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Nationals stop Marlins comeback, win 6-4
The Nationals thought it would be an easy game after breaking out to a 6-0 lead through five innings, but that turned out not to be the case. The Marlins scored 3 in the 6th inning and 1 in the 7th, giving the Nationals fans something to worry about. But setup man Woodruff and closer James did their job and secured the win, allowing the Nationals to improve their record to 5-7 on the season.
Padgett, Van Campen, and Piguero continued to provide the bulk of the Nationals offence, going a combined 5-11 with 5 RBI's. Starting pitcher Gibson improved his record to 1-1 on the season, lowering his ERA to 2.45. James got his second save of the season.
In other news, the Twins Jonathan Waltenbury was named player of the week, going 9-21 with 7 RBI's and 2 HR's during that time period. He's batting .353 on the year.
In their next game, Song-i Song(sing together everyone!) will make his debut as a starter after wowing coaches in the bullpen. He'll face the Guatemalan born Jesus Rivera, who is making his pitching debut for the Cardinals.
GLC East Standings
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Dodgers 7-5 --
Cardinals 7-5 --
Marlins 6-6 1 GB
Mets 5-7 2 GB
Nationals 5-7 2 GB
League Leaders
AVG: C. Pista(Dod) .450, R. Gonzalez(Met) .444, A. De San Miguel(Twi) .395
RBI: Y. Angualo(Bra) 12, E. Cruz(Met) 11, Y. Chavez(Ind) 10
HR: J. Waltenbury(Twi) 3, M. Gonzales(Car) 3, M. Van Campen(Was) 2
Pitching:
ERA: R. Oullette(Ori) 0.53, E. Brown(Red), 0.56, T. Serro(Blu) 0.66
Wins: T. Thornton(Tig) 3, C. Benoit(Pir) 2, J. Craft(RedS) 2, Many others tied with 2
Strikeouts: K. Ginley(Blu) 11, E. Brown(Red) 9, J Burke(Twi) 8,
Saves: E. Ramirez(Car) 5, R. Ivey(Dod) 4, R. Rodriguez(Pir) 4