WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
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Nationals Journal
Excerpts from
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Strasburg to have
surgery on Friday Washington Nationals
phenomStephen Strasburg is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery Friday in Los Angeles, General ManagerMike Rizzo said Tuesday. Lewis Yocum, who also
performed Jordan Zimmermann’s ligament- replacement surgery, will performthe surgery with Nationals teamphysician Wiemi Douoguih assisting in the operating room. OnMonday, Yocumgave
Strasburg physical tests and “was surprised he could deal” with them, Rizzo said. “He tested very well.” Yocumthen administered a second arthrogram, which revealed the same significant tear in the ulnar collateral ligament as a previous exam. Following the surgery,
Strasburg will rehab at the Scripps Clinic outside his native San Diego. Strasburg is scheduled to report to Viera, Fla., for spring training with the rest of the Nationals in late January or February. If he remains on the typical schedule, Strasburg will be able to throw again in fourmonths. “He’s dealing with it like a
professional,” Rizzo said. “He’s very determined to get it done and start the process of rehabbing.”
Bernadina’s boost The Nationals’ offense
heated up in the first three games sinceManager Jim Rigglemanmoved Roger Bernadina to the third spot in the order. The Nationals scored 27 runs and won all three games comfortably— with Bernadina going 6 for 14 with a homer, a double, a triple and a walk—entering Tuesday’s game at Florida. With JoshWillinghamout
for the season, Bernadina’s place in the heart of the lineupmakes perfect sense. His 105 OPS+ ranks fourth this season among the Nationals’ qualifying batters, behind Ryan Zimmerman (144), AdamDunn (142) and Willingham(128). The one potential obstacle
with Bernadina as the regular No. 3 hitter: “We haven’t faced a left-handed pitcher yet while he’s been hitting third,” Riggleman said. Riggleman quickly added
the Nationals would like to look at Bernadina against left-handed starters, which would add another layer to their year-long evaluation of the rookie. “I really didn’t know
exactly what to expect,” Riggleman said. “With increased playing time and health, he’s really been able to show what he can do. I don’t know yet. This really may be exactly what he is right here.Hemay just be scratching the surface.We’ve got anothermonth to go to find out.” Bernadina has only 43
plate appearances this year against left-handers, hitting .243 with a .310 on-base percentage and a .486 slugging percentage. In 307 plate appearances against right-handers, he’s at .279/.333/.432.More and more, Riggleman has let Bernadina hit for himself against left-handed relievers. “He’s either gotten better
against lefties, ormaybe he was good all along and we just weren’t playing him against lefties,” Riggleman said. “I’mnot sure which it is, but he’s doing fine.He’s held in there pretty good.We could get to the point where he’s out there every day.” —AdamKilgore
NATIONALSONDECK
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Nationals can’t capitalize on Zimmermann’s gem
Starter is near-perfect butNats fall, 1-0, to
Marlins in 10 innings BY ADAM KILGORE
miami gardens, fla. — If Stephen Strasburg watched from the other side of the coun- try, then Jordan Zimmermann’s mastery Tuesday night provided all the proof he needed. Pitchers can improve while they recover from Tommy John surgery and then dominate when they re- turn. In his second start back, Zimmermann was not just good as new.He was better than ever. The promise of Zimmer-
mann’s start, the best of his career before or after his opera- tion, devolved into theWashing- tonNationals’ 1-0, 10-inning loss to the Florida Marlins before 18,506 at Sun Life Stadium. Be- tween Zimmermann’s dazzling six innings and Hanley Ramir- ez’s dash home and acrobatic slide in the 10th, the Nationals lost a chance for their first four- game winning streak of the year and the opportunity to clinch their first victory in a road series since May 12. The Nationals’ offense scored 27 runs in their previous threegamesbut, in part because of a bizarre base-run- ning play, could not muster one in 10 innings on Tuesday. In terms of what really mat-
ters to the Nationals, the bitter end — Chad Tracy’s single through the left side, Ramirez’s slide under Ivan Rodriguez’s mitt, Drew Storen walking off the field dejected — paled com- pared with what Zimmermann accomplished in his second ma- jor league start this year. Zimmermann allowed the
Marlins one hit and no walks over six scoreless innings, facing the minimum 18 batters and retired the final 14. He set a career high with nine strikeouts, eight of those coming in an utterly dominant span of 11 hit- ters. His final line looked like it was ripped from one of Stras- burg’s greatest box scores. It was the best start of his career and, really, one of the best starts since baseball returned toWashington — no Nationals starter had ever faced the minimum for at least six innings.
MARLINS1, NATIONALS0(10)
WASHINGTON
A.Kennedy 2b.............. 5 0 0 Storen p....................... 0 0 0 Desmond ss................. 4 0 0 Bernadina lf................. 4 0 0 Zimmerman 3b............ 4 0 0 A.Dunn 1b.................... 2 0 1 Morse rf ...................... 4 0 1 I.Rodriguez c ............... 4 0 0 Morgan cf .................... 3 0 1 Zimmermann p............ 2 0 0 Jo.Peralta p................. 0 0 0 W.Harris ph................. 1 0 1 Clippard p .................... 0 0 0 Alb.Gonzalez ph-2b..... 0 0 0
TOTALS FLORIDA
33 0 4
Bonifacio 2b ................ 4 0 0 Morrison lf .................. 3 0 0 H.Ramirez ss............... 4 1 1 G.Sanchez 1b............... 3 0 1 Tracy 3b....................... 4 0 1 Stanton rf.................... 3 0 0 Maybin cf .................... 3 0 0 Hayes c........................ 3 0 0 Ani.Sanchez p ............. 2 0 0 Veras p ........................ 0 0 0 Do.Murphy ph.............. 1 0 0 Hensley p .................... 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 1 3
WASHINGTON..... 000 000 000 FLORIDA .............. 000 000 000
One out when winning run scored.
LOB: Washington 7, Florida 3. 2B: G.Sanchez (34). RBI: Tracy (9). SB: H.Ramirez (28).
DP: Washington 1 (Bernadina, Bernadina, Zimmer- man); Florida 2 (Maybin, G.Sanchez), (Bonifacio, H.Ramirez, H.Ramirez, Hayes).
WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Zimmermann..............6 1 0 0 0 9 86 4.50 Jo.Peralta....................1 0 0 0 1 1 17 2.35 Clippard.......................2 0 0 0 0 1 33 3.16 Storen ......................0.1 2 1 1 1 0 13 3.53
FLORIDA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Ani.Sanchez................7 3 0 0 1 7 126 3.14 Veras...........................2 1 0 0 1 2 27 3.06 Hensley.......................1 0 0 0 2 1 23 2.67
WP: Hensley (3-4); LP: Storen (3-3). WP: Ani.Sanchez, Hensley. T: 3:01. A: 18,506 (38,560).
HOWTHEY SCORED MARLINS TENTH
Alb.Gonzalez in as second baseman. Storen pitching. Morrison grounded out, second baseman Alb.Gonzalez to first baseman A.Dunn. H.Ramirez singled to center. H.Ramirez stole second. G.Sanchez walked on a full count. Tracy singled to left, H.Ramirez scored, G.San- chez to second.
Final Score: Marlins, 1-0 WILFREDO LEE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
TheNationals’ best chance to score was thwarted whenNyjer Morgan (1) was thrown out at home in a collision with BrettHayes.
Zimmermann peppered the
edges of the strike zone, throw- ing 55 of his 86 pitches for strikes. He zipped his fastball between 92 and 94 mph, just as hard as before his surgery. Zim- mermann believes his change- up — and maybe his curveball, too—improved during his year- long rehab.Four of his strikeouts came on the curve, the other five on his fastball. Only a leadoff double by Gaby
Sanchez in the second inning prevented Zimmermann from a perfect night. The next batter, Tracy, flied out to the warning track in left, and Sanchez tagged at second as Roger Bernadina settled under the ball. Bernadina rocketed a throw to third, and Ryan Zimmerman scooped the ball and applied the tag. Replays showed Sanchez snuck his left handonthe base first, buthewas called out.
Zimmermann had never
struck out more than eight or allowed fewer than three hits in one start. But he willhave to wait for his first major league win since June 25, 2009. TheNation- als will limit him to five or six innings and no more than 100 pitches for the rest of this season. Even throwing six innings was pushing it — Zimmermann did not throw past the fifth in any of his 10 rehab starts. Anibal Sanchez matched him
in dominance and bested him in durability, throwing 126 pitches in seven innings and yielding no runs on three hits and a walk.He struck out seven,andtheNation- als did not push a runner past second base against him. Zeros piled up on the scoreboard. Once Zimmermann exited,
theNationals’ bullpen continued its recent excellence. In their previous 101/3
innings entering THOMAS BOSWELL September call-ups could show exciting glimpse at Nats’ future boswell from D1
crop of rookies with Strasburg, closer Drew Storen, shortstop Ian Desmond and outfielder Roger Bernadina, as well as late- blooming slugger Michael Morse, you’ve only seen half the land rush for ’11 starting jobs. Later this week, the Nats will
call up catcher Wilson Ramos and middle infielder Danny Espinosa. Both are 23 with prototype physiques for their positions. The Nats assume they’ll be fixtures in the lineup for years — maybe by next season, 2012 latest. Get used to them. Ramos is a
220-pound rock of a backstop whohas thrownoutasmanybase stealers (45 percent) as legendary Yadier Molina did in the bushes. The Nats gave up an all-star closer in Matt Capps to get Ramos in a trade with Minnesota. Recently, General Manager
Mike Rizzo watched on the Nats clubhouse TV as Capps saved a gamefor theTwins. “I loveCapps, everythingabouthim—makeup, competitiveness, great guy in the clubhouse. Attaboy, Matt,” he blurted after the last out. “But when you can get a catcher like Ramos to build around, you’ve just got to do it.” The best prospect in the
organization, however, may be Espinosa, who was the second player in organized baseball this year to reach 20 homers and 20 steals.Henowhas22and25,plus a glove so reliable in the minors that he projects to less than half the errors made this year by Desmond. “And Danny has an even better arm than Desmond, if you can believe that,” said Rizzo. Then why did Espinosa, from
the shortstop factory at Long Beach State, switch to second base recentlywhen hemoved up to Class AAA? “Our stat people and our scouts both think that Desmondnowhas the best range of any shortstopinbaseball, even better than [Troy] Tulowitzki” in
San Diego, Rizzo said. “For me, it’s going to take a lot to get that kind of range off of shortstop.” So, when you’re making out
that ’12lineup, includeDesmond, Espinosa, Ramos, that guy Ryan Zimmerman, and, after a season of consistent improvement, Bernadina, too. And remember that Harper will be as old on opening day 2012 as Mickey Mantle and Ken Griffey Jr. were whentheygot their jobs forgood. As soon as we’ve glimpsed
Ramos and Espinosa, nextweek, Yunesky Maya, the expatriate star of the Cuban national team, willmakehisbigleaguedebut for the Nats. The 29-year-old right- hander, who should be in his prime, is expected to be in the Washington rotation for years, starting now. Since Maya has only started three minor league games, how can the Nats be so sure? Are all the new Nats scouts
whoarrivedlastwinter correct in analyzing the talents of Ramos, Espinosa and Maya? Has the Rizzo brain trust got it right? We’re about to start finding out. This trioisnot “penciledinto” the Nats’ future. Their names are written in ink. They will have to erase themselves. If the Nats are lucky, we are about to get a look at their three
The days when the Nats
sought “innings eaters,” a euphemism for below-average pitchers who helped avoid a horrid record, may finally be past. Now, they want ERAs that start with “3,” not “4.” Zimmermann, Maya and Detwiler are going to get every chance to show that they can be in the former category. “A few days ago, we ranked
TRACY A. WOODWARD/THE WASHINGTON POST
Nationals prospect Danny Espinosa, right, amassed 22 home runs and 25 steals this season inWashington’s minor league system.
most talented starters who are not named Strasburg. Jordan Zimmermann, now back throwing 94 mph after his own Tommy John surgery, had the best performance of his young career Tuesday night — six innings, one hit, no runs and a career-high nine strikeouts. Lefty Ross Detwiler, the No. 6 overall pick in the ’07 draft, also will joinMaya on themound this month. How on earth will there be
enoughroomfor themall, aswell as John Lannan and Jason Marquis,whoare finallypitching decently, as well as Scott Olsen and Livan Hernandez? In some games, the Nats may piggyback two starting pitchers, spring training style, with one going four innings and the other three. Remember, as you watch this
month, that the Nats are finally able tomake distinctions among their starting pitchers that they could never imagine in theMike- Bacsik past. Itmay be reassuring to have four pitchers in Lannan, Hernández, Marquis and Olsen who have all had multiple 190- inning-plus seasons. But all four have something else in common: career ERA’s of 4.13, 4.39, 4.56 and 4.78, respectively. The currentNational League normis 4.08.
deadlast in‘six-inning starts.’We were first in ‘most different starters,’ ” said President Stan Kasten, his staff saved from disaster by Hernández alone. “That’s aburdenonthemanager, the bullpen. You’re in constant danger of being in disarray. I don’t know how we’ve got 57 wins. “But this rotation could get
fixed really easily, really quickly.” If Strasburg had nevermissed
a start all season, he’d be hitting his innings limit now and the Nats’ season-ending discussion would be exactly what it is now: Where are the winning players who must be developed to surround those two No. 1 overall picks? “We have the pipeline now
that it has taken years to build,” said Kasten. “We’ve joined the group of teams that have good consistent farm systems that produce players every year.” We’ll see. The jury is out. But,
for the next fiveweeks,Nats fans will be watching another crucial trial of their franchise’s Plan. Starting this week, new exhibits will be entered into evidence. A Ramos and an Espinosa, a
Maya and a Detwiler and a rebuiltZimmermann, all of them mixed with more late-season data on the true value of Desmond, Bernadina, Storen andMorse. It’s not as thrilling as standing
for another Strasburg “K” or watching a 500-foot Harper home runinbattingpractice.But it certainly is fascinating, and important, if you actually like baseball.
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Tuesday night, Nationals reliev- ershadallowed twoearned runs. On Monday, they accounted for nine strikeouts while recording 10 outs. On Tuesday, the only base runner in three innings against the bullpen before Sto- ren entered in the 10thcameona walk by Joel Peralta. Tyler Clip- pardthrewperfect innings in the eighth and ninth. The Nationals could have
scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Clay Hensley walkedNyjerMorgan and Alber- to Gonzalez with one out. Adam Kennedy chopped to second base, not hard enough for a double play to be turned. But whenEmilio Bonifacio flipped to second, either Morgan, third base coach Pat Listach or both thought Ramirez would throw to first. Morgan kept running home
and barreled into catcher Brett Hayes as the ball arrived. He dazedHayes, but he could not jar the ball loose and the inning ended.
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AB R H BI BB SO AVG 0 0 1 .253
0 0 0 .500 0 0 1 .276 0 0 2 .271 0 0 0 .298 0 2 0 .266 0 0 3 .299 0 0 2 .267 0 1 1 .257 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .187 0 0 0 .500 0 1 0 .284
0 4 10 —
AB R H BI BB SO AVG 0 0 2 .258
0 1 2 .287 0 0 1 .299 0 1 1 .285 1 0 0 .256 0 0 1 .236 0 0 0 .236 0 0 2 .208 0 0 2 .130 0 0 0
0 0 0 .293 0 0 0 .000
1 2 11 — 0 — 0 4
1 — 1 3
0 0
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D5 SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL
FIBAWORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
PRELIMINARY ROUND; GROUP B
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Croatia vs. Tunisia, 9:30 a.m. Iran vs. United States, Noon Brazil vs. Slovenia, 2:30
THURSDAY’S GAMES
United States vs. Tunisia, 9:30 a.m. Slovenia vs. Iran, Noon Brazil vs. Croatia, 2:30
USA70,BRAZIL68 Monday’s Game USA
MIN
FG FT O-T A PF PTS.
Billups ................ 30:37 5-12 4-4 0-1 3 3 15 Durant ................ 39:24 9-18 5-6 1-10 1 2 27 Rose ................... 32:17 Westbrook ......... 12:51 Gay ..................... 10:50 Iguodala ............. 29:22 Gordon .................. 4:36 Love ...................... 5:20
4-7 3-5 0-5 2 1 11 0-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 0-0 1-2 1-3 0 1 0-1 3-4 3-5 1 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0
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Odom .................. 29:48 4-10 0-0 1-9 1 3 Chandler ............... 4:55
0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 MIN
2 1 3 0 3 8 0
TOTALS ............ 200:00 23-55 18-23 7-35 8 14 70 BRAZIL
Machado ............. 12:38 Becker .................. 4:16 Garcia ................. 32:21 Huertas .............. 32:35
FG FT O-T A PF PTS. 3-3 0-0 0-1 0 1
0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2-7 0-0 2-5 1 3 3-9 2-4 0-4 5 4
2-5 0-0 1-1 1 1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0
7 0 5 8
Barbosa .............. 35:32 5-18 1-2 0-4 4 4 14 Giovannoni ......... 18:41 Batista ................. 5:36 Vieira .................. 28:13
5 0
6-8 0-0 0-3 0 2 16
Splitter ............... 30:08 6-12 1-2 4-10 3 4 13 TOTALS ............ 200:00 27-64 4-8 8-30 15 19 68
USA ........................... 22 Brazil ........................ 28
21 18
18 13
9 — 70 9 — 68
USA—Percentages: FG .418, FT .783. Three-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (Durant 4-6, Love 1-1, Billups 1-7, Rose 0-1, Gordon 0-2).TeamRebounds: 1.TeamTurnovers: 22 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Gay 2, Durant). Turnovers: 22 (Durant 7, Rose 4, Odom 4, Iguodala 3, Billups 2, Westbrook, Love). Steals: 15 (Iguodala 5,Rose4, Durant 3, Billups, Westbrook, Odom). BRAZIL—Percentages: FG .422, FT .500. Three-Point Goals: 10-28, .357 (Vieira 4-5, Barbosa 3-13, Machado 1-1, Garcia 1-2, Giovannoni 1-4, Becker 0-1, Huertas 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 20 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Vieira, Splitter). Turnovers: 20 (Splitter 5, Machado 5, Huertas 4, Barbosa 3, Vieira 2, Batista). Steals: 11 (Barbosa 4, Garcia 2, Splitter 2, Machado, Huertas, Batista). A: 12,500. T_NA.
WNBAPLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
LIBERTY AND FEVER TIED, 1-1 Game 1: New York 85, Indiana 73 Game 2: Indiana 75, New York 67 Game 3, Wednesday: Indiana at New York, 7:30
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
MERCURY VS. STORM, 0-0 Game 1, Thursday: Phoenix at Seattle, 10 Game 2, Sunday: Seattle at Phoenix, 3 x-Game 3, Wednesday, Sept. 8: Phoenix at Seattle, 10
x-IFNECESSARY
TENNIS U.S.OPEN
At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center In New York Purse: $22.7 mil. (Grand Slam); Surface: Hard-Outdoor
SINGLES—MEN—FIRST ROUND
P. Cuevas, Uruguay, def. J. Silva, Brazil, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1, 6-2; D. Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. J. Nieminen, Finland, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 6-3; J. Chardy, France, def. E. Gulbis (24), Latvia, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4; F. Lopez (23), Spain, def. S. Giraldo, Colombia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4; P. Petzschner, Germany, def. D. Lojda, Czech Rep., 6-3, 6-1, 6-1; A. Clement, France, def. M. Baghdatis (16), Cyprus, 6-3, 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5; B. Paire, France, def. R. Schuettler, Germany, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2); E. Schwank, Argentina, def. R. Ginepri, USA, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3; M. Fish (19), USA, def. J. Hajek, Czech Rep., 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; T. Robredo, Spain, def. L. Rosol, Czech Rep., 6-4, 6-3, 6-1; P. Polansky, Canada, def. J.Monaco(30), Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3; N. Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. V. Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; J. Benneteau, France, def. R. Stepanek (28), Czech Rep., 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; D. Ferrer (10), Spain, def. A. Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3; A. Mannarino, France, def. P. Riba, Spain, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1); J. Blake, USA, def. K. Vliegen, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; B. Becker, Germany, def. D. Brands, Germany, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; F. Serra, France, def. F. Mayer, Germany, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0; F. Verdasco (8), Spain, def. F. Fognini, Italy, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; D. Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. M. Gonzalez, Argentina, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1; D. Nalbandian (31), Argentina, def. R. de Voest, South Africa, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (8-6), 6-4.
SINGLES—WOMEN —FIRST ROUND
A. Sevastova, Latvia, def. R. Kulikova, Russia, 6-0, 2-0, retired; S. Arvidsson, Sweden, def. S. Cirstea, Romania, 6-1, 6-2; P. Schnyder, Switz., def. K. Flipkens, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3; M. Lucic, Croatia, def. A. Molik, Australia, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; A. Dulgheru (25), Romania, def. J. Coin, France, 6-3, 6-1; S. Kuznetsova (11), Russia, def. K. Date Krumm, Japan, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; M. Jose Martinez Sanchez (22), Spain, def. J. Hampton, USA, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0; A. Rezai (18), France, def. M. Rybarikova, Slovakia, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7); J. Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. S. Halep, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; B. Capra, USA, def. K. Sprem, Croatia, 6-1, 6-3; C. Yung-jan, Taiwan, def. A. Ke- othavong, Britain, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Y. Wickmayer (15), Belgium, def. A. Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-1, 6-2; A. Radwanska (9), Poland, def. A. Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-4, 6-3; J. Goerges, Germany, def. R. Oprandi, Italy, 6-3, 6-4; Y. Meusburger, Austria, def. J. Craybas, USA, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0; K. Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. L. Na (8), China, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; P. Shuai, China, def. S. Rogers, USA, 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; I. Benesova, Czech Rep., def. N. Llagostera Vives, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6); T. Paszek, Austria, def. L. Safarova (26), Czech Rep., 2-6, 7-5, 6-2; U. Radwanska, Poland, def. A. Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 6-3; M. Kirilenko (23), Russia, def. B. Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Rep., 7-5, 6-4; D. Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. S.Voegele, Switz., 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; C. Kai-chen, Taiwan, def. C. Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 6-4; L.DominguezLino, Spain, def. Y. Shvedova (30), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; A. Amanmuradova, Uzbeki- stan, def. C. Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4; M. Sharapova (14), Russia, def. J. Groth, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; V. Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Z. Kucova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1; K. Kanepi (31), Estonia, def. A. Cornet, France, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0; B. Mattek-Sands, USA, def. A. Medina Garrigues, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; S. Lisicki, Germany, def. C. Vandeweghe, USA, 6-1, 6-0.
SOCCER
WOMEN'SPROFESSIONAL SOCCER
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES FC Gold Pride at Sky Blue FC, 7 Boston at Atlants, 7:30 Philadelphia at Chicago, 8
COLLEGES VOLLEYBALL
Women Towson def. Georgetown 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23 SOCCER
Women George Mason 1, Mount St. Mary’s 1
HIGHSCHOOLS
BOYS' SOCCER McDonogh 4, Paul VI Catholic 0 Severn 5, Key 0 Spalding 4, Good Counsel 0 FIELD HOCKEY Herndon 2, Mount Vernon 1 (OT) Jefferson 2, West Springfield 0 Mountain View 3, North Stafford 1 GOLF Urbana 155, Century 170 VOLLEYBALL Chancellor def. Forest Park, 25-10, 27-29, 25-21, 25-15 Hayfield d. Lake Braddock,25-23,25-12,23-25,23-25,15-5 Potomac Falls def. Park View, 25-12, 25-8, 25-15 Stone Bridge def. Loudoun Valley, 25-11, 25-10, 25-22 Ireton def. Md School for the Deaf, 28-26, 25-23, 25-23 Pallotti def. Maryvale, 11-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11
LOCALGOLF
Senior League of No Va semifinals Evergreen 7, River Bend 2 International 5, Army-Navy 4 Bowie-- In the Alumni Scramble event, Bryan Ander- son,Robert Billy,Russ Klaus and Gary Fitzgerald won the low net with 51. Kenwood--In the senior mixer, raymond Theim, Al Henderson, Dan Churchill and Joe Arcade won with126.
Montgomery--In the MISGA mixer with Rattlewood, Carl Cutright, Walter Lowe and Patrick Normyle won with 125. Oak Marr--In the senior league event, Jim Lindsa won first gross with 31 and Jim Bellorwonfirst net with 23. South River-- Todd Pratt and Finn Eilson won the low gross, while Paul Matthews and Deb Baghorn won the low net in the Mini-Member event.
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