Russell Martin’s run-scoring single in the top of the 13th inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.
Martin’s two-out base knock off Miguel Batista (0-2) came after Rafael Furcal singled with two outs. He then stole second and came in to score on the hit to center.
Carlos Monasterios (1-0) got his first Major League victory with solid 2 2/3 solid innings of relief. He escaped trouble in the 13th with runners at second and third and one out, but forced a fielder’s choice groundout and a flyout to end it.
Washington sent the game to extra innings when Nyjer Morgan had an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at 3-3. Los Angeles had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Casey Blake hit the second of his two homers, a solo shot off starter Craig Stammen.
Blake’s two-run homer in the second had given the Dodgers a 2-1 advantage. The Nationals tied things on Stammen’s RBI single in the sixth.
LA Dodgers | Washington | |
Clayton Kershaw | Player | Craig Stammen |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
6 | Strikeouts | 3 |
8 | Hits | 6 |
3.00 | ERA | 3.86 |
LA Dodgers | Washington | |
Casey Blake | Player | Nyjer Morgan |
3 | Hits | 3 |
3 | RBI | 1 |
2 | HR | 0 |
9 | TB | 5 |
.600 | Avg | .429 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
LA Dodgers | 11 | 2 | 19 | .234 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Washington | 14 | 0 | 22 | .264 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |