Willingham blasts Fish past Nats
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07/01/2008 -
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Willingham's lead-off home run in the
bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Florida Marlins to a 6-5 win over the
Washington Nationals in the first of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium.
Washington's Jon Rauch came on to protect a 5-4 lead in the ninth and couldn't
get the job done, surrendering a one-out bomb to Hanley Ramirez. The tall
right-hander struck out lead-off hitter Wes Helms and had Ramirez buried in
the count. The Marlin shortstop then worked the count even before crushing a
fastball deep to the seats in left field.
It was the second straight outing Ramirez hit a game-tying, solo home run in
the ninth inning. On Sunday, Ramirez homered off Arizona's Brandon Lyon to
knot the score at three. Jorge Cantu eventually singled in Jeremy Hermida and
the Marlins won 4-3.
In the 10th, Willingham jumped on a first-pitch slider from Rauch and drove it
over the left-field wall for his third career game-ending home run.
The left fielder also belted a two-run homer for the Marlins, who have won
three of their last four. Robert Andino finished 2-for-4 and knocked in a run
for Florida, which is a half-game behind the idle Philadelphia Phillies for
first place in the NL East.
"Home runs, I've never been able to explain them," Willingham said. "They come
and go. I hit a couple, two or three in a week, then I might go a week or two
without hitting one. My timing was a little better tonight and I got some
pitches to hit and they happened to go out. But, it felt really good to hit
one because it's been a long time."
Ryan Tucker gave up four runs on six hits and struck out six in a five-inning
start for the Marlins. Doug Waechter allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings of
relief. Kevin Gregg (6-2) picked up the win after tossing a scoreless 10th.
Elijah Dukes and Dmitri Young each hit a solo home run for Washington, which
has lost two of three. Cristian Guzman, Willie Harris and Paul Lo Duca each
had two hits, with Guzman and Harris driving in a run.
Washington starter Tim Redding allowed four runs on eight hits and fanned six
over five-plus innings. Rauch (4-2) blew his fifth save of the season.
"If I make those pitches where they needed to be then obviously we're not in
this situation right now," Rauch said when asked if he pitched where he
intended to with Ramirez and Willingham. "One of the things about my job is
when I come in and make mistakes it generally costs us ballgames and that's
what happened tonight. It's just tough to go out there and have to go through
games like that."
Willingham drew a walk to begin the bottom of the second, then hustled to
third when Mike Jacobs punched a base hit to right field. After Cody Ross
struck out swinging, Andino stroked a single to left to put the Marlins on the
board.
Harris was hit by a pitch to open the next frame. Redding then bunted the
runner to second and a two-out single by Guzman evened the score.
The Marlins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the home third on Willingham's seventh home
run of the season. Hermida was aboard with a one-out double and, after Cantu
flied out, Willingham hammered a first-pitch fastball to the seats in left.
Three consecutive singles by Ronnie Belliard, Lo Duca and Harris with two away
in the fourth made it a one-run game.
Washington then pulled ahead in the fifth on home runs by Dukes and Young.
Ross led off the sixth with a single and moved to third on a hit by Andino.
Jesus Colome then took over on the mound and promptly served up a sacrifice
fly to Matt Treanor, tying the game at four.
In the eighth, Belliard drew a one-out walk and Lo Duca singled to center to
put runners on the corners. Felipe Lopez came on as a pinch-runner and Renyel
Pinto was summoned from the bullpen. Pinto then immediately uncorked a wild
pitch to give the visitors a 5-4 lead. Pinto issued a free pass to Harris, but
fanned Wil Nieves. On the play, Lopez was caught stealing third to end the
inning.
Game Notes
Before the game, Washington announced that reliever Chad Cordero is out for
the rest of the season with a torn right labrum...Redding now has eight
straight no-decisions...Florida has dominated the 2008 season series with the
Nats, having won nine of the 10 matchups...The two hits gave Guzman 40 for the
month of June. It is just the second 40-hit month in the Washington Nationals'
brief history (2005-present). Dmitri Young collected 40 hits in June of
2007...Florida went 12-16 in the month of June, while the Nats had a record of
9-18...Collin Balester will make his major league debut for Washington on
Tuesday. Mark Hendrickson (7-6) will take the mound for Florida.
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NCAA Football Week 4 Game Odds (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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