Traber, Nats shut down Marlins

03/14/2006
Marlins at the plate: Miguel Olivo deposited his second home run, a towering drive to left field in the fifth inning. Mark Little had two singles and Jai Miller, brought in from Minor League camp to provide depth, doubled.
Nationals at the plate: George Lombard connected on his first home run of the spring, belting a solo shot off Scott Olsen in the second inning. In the fourth, the lead was pushed to 2-0 on Michael Tucker's sacrifice fly. After Damian Jackson walked and went to third on Marlon Anderson's single, Tucker lifted a fly to right. A three-run fifth inning made it 5-0. Frank Diaz ripped an RBI double down the third-base line, scoring Lombard, who had walked. Jackson had an RBI single in the inning, and Diaz scored on a balk by reliever Taylor Tankersley. After the balk, Marlins manager Joe Girardi was ejected by home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez. Diaz and Ian Desmond each had an RBI single in a three-run sixth inning. Diaz added a home run in the ninth.
Marlins on the mound: In 4 1/3 innings, Olsen gave up five runs on four hits, walking two and striking out four. In relief, left-hander Renyel Pinto tossed two innings, allowing three unearned runs.
Nationals on the mound: Left-hander Billy Traber yielded one run in five innings, striking out three and scattering three hits. Steve Watkins tossed two scoreless innings, striking out two while walking one.
Grapefruit League records: Marlins 10-4-1; Nationals 3-12-1.

Source: http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/