The Los Angeles Dodgers squeaked to victory over the Washington Nationals yesterday at Nationals Park with the Dodgers triumphant 7 to 6. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Dodgers tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Dodgers pitcher Ramon Troncoso (2.70 ERA) got the win, while Ron Villone (4.36 ERA) took the loss for the Nationals. Vicente Padilla went 5 innings for the Dodgers, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and 4 earned runs with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Dodgers was Ronald Belisario (2.14), and George Sherrill (1.78). The Nationals’s starter J.D. Martin went 3 innings, allowed 6 hits, one home run and 5 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Marco Estrada (6.14), Jason Bergmann (5.02), Tyler Clippard (3.18), and Logan Kensing (9.66) also pitched for the Nationals. With the win, Troncoso’s record goes to 5-4, while Villone falls to 4-6. Jonathan Broxton earned the save for the Dodgers, bringing his saves up to 36.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Dodgers managed 10 hits and committed no errors. Rafael Furcal led the Dodgers in hitting with 4 hits, followed by Matt Kemp’s 3 hits. Ronnie Belliard had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. Alberto Gonzalez had the most hits for the Nationals (3), followed by Willie Harris (2). The Nationals mustered 6 runs, 9 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Jerry Crawford, Bill Hohn, Phil Cuzzi and Tom Hallion. There were 22,432 Nationals ticket holders in attendance at Nationals Park.
The win puts the Dodgers at a record of 92-61, at the top of their division, while the loss brings the Nationals to 52-100, (37 games behind the division leader). Next up for the Dodgers are the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-95) at the Pirates’s PNC Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for Pittsburgh Pirates tickets because that game should be a good one. The Nationals will next take on the Atlanta Braves (82-70) at Turner Field in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your Atlanta Braves tickets today and take in all the thrills.