Final
Bacsik, Nationals face Reds in series finale
May 24, 2007 - 1:38 PM Washington (18-29) at Cincinnati (18-29) 7:10 pm EDTCINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals will try to take three of four in their series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Mike Bacsik (0-0, 0.00 ERA) has the task of closing out the series for the Nationals. In his last outing, the lefthander threw six scoreless innings but did not figure in the decision of a 3-2 loss against Baltimore.
Ryan Church delivered two homers and drove in a career-high six runs as Washington coasted to a 12-7 victory. Church returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday's matchup because of a swollen left forearm.
"It was one of those nights where I was getting my pitch to hit," Church said. "My forearm is a little swollen. It swelled after my first AB (at-bat) but I can play through it. I'm just not trying to press and keep hitting the ball."
The Nationals' 12 runs matched their highest output since moving from Montreal. They have outscored the Reds, 27-19, in the series.
Cincinnati's Matt Belisle (4-3, 4.58) takes the ball in the finale. Despite allowing four runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings, Belisle still recorded the win at Cleveland on Saturday.
The righthander is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in four lifetime appearances vs. Washington, including a 12-3 victory on May 25, 2005 in his lone start.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK, BILLY TRABER (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE, BRAD SALMON (8TH), JON COUTLANGUS
(9TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (9TH) AND
May 24 9:39 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX GONZALEZ (8) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF MIKE BACSIK SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, CINCINNATI 3
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.298, 0-FOR-3)
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 9:12 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
CINCINNATI 1 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.236, 0-FOR-2)
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 8:33 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (12) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF MIKE BACSIK.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, CINCINNATI 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.218, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 8:23 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.237, 0-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 8:00 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AUSTIN KEARNS SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON FIRST, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.277, 1-FOR-1)
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 7:59 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
CIN - MATT BELISLE
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.272, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.247, 7 HR, 17 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.304, 10 HR,
Nationals vs. RedsMay 24 7:18 PM
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