Florida Marlins vs Washington Nationals
April 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2008 at Nationals Park. The Florida Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Florida Marlins 10, Washington Nationals 4

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1
Uggla 2b 4 1 2 2
Hermida rf 5 1 2 2
Willingham lf 3 1 1 0
Jacobs 1b 5 2 2 4
  Badenhop p 0 0 0 0
Cantu 3b 4 1 1 1
Treanor c 5 1 2 0
Amezaga cf 4 2 1 0
Olsen p 2 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Helms 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 5 1 2 1
Milledge cf 4 1 2 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 0 0
Kearns rf 3 1 0 0
Lo Duca c 4 0 1 2
Belliard 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez lf 3 0 0 0
Bergmann p 1 0 0 0
  Estrada ph 1 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 3
Florida 000 071 20010122
Washington 010 010 020450
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen  W (1-0) 7.2 4 4 3 4 2
  Gardner  0.1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Badenhop  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
5
4
3
4
3
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Bergmann  L (0-1) 5.0 9 7 7 1 4
  Hanrahan  2 2.0 3 3 2 1 1
  Colome  1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  King  1 0.0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
5
6

  E–Hermida (1), Cantu (3).  DP–Florida 1. Ramirez-Uggla-Jacobs, Washington 1. Belliard-Guzman-Johnson.  2B–Florida Hermida 2 (2,off Bergmann 2); Uggla 2 (2,off Bergmann,off Colome), Washington Lo Duca (2,off Gardner).  HR–Florida Cantu (1,5th inning off Bergmann 0 on 0 out); Jacobs 2 (4,5th inning off Bergmann 1 on 2 out,7th inning off Hanrahan 1 on 0 out), Washington Guzman (2,5th inning off Olsen 0 on 1 out).  SH–Olsen 2 (2,off Bergmann,off Hanrahan).  HBP–Willingham (1,by Hanrahan).  IBB–Ramirez (3,by Bergmann); Lopez (1,by Olsen).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–2:28.  A–23,340.
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