6	Final
Florida	7

Atlanta	5	Final
NY Mets	2

Chi Cubs	2	Final
Milwaukee	3

St. Louis	0	Final
Houston	3

Boston	9	Final
Kansas City	2

Minnesota	8	Final
Chi White Sox	6

San Diego	6	Final
Colorado	3

Texas	9	Final
Oakland	8

San Francisco	5	Final
Arizona	2

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