Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            72   42   30    0  .583     -   297  305
Philadelphia Phillies           73   39   34    0  .534   3.5   348  340
Atlanta Braves                  72   38   34    0  .528   4.0   333  290
Florida Marlins                 69   35   34    0  .507   5.5   306  287
New York Mets                   72   35   37    0  .486   7.0   311  313

The Nationals did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   73   46   27    0  .630     -   390  308
Philadelphia Phillies           73   35   38    0  .479  11.0   355  379
Florida Marlins                 70   31   39    0  .443  13.5   324  328
Washington Nationals            75   32   43    0  .427  15.0   335  378
Atlanta Braves                  74   31   43    0  .419  15.5   357  387

Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 2006 (N) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
BAL A    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Vidro 2b                      4   0   3   0       0   0       3   2
Guillen rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Anderson dh                   4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       0   4
Fick 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Clayton ss                    4   1   3   0       0   1       4   1
Schneider c                   4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Jackson cf                    2   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Ward ph                     0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Byrd cf                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Patterson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bray p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1       1   8      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Vidro-Clayton-Fick.
E: Clayton (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Clayton 2 (18,off R. Lopez 2); Jackson (6,off R. Lopez).
SF: Ward (2,off R. Lopez).
Team LOB: 8.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   4
Fahey lf                      2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Matos ph,lf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Mora 3b                       3   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Tejada ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Hernandez dh                  4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Patterson cf                  3   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
J. Lopez c                    3   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Millar 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       8   1
  Conine 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Markakis rf                   3   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
R. Lopez p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Hawkins p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ray p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   2   8   2       0   4      27   8
BATTING - 
SH: Fahey (4,off Patterson).
SF: Mora (4,off Patterson).
GDP: Tejada (20,off Majewski).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mora (4,2nd base off Patterson/Schneider).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Patterson L(1-1)              6     6   2   1   0   3   0  25
Bray                          0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Majewski                      1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     8   2   1   0   4   0  32
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
R. Lopez W(5-8)               7     7   1   1   0   7   0  28
Hawkins                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Ray SV(19)                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   1   1   1   8   0  36
Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 48331
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Baltimore Orioles        
1. Soriano             lf        Roberts             2b
2. Vidro               2b        Fahey               lf
3. Guillen             rf        Mora                3b
4. Anderson            dh        Tejada              ss
5. Zimmerman           3b        Hernandez           dh
6. Fick                1b        Patterson           cf
7. Clayton             ss        J. Lopez            c
8. Schneider           c         Millar              1b
9. Jackson             cf        Markakis            rf
   Patterson           p         R. Lopez            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano was called out on strikes; Vidro singled
to left; Guillen flied to right; Anderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Roberts was called out on strikes; Fahey singled to
center; Mora popped to second; Tejada singled to center [Fahey
to second]; Hernandez forced Tejada (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Zimmerman lined to right; Fick grounded out
(second to first); Clayton doubled to center; Schneider grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Patterson struck out; J. Lopez grounded out (third
to first); Millar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Jackson doubled to right; Soriano grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to third]; Vidro popped to third;
Guillen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Markakis singled to pitcher; Roberts singled to
center [Markakis to second]; Fahey out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Markakis to third, Roberts to second]; Mora
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Markakis scored, Roberts to
third]; Tejada grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first);
Zimmerman grounded out (first to pitcher); Fick struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Patterson flied to
center; J. Lopez flied to center; Millar popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Clayton doubled to left; Schneider popped to
shortstop; Jackson struck out; Soriano popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Markakis struck out; Roberts flied to left; Fahey
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles
1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Vidro singled to left; Guillen struck out;
Anderson struck out; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora reached on an error by Clayton; Tejada lined
to right; Hernandez flied to left; Mora stole second; Patterson
singled to center [Mora scored (unearned), Patterson to second
(on throw)]; J. Lopez grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Fick was called out on strikes; Clayton singled
to third; Schneider singled to right [Clayton to third]; WARD
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Ward hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clayton
scored]; Soriano struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: BYRD REPLACED WARD (PLAYING CF); BRAY REPLACED
PATTERSON (PITCHING); Millar was called out on strikes; Markakis
singled to left; Roberts lined to left; MATOS BATTED FOR FAHEY;
MAJEWSKI REPLACED BRAY (PITCHING); Matos grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: MATOS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HAWKINS
REPLACED R. LOPEZ (PITCHING); Vidro singled to left; Guillen
flied to left; Anderson flied to left; Zimmerman walked [Vidro
to second]; Fick flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora singled to right; Tejada grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mora out at second];
Hernandez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Orioles 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: CONINE REPLACED MILLAR (PLAYING 1B); RAY REPLACED
HAWKINS (PITCHING); Clayton struck out; Schneider grounded out
(first unassisted); Byrd grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 2.


Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   72   40   32    0  .556     -   329  297
Philadelphia Phillies           74   38   36    0  .514   3.0   377  388
Atlanta Braves                  75   38   37    0  .507   3.5   325  347
Florida Marlins                 75   36   39    0  .480   5.5   364  384
Washington Nationals            74   31   43    0  .419  10.0   288  372

Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4  7  1
WAS N    0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sizemore cf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Gutierrez rf,lf,rf            3   1   2   0       1   1       3   0
Blake 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   2       2   3
Martinez 1b                   4   1   1   3       0   0      10   0
Peralta ss                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Michaels lf                   2   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Nixon ph,rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mastny p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hafner ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Borowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Shoppach c                    3   0   0   0       1   0       7   1
Barfield 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Byrd p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Francisco lf                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       31   4   7   4       3   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Borowski-Shoppach-Blake.
E: Sizemore (2).
BATTING - 
HR: Sizemore (12,6th inning off Chico 0 on 0 out); Martinez (14,9th inning
off Cordero 2 on 0 out).
GDP: Martinez (7,off Chico); Nixon (6,off Colome).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Michaels (3,2nd base by Chico/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     3   0   1   1       1   0       3   4
Lopez 2b                      5   1   1   0       0   2       4   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Young 1b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       7   1
  Belliard 1b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kearns rf                     4   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Church lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Schneider c                   4   0   2   0       0   0       4   1
Watson cf,lf                  3   2   2   0       1   0       2   0
Chico p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Logan cf                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   2       2   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Guzman-Lopez-Young, Lopez-Guzman-Young.
BATTING - 
2B: Logan (5,off Borowski).
SF: Guzman (2,off Byrd).
IBB: Watson (1,by Byrd); Guzman (1,by Borowski).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Watson (1,2nd base off Byrd/Shoppach); Lopez (8,2nd base off Byrd/Shoppach).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrd                          6.2   7   3   3   1   4   0  28
Perez                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Mastny W(5-2)                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Borowski SV(21)               1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    10   3   3   2   5   0  38
WP: Perez (2), Mastny (3).
IBB: Byrd (2,Watson); Borowski (2,Guzman).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chico                         6     4   1   1   3   3   1  23
Colome                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Rauch                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Cordero L(1-2)                1     3   3   3   0   0   1   6
Totals                        9     7   4   4   3   4   2  34
Chico faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Bill Welke
Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 32539
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Washington Nationals     
1. Sizemore            cf        Guzman              ss
2. Gutierrez           rf        Lopez               2b
3. Blake               3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Martinez            1b        Young               1b
5. Peralta             ss        Kearns              rf
6. Michaels            lf        Church              lf
7. Shoppach            c         Schneider           c
8. Barfield            2b        Watson              cf
9. Byrd                p         Chico               p

INDIANS 1ST: Sizemore flied to left; Gutierrez struck out; Blake
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (first unassisted); Lopez
popped to shortstop; Zimmerman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Peralta
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michaels singled to first;
Shoppach walked [Michaels to second]; Barfield flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Young lined to right; Kearns singled to left;
Church struck out; Schneider grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Byrd grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gutierrez walked; Blake struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Watson singled to right; Watson stole second;
Chico grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third]; Guzman
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored]; Lopez struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Martinez popped to second; Peralta grounded out
(third to first); Michaels singled to third; Michaels was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Young
grounded out (first unassisted); Kearns grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Shoppach flied to left; Barfield popped to second;
Byrd grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Church grounded out (second to first); Schneider
singled to center [Schneider to third (error by Sizemore)];
Watson was walked intentionally; Chico struck out; Guzman popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Nationals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Sizemore homered; Gutierrez singled to left; Blake
flied to left; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Gutierrez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Lopez singled to right; Zimmerman flied to right;
Lopez stole second; Young singled to center [Lopez scored];
Kearns struck out; Church flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 1, Nationals 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Peralta walked; COLOME REPLACED CHICO (PITCHING);
NIXON BATTED FOR MICHAELS; Nixon grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Peralta out at second]; Shoppach
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: GUTIERREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NIXON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Schneider grounded out (third to
first); Watson singled to center; LANGERHANS BATTED FOR COLOME;
Langerhans popped to third; Guzman singled to right [Watson to
third]; GUTIERREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PEREZ REPLACED
NIXON (PITCHING); FRANCISCO REPLACED BYRD (PLAYING LF); Perez
threw a wild pitch [Watson scored, Guzman to second]; Lopez was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Nationals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: BELLIARD REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING 1B); RAUCH
REPLACED LANGERHANS (PITCHING); Barfield popped to shortstop;
Francisco struck out; Sizemore flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: MASTNY REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Zimmerman flied
to center; Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns
singled to left; Mastny threw a wild pitch [Kearns to second];
Church grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 1, Nationals 3.

INDIANS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); WATSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOGAN REPLACED RAUCH (PLAYING CF);
Gutierrez singled to left; Blake singled to left [Gutierrez to
third]; Martinez homered [Gutierrez scored, Blake scored];
Peralta grounded out (shortstop to first); HAFNER BATTED FOR
MASTNY; Hafner popped to shortstop; Shoppach flied to right; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: BOROWSKI REPLACED HAFNER (PITCHING); Schneider
singled to center; On a bunt Watson made an out to catcher;
Logan doubled to center [Schneider to third]; Guzman was walked
intentionally; Lopez hit into a double play (pitcher to catcher)
[Logan out at home (catcher to third), Guzman to second,
Schneider out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Nationals 3.

Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           77   42   35    0  .545     -   398  319
Florida Marlins                 75   40   35    0  .533   1.0   368  366
New York Mets                   75   37   38    0  .493   4.0   350  347
Atlanta Braves                  78   38   40    0  .487   4.5   358  318
Washington Nationals            78   30   48    0  .385  12.5   284  389

Anaheim Angels 3, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, June 23, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park

ANA A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
WAS N    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2
BATTING
Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Figgins 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Aybar ss                      4   1   2   0       0   0       2   3
Anderson lf                   4   0   1   1       0   2       2   0
Guerrero rf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Hunter cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Kotchman 1b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       6   1
Kendrick 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Mathis c                      3   0   0   1       0   2       8   1
Lackey p                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Matthews ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  F. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2       0   8      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kotchman-Aybar-Lackey.
E: Lackey (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Kendrick (12,off Bergmann).
SF: Mathis (2,off Bergmann).
HBP: Kendrick (3,by Bergmann).
GDP: Anderson (5,off Bergmann).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Figgins (14,2nd base off Rivera/Flores); Anderson (5,2nd base off Rivera/Flores).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     4   0   2   0       0   1       0   2
Dukes rf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Milledge cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Young 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
  Orr 3b                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Flores c                      3   0   1   0       1   2       8   0
Belliard 3b,1b                3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Lopez 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   3       1   6
Harris lf                     4   2   2   1       0   1       4   0
Bergmann p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lo Duca ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   1       3   9      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Lopez-Young.
E: Flores (3), Lopez (9).
BATTING - 
3B: Harris (2,off Lackey).
HR: Harris (4,3rd inning off Lackey 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Young (6,off Lackey).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Belliard (1,2nd base off F. Rodriguez/Mathis).
PITCHING
Anaheim Angels               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lackey W(5-1)                 8     6   2   1   2   6   1  31
F. Rodriguez SV(31)           1     0   0   0   1   3   0   4
Totals                        9     6   2   1   3   9   1  35
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bergmann                      7     6   1   1   0   6   0  27
Rivera L(3-4)                 1     2   2   1   0   1   0   6
Rauch                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   3   2   0   8   0  36
HBP: Bergmann (1,Kendrick).
Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Mark Wegner
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 24805
Starting Lineups:

   Anaheim Angels                Washington Nationals     
1. Figgins             3b        Guzman              ss
2. Aybar               ss        Dukes               rf
3. Anderson            lf        Milledge            cf
4. Guerrero            rf        Young               1b
5. Hunter              cf        Flores              c
6. Kotchman            1b        Belliard            3b
7. Kendrick            2b        Lopez               2b
8. Mathis              c         Harris              lf
9. Lackey              p         Bergmann            p

ANGELS 1ST: 1:10 rain delay before start of game; Figgins
flied to left; Aybar singled to center; Anderson struck out;
Guerrero flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman singled to first; Dukes walked [Guzman to
second]; Milledge lined to left; Young grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Dukes out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Hunter struck out; Kotchman grounded out (second to
first); Kendrick was hit by a pitch; Mathis popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Flores struck out; Belliard grounded out (third
to first); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Nationals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Lackey grounded out (third to first); Figgins
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Aybar grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Harris homered; Bergmann flied to center; Guzman
grounded out (first unassisted); Dukes flied to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Anderson struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second
to first); Hunter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Milledge lined to center; Young flied to center;
Flores singled to center; Belliard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Nationals 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Kotchman singled to left; Kendrick doubled to center
[Kotchman to third]; Mathis out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Kotchman scored]; Lackey struck out; Figgins flied to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Lopez lined to shortstop; Harris popped to
second; Bergmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Nationals 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Aybar singled to center; Anderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aybar out at
second]; Guerrero singled to center; Hunter flied to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guzman singled to center; Dukes singled to left
[Guzman to second]; Milledge forced Guzman (shortstop to third)
[Dukes to second]; Young grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dukes
to third, Milledge to second]; Flores walked; Belliard forced
Flores (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1,
Nationals 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Kotchman singled to left; Kendrick struck out;
Mathis struck out; Lackey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez struck out; Harris tripled to center; LO
DUCA BATTED FOR BERGMANN; Lo Duca lined to pitcher [Harris
scored (error by Lackey) (unearned)]; Guzman was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Nationals 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ORR REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING 3B); BELLIARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RIVERA REPLACED LO DUCA (PITCHING); On a
bunt Figgins singled to third; Figgins stole second [Figgins to
third (error by Flores)]; Aybar reached on an error by Lopez
[Figgins scored (no RBI), Aybar to second]; Anderson singled to
center [Aybar scored (unearned)]; Guerrero struck out while
Anderson stole second; Hunter flied to left; Kotchman flied to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: Dukes grounded out (third to first); Milledge
lined to left; Orr struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Nationals 2.

ANGELS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Kendrick grounded
out (third to first); Mathis struck out; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR
LACKEY; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: F. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Flores
struck out; Belliard walked; Lopez struck out; Belliard stole
second; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Nationals 2.

Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           68   37   31    0  .544     -   366  337
New York Mets                   69   35   34    0  .507   2.5   316  318
Florida Marlins                 72   36   36    0  .500   3.0   328  359
Atlanta Braves                  70   34   36    0  .486   4.0   294  304
Washington Nationals            68   20   48    0  .294  17.0   290  381

Boston Red Sox 11, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park

BOS A    0  1  0    1  1  0    1  6  1  -  11 17  0
WAS N    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pedroia 2b                    6   2   3   0       0   0       0   0
Drew rf                       3   1   0   0       2   3       2   0
  Saito p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kotsay ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bard p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Youkilis 1b                   5   2   2   2       1   0       9   3
Bay lf                        6   3   4   3       0   1       2   0
Lowell 3b                     5   0   1   0       1   0       1   4
Varitek c                     4   1   1   2       0   0       8   1
  Brown c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ellsbury cf                   4   1   4   3       1   0       1   0
Green ss                      4   0   1   1       1   0       2   5
Penny p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Delcarmen p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Okajima p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baldelli ph,rf              2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       43  11  17  11       6   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Green-Youkilis, Lowell-Youkilis, Youkilis-Green-Bard.
BATTING - 
2B: Pedroia 2 (19,off Lannan,off Hanrahan); Youkilis (17,off Hanrahan).
3B: Ellsbury 2 (3,off Lannan,off Colome).
HR: Bay (19,2nd inning off Lannan 0 on 0 out).
SF: Varitek (3,off Tavarez).
GDP: Youkilis (6,off Lannan).
IBB: Green (1,by Lannan); Lowell (4,by Tavarez).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ellsbury (30,2nd base off Lannan/Bard).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     5   0   2   0       0   0       0   5
Johnson 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   2   0       1   0       0   2
Dunn lf                       4   0   1   1       0   2       2   0
Willingham rf                 3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Bard c                        3   1   1   0       1   2       4   0
Harris cf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       6   0
A. Hernandez 2b               3   0   0   0       0   1       3   1
  Tavarez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Villone p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kearns ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Gonzalez 2b                 0   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
Totals                       32   3   8   2       6   8      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-A. Hernandez-Johnson.
E: Zimmerman (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Dunn (10,off Penny); Harris (10,off Penny).
GDP: Johnson 2 (9,off Penny,off Bard).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Penny                         5.2   6   3   3   3   6   0  25
Delcarmen W(2-1)              0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Okajima                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Saito                         1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Bard                          1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9     8   3   3   6   8   0  38
Delcarmen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
WP: Penny (2).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        6.1   9   3   3   2   3   1  29
Tavarez L(3-5)                0.1   1   1   0   1   0   0   4
Villone                       0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3
Wells                         0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3
Colome                        0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6
Hanrahan                      1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    17  11  10   6   4   1  50
Villone faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
WP: Lannan (3).
IBB: Lannan (2,Green); Tavarez (1,Lowell).
Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Mark Carlson
Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 41517
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Washington Nationals     
1. Pedroia             2b        Guzman              ss
2. Drew                rf        Johnson             1b
3. Youkilis            1b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Bay                 lf        Dunn                lf
5. Lowell              3b        Willingham          rf
6. Varitek             c         Bard                c
7. Ellsbury            cf        Harris              cf
8. Green               ss        A. Hernandez        2b
9. Penny               p         Lannan              p

RED SOX 1ST: Pedroia popped to second; Drew walked; Youkilis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Drew
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman singled to center;
Dunn doubled to right [Zimmerman scored]; Willingham grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Nationals 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Bay homered; Lowell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Varitek flied to right; Ellsbury singled to shortstop;
Green popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Bard was called out on strikes; Harris flied to
center; A. Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Penny grounded out (shortstop to first); Pedroia
doubled to right; Drew was called out on strikes; Youkilis flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lannan struck out; On a bunt Guzman singled to
first; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Guzman out at second]; Green fielded the ball at the bag but
after his foot came off; his motion carried him into Guzman,
tagging the runner on the face; Green somersaulted, came up and
threw the ball the first for the double play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Bay singled to left; Lowell flied to right; Varitek
lined to left; Ellsbury tripled to center [Bay scored]; Green
was walked intentionally; Penny grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman singled to left; Dunn was called out on
strikes; Willingham walked [Zimmerman to second]; Bard walked
[Zimmerman to third, Willingham to second]; Penny threw a wild
pitch [Zimmerman scored, Willingham to third, Bard to second];
Harris walked; A. Hernandez forced Willingham (first to catcher)
[Bard to third, Harris to second]; Lannan struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Nationals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Pedroia singled to left; Drew was called out on
strikes; Lannan threw a wild pitch [Pedroia to second]; Youkilis
singled to left [Pedroia scored]; Bay flied to center; Lowell
singled to left [Youkilis to second]; Varitek forced Lowell
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Guzman flied to left; Johnson flied to left;
Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Nationals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Ellsbury singled to third; Ellsbury stole second;
Green flied to center [Ellsbury to third]; Penny popped to
first; Pedroia lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Dunn struck out; Willingham flied to right; Bard
singled to right; Harris doubled to right [Bard scored];
DELCARMEN REPLACED PENNY (PITCHING); A. Hernandez flied to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Nationals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Drew struck out; TAVAREZ REPLACED A. HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED LANNAN (PLAYING 2B); Youkilis
reached on an error by Zimmerman [Youkilis to first]; Bay
singled to left [Youkilis to third, Bay to second (on throw to
3b)]; Lowell was walked intentionally; Varitek out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Youkilis scored (unearned)]; VILLONE
REPLACED TAVAREZ (PITCHING); Ellsbury walked [Bay to third,
Lowell to second]; Green flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: Gonzalez walked; OKAJIMA REPLACED DELCARMEN
(PITCHING); Guzman lined into a double play [Gonzalez out at
first (third to first)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Nationals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: BALDELLI BATTED FOR OKAJIMA; Baldelli singled to
left; WELLS REPLACED VILLONE (PITCHING); Pedroia flied to
center; Drew walked [Baldelli to second]; Youkilis walked
[Baldelli to third, Drew to second]; COLOME REPLACED WELLS
(PITCHING); Bay singled to left [Baldelli scored, Drew scored,
Youkilis to second]; Lowell flied to center; Varitek singled to
shortstop [Youkilis scored, Bay to third]; Ellsbury tripled to
right [Bay scored, Varitek scored]; Green singled to left
[Ellsbury scored]; Baldelli forced Green (shortstop to second);
6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: SAITO REPLACED DREW (PITCHING); BALDELLI STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Zimmerman walked; infield shifted to
right for Dunn; Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Zimmerman to second]; Willingham struck out; Bard was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Nationals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED COLOME (PITCHING); Pedroia
doubled to right; KOTSAY BATTED FOR SAITO; Kotsay flied to
right; Youkilis doubled to left [Pedroia scored]; Bay was called
out on strikes; Lowell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: BARD REPLACED KOTSAY (PITCHING); BROWN REPLACED
VARITEK (PLAYING C ); Harris grounded out (first to pitcher);
Debut game for Dusty Brown; KEARNS BATTED FOR HANRAHAN;
Kearns singled to right; Gonzalez walked [Kearns to second];
Guzman singled to left [Kearns to third, Gonzalez to second];
Johnson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Guzman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
11, Nationals 3.


Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  72   42   30    0  .583     -   352  290
New York Mets                   71   41   30    0  .577   0.5   330  276
Philadelphia Phillies           69   37   32    0  .536   3.5   317  294
Florida Marlins                 71   35   36    0  .493   6.5   341  310
Washington Nationals            73   33   40    0  .452   9.5   299  335

Kansas City Royals 1, Washington Nationals 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 (D) at Nationals Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Podsednik lf                  5   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Kendall c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       9   1
DeJesus cf,rf                 4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Butler 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   2      12   0
Guillen rf                    4   0   2   1       0   0       0   1
  Maier cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Callaspo 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Betancourt ss                 4   0   0   0       0   2       3   3
Getz 2b                       4   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Bannister p                   2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Tejeda p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bloomquist ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Soria p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   1   9   1       0  10      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bannister-Betancourt-Butler.
BATTING - 
SH: Bannister (1,off Strasburg).
Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Bernadina rf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   2       0   1
Dunn 1b                       4   0   2   0       0   0       8   1
Willingham lf                 3   0   0   0       1   3       2   0
Rodriguez c                   4   0   1   0       0   1      11   0
Kennedy 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Desmond ss                    3   0   0   0       0   2       1   3
Strasburg p                   2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   6   0       2   9      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Desmond (16).
BATTING - 
GDP: Rodriguez (14,off Bannister).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Willingham (6,2nd base off Bannister/Kendall); Bernadina (6,2nd base off
Tejeda/Kendall).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bannister W(7-5)              6     5   0   0   2   4   0  23
Tejeda                        2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7
Soria SV(17)                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     6   0   0   2   9   0  33
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg L(2-1)              6     9   1   1   0   9   0  28
Burnett                       2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Slaten                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     9   1   1   0  10   0  37
Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Brian Runge
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 31913
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Washington Nationals     
1. Podsednik           lf        Morgan              cf
2. Kendall             c         Bernadina           rf
3. DeJesus             cf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Butler              1b        Dunn                1b
5. Guillen             rf        Willingham          lf
6. Callaspo            3b        Rodriguez           c
7. Betancourt          ss        Kennedy             2b
8. Getz                2b        Desmond             ss
9. Bannister           p         Strasburg           p

ROYALS 1ST: Podsednik struck out; Kendall grounded out (second
to first); DeJesus flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bernadina
lined to shortstop; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Butler struck out; Guillen singled to second;
Callaspo singled to center [Guillen to second]; Betancourt flied
to center; Getz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn singled to right; Willingham struck out;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Dunn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Nationals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Bannister struck out; Podsednik grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kendall singled to center; DeJesus singled
to center [Kendall to second]; Butler was called out on strikes;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Kennedy flied to left; Desmond popped to first;
Strasburg singled to left; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Guillen reached on an error by Desmond; Callaspo was
called out on strikes; Betancourt struck out; Getz singled to
center [Guillen to second]; Bannister was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: On a bunt Bernadina grounded out (pitcher to
first); Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Dunn flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Podsednik lined to left; Kendall flied to center;
DeJesus singled to left; Butler singled to right [DeJesus to
third]; Guillen singled to right [DeJesus scored, Butler to
second]; Callaspo lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Willingham walked; Willingham stole second;
Rodriguez singled to center [Willingham to third]; Kennedy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Desmond
struck out (catcher to first); Strasburg grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Betancourt struck out; Getz singled to shortstop;
Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Getz to
second]; Podsednik was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Morgan walked; On a bunt Bernadina forced Morgan
(third to shortstop); Zimmerman singled to right [Bernadina to
second]; Dunn singled to right [Bernadina out at home (right to
catcher), Zimmerman to third]; Willingham was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED STRASBURG (PITCHING); Kendall lined
to center; DeJesus grounded out (second to first); Butler
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: TEJEDA REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Kennedy grounded out (first
unassisted); Desmond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Nationals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Guillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Callaspo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Betancourt grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 8TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR BURNETT; Harris flied to left;
Morgan struck out; Bernadina singled to center; Bernadina stole
second; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Nationals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: SLATEN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); On a bunt Getz
made an out to catcher; the bunt by Chris Getz bounced up the
1B line; the ball hit his bat a second time as he dropped the
bat to run to 1B; Getz was called out and the automatic putout
given to the catcher; BLOOMQUIST BATTED FOR TEJEDA;
Bloomquist was called out on strikes; Podsednik grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 9TH: DEJESUS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAIER
REPLACED GUILLEN (PLAYING CF); SORIA REPLACED BLOOMQUIST
(PITCHING); Dunn grounded out (second to first); Willingham
struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Nationals 0.


Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           76   47   29    0  .618     -   315  252
Atlanta Braves                  76   43   33    0  .566   4.0   295  253
Washington Nationals            75   38   37    0  .507   8.5   295  285
New York Mets                   75   37   38    0  .493   9.5   314  321
Florida Marlins                 75   33   42    0  .440  13.5   287  329

Washington Nationals 1, Seattle Mariners 0

Day

Game Played on Thursday, June 23, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park

SEA A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
BATTING
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Suzuki rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Ackley 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Kennedy 3b,1b                 4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Smoak 1b                      3   0   2   0       1   0       4   0
  Figgins pr,3b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Olivo c                       4   0   0   0       0   2      12   1
Carp lf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Gutierrez cf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
J. Wilson ss                  3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Pineda p                      2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Peguero ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pauley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ray p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0       3   6      26   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gutierrez-Olivo.
E: Smoak (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Smoak (18,off Clippard).
GDP: Smoak (8,off Marquis).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Werth rf                      2   0   1   0       2   0       1   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Morse 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   2       9   2
  Bixler pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   2       2   6
I. Rodriguez c                3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Hairston lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Marquis p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix ph                      0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Desmond ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Totals                       31   1   6   1       2  10      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Espinosa-Desmond-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Werth (14,off Pineda); Bernadina (6,off Pineda).
SH: I. Rodriguez (2,off Ray).
SF: Nix (3,off Ray).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Seattle Mariners             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pineda                        7     4   0   0   1   9   0  26
Pauley                        1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Ray L(3-2)                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                        8.2   6   1   1   2  10   0  35
WP: Pineda (6).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Marquis                       8     3   0   0   3   4   0  29
Clippard W(1-0)               1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9     4   0   0   3   6   0  33
Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - John Tumpane
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21161
Starting Lineups:

   Seattle Mariners              Washington Nationals     
1. Suzuki              rf        Bernadina           cf
2. Ackley              2b        Werth               rf
3. Kennedy             3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Smoak               1b        Morse               1b
5. Olivo               c         Espinosa            2b
6. Carp                lf        I. Rodriguez        c
7. Gutierrez           cf        Hairston            lf
8. J. Wilson           ss        Marquis             p
9. Pineda              p         Desmond             ss

MARINERS 1ST: after the game, Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman
resigned because the Nationals would not extend his contract; he
left with a 38-37 record in 2011; Suzuki grounded out
(second to first); Ackley grounded out (third to first); Kennedy
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: On a bunt Bernadina grounded out (catcher to
first); Werth doubled to right; Pineda threw a wild pitch [Werth
to third]; Zimmerman flied into a double play [Werth out at home
(center to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Nationals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Smoak walked; Olivo flied to center; Carp forced
Smoak (shortstop to second); Gutierrez grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse was called out on strikes; Espinosa struck
out; I. Rodriguez lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: J. Wilson flied to right; Pineda struck out;
Suzuki grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Hairston was called out on strikes; Marquis
grounded out (second to first); Desmond flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ackley walked; Kennedy flied to left; Smoak
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ackley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Bernadina doubled to center; Werth walked;
Zimmerman flied to center; Morse singled to center [Bernadina to
third, Werth to second]; Espinosa struck out; I. Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Olivo flied to center; Carp grounded out (first to
pitcher); Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Hairston flied to right; Marquis flied to center;
Desmond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals
0.

MARINERS 6TH: J. Wilson struck out; Pineda singled to center;
Suzuki singled to center [Pineda to second]; Ackley forced
Suzuki (second to shortstop) [Pineda to third]; Kennedy grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Bernadina was called out on strikes; Werth popped
to third; Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Smoak singled to left; Olivo struck out; Carp
walked [Smoak to second]; Gutierrez forced Carp (shortstop to
second) [Smoak to third]; J. Wilson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Morse struck out; On a bunt Espinosa reached on
an error by Smoak (assist by Ackley); I. Rodriguez flied to
right; Hairston singled to center [Espinosa to second]; Marquis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 8TH: PEGUERO BATTED FOR PINEDA; Peguero grounded out
(second to first); Suzuki grounded out (first unassisted);
Ackley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 8TH: PAULEY REPLACED PEGUERO (PITCHING); Desmond flied
to center; Bernadina struck out; Werth walked; Zimmerman popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

MARINERS 9TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED MARQUIS (PITCHING); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Smoak doubled to right; FIGGINS
RAN FOR SMOAK; Olivo struck out; Carp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 9TH: KENNEDY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FIGGINS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RAY REPLACED PAULEY (PITCHING);
Morse singled to left; On a bunt Espinosa singled to second
[Morse to second]; BIXLER RAN FOR MORSE; I. Rodriguez reached on
a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bixler to third,
Espinosa to second]; Hairston forced Bixler (shortstop to
catcher) [Espinosa to third, I. Rodriguez to second]; NIX BATTED
FOR CLIPPARD; Nix out on a sacrifice fly to left [Espinosa
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Nationals 1.

Standings At Close of Play of June 23, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            69   41   28    0  .594     -   262  226
New York Mets                   72   39   33    0  .542   3.5   319  315
Atlanta Braves                  71   38   33    0  .535   4.0   322  301
Philadelphia Phillies           72   34   38    0  .472   8.5   312  315
Miami Marlins                   71   33   38    0  .465   9.0   260  333

Washington Nationals 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Day

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 2012 (N) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

WAS N    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
BAL A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espinosa 2b                   5   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Harper cf,rf                  3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Morse dh                      4   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
LaRoche 1b                    4   2   2   1       0   1       8   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Moore lf                      2   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
  Bernadina lf                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Nady rf                       2   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
  Ankiel cf                   1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Jackson p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  M. Gonzalez p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2       3   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Desmond, Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche.
E: Zimmerman (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Ankiel (10,off Patton).
HR: LaRoche (13,4th inning off Chen 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Nady (3,off O'Day).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harper (6,2nd base off Chen/Wieters).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Hardy ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Davis rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Jones cf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Wieters c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Betemit 3b                    3   0   2   0       0   1       0   3
Reynolds 1b                   3   0   1   0       0   2      11   1
N. Johnson dh                 1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Paulino ph,dh               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pearce lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Chen p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  O'Day p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Strop p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Patton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       1   6      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Betemit-Roberts-Reynolds.
E: Betemit (10).
BATTING - 
HR: Jones (19,7th inning off Jackson 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Hardy (13,off Burnett).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson W(4-4)                6.1   4   1   1   1   5   1  25
M. Gonzalez                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Burnett                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Clippard SV(12)               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     5   1   1   1   6   1  32
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chen L(7-3)                   5     6   3   2   2   4   1  23
O'Day                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Ayala                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Strop                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Patton                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   2   3   6   1  37
Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 46298
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Baltimore Orioles        
1. Espinosa            2b        Roberts             2b
2. Harper              cf        Hardy               ss
3. Zimmerman           3b        Davis               rf
4. Morse               dh        Jones               cf
5. LaRoche             1b        Wieters             c
6. Desmond             ss        Betemit             3b
7. Moore               lf        Reynolds            1b
8. Nady                rf        N. Johnson          dh
9. Flores              c         Pearce              lf
   Jackson             p         Chen                p

NATIONALS 1ST: Espinosa flied to center; Harper grounded out
(third to first); Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Hardy
grounded out (second to first); Davis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse singled to right; LaRoche singled to right
[Morse to second]; Desmond grounded out (second to first) [Morse
to third, LaRoche to second]; Moore struck out; Nady singled to
third [Morse scored, LaRoche scored (error by Betemit)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Jones popped to second; Wieters flied to center;
Betemit struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles
0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Espinosa struck out; Harper walked; Zimmerman
popped to first; Harper stole second; Morse struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Reynolds was called out on strikes; N. Johnson
popped to third; Pearce grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: LaRoche homered; Desmond flied to center; Moore
singled to center; Nady walked [Moore to second]; Flores
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moore to third, Nady to
second]; Espinosa popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roberts struck out; Hardy lined to left; Davis
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Harper was called out on strikes; Zimmerman lined
to center; Morse singled to left; LaRoche flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Jones reached on an error by Zimmerman; Wieters
flied to center; Betemit singled to right [Jones to third];
Reynolds struck out; N. Johnson walked [Betemit to second];
Pearce popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: O'DAY REPLACED CHEN (PITCHING); Desmond flied to
right; Moore walked; Nady grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANKIEL
REPLACED NADY (PLAYING CF); Roberts flied to left; Hardy flied
to center; Davis struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: AYALA REPLACED O'DAY (PITCHING); Flores grounded
out (first to pitcher); Espinosa lined to center; Harper singled
to left; Zimmerman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Jones homered; Wieters flied to center; Betemit
singled to left; Reynolds singled to left [Betemit to second];
M. GONZALEZ REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); PAULINO BATTED FOR N.
JOHNSON; Paulino lined into a double play [Betemit out at second
(shortstop unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Orioles 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: PAULINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STROP
REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Morse grounded out (shortstop to
first); LaRoche struck out; Desmond grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: BERNADINA REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING LF); BURNETT
REPLACED M. GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Pearce grounded out (third to
first); Roberts singled to center; Hardy grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: PATTON REPLACED STROP (PITCHING); Bernadina
struck out; Ankiel doubled to right; Flores grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ankiel to third]; Espinosa grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); Davis flied
to left; Jones struck out; Wieters grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 1.

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