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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT MIAMI MARLINS 07/31/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT MIAMI MARLINS |  
					| GAME ID: 2148 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Washington Nationals (44-61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  
								| Miami Marlins (50-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 2 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Marlins Top Nationals, 2-1, Behind Payne |  
					| In a low-scoring affair between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals, pitcher Matt Payne was the difference between victory and defeat. The Miami left-hander earned accolades in the 2-1 Marlins win. Miami has now won 4 straight, while the Nationals have lost 3 in a row. 
 Payne gave Miami a solid start. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 6.2 innings.
 
 "I had pretty good command out there," said Payne.
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - S. Cook pinch hit for J. Bonner in the 8th b - J. Soung pinch hit for D. Gerardo in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
A. Cantu
 (8, 6th Inning off M. Payne, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
A. Cantu
 (5, 8th Inning off C. Nickerson, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
A. Cantu
 6
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Sanders
 GIDP: 
J. Sanders
 Hit by Pitch: 
D. Gerardo
, 
P. Aviles
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
D. Fallon
 (2)
 
 FIELDING
 OF assists: 
2 (Vargas(Cotto at home), Vargas(Cotto at home))
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								| a - E. Bailey pinch hit for M. Gar in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
A. Cotto
 (13, 5th Inning off J. Asante, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
R. Salazar
 (23, 8th Inning off J. Asante, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
R. Salazar
 3
, 
J. Groseclose
, 
B. Clark
 2
, 
A. Cotto
 2
, 
R. Martinez
, 
T. Stedman
 2-out RBI: 
T. Stedman
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Groseclose
, 
B. Clark
 Sac Fly: 
M. Christopher
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
B. Clark
 (11)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Cotto-Martinez-Christopher)
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					| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Asante L (5-5) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 3.84 |  
	| T. Plesz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4.46 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Payne | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 5.31 |  
	| C. Nickerson W (3-3) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.07 |  
	| T. Poist SV (2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.70 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Matt Payne Ballpark: 
Marlins Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM ET
 Time: 
2:50
 Attendance: 
34004
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