So this one won’t be a sweep. There will be at least 2 games at the Dodgers (92 – 72) and if the Nationals (96 – 68) can eek out a win in either of them they’ll finish up at home.
The story of the game was the 3 RBI HR in the 4th Inning by backup catcher Jose Lobaton who’s not known for his bat and rarely plays at all. Daniel Murphy came up with 2 RBIs and there is your scoring on the winning side.
Yesterday’s Game
Top 1st- Solo Shot. Dodgers 1 – 0.
Top 3rd- Walk. Single. RBI Single. Dodgers 2 – 0.
Bottom 4th- Leadoff Walk. HBP. 3 RBI HR. Nationals 3 – 2.
Bottom 5th- Single. Stolen Base. Single, Runners at Corners. RBI Single. Nationals 4 – 2.
Bottom 7th- Double. RBI Single. Nationals 5 – 2.
Series Tied at 1
For the Nationals to win today they’ll have to have continued production from Murphy who was a not too shabby Metropolitan in last year’s Championship campaign.
The Dodgers will be sending out Kenta Maeda (R, 16 – 11, 3.48 ERA) who is easily the better pitcher (though not an ace by any stretch of the imagination. The Nationals will counter with Gio González (L, 11 – 11, 4.57 ERA) who’s much stronger against the Dodgers than his numbers indicate and is a Lefty which gives them fits whenever they face one.
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Dodgers: Bottom of the 2nd inning
Grandal flied out to right field. Culberson grounded out. Pederson struck out.
Nationals: Top of the 3rd inning
Turner singled to center. Werth doubled to right, T.Turner scored. Werth to third. D.Murphy popped out to right fielder Puig. Harper singled to right, Werth scored.
Nationals 2 – Dodgers 1 with 1 out
Harper stole second. On throwing error by catcher Grandal, Harper to third.
Anthony Rendón 2 run home run.
Nationals 4 – Dodgers 1 with 1 out
Zimmerman lined out; Espinosa was hit by a pitch
José Lobatón grounds out to end the top of the 3rd
Nationals 4 – Dodgers 1
Dodgers: Bottom of the 3rd. Gio González pitching for the Nationals
A.Barnes pinch-hitting for Maeda. A.Barnes struck out
Kendrick doubles to center field
Justin Turner grounded out. Kendrick to 3rd
Corey Seager struck out to end the 3rd inning
Nationals: Top of the 4th
Pitcher: Pedro Báez pitching for the Dodgers
González struck out.
Trea Turner flied out to right field
Jaysin Werth fouls out to end the top of the 4th inning
Dodgers: Bottom of the 4th
Gio González pitching for the Nationals.
Yasiel Puig flies out to center field
Adrián González flies out to center field
Yasmani Grandal flies out to right to end the 4th ining
Nationals 4 – Dodgers 1
Nationals: Top opf the 5th
Pedro Báez pitching for the Dodgers
Daniel Murphy lined out to left field
Harper walked on a full count
Rendón popped out to right field
Zimmerman walked. Harper to 2nd
Espinosa popped out to end the top of the 5th.
Nationals 4 – Dodgers 1
Dodgers: Bottom of the 5th
Gio González pitching for the Nationals
Pederson singled to right field
Carlos Ruiz pinch-hitting for P.Báez. Ruiz homers. Pederson scores.
Nations 4 – Dodgers 3
Nationals pitching change: Sammy Solis in for Gio González
Kendrick grounds out
Justin Turner walked
Corey Seager flied out to center field to end the 5th ininng
Nationals 4 – Dodgers 3
Nationals: Top of the 6tth
Grant Dayton pitching for the Dodgers
José Lobatón singles on a ground ball
Stephen Drew struck out.
Dodgers pitching change: Fields pitching. P.Severino pinch-running for Lobatón. T.Turner struck out. Werth walked on a full count, P.Severino to second. Avilán pitching. On Avilán’s wild pitch, P.Severino to third, Werth to second. D.Murphy struck out to end the top of the 6th inning
Dodgers: Bottom of the 6th
Puig flied out to left field.
A.González singled to right.
Grandal struck out.
Culberson grounded into fielder’s choice, A.González out to end the 6th inning
Nationals: Top of the 7th
Harper grounded out.
Blanton pitching.
Rendón flied out to center field.
Zimmerman hit an infield single.
C.Robinson pinch-hitting for Solís. C.Robinson flied out to right field to end the top of the 7th.
Dodgers: Bottom of the 7th
O.Pérez pitching.
Pederson struck out.
Utley singled to center.
Kelley pitching.
Kendrick flied out to center field.
J..Turner struck out. to end the 7th inning
Nationals: Top of the 8th
P.Severino struck out. Drew struck out. T.Turner struck out to end the tp of theinnning
Dodgers : Bottom of the 8th
C.Seager struck out.
Toles pinch-hitting for Puig. Toles flied out to center field.
González struck out.
Nationals: Top of the 9th
Jansen pitching.
Werth homered to left.
D.Murphy walked on a full count.
Harper was hit by a pitch, D.Murphy to second.
Rendón fouled out.
Zimmerman doubled to right, D.Murphy scored, Harper scored. Zimmerman to third.
Stripling pitching.
Heisey pinch-hitting for Kelley. Heisey hit a sacrifice fly to left field, Zimmerman scored.
P.Severino grounded out.
Nationals: Top of the 9th
Jansen pitching.
Werth homered to left.
D.Murphy walked on a full count.
Harper was hit by a pitch, D.Murphy to second.
Rendón fouled out.
Zimmerman doubled to right, D.Murphy scored, Harper scored. Zimmerman to third.
Stripling pitching.
Heisey pinch-hitting for Kelley. Heisey hit a sacrifice fly to left field, Zimmerman scored.
P.Severino grounded out.
Dodgers: Bottom of the 9th
Melancon pitching for the Nationals.
Grandal flied out to center field.
Reddick grounded out.
Pederson flied out to left field to end the game.
Final: Nationals 8 – Dodgers 3