Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 43   26   17    0  .605     -   204  154
Atlanta Braves                  46   27   19    0  .587   0.5   219  164
Washington Nationals            47   24   23    0  .511   4.0   190  207
New York Mets                   47   23   24    0  .489   5.0   211  205
Philadelphia Phillies           48   22   26    0  .458   6.5   210  233

Cincinnati Reds 12, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 (D) at Great American Ball Park

WAS N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  8  2
CIN N    2  1  0    0  3  1    0  5  x  -  12 14  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Day p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Carroll 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Johnson 1b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Guillen rf                    4   3   3   2       0   1       3   0
Church lf                     3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Harris 3b                     4   0   2   1       0   0       1   4
Bennett c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Guzman ss                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Vargas p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Byrd ph,cf                  2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3       2   8      24   6
FIELDING - 
E: Guillen (3), Bennett (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Wilkerson (17,off Belisle); Guillen (12,off Belisle); Harris (1,off Coffey).
HR: Guillen 2 (10,6th inning off Belisle 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Stone 0
on 2 out).
SH: Carroll (7,off Belisle).
HBP: Johnson (5,by Belisle).
GDP: Harris (2,off Belisle); Wilkerson (3,off Stone).
IBB: Guzman (2,by Belisle).
Team LOB: 6.
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Freel 3b,lf                   6   3   4   1       0   0       1   2
F. Lopez ss                   2   2   1   2       3   1       1   3
Griffey cf                    3   2   3   0       2   0       2   0
Dunn 1b                       4   2   1   0       1   1      11   0
Kearns rf                     4   2   2   3       1   0       2   0
Cruz lf                       5   1   1   2       0   1       1   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Valentin c                    3   0   0   1       1   1       8   0
Bergolla 2b                   5   0   1   1       0   1       1   5
Belisle p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Romano ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stone p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  L. Lopez ph,3b              1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37  12  14  11       8   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. F. Lopez-Bergolla-Dunn, Bergolla-F. Lopez-Dunn.
BATTING - 
2B: Freel 2 (10,off Vargas,off Rauch); Kearns (10,off Rauch); Cruz (3,off Day);
L. Lopez (2,off Day).
HR: F. Lopez (6,1st inning off Vargas 1 on 0 out); Freel (1,6th inning off
Carrasco 0 on 1 out).
SF: Valentin (2,off Rauch).
IBB: Dunn (5,by Day).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Freel (12,3rd base off Rauch/Bennett); F. Lopez (4,2nd base off Rauch/Bennett).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Vargas L(0-3)                 1.2   3   3   2   3   1   1  11
Rauch                         3.1   4   3   3   1   3   0  15
Carrasco                      1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6
Day                           2     5   5   5   3   2   0  14
Totals                        8    14  12  11   8   6   2  46
IBB: Day (3,Dunn).
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Belisle W(2-4)                6     5   2   2   2   6   1  25
Stone                         2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7
Coffey                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   2   8   2  36
HBP: Belisle (3,Johnson).
IBB: Belisle (2,Guzman).
Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Mike Reilly
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 20497
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Cincinnati Reds          
1. Wilkerson           cf        Freel               3b
2. Carroll             2b        F. Lopez            ss
3. Johnson             1b        Griffey             cf
4. Guillen             rf        Dunn                1b
5. Church              lf        Kearns              rf
6. Harris              3b        Cruz                lf
7. Bennett             c         Valentin            c
8. Guzman              ss        Bergolla            2b
9. Vargas              p         Belisle             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson doubled to center; Carroll out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wilkerson to third]; Johnson
was hit by a pitch; Guillen struck out; Church grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Freel singled to right; F. Lopez homered [Freel
scored]; Griffey walked; Dunn flied to center; Kearns walked
[Griffey to second]; Cruz struck out; Valentin popped to third;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 2.

NATIONALS 2ND: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Bennett
grounded out (third to first); Guzman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Bergolla lined to right; Belisle lined to left; Freel
doubled to left; F. Lopez walked; RAUCH REPLACED VARGAS
(PITCHING); Freel stole third and F. Lopez stole second [Freel
scored (error by Bennett) (unearned), F. Lopez to third];
Griffey walked; Dunn was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 3.

NATIONALS 3RD: Rauch was called out on strikes; Wilkerson struck
out; Carroll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Kearns popped to first; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); Valentin flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Reds 3.

NATIONALS 4TH: Johnson struck out; Guillen doubled to center;
Church singled to left [Guillen to third]; Harris singled to
third [Guillen scored, Church to second]; Bennett grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Church to third, Harris to second]; Guzman
was walked intentionally; Rauch struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Nationals 1, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Bergolla lined to center; Belisle was called out on
strikes; Freel doubled to left; F. Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Reds 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: Wilkerson grounded out (second to first); Carroll
struck out; Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to center; Dunn singled to right
[Griffey to third]; Kearns doubled to left [Griffey scored, Dunn
scored]; Cruz flied to right [Kearns to third]; Valentin hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kearns scored]; Bergolla popped to
second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Reds 6.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guillen homered; Church walked; Harris grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Church out at
second]; Bennett grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: CARRASCO REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); ROMANO BATTED FOR
BELISLE; Romano grounded out (third to first); Freel homered; F.
Lopez walked; Griffey singled to right [F. Lopez to third]; Dunn
popped to first; Kearns forced Griffey (third to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 7.

NATIONALS 7TH: STONE REPLACED ROMANO (PITCHING); Guzman was
called out on strikes; BYRD BATTED FOR CARRASCO; Byrd singled to
right; Wilkerson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Byrd out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: DAY REPLACED WILKERSON (PITCHING); BYRD STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Valentin
walked; Bergolla struck out; Stone forced Valentin (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 7.

NATIONALS 8TH: Carroll lined to right; Johnson flied to center;
Guillen homered; Church flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: Freel grounded out (third to first); F. Lopez walked;
Griffey singled to right [F. Lopez to third, Griffey to second
(error by Guillen)]; Dunn was walked intentionally; Kearns
singled to right [F. Lopez scored, Griffey to third, Dunn to
second]; Cruz doubled [Griffey scored, Dunn scored, Kearns to
third]; Valentin was called out on strikes; Bergolla singled to
center [Kearns scored, Cruz to third]; L. LOPEZ BATTED FOR
STONE; L. Lopez doubled [Cruz scored, Bergolla to third]; Freel
grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals
3, Reds 12.

NATIONALS 9TH: FREEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COFFEY
REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); L. LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Harris doubled to left; Bennett flied to left; Guzman grounded
out (first unassisted) [Harris to third]; Byrd struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 12.


Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   46   28   18    0  .609     -   231  199
Philadelphia Phillies           46   24   22    0  .522   4.0   225  230
Atlanta Braves                  47   24   23    0  .511   4.5   246  225
Washington Nationals            48   19   29    0  .396  10.0   207  231
Florida Marlins                 45   14   31    0  .311  13.5   211  245

Washington Nationals 8, Houston Astros 5

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 2006 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

HOU N    0  1  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   5 12  1
WAS N    3  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 11  2
BATTING
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burke 2b                      3   0   0   1       1   1       1   2
Ausmus c                      4   0   1   0       1   2       3   0
Berkman rf                    0   0   0   0       2   0       0   0
  Lane rf                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Ensberg 3b                    3   1   0   0       2   1       0   1
Lamb 1b                       4   0   0   0       1   3      11   2
Wilson lf                     5   2   4   1       0   0       2   0
Bruntlett cf                  5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Everett ss                    5   1   1   1       0   3       3   5
Pettitte p                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
  Palmeiro ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Borkowski p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taveras ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Biggio ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Qualls p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Totals                       36   5  12   5       7  10      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Burke-Everett-Lamb, Lamb-Everett-Lamb.
E: Everett (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Pettitte (1,off Armas); Wilson (4,off Armas); Everett (9,off Armas); Lane
(4,off Armas).
SF: Burke (1,off Armas).
GDP: Lamb (3,off Armas).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wilson 2 (5,2nd base off Armas/LeCroy,3rd base off Armas/LeCroy); Bruntlett
2 (2,2nd base off Armas/LeCroy,3rd base off Armas/LeCroy); Taveras (6,2nd
base off Rivera/LeCroy); Burke (3,2nd base off Rivera/LeCroy); Ensberg
(1,2nd base off Rauch/LeCroy).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   3   3   0       0   0       2   1
Clayton ss                    3   2   2   0       0   0       1   1
Vidro 2b                      3   1   2   4       0   1       3   1
Johnson 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   0       5   0
Guillen rf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Byrd rf                     2   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   2   3       0   0       1   2
Jackson cf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
LeCroy c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
  Fick c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Armas p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   8  11   8       1   3      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Zimmerman-Vidro-Johnson, Soriano-Clayton-Johnson.
E: LeCroy 2 (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Soriano (7,off Pettitte).
3B: Byrd (1,off Pettitte).
HR: Vidro (4,2nd inning off Pettitte 2 on 2 out).
SH: Clayton (2,off Qualls).
SF: Zimmerman (2,off Pettitte); Vidro (4,off Qualls).
GDP: Byrd (5,off Borkowski); Fick (1,off Qualls).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Zimmerman (4,2nd base off Springer/Ausmus); Soriano (11,3rd base off Qualls/Ausmus).
PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pettitte L(3-6)               3     8   7   7   0   1   1  17
Borkowski                     2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Springer                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Qualls                        2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8
Totals                        8    11   8   8   1   3   1  35
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Armas W(5-2)                  5.1   9   4   4   3   6   0  27
Rivera                        0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Rauch                         1     2   1   1   2   1   0   7
Majewski                      1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Cordero SV(7)                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9    12   5   5   7  10   0  44
WP: Armas (4), Rauch (2).
Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Larry Young
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 24733
Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Washington Nationals     
1. Burke               2b        Soriano             lf
2. Ausmus              c         Clayton             ss
3. Berkman             rf        Vidro               2b
4. Ensberg             3b        Johnson             1b
5. Lamb                1b        Guillen             rf
6. Wilson              lf        Zimmerman           3b
7. Bruntlett           cf        Jackson             cf
8. Everett             ss        LeCroy              c
9. Pettitte            p         Armas               p

ASTROS 1ST: Burke struck out; Ausmus singled to center; Berkman
walked [Ausmus to second]; Ensberg walked [Ausmus to third,
Berkman to second]; Lamb grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Ensberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano doubled to right; On a bunt Clayton
singled to third [Soriano to third]; Vidro struck out; Johnson
singled to right [Soriano scored, Clayton to second]; Guillen
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Clayton to third, Johnson to
second]; Zimmerman singled to left [Clayton scored, Johnson
scored]; Jackson flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Nationals 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Wilson singled to right; Bruntlett popped to first;
Wilson stole second; Everett flied to left; Pettitte doubled to
right [Wilson scored]; Armas threw a wild pitch [Pettitte to
third]; Burke popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 2ND: LeCroy grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
grounded out (first unassisted); Soriano singled to third;
Clayton singled to center [Soriano to second]; Vidro homered
[Soriano scored, Clayton scored]; Johnson grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 6.

ASTROS 3RD: BYRD REPLACED GUILLEN (PLAYING RF); Ausmus struck
out; Nationals right fielder Jose Guillen left the game due
to an injured leg; Berkman walked; Ensberg was called out on
strikes; Lamb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 3RD: LANE REPLACED BERKMAN (PLAYING RF); Byrd tripled
to center; Astros Lance Berkman left the game due to an
injured knee; Zimmerman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Byrd
scored]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); LeCroy
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals
7.

ASTROS 4TH: Wilson doubled to center; Wilson stole third;
Bruntlett flied to right; Everett doubled to center [Wilson
scored]; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR PETTITTE; Palmeiro singled to
center [Everett to third, Palmeiro to second (on throw)]; Burke
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Everett scored]; Ausmus popped to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 4TH: BORKOWSKI REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); Armas
grounded out (second to first); Soriano grounded out (third to
first); Clayton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Nationals 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Lane doubled to left; Ensberg grounded out (third to
first); Lamb struck out; Wilson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 5TH: Vidro singled to left; Johnson flied to left;
Byrd grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Vidro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Nationals 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Bruntlett singled to right; Bruntlett stole second;
Everett struck out; TAVERAS BATTED FOR BORKOWSKI; Bruntlett
stole third; Taveras singled to right [Bruntlett scored]; RIVERA
REPLACED ARMAS (PITCHING); Taveras stole second [Taveras to
third (error by LeCroy)]; Burke walked; Burke stole second;
Ausmus struck out; Lane flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 4, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 6TH: SPRINGER REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING); On a bunt
Zimmerman singled to pitcher; Zimmerman stole second; Jackson
struck out; LeCroy popped to first; ANDERSON BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Anderson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Nationals 7.

ASTROS 7TH: RAUCH REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Ensberg walked;
Ensberg stole second [Ensberg to third (error by LeCroy)]; Lamb
walked; Wilson singled to left [Ensberg scored, Lamb to second];
FICK REPLACED LECROY (PLAYING C ); Rauch threw a wild pitch
[Lamb to third, Wilson to second]; Bruntlett singled to pitcher
[Lamb stayed at third, Wilson stayed at second]; Everett struck
out; BIGGIO BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Biggio popped to shortstop;
Burke grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Astros 5, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 7TH: QUALLS REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); Soriano
singled to left; Clayton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Soriano to second]; Soriano stole third; Vidro hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Soriano scored]; Johnson grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Nationals 8.

ASTROS 8TH: MAJEWSKI REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Ausmus walked;
Lane flied to right; Ensberg flied into a double play [Ausmus
out at first (left to shortstop to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Nationals 8.

NATIONALS 8TH: Byrd walked; Zimmerman reached on a fielder's
choice [Byrd to second (error by Everett; assist by Qualls)]; On
a bunt Jackson struck out; Fick grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Zimmerman out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Nationals 8.

ASTROS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED MAJEWSKI (PITCHING); Lamb struck
out; Wilson singled to center; Bruntlett flied to right; Wilson
advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Wilson to
second]; Everett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Nationals 8.


Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   47   30   17    0  .638     -   237  181
Atlanta Braves                  48   28   20    0  .583   2.5   230  209
Philadelphia Phillies           48   24   24    0  .500   6.5   243  232
Florida Marlins                 48   23   25    0  .479   7.5   236  248
Washington Nationals            49   20   29    0  .408  11.0   178  231

Washington Nationals 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 25, 2007 (N) at Busch Stadium III

WAS N    0  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
STL N    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  1  0  -   4 11  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      3   0   1   0       2   0       3   2
Guzman ss                     4   0   0   1       0   1       1   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       1   2       2   4
Church lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Fick 1b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Kearns rf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       5   1
Young 1b                      3   2   2   0       1   0       7   0
  Langerhans pr,lf            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Schneider c                   3   1   1   2       0   1       3   0
Logan cf                      4   1   2   2       0   1       1   0
Bowie p                       2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Batista ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Abreu p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belliard ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   5  10   5       5   7      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Kearns-Young, Zimmerman-Fick.
BATTING - 
2B: Logan 2 (3,off Reyes 2).
HR: Schneider (3,2nd inning off Reyes 1 on 1 out).
SH: Schneider (1,off Flores).
SF: Guzman (1,off Reyes).
GDP: Schneider (3,off Reyes).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lopez (4,2nd base by Springer/Molina).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Eckstein ss                   5   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
Duncan lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Pujols 1b                     4   2   3   1       0   0      13   1
Encarnacion rf                4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Rolen 3b                      3   0   2   1       1   0       1   3
Edmonds cf                    4   1   1   1       0   2       3   0
Molina c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       8   2
Miles 2b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Reyes p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Jimenez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ludwick ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Flores p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spiezio ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   4       1   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Pujols, Pujols-Molina-Pujols.
BATTING - 
HR: Pujols (8,4th inning off Bowie 0 on 0 out); Edmonds (3,4th inning off Bowie
0 on 2 out).
SH: Reyes (2,off Bowie).
GDP: Molina (4,off Colome).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bowie W(1-2)                  5     4   2   2   1   2   2  20
Abreu                         1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Rivera                        0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4
King                          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Rauch                         0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3
Colome                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Cordero SV(7)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   4   4   1   3   2  37
Rauch faced 3 batters in the 8th inning
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reyes L(0-8)                  5.2   8   5   5   5   4   1  28
Jimenez                       1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Flores                        1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6
Springer                      0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    10   5   5   5   7   1  39
Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Greg Gibson
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 43618
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Lopez               2b        Eckstein            ss
2. Guzman              ss        Duncan              lf
3. Zimmerman           3b        Pujols              1b
4. Church              lf        Encarnacion         rf
5. Kearns              rf        Rolen               3b
6. Young               1b        Edmonds             cf
7. Schneider           c         Molina              c
8. Logan               cf        Miles               2b
9. Bowie               p         Reyes               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez flied to left; Guzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zimmerman walked; Church struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein lined to third; Duncan flied to left;
Pujols flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Cardinals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Young
walked; Schneider homered [Young scored]; Logan batted right
handed; Logan doubled to left; Bowie singled to center [Logan to
third]; Lopez walked [Bowie to second]; Guzman out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Logan scored]; Zimmerman struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Encarnacion struck out; Rolen walked; Edmonds
struck out; Molina forced Rolen (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Church grounded out (first unassisted); Kearns
singled to center; Young lined into a double play [Kearns out at
first (first unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Miles flied to left; Reyes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Eckstein singled to left; Duncan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Cardinals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider struck out; Logan batted right handed;
Logan struck out; Bowie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Pujols homered; Encarnacion flied to right; Rolen
lined to left; Edmonds homered; Molina grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Guzman
grounded out (first unassisted); Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Miles singled to center; Reyes out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Miles to second]; Eckstein lined to
second; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 3, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Church singled to first; Kearns singled to left
[Church to second]; Young singled to left [Church to third,
Kearns to second]; Schneider grounded into a double play (first
to catcher to first) [Kearns to third, Young to second, Church
out at home]; Logan batted right handed; Logan doubled [Kearns
scored, Young scored]; BATISTA BATTED FOR BOWIE; Batista walked;
Lopez walked [Logan to third, Batista to second]; JIMENEZ
REPLACED REYES (PITCHING); Guzman popped to third; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: ABREU REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); Pujols singled
to left; Encarnacion popped to first; Rolen singled to shortstop
[Pujols to second]; Edmonds flied into a double play [Rolen out
at first (right to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5,
Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Zimmerman grounded out (pitcher to first); Church
grounded out (second to first); Kearns flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED ABREU (PITCHING); Molina flied to
right; Miles singled to left; LUDWICK BATTED FOR JIMENEZ;
Ludwick singled to center [Miles to third]; Eckstein forced
Ludwick (pitcher to shortstop) [Miles scored, Eckstein to
first]; KING REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Duncan lined to first;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: FLORES REPLACED LUDWICK (PITCHING); Young singled
to left; LANGERHANS RAN FOR YOUNG; Schneider out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Langerhans to second]; Logan grounded
out (third to first); BELLIARD BATTED FOR KING; Belliard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: FICK REPLACED CHURCH (PLAYING 1B); LANGERHANS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RAUCH REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING);
Pujols singled to right; Encarnacion singled to right [Pujols to
second]; Rolen singled to center [Pujols scored, Encarnacion to
second]; COLOME REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Edmonds struck out;
Molina grounded into a double play (third to first) [Encarnacion
out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: Lopez singled to right; Guzman struck out;
SPRINGER REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Lopez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED COLOME (PITCHING); Miles
grounded out (second to first); SPIEZIO BATTED FOR SPRINGER;
Spiezio flied to center; Eckstein flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cardinals 4.

Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 49   29   20    0  .592     -   238  227
Atlanta Braves                  50   27   23    0  .540   2.5   239  193
Philadelphia Phillies           52   28   24    0  .538   2.5   260  227
New York Mets                   48   23   25    0  .479   5.5   228  223
Washington Nationals            51   22   29    0  .431   8.0   197  243

Washington Nationals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 25, 2008 (D) at Nationals Park

MIL N    0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
WAS N    1  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  1  -   7  8  0
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Weeks 2b                      3   1   0   0       0   3       1   3
Cameron cf                    5   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Kapler lf                     5   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
Fielder 1b                    5   1   2   0       0   1      10   0
Hart rf                       5   1   1   2       0   4       0   0
Branyan 3b                    3   1   2   0       1   0       1   1
Rivera c                      4   0   2   0       0   0       4   1
Counsell ss                   3   0   0   0       1   0       2   5
Parra p                       2   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  DiFelice p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dillon ph                   1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Dillard p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Braun ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mota p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   6       2   9      25  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Weeks-Counsell-Fielder.
BATTING - 
2B: Branyan (1,off Redding); Cameron (6,off Rivera).
HR: Hart (6,6th inning off Redding 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Weeks 2 (9,by Redding,by Ayala).
GDP: Counsell (1,off Redding); Rivera (1,off Ayala).
Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       3   4
Guzman ss                     3   2   1   0       1   0       0   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Boone 1b                      4   2   2   2       0   0       6   0
Milledge cf                   3   1   1   1       1   1       3   0
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   2      10   0
Pena lf                       4   0   1   2       0   0       1   0
Dukes rf                      2   1   0   0       2   0       4   0
Redding p                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Young ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Harris pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   7   8   5       5   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Zimmerman-Lopez-Boone, Zimmerman-Lopez-Boone.
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (14,off Parra); Milledge (13,off Parra); Pena (4,off Parra).
HR: Boone (4,5th inning off Parra 1 on 1 out).
SH: Redding (6,off Parra).
GDP: Lopez (5,off Parra).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Milledge (5,2nd base off Parra/Rivera); Harris (1,2nd base off Mota/Rivera).
CS: Lopez (3,2nd base by Dillard/Rivera).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Parra                         4.1   7   6   6   3   3   1  22
DiFelice                      0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Dillard                       2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6
Mota L(1-3)                   1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        8.1   8   7   7   5   4   1  36
WP: Parra (6), Mota (3).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Redding                       5.2  10   5   5   1   7   1  28
Rivera                        0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3
Ayala                         2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Rauch W(3-1)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    12   6   6   2   9   1  41
HBP: Redding (3,Weeks); Ayala (1,Weeks).
Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Paul Emmel
Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 35567
Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Brewers             Washington Nationals     
1. Weeks               2b        Lopez               2b
2. Cameron             cf        Guzman              ss
3. Kapler              lf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Fielder             1b        Boone               1b
5. Hart                rf        Milledge            cf
6. Branyan             3b        Flores              c
7. Rivera              c         Pena                lf
8. Counsell            ss        Dukes               rf
9. Parra               p         Redding             p

BREWERS 1ST: Weeks struck out; Cameron singled to third; Kapler
forced Cameron (shortstop to second) [Kapler to first];
infield shifted to right for Fielder; Fielder struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez struck out; Guzman doubled to left;
Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted) [Guzman to third];
Parra threw a wild pitch [Guzman scored]; Boone grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Hart struck out; Branyan singled to right; Rivera
singled to center [Branyan to second]; Counsell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Milledge walked; Milledge stole second; Flores
struck out; Pena reached on a fielder's choice [Milledge out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Dukes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Parra singled to second; Weeks struck out; Cameron
flied to right; Kapler flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Redding singled to center; Lopez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Redding out at
second]; Guzman grounded out (third to first); infield
shifted to right for Fielder; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Nationals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Fielder singled to shortstop; Hart was called out
on strikes; Branyan flied to center; Rivera singled to right
[Fielder to third]; Counsell walked [Rivera to second]; Parra
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman singled to right; Boone singled to
center [Zimmerman to second]; Milledge doubled to left
[Zimmerman scored, Boone to third]; Flores struck out; Pena
doubled to center [Boone scored, Milledge scored]; Dukes walked;
Redding out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pena to
third, Dukes to second]; Lopez lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Weeks was called out on strikes; Cameron lined to
center; Kapler flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 5TH: Guzman walked; Zimmerman flied to center; Boone
homered [Guzman scored]; DIFELICE REPLACED PARRA (PITCHING);
Milledge lined to left; Flores popped to first; infield
shifted to right for Fielder; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Nationals 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Fielder singled to center; Hart homered [Fielder
scored]; Branyan doubled to right; Rivera popped to catcher;
Counsell lined to left; DILLON BATTED FOR DIFELICE; Dillon
singled to left [Branyan scored]; Weeks was hit by a pitch
[Dillon to second]; RIVERA REPLACED REDDING (PITCHING); Cameron
doubled to left [Dillon scored, Weeks scored]; Kapler singled to
right [Cameron scored]; infield shifted to right for
Fielder; Fielder lined to right; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 6TH: DILLARD REPLACED DILLON (PITCHING); Pena grounded
out (pitcher to first); Dukes grounded out (shortstop to first);
LANGERHANS BATTED FOR RIVERA; Langerhans flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

BREWERS 7TH: AYALA REPLACED LANGERHANS (PITCHING); Hart struck
out; Branyan walked; Rivera grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Branyan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez walked; Lopez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Guzman flied to left; Zimmerman grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Nationals 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Counsell grounded out (second to first); BRAUN
BATTED FOR DILLARD; Braun grounded out (second to first); Weeks
was hit by a pitch; Cameron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: MOTA REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Boone flied to
left; Milledge struck out; Flores grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

BREWERS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Kapler grounded
out (third to first); Fielder flied to right; Hart was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: Pena lined to left; Dukes walked; YOUNG BATTED
FOR RAUCH; Young singled to right [Dukes to third]; HARRIS RAN
FOR YOUNG; Harris stole second [Dukes scored on a wild pitch]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Nationals 7.


Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           43   24   19    0  .558     -   242  224
New York Mets                   44   24   20    0  .545   0.5   213  193
Atlanta Braves                  44   23   21    0  .523   1.5   194  197
Florida Marlins                 46   21   25    0  .457   4.5   212  251
Washington Nationals            44   13   31    0  .295  11.5   213  267

New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 25, 2009 (N) at Citi Field

WAS N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   5  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     5   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Johnson 1b                    3   0   1   0       2   0       9   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   1       1   1       1   2
Dunn lf                       4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Kearns rf                     5   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Harris cf                     3   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
A. Hernandez 2b               2   0   0   0       2   0       3   4
Nieves c                      3   1   2   1       1   0       4   0
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maxwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cabrera p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Willingham ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   2   6   2       9   7      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. A. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson, Johnson, Lannan-Guzman-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (5,off Maine).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harris (3,2nd base off Putz/Santos).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pagan rf                      2   1   0   0       2   0       4   0
Castillo 2b                   3   1   2   0       0   0       2   1
Beltran cf                    3   1   2   1       1   0       4   0
Sheffield lf                  3   1   2   3       1   0       3   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wright 3b                     1   1   0   0       3   0       2   1
Tatis 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Santos c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
R. Martinez ss                3   0   0   1       0   1       1   0
Maine p                       2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Murphy ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Feliciano p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Putz p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reed ph,lf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       27   5   9   5       7   3      27   3
BATTING - 
2B: Beltran (15,off Lannan); Castillo (3,off Lannan).
HR: Sheffield (4,6th inning off Lannan 2 on 0 out).
SH: Castillo (5,off Cabrera).
SF: R. Martinez (1,off Colome).
GDP: Santos (2,off Lannan); Pagan (2,off Lannan).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan L(2-4)                 5     8   5   5   4   0   1  23
Colome                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Cabrera                       0.2   0   0   0   3   0   0   5
Bergmann                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Wells                         1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8     9   5   5   7   3   1  36
Lannan faced 4 batters in the 6th inning
WP: Cabrera (10).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Maine W(4-3)                  6     4   1   1   3   4   0  25
Parnell                       0.1   1   1   1   3   1   0   5
Feliciano                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Putz                          1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6
Rodriguez SV(13)              1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9     6   2   2   9   7   0  42
Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Adrian Johnson
Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 41103
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets            
1. Guzman              ss        Pagan               rf
2. Johnson             1b        Castillo            2b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Beltran             cf
4. Dunn                lf        Sheffield           lf
5. Kearns              rf        Wright              3b
6. Harris              cf        Tatis               1b
7. A. Hernandez        2b        Santos              c
8. Nieves              c         R. Martinez         ss
9. Lannan              p         Maine               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (second to first); Johnson
walked; Zimmerman flied to right; Dunn flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Pagan grounded out (second to first); Castillo
grounded out (third to first); Beltran doubled to left;
Sheffield singled to right [Beltran out at home (right to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns struck out; Harris doubled to right; A.
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [Harris to third];
Nieves singled to right [Harris scored]; Lannan struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Wright walked; Tatis lined to third; Santos grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wright out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Guzman lined to left; Johnson popped to third;
Zimmerman singled to left; Dunn popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: R. Martinez lined to center; Maine grounded out
(second to first); Pagan walked; Castillo singled to right
[Pagan to third]; Beltran singled to left [Pagan scored,
Castillo to second]; Sheffield flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Kearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris
flied to right; A. Hernandez walked; Nieves singled to left [A.
Hernandez to second]; Lannan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Wright flied to left; Tatis singled to center; Santos
lined into a double play [Tatis out at first (first
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Guzman flied to center; Johnson flied to center;
Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: R. Martinez grounded out (second to first); Maine
singled to right; Pagan grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Maine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Nationals 1, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Dunn flied to center; Kearns flied to right;
Harris walked; A. Hernandez forced Harris (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Castillo doubled to left; Beltran walked; Sheffield
homered [Castillo scored, Beltran scored]; a fan with a glove
reached over the railing and tried to catch the ball but it hit
his glove, the wall and then the ground; third base umpire
Adrian Johnson called it a homer; acting crew chief Larry
Vanover (in the absence of chief Charlie Reliford) watched a
replay and upheld the original call after an eight-minute delay;
it was the third consecutive day that the Mets were involved in
replays and all calls went their way; Wright walked; COLOME
REPLACED LANNAN (PITCHING); Tatis struck out; Santos singled to
right [Wright to third]; R. Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to
left [Wright scored]; MURPHY BATTED FOR MAINE; Murphy popped to
second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 5.

NATIONALS 7TH: PARNELL REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Nieves
walked; MAXWELL BATTED FOR COLOME; Maxwell struck out; Guzman
singled to right [Nieves to second]; Johnson walked [Nieves to
third, Guzman to second]; Zimmerman walked [Nieves scored,
Guzman to third, Johnson to second]; FELICIANO REPLACED PARNELL
(PITCHING); Dunn flied to right; PUTZ REPLACED FELICIANO
(PITCHING); Kearns grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Nationals 2, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: CABRERA REPLACED MAXWELL (PITCHING); Pagan walked;
Castillo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Pagan to
second]; Beltran lined to right; Sheffield walked while Pagan
advanced to third on a wild pitch; Wright walked [Sheffield to
second]; BERGMANN REPLACED CABRERA (PITCHING); Tatis forced
Wright (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals
2, Mets 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: Harris walked; Harris stole second; A. Hernandez
walked; Nieves flied to left [Harris to third]; WILLINGHAM
BATTED FOR BERGMANN; Willingham struck out; Guzman flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 2, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: WELLS REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Santos grounded
out (pitcher to first); R. Martinez struck out; REED BATTED FOR
PUTZ; Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Mets
5.

NATIONALS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SHEFFIELD (PITCHING); REED
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Johnson singled to left; Zimmerman
popped to second; Dunn walked [Johnson to second]; Kearns struck
out; Harris popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals
2, Mets 5.

Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           44   26   18    0  .591     -   227  176
Florida Marlins                 46   24   22    0  .522   3.0   216  192
Atlanta Braves                  45   23   22    0  .511   3.5   206  186
Washington Nationals            46   23   23    0  .500   4.0   196  218
New York Mets                   46   23   23    0  .500   4.0   205  187

San Francisco Giants 4, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 (N) at AT&T Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Guzman 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
Dunn 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   2      10   0
Willingham lf                 4   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Bernadina rf                  2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Desmond ss                    2   0   1   1       0   0       1   3
Nieves c                      2   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Hernandez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Walker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kennedy ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Batista p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2       1   6      24  10
BATTING - 
SH: Hernandez (5,off Wellemeyer).
SF: Desmond (2,off Romo).
HBP: Bernadina (2,by Wellemeyer).
Team LOB: 3.
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Torres rf                     4   1   3   0       0   1       2   0
Renteria ss                   3   1   2   1       0   0       0   3
  Ishikawa 1b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
F. Sanchez 2b                 3   1   1   2       0   1       2   1
Sandoval 1b,3b                3   0   1   1       1   0       7   0
Huff lf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
  Mota p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wilson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Uribe 3b,ss                   4   0   0   0       0   2       2   4
Molina c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   2
Rowand cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Wellemeyer p                  2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Romo p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bowker ph,lf                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4       2   6      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Torres (12,off Hernandez); F. Sanchez (2,off Hernandez); Sandoval (11,off
Hernandez).
SH: F. Sanchez (2,off Hernandez); Renteria (2,off Walker).
IBB: Sandoval (4,by Walker).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez L(4-3)              5     7   4   4   1   4   0  23
Walker                        1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8
Burnett                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Batista                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     9   4   4   2   6   0  35
IBB: Walker (2,Sandoval).
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wellemeyer W(3-4)             6     4   2   2   1   2   0  23
Romo                          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Mota                          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Wilson SV(11)                 1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     4   2   2   1   6   0  32
Wellemeyer faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Wellemeyer (3,Bernadina).
Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 27981
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          San Francisco Giants     
1. Morgan              cf        Torres              rf
2. Guzman              2b        Renteria            ss
3. Zimmerman           3b        F. Sanchez          2b
4. Dunn                1b        Sandoval            1b
5. Willingham          lf        Huff                lf
6. Bernadina           rf        Uribe               3b
7. Desmond             ss        Molina              c
8. Nieves              c         Rowand              cf
9. Hernandez           p         Wellemeyer          p

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan lined to left; Guzman grounded out (third
to first); Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Torres doubled to center; Renteria grounded out
(pitcher to first); F. Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Torres to third]; Sandoval flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn was called out on strikes; Willingham
grounded out (third to first); Bernadina was hit by a pitch;
Bernadina was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Huff was called out on strikes; Uribe struck out;
Molina grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond singled to center; Nieves walked [Desmond
to second]; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Desmond to third, Nieves to second]; Morgan popped to third;
Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rowand grounded out (second to first); Wellemeyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman flied to center; Dunn popped to third;
Willingham flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Renteria singled to shortstop; F. Sanchez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Renteria to second]; Sandoval
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Renteria to third]; Huff
walked; Uribe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Giants 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Bernadina flied to right; Desmond flied to left;
Nieves grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Molina flied to right; Rowand flied to right;
Wellemeyer singled to right; Torres singled to center
[Wellemeyer to second]; Renteria singled to left [Wellemeyer
scored, Torres to third]; F. Sanchez doubled to right [Torres
scored, Renteria scored]; Sandoval doubled to center [F. Sanchez
scored]; Huff lined to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Giants 4.

NATIONALS 6TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Gonzalez struck
out; On a bunt Morgan grounded out (catcher to first); Guzman
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Uribe popped to
second; Molina popped to first; Rowand struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: Zimmerman singled to center; Dunn singled to
right [Zimmerman to third]; Willingham singled to left
[Zimmerman scored, Dunn to second]; ROMO REPLACED WELLEMEYER
(PITCHING); Bernadina flied to right [Dunn to third]; Desmond
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Dunn scored]; Nieves forced
Willingham (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: BOWKER BATTED FOR ROMO; Bowker singled to right;
Torres singled to left [Bowker to second]; Renteria out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Bowker to third, Torres to
second]; F. Sanchez struck out; Sandoval was walked
intentionally; BURNETT REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Huff flied to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 2, Giants 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: ISHIKAWA REPLACED RENTERIA (PLAYING 1B); SANDOVAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MOTA REPLACED HUFF (PITCHING);
URIBE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BOWKER STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING LF); KENNEDY BATTED FOR BURNETT; Kennedy struck out;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); Guzman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: BATISTA REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Uribe grounded
out (second to first); Molina popped to second; Rowand grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2,
Giants 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Zimmerman was
called out on strikes; Dunn struck out; Willingham struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Giants 4.

Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           49   30   19    0  .612     -   194  159
Florida Marlins                 47   28   19    0  .596   1.0   202  186
Atlanta Braves                  51   28   23    0  .549   3.0   200  165
New York Mets                   48   23   25    0  .479   6.5   194  211
Washington Nationals            49   21   28    0  .429   9.0   191  211

Milwaukee Brewers 6, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 (D) at Miller Park

WAS N    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  1
MIL N    2  0  1    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   6  7  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   0       0   2       1   6
Werth rf                      3   1   2   0       1   1       2   0
Nix lf                        3   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Morse 1b                      4   1   1   3       0   3      11   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
I. Rodriguez c                4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Hairston 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Marquis p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ankiel ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Kimball p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   4       1  12      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Morse.
E: Hairston (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Nix (8,off Greinke).
HR: Morse (5,4th inning off Greinke 2 on 0 out).
SF: Nix (1,off Hawkins).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bernadina (6,2nd base off Greinke/Lucroy).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Weeks 2b                      4   2   1   0       1   0       0   3
Hart rf                       3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Braun lf                      2   1   2   0       2   0       4   0
Fielder 1b                    2   0   2   4       1   0       6   0
McGehee 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Loe p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kotsay cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Lucroy c                      4   1   0   0       0   1      12   0
Counsell ss,3b                4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Greinke p                     3   1   1   1       0   1       0   2
  Hawkins p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Betancourt ss               1   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   6   7   6       6   4      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Weeks (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Fielder (14,off Marquis); Weeks (12,off Marquis); Braun (8,off Marquis);
Betancourt (8,off Coffey).
HR: Greinke (1,5th inning off Marquis 0 on 0 out).
SF: Fielder (1,off Marquis).
GDP: Lucroy (2,off Marquis).
IBB: Fielder (6,by Marquis).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Marquis L(5-2)                6     5   4   4   4   1   1  26
Kimball                       0.2   0   1   1   2   2   0   4
Burnett                       0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Coffey                        1.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8     7   6   5   6   4   1  37
WP: Kimball (1).
IBB: Marquis (1,Fielder).
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Greinke W(3-1)                7     5   3   3   1  10   1  27
Hawkins                       0.2   1   1   0   0   1   0   4
Loe SV(1)                     1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     6   4   3   1  12   1  35
Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 34419
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Milwaukee Brewers        
1. Bernadina           cf        Weeks               2b
2. Desmond             ss        Hart                rf
3. Werth               rf        Braun               lf
4. Nix                 lf        Fielder             1b
5. Morse               1b        McGehee             3b
6. Espinosa            2b        Kotsay              cf
7. I. Rodriguez        c         Lucroy              c
8. Hairston            3b        Counsell            ss
9. Marquis             p         Greinke             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Desmond flied to left;
Werth walked; Nix flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Weeks grounded out (third to first); Hart walked;
Braun singled to left [Hart to second]; Fielder doubled to
center [Hart scored, Braun scored]; McGehee grounded out (third
to first); Kotsay flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 2.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse struck out; Espinosa flied to left; I.
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Lucroy struck out; Counsell popped to shortstop;
Greinke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Nationals 0, Brewers 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: Hairston singled to center; Marquis struck out;
Bernadina forced Hairston (pitcher to shortstop); Desmond struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Weeks doubled to left; Hart lined to center [Weeks
to third]; Braun walked; Fielder out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Weeks scored, Braun to second (on throw to home)]; McGehee
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 3.

NATIONALS 4TH: Werth singled to center; Nix doubled [Werth to
third]; Morse homered [Werth scored, Nix scored]; Espinosa
grounded out (second to first); I. Rodriguez struck out;
Hairston struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Brewers
3.

BREWERS 4TH: Kotsay grounded out (first unassisted); Lucroy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Counsell lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Brewers 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: Marquis flied to left; Bernadina singled to left;
Bernadina stole second; Desmond grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Bernadina to third]; Werth struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Greinke homered; Weeks popped to catcher; Hart
lined to right; Braun doubled; Fielder was walked intentionally;
McGehee forced Braun (third unassisted) [Fielder to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 6TH: Nix grounded out (second to first); Morse struck
out; Espinosa flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
3, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Kotsay walked; Lucroy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kotsay out at second]; Counsell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
3, Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: I. Rodriguez flied to right; Hairston flied to
right; ANKIEL BATTED FOR MARQUIS; Ankiel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: KIMBALL REPLACED ANKIEL (PITCHING); Greinke struck
out; Weeks walked; Hart struck out; Kimball threw a wild pitch
[Weeks to second]; Braun walked; BURNETT REPLACED KIMBALL
(PITCHING); Fielder singled to left [Weeks scored, Braun to
second]; COFFEY REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); McGehee grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Brewers 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: HAWKINS REPLACED GREINKE (PITCHING); Bernadina
reached on an error by Weeks [Bernadina to first]; Desmond was
called out on strikes; Werth singled to right [Bernadina to
third]; Nix out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bernadina scored
(unearned)]; LOE REPLACED MCGEHEE (PITCHING); COUNSELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BETANCOURT REPLACED HAWKINS (PLAYING
SS); Morse struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
4, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Kotsay grounded out (second to first); Lucroy
reached on an error by Hairston [Lucroy to first]; Counsell
struck out; Betancourt doubled to left [Lucroy scored
(unearned)]; Weeks grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); I.
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Hairston grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 6.

Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            45   27   18    0  .600     -   170  148
Atlanta Braves                  47   26   21    0  .553   2.0   228  199
New York Mets                   46   25   21    0  .543   2.5   193  223
Miami Marlins                   46   25   21    0  .543   2.5   184  189
Philadelphia Phillies           47   24   23    0  .511   4.0   193  187

Washington Nationals 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 25, 2012 (N) at Turner Field

WAS N    4  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   7  8  0
ATL N    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lombardozzi lf                5   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Harper rf                     3   2   1   0       1   0       3   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   3       0   0       1   2
LaRoche 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
Desmond ss                    3   1   1   2       1   0       1   1
Espinosa 2b                   3   1   0   0       0   2       1   7
Ankiel cf                     4   0   2   2       0   1       2   1
Flores c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Detwiler p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wang p                      0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tracy ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bernadina lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   7   8   7       3   5      27  13
BATTING - 
2B: Zimmerman 2 (8,off Hudson 2); Lombardozzi (6,off Hudson).
3B: Ankiel (1,off Hudson).
HBP: Espinosa (2,by Hudson).
GDP: Espinosa (5,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Ankiel (3,2nd base by Hudson/McCann).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bourn cf                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Prado 3b                      5   2   3   0       0   0       1   0
Freeman 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   3      10   0
Uggla 2b                      2   1   0   0       2   1       2   3
Diaz lf                       4   0   2   3       0   0       5   0
Heyward rf                    3   1   1   1       1   1       3   0
Ross c                        0   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  McCann pr,c                 3   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Wilson ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   5
  Martinez p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hudson p                      2   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
  O'Flaherty p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pastornicky ph,ss           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4       4   8      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wilson-Uggla-Freeman.
BATTING - 
2B: Prado 2 (16,off Detwiler 2); Diaz (2,off Wang).
3B: Prado (3,off Detwiler).
HR: Heyward (6,8th inning off Wang 0 on 1 out).
SH: Hudson (1,off Detwiler).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Detwiler                      4.1   5   3   3   4   5   0  22
Wang W(1-0)                   3     3   1   1   0   0   1  11
Burnett                       0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Clippard SV(2)                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     9   4   4   4   8   1  39
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hudson L(3-2)                 6.2   8   7   7   2   5   0  30
O'Flaherty                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Hernandez                     1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Martinez                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     8   7   7   3   5   0  37
HBP: Hudson (3,Espinosa).
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Manny Gonzalez
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 37663
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Atlanta Braves           
1. Lombardozzi         lf        Bourn               cf
2. Harper              rf        Prado               3b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Freeman             1b
4. LaRoche             1b        Uggla               2b
5. Desmond             ss        Diaz                lf
6. Espinosa            2b        Heyward             rf
7. Ankiel              cf        Ross                c
8. Flores              c         Wilson              ss
9. Detwiler            p         Hudson              p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lombardozzi struck out; Harper singled to center;
Zimmerman doubled to center [Harper to third]; LaRoche was
called out on strikes; Desmond singled to center [Harper scored,
Zimmerman scored]; Espinosa was hit by a pitch [Desmond to
second]; Ankiel tripled to left [Desmond scored, Espinosa
scored]; Flores flied to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Bourn grounded out (second to first); Prado doubled
to center; Freeman struck out; Uggla walked; Diaz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Detwiler grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lombardozzi grounded out (second to first); Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Heyward was called out on strikes; Ross walked;
MCCANN RAN FOR ROSS; Wilson singled to center [McCann to
second]; Braves catcher David Ross left the game due to an
injured groin; Hudson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [McCann to third, Wilson to second]; Bourn flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: MCCANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zimmerman
grounded out (pitcher to first); LaRoche flied to right; Desmond
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Prado tripled to left; Freeman struck out; Uggla
struck out; Diaz singled to left [Prado scored]; Heyward walked
[Diaz to second]; McCann grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Espinosa struck out; Ankiel singled to right;
Ankiel was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Flores
singled to right; Detwiler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hudson struck out; Bourn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Lombardozzi popped to third; Harper lined to
left; Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Prado doubled to left; Freeman flied to left; Uggla
walked; WANG REPLACED DETWILER (PITCHING); Diaz doubled to
center [Prado scored, Uggla scored, Diaz out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; Heyward grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: LaRoche flied to left; Desmond grounded out
(shortstop to first); Espinosa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: McCann grounded out (second to first); Wilson flied
to center; Hudson singled to left; Bourn forced Hudson (first to
shortstop) [Bourn to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Braves 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: Ankiel struck out; Flores grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wang walked; Lombardozzi doubled to right [Wang to
third]; Harper walked; Zimmerman doubled to center [Wang scored,
Lombardozzi scored, Harper scored]; O'FLAHERTY REPLACED HUDSON
(PITCHING); LaRoche lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Prado grounded out (second to first); Freeman
grounded out (second to first); Uggla flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7, Braves 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED O'FLAHERTY (PITCHING); Desmond
walked; Espinosa grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Desmond out at second]; Ankiel flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Diaz flied to right; Heyward homered; BURNETT
REPLACED WANG (PITCHING); McCann singled to right; Wilson struck
out; PASTORNICKY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Pastornicky grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 7, Braves 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); PASTORNICKY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Flores flied to left; TRACY BATTED
FOR BURNETT; Tracy flied to left; Lombardozzi flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED LOMBARDOZZI (PITCHING); BERNADINA
REPLACED TRACY (PLAYING LF); Bourn struck out; Prado flied to
right; Freeman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7,
Braves 4.
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