Nats fans still feel the desperation in the air as Felix goes back out to the 
mound on 3 days rest.  However, the 4-1 lead the Twins jump out to in the 2nd 
crushes that momentum.  Cameron, Kendrick, and Pence all had RBI in the 2nd off 
Marquis. Frames 3 through 6 would be empty on both sides with both pitchers 
settling in.  In the bottom of the 7th, Barmes homers to make it 4-3 and now we 
have a game folks.  Aceves coms in for the 8th, gets two outs, and then allows 
Adam Kennedy to reach on a groundball back to himself that he throws away.  
Guess what happens next?   Kendrick singles Kennedy in and now it's a 2 run 
lead. And then what happens?  Papelbon enters for the 9th and Randy Ruiz hits a 
solo homer....but that would be it for the Nats. Final Score: Minnesota 5, 
Washington 4

10/3/2010, Min10-Was10, Nationals Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2010 Twins             1  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     5 10  1     7  0
2010 Nationals         1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1     4  5  2     3  0
 
Twins                AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Pence             rf  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .188    0  0  0  0
Granderson        cf  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  0  0  0
Zobrist           ss  5  1  3  1  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .333    1  9  0  0
Pena,C            1b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125   14  1  0  0
Lee,Ca            dh  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286    0  0  0  0
 Gomes            ph  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    0  0  0  0
Cameron,M         lf  4  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .375    0  0  0  0
Kennedy,A         3b  3  1  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    0  0  1  0
Kendrick,H        2b  4  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  3  0  0
Molina,B          c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .083    9  0  0  0
Hernandez,F       p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  1  0  0
 Downs,S          p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
 Papelbon         p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     37  5 10  5  3  0  1  2  6  1  0  0  0  0  0         27 15  1  0
 
Nationals            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Winn              cf  3  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .235    3  0  0  0
 Torres,A         ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    1  0  0  0
Choo              rf  4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    2  0  0  0
Holliday          lf  4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    2  1  1  0
LaRoche,Ad        1b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .313    8  0  0  0
Ruiz,R            dh  4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  0  0  0
Posada            c   3  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .063    7  0  0  0
Rolen             3b  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .267    0  0  0  0
Barmes            2b  3  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286    3  4  0  0
Ryan,BW           ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286    1  3  0  0
Marquis           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Miller,T         p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Motte            p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Okajima          p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Aceves           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  1  0
                     33  4  5  4  1  1  2  1  9  0  0  0  0  0  0         27  8  2  0
 
Twins                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Hernandez,F      W 1-1           7.0  4  3  3  1  7 107  66   27  1  0  0  0  0  4.50
Downs,S          H 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  1   9   7    3  0  0  0  0  0 13.50
Papelbon         S 1             1.0  1  1  1  0  1  11   8    4  1  0  0  0  0  9.00
                                 9.0  5  4  4  1  9 127  81   34  2  0  0  0  0 
 
Nationals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Marquis          L 0-1           6.1  8  4  4  2  5 102  60   28  1  0  0  0  0  5.68
Miller,T                         0.1  0  0  0  0  0   1   1    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Motte                            0.0  1  0  0  0  0   2   2    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Okajima                          0.1  0  0  0  0  0   1   1    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Aceves                           2.0  1  1  0  0  1  26  18    8  0  0  0  0  0  5.79
                                 9.0 10  5  4  2  6 132  82   39  1  0  0  0  0 
 
Min: Gomes batted for Lee,Ca in the 6th
Was: Torres,A batted for Winn in the 8th
     Torres,A moved to cf in the 9th
 
GWRBI: Kendrick,H
Carlos Lee was injured for this game only
Temperature: 82, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 8 MPH.
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2010 Twins             1  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     5 10  1     7  0
2010 Nationals         1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1     4  5  2     3  0
 
 
Twins                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pence             rf 1>63           S.2-H      5>43           W          9>4/L       
Granderson        cf   9            4            8            Miller,T     8         
                                                              8                      
Zobrist           ss   HR         3>7            S            Motte        7         
                                                              D.1-3                  
Pena,C            1b   k            k            SB2          Okajima                
                                                 k            6                      
Lee,Ca            dh 2>S            43                                               
 Gomes            ph                           6>k          8>Aceves                 
                                                              k                      
Cameron,M         lf   D.1-3      4>43           63           8                      
Kennedy,A         3b   3/g          D            W            e1.B-2                 
Kendrick,H        2b   note 1       note 2       k            note 3                 
Molina,B          c    4            43         7>63           9                      
 
 1: S.3-H;2-H;B-2  2: S.2xH(72);B-2  3: S.2-H;B-3(e7/th) 
 
 
Nationals            -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Winn              cf 1>4            k            D          8>Downs,S                
 Torres,A         ph                                          63                     
Choo              rf   T            63           k            k                      
Holliday          lf   63.3-H     4>63           e5.2-3;B-1   13                     
LaRoche,Ad        1b   63           k            31         9>Papelbon               
                                                              k                      
Ruiz,R            dh 2>63           63         7>63           HR                     
Posada            c    13         5>k            W            43                     
Rolen             3b   S            43           k            6/L                    
Barmes            2b   k            63           HR.1-H                              
Ryan,BW           ss 3>k          6>8            43                                  
 
 
Twins            IN OUT ER                  Nationals        IN OUT ER                  
Hernandez,F      A1  C9  3 W 1-1            Marquis          A1  D1  4 L 0-1            
Downs,S          D1  D3  0 H 1              Miller,T         D2  D2  0                  
Papelbon         D4  D7  1 S 1              Motte            D3  D3  0                  
                                            Okajima          D4  D4  0                  
                                            Aceves           D5  E3  0                  
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2010 Twins             1  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     5 10  1     7  0
2010 Nationals         1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1     4  5  2     3  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Twins batting
 0-0  0 --- 20  Pence grounded out to short (BBX)
 0-0  1 --- 21  Granderson flied out to right (BBCX)
 0-0  2 --- 10  Zobrist homered deep down the right field line (BX)
 1-0  2 --- 32  Pena,C struck out (CCBBBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Nationals batting
 1-0  0 --- 32  Winn popped out to second (FFBBFBX)
 1-0  1 --- 32  Choo grounded a triple down the first base line (BCBBSX)
 1-0  1 --3 00  Holliday grounded out to short, Choo scored (X)
 1-1  2 --- 11  LaRoche,Ad grounded out to short (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
 1-1  0 --- 00  Lee,Ca lined a single to center (X)
 1-1  0 1-- 20  Cameron,M doubled deep to left center, Lee,Ca to third 
                  (BBX)
 1-1  0 -23 00  Kennedy,A grounded out to first (X)
 1-1  1 -23 00  Kendrick,H grounded a single up the middle, Lee,Ca 
                  scored, Cameron,M scored, Kendrick,H to second (X)
 3-1  1 -2- 02  Molina,B popped out to second (CFX)
 3-1  2 -2- 32  Pence grounded a single up the middle, Kendrick,H scored 
                  (BBFSBX)
 4-1  2 1-- 00  Granderson popped out to second (>X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 10  Ruiz,R grounded out to short (BX)
 4-1  1 --- 11  Posada grounded out to the mound (CBX)
 4-1  2 --- 22  Rolen lined a single to shallow center (BCCBX)
 4-1  2 1-- 02  Barmes struck out (FFC)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
 4-1  0 --- 01  Zobrist flied out to left (CX)
 4-1  1 --- 32  Pena,C struck out (BCBFBS)
 4-1  2 --- 01  Lee,Ca grounded out to second (FX)
                Lee,Ca left the game with an injury
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 32  Ryan,BW struck out (CBBBCC)
 4-1  1 --- 32  Winn struck out (SBBCBS)
 4-1  2 --- 21  Choo grounded out to short (BFBX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Twins batting
 4-1  0 --- 12  Cameron,M grounded out to second (BSCX)
 4-1  1 --- 01  Kennedy,A lined a double to right center (CX)
 4-1  1 -2- 20  Kendrick,H lined a single between third and short, 
                  Kennedy,A out at home, Kendrick,H to second (BBX)
 4-1  2 -2- 12  Molina,B grounded out to second (BCSX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 01  Holliday grounded out to short (FX)
 4-1  1 --- 32  LaRoche,Ad struck out (CSBBBFS)
 4-1  2 --- 01  Ruiz,R grounded out to short (FX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Twins batting
 4-1  0 --- 32  Pence grounded out to second (BBFSBX)
 4-1  1 --- 10  Granderson lined out to center (BX)
 4-1  2 --- 12  Zobrist lined a single to left center (CCBX)
 4-1  2 1-- 00  Zobrist stole second (>B)
 4-1  2 -2- 32  Pena,C struck out (>B.BFCFBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 02  Posada struck out (FCC)
 4-1  1 --- 12  Rolen grounded out to second (SSBX)
 4-1  2 --- 32  Barmes grounded out to short (BFBBFFX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Twins batting
                Gomes pinch hitting for Lee,Ca
 4-1  0 --- 22  Gomes struck out (FBBCC)
 4-1  1 --- 12  Cameron,M grounded out to short (FFBX)
 4-1  2 --- 32  Kennedy,A walked (BBCBCB)
 4-1  2 1-- 22  Kendrick,H struck out (BFCBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 00  Ryan,BW flied out to center (X)
 4-1  1 --- 10  Winn lined a double to left center (BX)
 4-1  1 -2- 32  Choo struck out (BSBSBS)
 4-1  2 -2- 22  Winn to third, Holliday to first on an error by the third 
                  baseman Kennedy,A (BCSBX)
 4-1  2 1-3 11  LaRoche,Ad grounded out to first (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Twins batting
 4-1  0 --- 12  Molina,B grounded out to short (BCFX)
 4-1  1 --- 31  Pence walked (BBCBB)
                Miller,T now pitching
 4-1  1 1-- 00  Granderson popped out to center (>X)
                Motte now pitching
 4-1  2 1-- 01  Zobrist doubled down the left field line, Pence to third 
                  (CX)
                Okajima now pitching
 4-1  2 -23 00  Pena,C popped out to short (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Nationals batting
 4-1  0 --- 01  Ruiz,R grounded out to short (CX)
 4-1  1 --- 32  Posada walked (BBFCBB)
 4-1  1 1-- 22  Rolen struck out (SBCBS)
 4-1  2 1-- 22  Barmes homered deep to left, Posada scored (SBFBX)
 4-3  2 --- 00  Ryan,BW grounded out to second (X)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Twins batting
                Aceves now pitching
 4-3  0 --- 22  Gomes struck out (CFBBC)
 4-3  1 --- 00  Cameron,M lined out to center (X)
 4-3  2 --- 21  Kennedy,A to second on an error by the pitcher Aceves 
                  (CBBX)
 4-3  2 -2- 32  Kendrick,H lined a single between third and short, 
                  Kennedy,A scored, Kendrick,H to third on an error by 
                  the left fielder Holliday (BSSBBX)
 5-3  2 --3 00  Molina,B flied out to right (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Nationals batting
                Downs,S now pitching
                Torres,A pinch hitting for Winn
 5-3  0 --- 01  Torres,A grounded out to short (SX)
 5-3  1 --- 12  Choo struck out (CCBS)
 5-3  2 --- 11  Holliday grounded out to the mound (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Twins batting
                Torres,A moved to center field
 5-3  0 --- 01  Pence lined out to second (SX)
 5-3  1 --- 12  Granderson flied out to center (BSSX)
 5-3  2 --- 02  Zobrist flied out to left (CFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Nationals batting
                Papelbon now pitching
 5-3  0 --- 02  LaRoche,Ad struck out (CCC)
 5-3  1 --- 11  Ruiz,R homered deep to left (BFX)
 5-4  1 --- 11  Posada grounded out to second (BCX)
 5-4  2 --- 10  Rolen lined out to short (BX)