Drese will make his second start of the season against the Marlins on Friday night at Dolphins Stadium. It will also be his second career game verus Florida, as Drese gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings and struck out eight in his start against the Marlins last season. In his last start, Drese made his 2006 debut last Sunday against the Astros and lasted four innings and gave up four runs -- one earned.
Splended in two starts, Willis is still searching for his first win of the season. The D-Train has been involved in successive no-decisions, and in 13 innings has allowed just two runs. He gave up two runs in eight innings in his last start, at the Mets last Sunday. In the month of April, Willis remains 8-0 in his young career. Lifetime, Willis is 8-3 with a 3.02 ERA against Washington.
Washington Nationals Florida Marlins
Alfonso Soriano (LF) H. Ramirez (SS)
Jose Vidro (2B) D. Uggla (2B)
Marlon Byrd (RF) Miguel Cabrera (3B)
Ryan Zimmerman (3B) MIke Jacobs (1B)
Nick Johnson (1B) Josh Willingham (LF)
Matthew LeCroy (C) C. Aguila (RF)
Ryan Church (CF) M. Olivo (C)
Royce Clayton (SS) E. Reed (CF)
Ryan Drese (P) D. Willis (P)
Washington Nationals
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
A. Soriano, LF 5 1 3 0 3 0 0 .302 .348 .558 .906
J. Vidro, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .348 .388 .565 .953
J. Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
B. Schneider, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .466
M. Byrd, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 .355 .333 .688
R. Zimmerman, 3B 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 .233 .313 .326 .639
N. Johnson, 1B 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 .342 .457 .632 1.089
M. LeCroy, C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .273 .385 .364 .749
D. Jackson, PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
R. Church, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Clayton, SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .237 .250 .237 .487
R. Drese, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
J. Eischen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
B. Harris, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Ward, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 1.000 1.429
G. Majewski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
C. Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Totals 36 3 10 2 10 4 6 - - - -
Florida Marlins
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
H. Ramirez, SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .389 .463 .639 1.102
D. Uggla, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .361 .419 .780
M. Cabrera, 3B 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .294 .368 .588 .956
M. Jacobs, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .270 .485 .755
J. Willingham, LF 3 2 1 1 4 1 1 .344 .389 .719 1.108
R. Abercrombie, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .211 .118 .329
C. Aguila, RF-LF 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 .294 .333 .412 .745
M. Olivo, C 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .174 .208 .261 .469
E. Reed, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .105 .150 .105 .255
D. Willis, P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
C. Martinez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
A. Amezaga, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
M. Herges, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Borowski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Totals 30 5 7 5 13 4 7 - - - -
2B: Fla 3, C. Aguila 2 (2), M. Olivo (2).
HR: Fla 1, J. Willingham (3).
HR Detail: Fla, J. Willingham (inning: 8, 0 out, 0 on) off C. Cordero.
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
R. Drese (L 0-2) 4.2 4 4 4 4 2 0 21 80 5.19 .290
J. Eischen 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 18.00 .375
J. Rauch 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 24 2.00 .167
G. Majewski 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 18 0.96 .152
C. Cordero 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 9 5.40 .300
Florida Marlins
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
D. Willis (W 1-0) 5.2 8 3 2 2 2 0 29 113 1.93 .229
C. Martinez (Hold 1) 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 32 1.93 .200
M. Herges (Hold 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 5.40 .357
J. Borowski (Save 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 21 6.75 .250
Errors: Was, R. Clayton (2). Fla, D. Uggla (1).
Double Plays: Fla 1 (M.Cabrera to Uggla to Jacobs).
Stolen Bases: Was, A. Soriano (3), M. Byrd (2), N. Johnson (2). Fla, H. Ramirez (3).
Caught Stealing: Fla, E. Reed (1).
Wild Pitches: Was, R. Drese.
Hit by Pitch: Was, M. Byrd by D. Willis, R. Clayton by D. Willis, M. LeCroy by D. Willis.
Umpires: HP--Hickox, 1B--Darling, 2B--Poncino, 3B--Dreckman.
Time: 3:05
Attendance - 12,913