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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES 09/17/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES |  
					| GAME ID: 2776 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Washington Nationals (61-86) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |  
								| Baltimore Orioles (48-100) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Orioles Beat Nationals, 5-3 |  
					| The Orioles grabbed a win, 5-3, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, overcoming a fine effort from Washington pitcher Danny Diaz. Diaz went 6.1 innings and allowed 4 runs. Antonio Escobosa came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record now stands at 4-10.  Lorenzo Merjil finished to wrap up his 1st save. 
 Had Robert Handy not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Handy hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Orioles.
 
 "I like to lead by example," said Handy. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
 
 The victory makes Baltimore 48-100.
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - T. Gan pinch hit for D. McCarty Jr. in the 3rd b - S. Cook pinch hit for J. Sanders in the 8th
 c - K. Cho inserted as DH in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. Luvisi
 (23, 6th Inning off A. Escobosa, 3 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
B. Chien
, 
J. Luvisi
 4
, 
J. Sanders
, 
S. Cook
, 
D. Vargas
, 
D. Ballard
 2
, 
H. Akiyama
, 
T. Gan
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Sanders
, 
E. Gaskin
, 
B. Melley
, 
D. Vargas
, 
H. Akiyama
, 
T. Gan
 Hit by Pitch: 
B. Chien
, 
E. Gaskin
 Team LOB: 
14
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
B. Melley
 (14)
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								| a - E. Maldonado substituted for R. Handy in the 8th b - E. Weathersbee substituted for T. Prado in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
S. Kudo
 (15, 1st Inning off D. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Kudo
 2
, 
R. Garciaparra
 2
, 
J. Hayes
, 
V. Jackson
 2
, 
R. Handy
, 
B. Scholl
, 
B. Stark
 2-out RBI: 
, 
V. Jackson
 2
, 
R. Handy
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Hayes
, 
V. Jackson
, 
R. Handy
, 
R. Mendoza
 Sac Bunt: 
B. Stark
 Hit by Pitch: 
B. Stark
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 PB: 
R. Handy
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					| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Diaz L (6-7) | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 4.53 |  
	| J. Verberkmoes BS (2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19.06 |  
	| J. Glenn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3.13 |  |  | 
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
J. Wollaston
 53
 Batters Faced: 
J. Wollaston
 7, 
A. Rondeau
 20, 
A. Escobosa
 8, 
A. Taylor
 5, 
C. Dauphin
 3, 
L. Merjil
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
J. Wollaston
 1-2, 
A. Rondeau
 3-1, 
A. Escobosa
 3-0, 
A. Taylor
 0-2, 
C. Dauphin
 0-1, 
L. Merjil
 0-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
J. Wollaston
 27-16, 
A. Rondeau
 94-56, 
A. Escobosa
 34-19, 
A. Taylor
 18-13, 
C. Dauphin
 17-7, 
L. Merjil
 5-3
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
A. Escobosa
 2-2
, 
L. Merjil
 1-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
A. Rondeau
 2
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Danny Diaz Ballpark: 
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
 Weather: 
Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:57
 Attendance: 
32974
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