Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            81   50   31    0  .617     -   335  333
Atlanta Braves                  82   45   37    0  .549   5.5   392  325
Florida Marlins                 79   42   37    0  .532   7.0   351  326
Philadelphia Phillies           82   41   41    0  .500   9.5   379  399
New York Mets                   81   40   41    0  .494  10.0   357  353

Washington Nationals 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 3, 2005 (D) at Wrigley Field

WAS N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   5 10  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4 11  3
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  5   0   2   2       1   0       7   0
Spivey 2b                     5   1   0   0       1   4       2   1
Guillen rf                    5   1   3   0       1   2       4   0
Castilla 3b                   4   0   1   1       2   0       0   6
Byrd lf                       6   0   0   0       0   4       2   0
Baerga 1b                     6   1   2   0       0   1      13   1
Schneider c                   6   2   2   2       0   1       5   2
Carroll ss                    6   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Drese p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Short ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  C. Cordero p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kim p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  W. Cordero ph               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Blanco pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       45   5  10   5       7  14      36  15
BATTING - 
2B: Castilla (20,off Zambrano); Wilkerson (28,off Rusch).
HR: Schneider (6,12th inning off Mitre 0 on 2 out).
SH: Drese (2,off Zambrano).
IBB: Wilkerson (6,by Zambrano); W. Cordero (1,by Rusch).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Wilkerson (6,2nd base by Zambrano/Barrett).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hairston cf                   6   1   3   1       0   0       3   0
Walker 2b                     6   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
Lee 1b                        5   0   1   0       0   0      12   1
Burnitz rf                    5   2   2   0       0   0       1   0
Ramirez 3b                    5   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
Hollandsworth lf              5   0   2   1       0   2       1   0
Perez ss                      4   0   0   0       1   1       1   5
Barrett c                     3   0   0   0       1   1      12   1
  Patterson pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blanco c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Zambrano p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
  Novoa p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ohman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Macias ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Dempster p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dubois ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rusch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mitre p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cedeno ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       45   4  11   4       2   5      36  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Barrett-Walker, Zambrano-Perez.
E: Walker (1), Zambrano 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Hairston (13,off Drese); Macias (5,off Ayala); Hollandsworth (13,off Eischen).
HR: Ramirez (18,9th inning off C. Cordero 1 on 2 out); Hairston (3,11th inning
off Carrasco 0 on 0 out).
IBB: Perez (1,by Eischen).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Hairston (8,2nd base by Drese/Schneider); Patterson (3,2nd base by Kim/Schneider).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drese                         7     4   0   0   0   1   0  24
Ayala                         1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
C. Cordero                    1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5
Kim                           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Carrasco                      0.2   3   2   2   0   1   1   5
Eischen W(2-0)                1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Totals                       12    11   4   4   2   5   2  47
IBB: Eischen (1,Perez).
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zambrano                      7     6   2   2   3   7   0  29
Novoa                         0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4
Ohman                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Dempster                      2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7
Rusch                         0.1   2   2   1   1   1   0   5
Mitre L(2-4)                  1.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   7
Totals                       12    10   5   4   7  14   1  53
IBB: Zambrano (3,Wilkerson); Rusch (5,W. Cordero).
Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Time of Game: 3:47   Attendance: 40006
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs             
1. Wilkerson           cf        Hairston            cf
2. Spivey              2b        Walker              2b
3. Guillen             rf        Lee                 1b
4. Castilla            3b        Burnitz             rf
5. Byrd                lf        Ramirez             3b
6. Baerga              1b        Hollandsworth       lf
7. Schneider           c         Perez               ss
8. Carroll             ss        Barrett             c
9. Drese               p         Zambrano            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson flied to left; Spivey walked; Guillen
struck out; Spivey was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Zambrano [Spivey to second]; Castilla doubled to right
[Spivey scored]; Byrd struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Hairston singled to center; Walker flied to center;
Lee flied to left; Hairston was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Baerga lined to first; Schneider grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carroll popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Burnitz flied to right; Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hollandsworth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Drese struck out; Wilkerson singled to right;
Spivey struck out while Wilkerson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Barrett
grounded out (third to first); Zambrano grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guillen singled to right; Castilla flied to
center; Byrd struck out; Baerga singled to center [Guillen to
second]; Schneider singled to left [Guillen scored, Baerga to
third]; Carroll grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hairston grounded out (third to first); Walker lined
to center; Lee grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Drese popped to first; Wilkerson grounded out
(second to first); Spivey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Burnitz flied to left; Ramirez flied to center;
Hollandsworth singled to second; Perez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guillen singled to left; Castilla walked [Guillen
to second]; On a bunt Byrd hit into a double play [Guillen out
at second (pitcher to shortstop)]; Baerga was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Barrett popped to second; Zambrano popped to
shortstop; Hairston doubled to right; Walker flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Schneider grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carroll reached on an error by Zambrano (assist by Lee); Drese
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carroll to second];
Wilkerson was walked intentionally; Spivey grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Lee singled to left; Burnitz flied to center; Ramirez
lined to right; Hollandsworth grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 8TH: NOVOA REPLACED ZAMBRANO (PITCHING); Guillen
singled to right; Castilla walked [Guillen to second]; Byrd
struck out; Baerga flied to center; OHMAN REPLACED NOVOA
(PITCHING); Schneider struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: AYALA REPLACED DRESE (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Barrett struck out; MACIAS BATTED FOR OHMAN; Macias doubled to
right; Hairston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 9TH: DEMPSTER REPLACED MACIAS (PITCHING); Carroll
grounded out (pitcher to first); SHORT BATTED FOR AYALA; Short
walked; Wilkerson flied to center; Spivey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: C. CORDERO REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); Walker flied to
center; Lee flied to center; Burnitz singled to center; Ramirez
homered [Burnitz scored]; Hollandsworth struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 10TH: Guillen struck out; Castilla grounded out
(shortstop to first); Byrd was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: KIM REPLACED C. CORDERO (PITCHING); Perez flied to
right; Barrett walked; PATTERSON RAN FOR BARRETT; DUBOIS BATTED
FOR DEMPSTER; Patterson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Dubois grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 11TH: BLANCO REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING C ); RUSCH
REPLACED DUBOIS (PITCHING); Baerga singled to center; Schneider
reached on an error by Walker [Baerga to third, Schneider to
second]; Carroll struck out; W. CORDERO BATTED FOR KIM; W.
Cordero was walked intentionally; Wilkerson doubled to center
[Baerga scored (unearned), Schneider scored, W. Cordero to
third]; BLANCO RAN FOR W. CORDERO; MITRE REPLACED RUSCH
(PITCHING); Spivey struck out; Guillen walked; Castilla flied to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 11TH: CARRASCO REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Hairston
homered; Walker struck out; Lee grounded out (third to first);
Burnitz singled to third; Ramirez singled to center [Burnitz to
third]; EISCHEN REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Hollandsworth
doubled to right [Burnitz scored, Ramirez to third]; Perez was
walked intentionally; Blanco grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 12TH: Byrd grounded out (shortstop to first); Baerga
grounded out (second to first); Schneider homered; Carroll
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 12TH: CEDENO BATTED FOR MITRE; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); Hairston flied to center; Walker grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 4.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   82   48   34    0  .585     -   425  374
Philadelphia Phillies           81   37   44    0  .457  10.5   392  430
Florida Marlins                 79   35   44    0  .443  11.5   361  368
Atlanta Braves                  83   36   47    0  .434  12.5   398  418
Washington Nationals            84   36   48    0  .429  13.0   371  423

Washington Nationals 9, Florida Marlins 1

Day

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

FLA N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
WAS N    1  3  0    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   9 13  0
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ramirez ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Amezaga ss                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Uggla 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Jacobs 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
  Helms 1b,3b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cabrera 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Resop p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Treanor ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Willingham lf,1b              4   0   0   0       0   2       7   0
Hermida rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Olivo c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Abercrombie cf                2   1   1   1       1   0       5   0
Nolasco p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Herges p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Borchard lf                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       29   1   5   1       2   5      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Hermida (1).
PB: Olivo (3).
BATTING - 
HR: Abercrombie (4,5th inning off Astacio 0 on 2 out).
SH: Nolasco (2,off Astacio).
HBP: Uggla (6,by Bergmann).
GDP: Willingham (4,off Astacio).
Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   2   2   4       0   0       2   1
Vidro 2b                      5   1   3   0       0   0       3   4
Zimmerman 3b                  5   1   2   0       0   1       0   4
Johnson 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
Guillen rf                    4   1   1   3       0   0       4   0
Anderson cf                   3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
  Byrd cf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clayton ss                    4   1   2   0       0   1       1   1
Schneider c                   4   1   2   1       0   0       5   0
Astacio p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Jackson ph                  1   1   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   9  13   8       1   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Clayton-Vidro-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Vidro (13,off Nolasco); Zimmerman (24,off Herges).
3B: Anderson (2,off Resop).
HR: Soriano 2 (26,1st inning off Nolasco 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Nolasco
1 on 0 out); Guillen (9,5th inning off Herges 2 on 1 out).
SF: Soriano (1,off Nolasco).
HBP: Jackson (3,by Nolasco).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nolasco L(6-5)                4     7   8   7   1   2   2  21
Herges                        2     4   1   1   0   2   1  10
Resop                         2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8
Totals                        8    13   9   8   1   4   3  39
Nolasco faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Nolasco (5).
HBP: Nolasco (6,Jackson).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Astacio W(1-0)                5     3   1   1   1   2   1  18
Rivera                        3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10
Bergmann                      1     1   0   0   0   2   0   5
Totals                        9     5   1   1   2   5   1  33
HBP: Bergmann (2,Uggla).
Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24943
Starting Lineups:

   Florida Marlins               Washington Nationals     
1. Ramirez             ss        Soriano             lf
2. Uggla               2b        Vidro               2b
3. Jacobs              1b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Cabrera             3b        Johnson             1b
5. Willingham          lf        Guillen             rf
6. Hermida             rf        Anderson            cf
7. Olivo               c         Clayton             ss
8. Abercrombie         cf        Schneider           c
9. Nolasco             p         Astacio             p

MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez flied to right; Uggla singled to left;
Jacobs flied to right; Cabrera popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano homered; Vidro doubled to center;
Zimmerman struck out (catcher to first); Olivo allowed a passed
ball [Vidro to third]; Johnson flied to left; Guillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 0,
Nationals 1.

MARLINS 2ND: Willingham was called out on strikes; Hermida
grounded out (second to first); Olivo flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Anderson walked; Clayton singled to left
[Anderson to second]; Schneider singled to right [Anderson
scored, Clayton to third, Schneider to second (error by
Hermida)]; Astacio grounded out (third to first); Nolasco threw
a wild pitch [Clayton scored, Schneider to third]; Soriano hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Schneider scored (unearned)]; Vidro
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 0, Nationals 4.

MARLINS 3RD: Abercrombie walked; Nolasco out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Abercrombie to second]; Ramirez grounded
out (third to first) [Abercrombie to third]; Uggla grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 3RD: Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); Johnson
flied to center; Guillen flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 0, Nationals 4.

MARLINS 4TH: Jacobs flied to center; Cabrera singled to left;
Willingham grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cabrera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins
0, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 4TH: Anderson grounded out (first unassisted); Clayton
struck out; Schneider popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Marlins 0, Nationals 4.

MARLINS 5TH: Hermida flied to center; Olivo flied to left;
Abercrombie homered; Nolasco was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 1, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 5TH: JACKSON BATTED FOR ASTACIO; Jackson was hit by a
pitch; Soriano homered [Jackson scored]; Vidro singled to
center; Zimmerman singled to left [Vidro to second]; HERGES
REPLACED NOLASCO (PITCHING); Johnson flied to left; Guillen
homered [Vidro scored, Zimmerman scored]; Anderson flied to
center; Clayton singled to second; Schneider singled to center
[Clayton to second]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 5 R, 6
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 1, Nationals 9.

MARLINS 6TH: RIVERA REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ramirez flied
to center; Uggla struck out; Jacobs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 1, Nationals 9.

NATIONALS 6TH: HELMS REPLACED JACOBS (PLAYING 1B); Soriano flied
to right; Vidro grounded out (second to first); Zimmerman
doubled to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Marlins 1, Nationals 9.

MARLINS 7TH: Cabrera grounded out (second to first); Willingham
flied to right; Hermida flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 1, Nationals 9.

NATIONALS 7TH: AMEZAGA REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); HELMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RESOP REPLACED CABRERA
(PITCHING); WILLINGHAM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BORCHARD
REPLACED HERGES (PLAYING LF); Guillen grounded out (second to
first); Anderson tripled to left; Clayton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schneider grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 1, Nationals 9.

MARLINS 8TH: BYRD REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING CF); Olivo singled
to left [Olivo out at second (left to second)]; Abercrombie
grounded out (third to first); Borchard walked; Amezaga grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 1,
Nationals 9.

NATIONALS 8TH: WARD BATTED FOR RIVERA; Ward flied to center;
Soriano grounded out (shortstop to first); Vidro singled to
left; Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins
1, Nationals 9.

MARLINS 9TH: BERGMANN REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Uggla was hit by
a pitch; Helms popped to first; TREANOR BATTED FOR RESOP;
Treanor singled to center [Uggla to second]; Willingham struck
out; Hermida struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 1,
Nationals 9.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   82   46   36    0  .561     -   373  337
Atlanta Braves                  84   43   41    0  .512   4.0   379  384
Philadelphia Phillies           84   42   42    0  .500   5.0   431  443
Florida Marlins                 84   39   45    0  .464   8.0   405  438
Washington Nationals            83   33   50    0  .398  13.5   304  418
Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 1
Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

CHI N    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   2   2   0       0   1       1   0
Theriot ss                    3   0   2   1       0   0       2   1
Lee 1b                        3   0   0   0       1   0       5   1
Floyd rf                      3   0   1   2       1   0       1   0
  Pie pr,cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
DeRosa 3b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       0   1
Fontenot 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Pagan cf,rf                   4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
K. Hill c                     4   0   0   0       0   0      12   0
Zambrano p                    3   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
  Marmol p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ohman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3       3   5      27   6
BATTING - 
2B: DeRosa (16,off Rivera).
SH: Theriot (5,off Redding).
GDP: K. Hill (2,off Rivera); DeRosa (9,off Ayala).
IBB: Lee (5,by Redding).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Soriano (12,2nd base off Redding/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Langerhans cf                 3   0   1   0       2   1       3   0
Belliard 2b                   3   0   0   1       0   1       3   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Young 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   2       9   1
Church lf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lopez ss                      4   0   1   0       0   2       3   4
Schneider c                   3   1   1   0       1   1       6   0
Fick rf,lf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Redding p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
  Batista ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jimenez ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kearns rf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       4  12      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Belliard-Lopez-Young, Lopez-Belliard-Young.
E: Zimmerman (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Langerhans (7,off Zambrano).
SF: Belliard (1,off Zambrano).
HBP: Fick (3,by Zambrano).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zambrano W(10-6)              6.2   3   1   1   4   8   0  28
Marmol                        1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5
Ohman                         0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Howry SV(3)                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Totals                        9     5   1   1   4  12   0  37
HBP: Zambrano (8,Fick).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Redding L(0-1)                5     5   3   3   2   1   0  22
Rivera                        2     3   0   0   0   3   0   8
Ayala                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Rauch                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   3   3   3   5   0  36
IBB: Redding (1,Lee).
Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Scott Barry
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 30106
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Washington Nationals     
1. Soriano             lf        Langerhans          cf
2. Theriot             ss        Belliard            2b
3. Lee                 1b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Floyd               rf        Young               1b
5. DeRosa              3b        Church              lf
6. Fontenot            2b        Lopez               ss
7. Pagan               cf        Schneider           c
8. K. Hill             c         Fick                rf
9. Zambrano            p         Redding             p

CUBS 1ST: Soriano singled to right; Soriano stole second;
Theriot singled to center [Soriano scored]; Lee grounded out
(third to first) [Theriot to second]; Floyd flied to center;
DeRosa lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Nationals
0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Langerhans popped to shortstop; Belliard grounded
out (pitcher to first); Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fontenot grounded out (pitcher to first); Pagan was
called out on strikes; K. Hill grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Young walked; Church struck out; Lopez was called
out on strikes; Schneider singled to left [Young to second];
Fick popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Nationals
0.

CUBS 3RD: Zambrano singled to left; Soriano singled to third
[Zambrano to second]; Theriot out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Zambrano to third, Soriano to second]; Lee was
walked intentionally; Floyd singled to center [Zambrano scored,
Soriano scored, Lee to second]; DeRosa walked [Lee to third,
Floyd to second]; Fontenot lined to shortstop; Pagan flied to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Redding was called out on strikes; Langerhans
doubled to center; Belliard grounded out (second to first)
[Langerhans to third]; Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

CUBS 4TH: K. Hill grounded out (second to first); Zambrano
grounded out (first to pitcher); Soriano flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Young struck out; Church grounded out (first to
pitcher); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Nationals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Theriot grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee grounded
out (shortstop to first); Floyd popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Schneider walked; Fick was hit by a pitch
[Schneider to second]; BATISTA BATTED FOR REDDING; Batista
popped to shortstop; Langerhans walked [Schneider to third, Fick
to second]; Belliard lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Schneider scored]; Zimmerman popped to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

CUBS 6TH: RIVERA REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); DeRosa doubled;
Fontenot struck out; Pagan singled to left [DeRosa to third]; K.
Hill grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Pagan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals
1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Young flied to center; Church struck out; Lopez
singled to left; Schneider struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Zambrano struck out; Soriano struck out; On a bunt
Theriot singled to third [Theriot to second (error by
Zimmerman)]; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Fick lined to left; JIMENEZ BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Jimenez was called out on strikes; Langerhans walked; MARMOL
REPLACED ZAMBRANO (PITCHING); Belliard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

CUBS 8TH: AYALA REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Floyd walked; PIE
RAN FOR FLOYD; DeRosa grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Pie out at second]; Fontenot flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: PIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PAGAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Zimmerman grounded out (third to first);
Young was called out on strikes; Church singled to first; Lopez
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

CUBS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); FICK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KEARNS REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING RF);
Pagan was called out on strikes; K. Hill popped to shortstop;
WARD BATTED FOR MARMOL; Ward popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: OHMAN REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Schneider
grounded out (second to first); Fick singled to right; HOWRY
REPLACED OHMAN (PITCHING); Kearns struck out; Fick advanced to
second because of defensive indifference [Fick to second];
Langerhans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals
1.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           86   47   39    0  .547     -   439  355
Florida Marlins                 85   44   41    0  .518   2.5   406  425
New York Mets                   85   42   43    0  .494   4.5   404  399
Atlanta Braves                  86   40   46    0  .465   7.0   381  353
Washington Nationals            87   34   53    0  .391  13.5   319  435

Cincinnati Reds 5, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Thursday, July 3, 2008 (N) at Great American Ball Park

WAS N    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
CIN N    0  0  1    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   5  7  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Guzman ss                     4   1   2   0       0   1       2   5
Dukes lf                      3   2   2   2       1   0       1   0
Young 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   1      12   1
Kearns rf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Belliard 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Harris 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       1   5
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Lopez ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Manning p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Shell p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       2   9      24  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harris-Guzman-Young.
E: Young (6).
PB: Flores (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Dukes (7,off Cueto); Young (5,off Cueto); Guzman (25,off Burton).
HR: Dukes (6,6th inning off Cueto 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Young (7,off Burton).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Harris (1,2nd base by Cueto/Ross).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hairston cf,lf                3   2   2   1       1   0       2   0
Keppinger ss                  3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Griffey rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Burton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
B. Phillips 2b                4   1   3   3       0   0       1   3
Encarnacion 3b                4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Votto 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       7   0
Bruce lf,rf                   3   0   0   0       1   2       1   0
Ross c                        3   1   0   0       1   1      10   1
Cueto p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Patterson ph,cf             1   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       30   5   7   5       4   5      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ross-Keppinger, B. Phillips-Keppinger-Votto.
PB: Ross (4).
BATTING - 
SH: Cueto (6,off Lannan).
GDP: Encarnacion (7,off Lannan).
IBB: Keppinger (2,by Colome).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        6     5   3   3   3   3   0  25
Colome L(2-2)                 0.1   1   2   0   1   0   0   4
Manning                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Ayala                         0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Shell                         1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8     7   5   3   4   5   0  35
IBB: Colome (4,Keppinger).
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cueto W(7-8)                  7     7   3   3   1   8   1  28
Burton                        1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Cordero SV(16)                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   3   3   2   9   1  35
BK: Cueto (1).
Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Gerry Davis
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 23259
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Cincinnati Reds          
1. Bernadina           cf        Hairston            cf
2. Guzman              ss        Keppinger           ss
3. Dukes               lf        Griffey             rf
4. Young               1b        B. Phillips         2b
5. Kearns              rf        Encarnacion         3b
6. Belliard            3b        Votto               1b
7. Flores              c         Bruce               lf
8. Harris              2b        Ross                c
9. Lannan              p         Cueto               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Guzman struck out; Dukes
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Hairston flied to right; Keppinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Young struck out; Kearns grounded out (third to
first); Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: B. Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first);
Encarnacion grounded out (shortstop to first); Votto grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds
0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Flores popped to first; Harris popped to third;
Lannan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Bruce grounded out (third to first); Ross walked;
Cueto out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ross to
second]; Hairston singled to center [Ross scored, Hairston to
second (on throw to home)]; Keppinger grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Reds 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Bernadina grounded out (second to first); Guzman
singled to second; Dukes doubled to left [Guzman scored]; Cueto
balked [Dukes to third]; Young walked; Kearns singled to third
[Dukes scored, Young to second]; Belliard was called out on
strikes; Ross allowed a passed ball [Young to third, Kearns to
second]; Flores popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); B. Phillips
singled to third; Encarnacion grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [B. Phillips out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Harris singled to center; On a bunt Lannan struck
out; Bernadina flied to center [Harris to second]; Guzman popped
to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Votto popped to shortstop; Bruce walked; Flores
allowed a passed ball [Bruce to second]; Ross flied to right;
Cueto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Reds 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Dukes homered; Young doubled to left; Kearns
flied to center; Belliard flied to right; Flores flied to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Hairston walked; Keppinger grounded out (second to
first) [Hairston to second]; Griffey struck out; B. Phillips
singled to center [Hairston scored]; Encarnacion singled to
center [B. Phillips to third]; Votto singled to center [B.
Phillips scored, Encarnacion to second]; Bruce struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: Harris singled to left; LOPEZ BATTED FOR LANNAN;
Lopez struck out while Harris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bernadina struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: COLOME REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Ross grounded out
(shortstop to first); PATTERSON BATTED FOR CUETO; On a bunt
Patterson reached on an error by Young (assist by Colome)
[Patterson to second]; Hairston singled to center [Patterson to
third, Hairston to second (on throw to home)]; Keppinger was
walked intentionally; MANNING REPLACED COLOME (PITCHING);
Griffey popped to third; AYALA REPLACED MANNING (PITCHING); B.
Phillips singled to right [Patterson scored (unearned), Hairston
scored (unearned), Keppinger to third, B. Phillips to second (on
throw)]; Encarnacion grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BURTON
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); BRUCE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); PATTERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Guzman doubled;
Dukes walked; Young grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Guzman to third, Dukes out at second];
Kearns flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds
5.

REDS 8TH: SHELL REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Votto flied to left;
Bruce struck out; Ross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Reds 5.

NATIONALS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Belliard
flied to center; Flores struck out; Harris grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Reds 5.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           77   40   37    0  .519     -   401  387
Florida Marlins                 81   41   40    0  .506   1.0   371  396
Atlanta Braves                  79   39   40    0  .494   2.0   338  344
New York Mets                   79   39   40    0  .494   2.0   354  369
Washington Nationals            77   22   55    0  .286  18.0   330  435

Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 8

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 3, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park

ATL N    0  1  2    2  0  0    3  1  0  -   9 14  1
WAS N    1  2  1    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   8  8  1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McLouth cf                    6   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Prado 2b                      6   3   3   0       0   0       1   2
C. Jones 3b                   4   2   2   2       2   0       2   2
McCann c                      5   1   2   0       0   1      10   0
Escobar ss                    2   1   2   2       2   0       0   1
Diaz lf                       3   0   2   2       1   1       2   0
Francoeur rf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Soriano p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kotchman 1b                   3   1   1   0       2   0       8   1
Kawakami p                    2   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
  Logan p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Conrad ph                   1   1   1   3       0   0       0   0
  Moylan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blanco rf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       38   9  14   9       8   5      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Kawakami (1).
BATTING - 
2B: McCann (15,off Detwiler); Prado 2 (16,off Detwiler,off Villone); C. Jones
(14,off Detwiler); Escobar (17,off Clippard).
HR: Conrad (1,7th inning off Colome 2 on 2 out).
SH: Escobar (4,off Detwiler); Diaz (1,off Colome); McCann (1,off Villone).
IBB: Kotchman (4,by Detwiler); Escobar (1,by Villone); C. Jones (11,by Beimel).
Team LOB: 13.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     4   1   0   0       1   2       6   0
Johnson 1b                    4   1   1   1       1   1      10   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   2   1   0       1   0       2   1
Dunn lf                       3   1   1   1       2   1       1   0
Willingham rf                 4   1   1   1       0   2       1   0
Guzman ss                     4   0   2   3       0   1       1   1
Bard c                        5   0   0   1       0   0       5   0
Harris 2b                     2   1   1   0       1   0       0   3
  A. Hernandez ph,2b          1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Detwiler p                    2   1   1   1       0   1       1   2
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Villone p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tavarez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kearns ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Beimel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   8   8   8       6  10      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Beimel (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (12,off Kawakami); Guzman (15,off Soriano).
HR: Dunn (21,3rd inning off Kawakami 0 on 0 out).
SF: Guzman (1,off Moylan).
HBP: Willingham (6,by Kawakami).
IBB: Harris (1,by Kawakami).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (19,2nd base off Kawakami/McCann).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kawakami                      4.1   6   5   4   3   6   1  24
Logan W(1-0)                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Moylan                        1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5
Gonzalez                      1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Soriano SV(8)                 1     1   2   2   2   1   0   6
Totals                        9     8   8   7   6  10   1  43
HBP: Kawakami (5,Willingham).
IBB: Kawakami (2,Harris).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Detwiler                      3.1  10   5   5   2   1   0  22
Clippard                      2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Burnett                       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Colome L(1-1)                 1     1   3   3   2   0   1   6
Villone                       0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4
Tavarez                       0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Beimel                        1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9    14   9   9   8   5   1  49
WP: Detwiler (2).
IBB: Detwiler (2,Kotchman); Villone (3,Escobar); Beimel (3,C. Jones).
Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Chris Guccione
Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 33982
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals     
1. McLouth             cf        Morgan              cf
2. Prado               2b        Johnson             1b
3. C. Jones            3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. McCann              c         Dunn                lf
5. Escobar             ss        Willingham          rf
6. Diaz                lf        Guzman              ss
7. Francoeur           rf        Bard                c
8. Kotchman            1b        Harris              2b
9. Kawakami            p         Detwiler            p

BRAVES 1ST: McLouth grounded out (second to first); Prado
grounded out (second to first); C. Jones flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Johnson was
called out on strikes; Zimmerman popped to third; Dunn walked;
Willingham singled to left [Morgan scored, Dunn to second];
Guzman was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Nationals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: McCann doubled to right; Escobar out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [McCann to third]; Diaz singled to
center [McCann scored]; Francoeur flied to center; Kotchman
singled to center [Diaz to second]; Kawakami walked [Diaz to
third, Kotchman to second]; McLouth struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Bard flied to center; Harris doubled to center;
Detwiler singled to second [Harris scored]; Morgan grounded out
(first unassisted) [Detwiler to second]; Johnson singled to
center [Detwiler scored]; Zimmerman popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Nationals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Prado doubled to right; C. Jones doubled to center
[Prado scored]; McCann grounded out (pitcher to first); Escobar
singled to left [C. Jones scored]; Diaz singled to center
[Escobar to second]; Francoeur grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Escobar to third, Diaz to second]; Kotchman was walked
intentionally; Kawakami flied to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Braves 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 3RD: Dunn homered; Willingham struck out; Guzman
singled to right; Bard grounded out (third to first) [Guzman to
second]; Harris was walked intentionally; Detwiler was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Nationals 4.

BRAVES 4TH: McLouth grounded out (first unassisted); Prado
singled to left; Detwiler threw a wild pitch [Prado to second];
C. Jones singled to left [Prado scored]; McCann singled to right
[C. Jones to second]; CLIPPARD REPLACED DETWILER (PITCHING);
Escobar doubled to left [C. Jones scored, McCann to third]; Diaz
struck out; Francoeur struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
5, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Johnson flied to center;
Zimmerman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 5, Nationals 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Kotchman popped to shortstop; Kawakami grounded out
(shortstop to first); McLouth popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 5TH: Dunn struck out; Willingham was hit by a pitch;
Guzman reached on an error by Kawakami [Willingham to third,
Guzman to second]; LOGAN REPLACED KAWAKAMI (PITCHING); Bard
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Willingham scored (unearned),
Guzman to third]; Harris flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Nationals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Prado popped to third; BURNETT REPLACED CLIPPARD
(PITCHING); C. Jones lined to center; McCann flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 6TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BURNETT; Gonzalez lined to
first; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Nationals 5.

BRAVES 7TH: COLOME REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Escobar walked;
Diaz out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Escobar to
second]; Francoeur grounded out (third to first); Kotchman
walked; CONRAD BATTED FOR LOGAN; Conrad homered [Escobar scored,
Kotchman scored]; McLouth flied to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 8, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 7TH: MOYLAN REPLACED CONRAD (PITCHING); Zimmerman
singled to third; Dunn walked [Zimmerman to second]; Willingham
forced Dunn (third to second) [Zimmerman to third]; Guzman out
on a sacrifice fly to left [Zimmerman scored]; Bard grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Nationals 6.

BRAVES 8TH: VILLONE REPLACED COLOME (PITCHING); Prado doubled to
right; C. Jones walked; McCann out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Prado to third, C. Jones to second]; Escobar was
walked intentionally; TAVAREZ REPLACED VILLONE (PITCHING); Diaz
walked [Prado scored, C. Jones to third, Escobar to second];
ANDERSON BATTED FOR FRANCOEUR; Anderson lined to right; Kotchman
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 9,
Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); BLANCO
REPLACED MOYLAN (PLAYING RF); A. HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR HARRIS; A.
Hernandez was called out on strikes; KEARNS BATTED FOR TAVAREZ;
Kearns was called out on strikes; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Nationals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: A. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BEIMEL
REPLACED KEARNS (PITCHING); Blanco was called out on strikes;
McLouth singled to center; Prado lined to center; McLouth was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Beimel [McLouth to
second]; C. Jones was walked intentionally; McCann struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: SORIANO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Johnson
walked; Zimmerman walked [Johnson to second]; Dunn popped to
third; Willingham struck out; Guzman doubled to right [Johnson
scored, Zimmerman scored]; Bard grounded out (first to pitcher);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Nationals 8.


Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  81   48   33    0  .593     -   382  318
New York Mets                   81   45   36    0  .556   3.0   372  323
Philadelphia Phillies           79   42   37    0  .532   5.0   379  330
Florida Marlins                 80   37   43    0  .463  10.5   375  353
Washington Nationals            82   36   46    0  .439  12.5   332  374

Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 5

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 3, 2010 (D) at Nationals Park

NY  N    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5  8  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  3  -   6 11  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pagan cf                      4   0   0   0       1   2       1   0
Cora 2b                       4   2   1   0       1   0       1   3
Wright 3b                     5   2   2   1       0   1       0   4
Davis 1b                      4   1   2   0       1   1      12   1
Bay lf                        5   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Thole c                       3   0   2   2       1   0       5   0
  Blanco c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Francoeur rf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Tejada ss                     3   0   0   1       0   2       2   4
Dickey p                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Carter ph                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tatis ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5       5   9      25  13
FIELDING - 
E: Tejada (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Bay (19,off Strasburg); Thole (1,off Clippard).
3B: Cora (3,off Clippard).
SF: Tejada (1,off Clippard).
IBB: Francoeur (6,by Clippard).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cora (2,2nd base off Strasburg/Rodriguez).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Harris rf                     4   2   1   0       1   1       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   2   0   0       1   0       1   1
Dunn 1b                       5   1   3   2       0   2       8   2
Willingham lf                 2   0   1   1       3   1       0   0
Rodriguez c                   5   0   3   2       0   1       9   0
Kennedy 2b                    4   0   1   1       0   0       2   3
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
  Capps p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Strasburg p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Martin ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guzman ss                   0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   6       6   6      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Rodriguez (2), Slaten (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Rodriguez (14,off Dickey); Dunn (25,off Rodriguez).
IBB: Willingham (3,by Rodriguez).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (18,2nd base off Dickey/Thole).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dickey                        7     6   2   0   2   4   0  29
Parnell                       1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6
Rodriguez L(2-2)              0.1   3   3   3   3   0   0   7
Totals                        8.1  11   6   4   6   6   0  42
IBB: Rodriguez (1,Willingham).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg                     5     4   2   2   3   5   0  22
Storen                        2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6
Clippard                      0.2   4   3   3   1   0   0   7
Slaten                        0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Capps W(2-3)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   5   5   9   0  41
Slaten faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
IBB: Clippard (4,Francoeur).
Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Tim Welke
Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 39214
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Washington Nationals     
1. Pagan               cf        Morgan              cf
2. Cora                2b        Harris              rf
3. Wright              3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Davis               1b        Dunn                1b
5. Bay                 lf        Willingham          lf
6. Thole               c         Rodriguez           c
7. Francoeur           rf        Kennedy             2b
8. Tejada              ss        Desmond             ss
9. Dickey              p         Strasburg           p

METS 1ST: Pagan popped to shortstop; Cora walked; Wright struck
out; Cora stole second [Cora to third (error by Rodriguez)];
Davis walked; Bay doubled to right [Cora scored, Davis to
third]; Thole walked; Francoeur flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan flied to left; Harris struck out;
Zimmerman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Nationals 0.

METS 2ND: Tejada struck out; Dickey struck out; On a bunt Pagan
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn struck out; Willingham was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez doubled to left; Kennedy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals 0.

METS 3RD: Cora grounded out (first to pitcher); Wright singled
to center; Davis singled to third [Wright to second]; Bay struck
out; Thole singled to center [Wright scored, Davis to second];
Francoeur popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond singled to third [Desmond out at second
(third to second)]; Strasburg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 2, Nationals 0.

METS 4TH: Tejada grounded out (third to first); Dickey grounded
out (second to first); Pagan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Harris flied to center; Zimmerman popped to
catcher; Dunn singled to left; Willingham walked [Dunn to
second]; Rodriguez forced Willingham (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Nationals 0.

METS 5TH: Cora grounded out (second to first); Wright grounded
out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Desmond
grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTIN BATTED FOR STRASBURG;
Martin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 2, Nationals 0.

METS 6TH: STOREN REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Bay popped to
second; Thole grounded out (first to pitcher); Francoeur struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Harris
walked; Zimmerman reached on an error by Tejada [Harris to
second]; Dunn struck out; Willingham singled to left [Harris
scored (unearned), Zimmerman to second]; Rodriguez singled to
center [Zimmerman scored (unearned), Willingham to third];
Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Nationals 2.

METS 7TH: Tejada struck out; Dickey grounded out (first
unassisted); Pagan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Desmond grounded out (third to first); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR STOREN; Gonzalez singled to center; Morgan forced
Gonzalez (second to shortstop); Morgan stole second; Harris
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Nationals 2.

METS 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Cora tripled to
center; Wright singled to third [Cora scored]; Davis singled to
left [Wright to second]; Bay popped to first; Thole doubled to
right [Wright scored, Davis to third]; Francoeur was walked
intentionally; Tejada out on a sacrifice fly to center [Davis
scored, Thole to third]; CARTER BATTED FOR DICKEY; SLATEN
REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); TATIS BATTED FOR CARTER; Tatis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: BLANCO REPLACED THOLE (PLAYING C ); PARNELL
REPLACED TATIS (PITCHING); Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dunn singled to center; Willingham walked [Dunn to
second]; Rodriguez struck out; Kennedy singled to center [Dunn
scored, Willingham to second]; Desmond struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 3.

METS 9TH: Pagan walked; On a bunt Cora reached on an error by
Slaten [Pagan to second]; CAPPS REPLACED DESMOND (PITCHING);
GUZMAN REPLACED SLATEN (PLAYING SS); Wright flied to center
[Pagan to third]; Davis struck out; Bay forced Cora (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED PARNELL (PITCHING); Guzman
walked; Morgan grounded out (third to first) [Guzman to second];
Harris singled to right [Guzman to third]; Zimmerman walked
[Harris to second]; Dunn doubled to center [Guzman scored,
Harris scored, Zimmerman to third]; Adam Dunn's fly ball hit
the top of the wall at the 402 marker in CF just over the glove
of CF Angel Pagan; it bounced back onto the field and was ruled
in play; Cristian Guzman held up at 3B to see if the ball would
be caught while Willie Harris ran to 3B; after the ball fell in,
Guzman started for the plate closely followed by Harris; when
Guzman tagged up, Harris nearly passed him; the Nationals
thought the ball was over the fence so crew chief Tim Welke
watched the replay and upheld the call; Willingham was
walked intentionally; Rodriguez singled to right [Zimmerman
scored, Dunn to third, Willingham to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 6.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           85   53   32    0  .624     -   345  279
Atlanta Braves                  85   49   36    0  .576   4.0   334  286
New York Mets                   84   42   42    0  .500  10.5   375  368
Washington Nationals            85   42   43    0  .494  11.0   325  329
Florida Marlins                 84   38   46    0  .452  14.5   321  367

Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 3, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park

PIT N    3  5  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -  10 16  0
WAS N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Presley lf                    6   2   2   0       0   0       1   0
d'Arnaud ss                   6   2   2   0       0   0       1   1
Jones rf                      4   2   1   2       1   1       1   0
A. McCutchen cf               5   3   3   2       0   0       7   0
  Harrison 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Walker 2b                     5   1   3   2       0   0       0   3
  Leroux p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Overbay 1b                    4   0   3   3       1   0       6   1
B. Wood 3b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
McKenry c                     4   0   1   1       1   2       9   0
Correia p                     4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
  Moskos p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paul ph,cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       44  10  16  10       3   5      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Jones (13,off Marquis); A. McCutchen (21,off Marquis); Overbay (15,off
Balester); d'Arnaud (2,off Balester).
GDP: Paul (1,off Coffey).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: d'Arnaud (4,3rd base off Marquis/Ramos).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina lf,rf               5   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
Espinosa 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   2       2   4
Zimmerman 3b                  2   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  I. Rodriguez ph             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stairs 1b                     3   0   1   0       0   1       3   1
  H. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix ph,lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Werth rf                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Bixler pr,rf,3b             1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ankiel cf                     4   1   1   0       0   3       4   0
Ramos c                       4   1   2   2       0   0       5   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   2
Marquis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Balester p                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cora 1b                     2   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       36   2   9   2       2   9      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Espinosa-Cora.
E: Desmond (12), Marquis (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Bernadina (7,off Correia); Ramos (11,off Correia); Cora (5,off Moskos);
Espinosa (14,off Leroux).
HR: Ramos (7,2nd inning off Correia 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Werth (7,by Correia).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Correia W(11-6)               6     6   2   2   1   6   1  26
Moskos                        2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8
Leroux                        1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     9   2   2   2   9   1  39
HBP: Correia (2,Werth).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Marquis L(7-3)                1.1   8   7   6   0   0   0  13
Balester                      4     4   3   2   2   5   0  18
H. Rodriguez                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   8
Coffey                        2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8
Totals                        9    16  10   8   3   5   0  47
Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Alan Porter
Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 23522
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. Presley             lf        Bernadina           lf
2. d'Arnaud            ss        Espinosa            2b
3. Jones               rf        Zimmerman           3b
4. A. McCutchen        cf        Stairs              1b
5. Walker              2b        Werth               rf
6. Overbay             1b        Ankiel              cf
7. B. Wood             3b        Ramos               c
8. McKenry             c         Desmond             ss
9. Correia             p         Marquis             p

PIRATES 1ST: Presley singled to left; d'Arnaud reached on an
error by Marquis [Presley to third]; Jones popped to third; A.
McCutchen singled to left [Presley scored (unearned), d'Arnaud
to second]; d'Arnaud stole third; Walker singled to left
[d'Arnaud scored, A. McCutchen to third]; Overbay singled to
center [A. McCutchen scored, Walker to third]; B. Wood popped to
shortstop; McKenry flied to center; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina grounded out (shortstop to first);
Espinosa grounded out (second to first); Zimmerman singled to
center; Stairs singled to shortstop [Zimmerman to second]; Werth
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Correia singled to left; Presley forced Correia
(first to shortstop); d'Arnaud singled to left [Presley to
third]; Jones doubled to center [Presley scored, d'Arnaud
scored]; A. McCutchen doubled to center [Jones scored]; BALESTER
REPLACED MARQUIS (PITCHING); Walker singled to first [A.
McCutchen scored, Walker to second (on throw to home)]; Overbay
doubled to right [Walker scored]; B. Wood grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Overbay to third]; McKenry struck out; 5
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Ankiel singled to center; Ramos homered [Ankiel
scored]; Desmond struck out; Balester grounded out (second to
first); Bernadina doubled to right; Espinosa grounded out (first
to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Correia was called out on strikes; Presley popped
to third; d'Arnaud doubled to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: Zimmerman walked; Stairs flied to center; Werth
flied to center; Ankiel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: A. McCutchen flied to left; Walker flied to left;
Overbay walked; B. Wood forced Overbay (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Ramos doubled to right; Desmond grounded out
(second to first) [Ramos to third]; Balester grounded out (third
to first); Bernadina flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: McKenry struck out; Correia was called out on
strikes; Presley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Espinosa was called out on strikes; Zimmerman
flied to center; Stairs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 8, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: d'Arnaud grounded out (second to first); Jones
walked; A. McCutchen singled to right [Jones to second]; H.
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED STAIRS (PITCHING); CORA REPLACED BALESTER
(PLAYING 1B); Walker singled to center [Jones to third, A.
McCutchen to second]; Overbay reached on an error by Desmond
[Jones scored, A. McCutchen to third, Walker to second]; B. Wood
flied to right; McKenry walked [A. McCutchen scored (unearned),
Walker to third, Overbay to second]; Correia flied to center; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Werth was hit by a pitch; BIXLER RAN FOR WERTH;
Ankiel struck out; Ramos flied to center; Desmond popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: BIXLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Presley
grounded out (second to first); d'Arnaud flied to right; Jones
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: MOSKOS REPLACED CORREIA (PITCHING); Cora doubled
to center; Bernadina flied to center [Cora to third]; Espinosa
was called out on strikes; Zimmerman walked; NIX BATTED FOR H.
RODRIGUEZ; Nix flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10,
Nationals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: BERNADINA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COFFEY
REPLACED ZIMMERMAN (PITCHING); NIX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
BIXLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); A. McCutchen flied to
center; Walker flied to center; Overbay singled to left; B. Wood
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: Bixler grounded out (third to first); Ankiel
struck out; Ramos flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: McKenry singled to right; PAUL BATTED FOR MOSKOS;
Paul grounded into a double play (second to first) [McKenry out
at second]; Presley singled to center; d'Arnaud flied to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: HARRISON REPLACED A. MCCUTCHEN (PLAYING 2B);
LEROUX REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); PAUL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); Desmond struck out; Cora popped to shortstop; Bernadina
singled to center; Espinosa doubled to right [Bernadina to
third]; I. RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR COFFEY; I. Rodriguez lined to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Nationals 2.

Standings At Close of Play of July 3, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            78   46   32    0  .590     -   325  271
New York Mets                   81   44   37    0  .543   3.5   376  344
Atlanta Braves                  80   42   38    0  .525   5.0   368  343
Miami Marlins                   80   38   42    0  .475   9.0   314  374
Philadelphia Phillies           82   36   46    0  .439  12.0   348  373

Washington Nationals 9, San Francisco Giants 3

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 (N) at Nationals Park

SF  N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  2
WAS N    0  2  3    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   9 13  1
BATTING
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blanco rf,cf                  5   0   3   2       0   1       1   0
Theriot 2b                    5   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Cabrera lf                    3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Christian lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Posey 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Hensley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Penny p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Arias ph,3b                 0   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
Sandoval 3b                   2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Burriss 3b                  2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Lopez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Pagan cf                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Kontos p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Belt ph,1b                  1   0   0   1       0   1       6   0
Sanchez c                     4   1   0   0       0   3       6   0
Crawford ss                   4   1   3   0       0   0       0   3
Lincecum p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Schierholtz rf              3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3       1  11      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Blanco (2), Posey (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Sandoval (12,off Zimmermann); Cabrera (17,off Zimmermann).
SF: Belt (4,off Mattheus).
GDP: Theriot (6,off Mattheus).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Blanco (15,2nd base off Zimmermann/Flores).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lombardozzi lf                4   2   1   0       1   0       4   0
Harper cf,rf                  5   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   2   1   0       1   1       1   1
  Ankiel cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Morse rf                      5   0   1   2       0   1       3   0
  M. Gonzalez p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
LaRoche 1b                    3   1   1   2       0   1       7   0
Desmond ss                    4   2   2   2       0   1       0   2
Espinosa 2b                   4   1   3   1       0   0       1   3
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Zimmermann p                  3   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  DeRosa ph,3b                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   9  13   9       2   6      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche.
E: Zimmerman (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Espinosa (19,off Lincecum); Zimmermann (2,off Lincecum); LaRoche (19,off
Lincecum); Harper 2 (14,off Lincecum,off Lopez); DeRosa (2,off Lopez).
HR: Desmond (14,3rd inning off Lincecum 1 on 2 out).
SF: LaRoche (7,off Kontos).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lombardozzi (2,2nd base off Lincecum/Sanchez); Espinosa 2 (13,2nd base
off Lincecum/Sanchez,3rd base off Lincecum/Sanchez).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lincecum L(3-9)               3.1   9   8   7   2   2   1  21
Kontos                        1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Hensley                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Penny                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Lopez                         1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                        8    13   9   8   2   6   1  40
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zimmermann W(5-6)             6     7   2   1   0   7   0  26
Mattheus                      2     2   1   1   1   2   0   8
M. Gonzalez                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Rodriguez                     0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    10   3   2   1  11   0  38
Zimmermann faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel
Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 36985
Starting Lineups:

   San Francisco Giants          Washington Nationals     
1. Blanco              rf        Lombardozzi         lf
2. Theriot             2b        Harper              cf
3. Cabrera             lf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Posey               1b        Morse               rf
5. Sandoval            3b        LaRoche             1b
6. Pagan               cf        Desmond             ss
7. Sanchez             c         Espinosa            2b
8. Crawford            ss        Flores              c
9. Lincecum            p         Zimmermann          p

GIANTS 1ST: Blanco singled to right; Blanco stole second;
Theriot struck out; Cabrera grounded out (first unassisted)
[Blanco to third]; Posey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Lombardozzi singled to shortstop; Lombardozzi
stole second; Harper flied to left; Zimmerman struck out; Morse
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Sandoval doubled to right; Pagan popped to third;
Sanchez struck out; Crawford flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche flied to center; Desmond singled to
third; Espinosa doubled to center [Desmond scored]; Flores flied
to right; Zimmermann doubled to right [Espinosa scored];
Lombardozzi grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Lincecum was called out on strikes; Blanco flied to
left; Theriot grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: On a bunt Harper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Zimmerman singled to left; Morse grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Zimmerman to second]; LaRoche doubled to center
[Zimmerman scored]; Desmond homered [LaRoche scored]; Espinosa
singled to right; Espinosa stole second; Espinosa stole third;
Flores flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals
5.

GIANTS 4TH: Cabrera doubled to right; Posey struck out; Sandoval
grounded out (second to first) [Cabrera to third]; Pagan flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmermann grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lombardozzi walked; Harper doubled to right [Lombardozzi to
third]; Zimmerman walked; BLANCO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
KONTOS REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); SCHIERHOLTZ REPLACED LINCECUM
(PLAYING RF); Morse singled to center [Lombardozzi scored,
Harper scored, Zimmerman to third (error by Blanco)]; LaRoche
out on a sacrifice fly to left [Zimmerman scored (unearned)];
Desmond struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Nationals 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Sanchez reached on an error by Zimmerman; Crawford
singled to left [Sanchez to second]; Schierholtz singled to
center [Sanchez to third, Crawford to second]; Blanco singled to
right [Sanchez scored (unearned), Crawford scored, Schierholtz
to second]; Theriot flied to right; Cabrera struck out; Posey
flied to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Nationals 8.

NATIONALS 5TH: CHRISTIAN REPLACED CABRERA (PLAYING LF); BURRISS
REPLACED SANDOVAL (PLAYING 3B); Espinosa grounded out (first
unassisted); Flores struck out; Zimmermann reached on an error
by Posey (assist by Crawford) [Zimmermann to second];
Lombardozzi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Nationals 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Burriss grounded out (second to first); BELT BATTED
FOR KONTOS; Belt struck out; Sanchez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Nationals 8.

NATIONALS 6TH: HENSLEY REPLACED POSEY (PITCHING); BELT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Harper struck out; Zimmerman popped to first;
Morse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Giants 2, Nationals 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Crawford singled to left; MATTHEUS REPLACED
ZIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Schierholtz struck out; Blanco singled to
right [Crawford to second]; Theriot grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blanco out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Nationals 8.

NATIONALS 7TH: PENNY REPLACED HENSLEY (PITCHING); LaRoche struck
out; Desmond grounded out (first unassisted); Espinosa singled
to center; Flores grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Nationals 8.

GIANTS 8TH: Christian grounded out (third to first); ARIAS
BATTED FOR PENNY; Arias walked; Burriss singled to right [Arias
to third]; Burriss advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Burriss to second]; Belt lined out on a sacrifice
fly to left [Arias scored]; Sanchez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Nationals 8.

NATIONALS 8TH: ARIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LOPEZ REPLACED
BURRISS (PITCHING); DEROSA BATTED FOR MATTHEUS; DeRosa doubled
to right; Lombardozzi reached on a fielder's choice [DeRosa out
at third (pitcher to third)]; Harper doubled to left
[Lombardozzi scored]; Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harper to third]; Morse grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Nationals 9.

GIANTS 9TH: HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANKIEL
REPLACED ZIMMERMAN (PLAYING CF); M. GONZALEZ REPLACED MORSE
(PITCHING); DEROSA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Crawford singled
to left; Schierholtz flied to left; Blanco struck out; RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED M. GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Theriot struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Nationals 9.
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