2006 – Washington Nationals traded Livan Hernandez and cash to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Garrett Mock and Matt Chico.
2007 – Felipe Lopez hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals overcame Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th career home run to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6.
Bonds’ record breaking home run gave the Giants a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning. He drove a 3-2 pitch from Mike Bacsik over the wall in right-center.
Felipe Lopez, Austin Kearns and Brian Schneider all homered for the Nationals, who have won seven of eight games.
2008 –Lastings Milledge and the Washington Nationals started playing their best baseball at the wrong time for Colorado.
In the first game of the doubleheader, Milledge went 3-for-4 with two homers and a career-high four RBIs. Milledge who was 5-for-9 with five RBIs in the doubleheader led Washington to a doubleheader sweep of the Rockies by identical 6-3 scores.
2009 – The Nationals won their season-high sixth straight game, when they beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6. They Nats were down 5-0 in the second inning and came back to win again. Josh Willingham’s seventh inning single to left scored Nyjer Morgan and Cristian Guzman and gave the Nats a 7-5 lead.
2012 –Danny Espinosa hit a two-run homer early, and his RBI single in the 12th inning put the Nats up 3-2 over the Houston Astros before Roger Bernadina collided with the wall while making a diving catch on Brett Wallace’s deep drive to centerfield the catch preserved the Nats victory
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2005
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 112 64 48 0 .571 - 528 436 Florida Marlins 109 57 52 0 .523 5.5 500 471 Washington Nationals 111 58 53 0 .523 5.5 425 447 Philadelphia Phillies 112 58 54 0 .518 6.0 517 516 New York Mets 111 57 54 0 .514 6.5 509 463
San Diego Padres 3, Washington Nationals 0
Day
Game Played on Sunday, August 7, 2005 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
SD N 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 3 6 0 WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
BATTING
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roberts cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Randa 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Young lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Loretta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Nady 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 Greene ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 Olivo c 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 Peavy p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 4 27 8
FIELDING - DP: 1. Peavy-Greene-Nady.
BATTING - 2B: Greene (21,off Loaiza). HR: Young (2,6th inning off Loaiza 0 on 1 out); Nady (12,7th inning off Loaiza 0 on 0 out). GDP: Randa (8,off Loaiza). IBB: Olivo (1,by Loaiza). Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Carroll 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 Guzman ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 Baerga 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Church cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Cepicky rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Blanco lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vidro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carrasco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Loaiza p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Wilkerson ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 10 27 8
FIELDING - DP: 1. Guzman-Carroll-Johnson.
BATTING - HBP: Baerga (7,by Peavy). GDP: Baerga (2,off Peavy). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Peavy W(10-4) 9 5 0 0 2 10 0 33
HBP: Peavy (4,Baerga).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Loaiza L(6-8) 7 6 3 3 1 4 2 27 Majewski 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Carrasco 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 4 2 35
IBB: Loaiza (3,Olivo).
Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 36440
Starting Lineups: San Diego Padres Washington Nationals 1. Roberts cf Carroll 2b 2. Randa 3b Guzman ss 3. Young lf Johnson 1b 4. Giles rf Baerga 3b 5. Loretta 2b Church cf 6. Nady 1b Cepicky rf 7. Greene ss Blanco lf 8. Olivo c Bennett c 9. Peavy p Loaiza p PADRES 1ST: Roberts singled to right; Randa grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; Young flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Carroll singled to center; Guzman grounded out (second to first) [Carroll to second]; Johnson walked; Baerga grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. PADRES 2ND: Giles flied to center; Loretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nady flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Church struck out; Cepicky singled to second; Blanco forced Cepicky (shortstop to second); Bennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. PADRES 3RD: Greene flied to right; Olivo struck out; Peavy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Loaiza singled to center; Carroll singled to right [Loaiza to second]; Loaiza was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Guzman flied to left; Johnson walked [Carroll to second]; Baerga grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. PADRES 4TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Randa grounded out (first unassisted); Young singled to left; Giles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Church grounded out (first unassisted); Cepicky flied to right; Blanco flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Nationals 0. PADRES 5TH: Loretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nady struck out; Greene doubled to center; Olivo was walked intentionally; Peavy singled to center [Greene scored, Olivo to second]; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Bennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Loaiza struck out; Carroll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Nationals 0. PADRES 6TH: Randa flied to right; Young homered; Giles was called out on strikes; Loretta flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 6TH: Guzman struck out; Johnson was called out on strikes; Baerga was hit by a pitch; Church singled to right [Baerga to third]; Cepicky grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Nationals 0. PADRES 7TH: Nady homered; Greene flied to right; Olivo struck out; Peavy lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 7TH: VIDRO BATTED FOR BLANCO; Vidro struck out; Bennett grounded out (shortstop to first); WILKERSON BATTED FOR LOAIZA; Wilkerson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0. PADRES 8TH: CHURCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MAJEWSKI REPLACED VIDRO (PITCHING); WILKERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Roberts flied to left; Randa grounded out (third to first); Young walked; Giles flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 8TH: Carroll struck out; Guzman struck out; Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0. PADRES 9TH: CARRASCO REPLACED MAJEWSKI (PITCHING); Loretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nady lined to center; Greene walked; Olivo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 9TH: Baerga flied to left; Church grounded out (first unassisted); Cepicky popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Nationals 0.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 110 66 44 0 .600 - 593 499 Philadelphia Phillies 111 54 57 0 .486 12.5 573 583 Atlanta Braves 111 51 60 0 .459 15.5 580 573 Florida Marlins 111 51 60 0 .459 15.5 514 538 Washington Nationals 111 49 62 0 .441 17.5 513 574 The Nationals did not play on this date.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 112 63 49 0 .563 - 522 475 Atlanta Braves 113 60 53 0 .531 3.5 562 518 Philadelphia Phillies 112 59 53 0 .527 4.0 617 562 Washington Nationals 113 52 61 0 .460 11.5 449 529 Florida Marlins 113 52 61 0 .460 11.5 542 590
Washington Nationals 8, San Francisco Giants 6
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 (N) at AT&T Park
WAS N 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 10 1 SF N 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 6 10 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 Church lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Langerhans lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Schneider c 4 2 1 1 1 0 9 0 Logan cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Bacsik p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Batista ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 36 8 10 8 6 5 27 9
FIELDING - E: Lopez (10).
BATTING - 2B: Kearns (24,off Sanchez); Lopez (20,off Correia). 3B: Zimmerman (3,off Zito). HR: Lopez (7,3rd inning off Zito 0 on 0 out); Kearns (9,3rd inning off Zito 1 on 2 out); Schneider (6,4th inning off Zito 0 on 0 out). SF: Zimmerman (3,off Messenger). IBB: Kearns (4,by Zito); Belliard (1,by Correia). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Lopez (16,3rd base off Zito/Molina); Belliard (2,2nd base off Zito/Molina); Logan (15,3rd base off Correia/Molina).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 Klesko 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Winn rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Bonds lf 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Molina c 4 1 2 3 0 1 5 0 Durham 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Feliz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 Frandsen ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Zito p 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 37 6 10 6 1 8 27 9
FIELDING - E: Feliz (6).
BATTING - 2B: Bonds (12,off Bacsik); Davis (3,off Schroder); Feliz (18,off Rauch). HR: Molina (12,3rd inning off Bacsik 1 on 2 out); Bonds (22,5th inning off Bacsik 0 on 1 out). SH: Sanchez (1,off Schroder). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bacsik 5 7 5 5 1 5 2 24 Schroder W(1-0) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Cordero SV(24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 10 6 6 1 8 2 39
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zito 5 6 4 4 3 2 3 24 Sanchez 2.1 1 2 2 2 2 0 10 Correia L(1-6) 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 Messenger 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 8 8 6 5 3 43
WP: Zito (3). IBB: Zito (3,Kearns); Correia (6,Belliard).
Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Bill Welke
Time of Game: 3:12 Attendance: 43154
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals San Francisco Giants 1. Lopez ss Davis cf 2. Belliard 2b Klesko 1b 3. Zimmerman 3b Winn rf 4. Young 1b Bonds lf 5. Kearns rf Molina c 6. Church lf Durham 2b 7. Schneider c Feliz 3b 8. Logan cf Frandsen ss 9. Bacsik p Zito p NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez singled to center; Belliard singled to left [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman lined to third; Young struck out; Lopez stole third; Kearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Davis grounded out (third to first); Klesko was called out on strikes; On a bunt Winn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Church was called out on strikes; Schneider walked; Logan flied to right; Bacsik flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Bonds doubled to right; Molina singled to center [Bonds scored]; Durham walked [Molina to second]; Feliz singled to left [Molina to third, Durham to second]; Frandsen forced Molina (third to catcher) [Durham to third, Feliz to second]; Zito grounded out (first to pitcher) [Durham scored, Feliz to third, Frandsen to second]; Davis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez homered; Belliard walked; Zimmerman flied to center; Young lined to third; Belliard stole second; Kearns homered [Belliard scored]; Church grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Klesko flied to left; Winn grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds singled to center; Molina homered [Bonds scored]; Durham reached on an error by Lopez; Feliz struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 4. NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider homered; Logan flied to center; Bacsik grounded out (third to first); Lopez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: Frandsen flied to right; Zito was called out on strikes; Davis singled to left; Klesko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. NATIONALS 5TH: Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman tripled to right; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns was walked intentionally; Feliz dropped a foul fly hit by Church for an error; Zito threw a wild pitch [Kearns to second]; Church flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 5TH: Winn flied to left; Bonds homered; Bonds' 756th home run to pass Hank Aaron on the all-time list and set a new record; Bonds is only the third record holder in 86 years; Molina grounded out (third to first); Durham popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. NATIONALS 6TH: DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SANCHEZ REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); ROBERTS REPLACED ZITO (PLAYING CF); Schneider popped to shortstop; Logan struck out; FLORES BATTED FOR BACSIK; Flores popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: SCHRODER REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Feliz grounded out (second to first); Frandsen popped to first; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez walked; Belliard grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first) [Lopez to third]; Young struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Davis doubled to left; Klesko flied to center [Davis to third]; Winn singled to second [Davis scored]; Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Winn to second]; Molina struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 6. NATIONALS 8TH: Kearns doubled to left; Church walked; Schneider forced Church (second to shortstop) [Kearns to third]; CORREIA REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Logan singled to left [Kearns scored, Schneider to second]; BATISTA BATTED FOR SCHRODER; Batista singled to left [Schneider scored, Logan to second]; Logan stole third; Lopez doubled to left [Logan scored, Batista to third]; Belliard was walked intentionally; MESSENGER REPLACED CORREIA (PITCHING); Zimmerman out on a sacrifice fly to right [Batista scored, Lopez to third]; Young grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: RAUCH REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); LANGERHANS REPLACED CHURCH (PLAYING LF); BATISTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Durham flied to left; Feliz doubled to left; Frandsen struck out; Roberts flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. NATIONALS 9TH: Kearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Langerhans struck out; Schneider grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. GIANTS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (third to first); Klesko flied to center; Winn flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 114 62 52 0 .544 - 563 491 Florida Marlins 115 61 54 0 .530 1.5 546 565 New York Mets 114 60 54 0 .526 2.0 552 514 Atlanta Braves 115 53 62 0 .461 9.5 521 503 Washington Nationals 115 44 71 0 .383 18.5 440 552
Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 (N) at AT&T Park
WAS N 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 10 1 SF N 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 6 10 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 Church lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Langerhans lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Schneider c 4 2 1 1 1 0 9 0 Logan cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Bacsik p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Batista ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 36 8 10 8 6 5 27 9
FIELDING - E: Lopez (10).
BATTING - 2B: Kearns (24,off Sanchez); Lopez (20,off Correia). 3B: Zimmerman (3,off Zito). HR: Lopez (7,3rd inning off Zito 0 on 0 out); Kearns (9,3rd inning off Zito 1 on 2 out); Schneider (6,4th inning off Zito 0 on 0 out). SF: Zimmerman (3,off Messenger). IBB: Kearns (4,by Zito); Belliard (1,by Correia). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Lopez (16,3rd base off Zito/Molina); Belliard (2,2nd base off Zito/Molina); Logan (15,3rd base off Correia/Molina).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 Klesko 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Winn rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Bonds lf 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Molina c 4 1 2 3 0 1 5 0 Durham 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Feliz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 Frandsen ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Zito p 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 37 6 10 6 1 8 27 9
FIELDING - E: Feliz (6).
BATTING - 2B: Bonds (12,off Bacsik); Davis (3,off Schroder); Feliz (18,off Rauch). HR: Molina (12,3rd inning off Bacsik 1 on 2 out); Bonds (22,5th inning off Bacsik 0 on 1 out). SH: Sanchez (1,off Schroder). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bacsik 5 7 5 5 1 5 2 24 Schroder W(1-0) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Cordero SV(24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 10 6 6 1 8 2 39
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zito 5 6 4 4 3 2 3 24 Sanchez 2.1 1 2 2 2 2 0 10 Correia L(1-6) 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 Messenger 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 8 8 6 5 3 43
WP: Zito (3). IBB: Zito (3,Kearns); Correia (6,Belliard).
Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Bill Welke
Time of Game: 3:12 Attendance: 43154
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals San Francisco Giants 1. Lopez ss Davis cf 2. Belliard 2b Klesko 1b 3. Zimmerman 3b Winn rf 4. Young 1b Bonds lf 5. Kearns rf Molina c 6. Church lf Durham 2b 7. Schneider c Feliz 3b 8. Logan cf Frandsen ss 9. Bacsik p Zito p NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez singled to center; Belliard singled to left [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman lined to third; Young struck out; Lopez stole third; Kearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Davis grounded out (third to first); Klesko was called out on strikes; On a bunt Winn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Church was called out on strikes; Schneider walked; Logan flied to right; Bacsik flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Bonds doubled to right; Molina singled to center [Bonds scored]; Durham walked [Molina to second]; Feliz singled to left [Molina to third, Durham to second]; Frandsen forced Molina (third to catcher) [Durham to third, Feliz to second]; Zito grounded out (first to pitcher) [Durham scored, Feliz to third, Frandsen to second]; Davis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez homered; Belliard walked; Zimmerman flied to center; Young lined to third; Belliard stole second; Kearns homered [Belliard scored]; Church grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Klesko flied to left; Winn grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds singled to center; Molina homered [Bonds scored]; Durham reached on an error by Lopez; Feliz struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 4. NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider homered; Logan flied to center; Bacsik grounded out (third to first); Lopez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: Frandsen flied to right; Zito was called out on strikes; Davis singled to left; Klesko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. NATIONALS 5TH: Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman tripled to right; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns was walked intentionally; Feliz dropped a foul fly hit by Church for an error; Zito threw a wild pitch [Kearns to second]; Church flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 5TH: Winn flied to left; Bonds homered; Bonds' 756th home run to pass Hank Aaron on the all-time list and set a new record; Bonds is only the third record holder in 86 years; Molina grounded out (third to first); Durham popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. NATIONALS 6TH: DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SANCHEZ REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); ROBERTS REPLACED ZITO (PLAYING CF); Schneider popped to shortstop; Logan struck out; FLORES BATTED FOR BACSIK; Flores popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: SCHRODER REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Feliz grounded out (second to first); Frandsen popped to first; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez walked; Belliard grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first) [Lopez to third]; Young struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Davis doubled to left; Klesko flied to center [Davis to third]; Winn singled to second [Davis scored]; Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Winn to second]; Molina struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Giants 6. NATIONALS 8TH: Kearns doubled to left; Church walked; Schneider forced Church (second to shortstop) [Kearns to third]; CORREIA REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Logan singled to left [Kearns scored, Schneider to second]; BATISTA BATTED FOR SCHRODER; Batista singled to left [Schneider scored, Logan to second]; Logan stole third; Lopez doubled to left [Logan scored, Batista to third]; Belliard was walked intentionally; MESSENGER REPLACED CORREIA (PITCHING); Zimmerman out on a sacrifice fly to right [Batista scored, Lopez to third]; Young grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: RAUCH REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); LANGERHANS REPLACED CHURCH (PLAYING LF); BATISTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Durham flied to left; Feliz doubled to left; Frandsen struck out; Roberts flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. NATIONALS 9TH: Kearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Langerhans struck out; Schneider grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6. GIANTS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (third to first); Klesko flied to center; Winn flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Giants 6.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 114 62 52 0 .544 - 563 491 Florida Marlins 115 61 54 0 .530 1.5 546 565 New York Mets 114 60 54 0 .526 2.0 552 514 Atlanta Braves 115 53 62 0 .461 9.5 521 503 Washington Nationals 115 44 71 0 .383 18.5 440 552
Washington Nationals 6, Colorado Rockies 3 (1)
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 7, 2008 (D) at Coors Field
WAS N 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 - 6 10 0 COL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 10 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonifacio 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 Guzman ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Kearns rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 Milledge cf 4 2 3 4 0 0 6 0 Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Belliard 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Harris lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Bergmann p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Shell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 10 6 2 7 27 4
BATTING - 2B: Harris (8,off Francis); Belliard (15,off Grilli). 3B: Bonifacio (3,off Francis). HR: Milledge 2 (11,5th inning off Francis 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Francis 1 on 1 out). GDP: Guzman (9,off Francis). IBB: Harris (1,by Grilli). Team LOB: 6.
Colorado Rockies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 Holliday lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Hawpe rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Atkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 Stewart 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Tulowitzki ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 Torrealba c 4 1 2 2 0 2 8 0 Francis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan ph,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 7 27 13
FIELDING - DP: 1. Baker-Tulowitzki-Atkins. E: Grilli (1).
BATTING - 2B: Hawpe (17,off Bergmann). HR: Holliday (22,8th inning off Bergmann 0 on 0 out); Torrealba (5,9th inning off Shell 1 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bergmann W(2-8) 7 7 1 1 2 7 1 30 Shell 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 Hanrahan SV(2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 7 2 39
Bergmann faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Shell faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Francis L(3-8) 5.1 8 5 5 0 3 2 23 Grilli 1.2 2 1 0 2 1 0 10 Wells 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 10 6 5 2 7 2 39
IBB: Grilli (5,Harris).
Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Chris Tiller, 3B - Mike Everitt
Time of Game: 2:35
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Colorado Rockies 1. Bonifacio 2b Taveras cf 2. Guzman ss Baker 2b 3. Zimmerman 3b Holliday lf 4. Kearns rf Hawpe rf 5. Milledge cf Atkins 1b 6. Flores c Stewart 3b 7. Belliard 1b Tulowitzki ss 8. Harris lf Torrealba c 9. Bergmann p Francis p NATIONALS 1ST: Bonifacio singled to left; Guzman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonifacio out at second]; Zimmerman popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Baker grounded out (second to first); Holliday walked; Hawpe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns flied to right; Milledge grounded out (second to first); Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 2ND: Atkins singled to left; Stewart was called out on strikes; Tulowitzki popped to shortstop; Torrealba singled to center [Atkins to third]; Francis flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Belliard grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris was called out on strikes; Bergmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 3RD: Taveras singled to left; Baker was called out on strikes; Holliday flied to center; Hawpe singled to right [Taveras to third]; Atkins forced Hawpe (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 4TH: On a bunt Bonifacio grounded out (pitcher to first); Guzman flied to center; Zimmerman singled to center; Kearns flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 4TH: Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first); Tulowitzki popped to third; Torrealba struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Milledge homered; Flores struck out; Belliard singled to center; Harris doubled to center [Belliard scored]; Bergmann grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harris to third]; Bonifacio tripled to left [Harris scored]; Guzman popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 5TH: Francis flied to right; On a bunt Taveras made an out to pitcher; Baker singled to right; Holliday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 6TH: On a bunt Zimmerman singled to third; Kearns forced Zimmerman (third to second); Milledge homered [Kearns scored]; GRILLI REPLACED FRANCIS (PITCHING); Flores grounded out (second to first); Belliard doubled to right; Harris was walked intentionally; Bergmann grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 6TH: Hawpe doubled to right; Atkins flied to center; Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hawpe to third]; Tulowitzki walked; Torrealba struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 7TH: Bonifacio grounded out (second to first); Guzman walked; Zimmerman flied to right; Kearns reached on an error by Grilli [Guzman to third]; Milledge singled to center [Guzman scored (unearned), Kearns to second]; Flores struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 7TH: SULLIVAN BATTED FOR GRILLI; Sullivan flied to right; Taveras flied to center; Baker flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 8TH: WELLS REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING); SULLIVAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Belliard struck out; Harris popped to shortstop; Bergmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 8TH: Holliday homered; SHELL REPLACED BERGMANN (PITCHING); Hawpe flied to center; Atkins popped to shortstop; Stewart flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 1. NATIONALS 9TH: Bonifacio struck out; Guzman grounded out (second to first); Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 1. ROCKIES 9TH: Tulowitzki singled to left; Torrealba homered [Tulowitzki scored]; HANRAHAN REPLACED SHELL (PITCHING); Sullivan singled to right; SMITH BATTED FOR WELLS; Smith flied to center; Baker flied to right; Holliday popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3.
Washington Nationals 6, Colorado Rockies 3 (2)
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 7, 2008 (D) at Coors Field
WAS N 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 2 COL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonifacio 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Milledge cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 Casto 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 Langerhans rf 2 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 Orr ss,2b 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 Nieves c 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 2 Perez p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Guzman ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 6 12 6 6 6 27 10
FIELDING - E: Bonifacio (1), Zimmerman (4).
BATTING - 2B: Harris (9,off Jimenez); Nieves (6,off Jimenez). GDP: Zimmerman (6,off Jimenez). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Bonifacio (3,2nd base off Jimenez/Iannetta); Orr (1,2nd base off Jimenez/Iannetta).
Colorado Rockies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barmes 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Holliday lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 Atkins 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 5 1 Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Baker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Hawpe rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Tulowitzki ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quintanilla ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 7 3 1 3 27 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Baker-Tulowitzki-Atkins.
BATTING - 2B: Holliday (29,off Perez). HR: Atkins (16,1st inning off Perez 1 on 2 out). SH: Jimenez (4,off Perez). HBP: Iannetta (9,by Perez). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Holliday (16,2nd base off Colome/Nieves).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Perez W(5-8) 6 6 2 2 1 1 1 27 Colome 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hanrahan SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 3 2 1 3 1 38
HBP: Perez (6,Iannetta).
Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimenez L(8-10) 5 8 6 6 6 4 0 28 Herges 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Vizcaino 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 Corpas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 12 6 6 6 6 0 44
Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Chris Tiller, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Larry Vanover
Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 30448
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Colorado Rockies 1. Bonifacio 2b Taveras cf 2. Harris lf Barmes 3b 3. Zimmerman 3b Holliday lf 4. Milledge cf Atkins 1b 5. Casto 1b Iannetta c 6. Langerhans rf Baker 2b 7. Orr ss Hawpe rf 8. Nieves c Tulowitzki ss 9. Perez p Jimenez p NATIONALS 1ST: Bonifacio struck out; Harris singled to right; Zimmerman singled to left [Harris to second]; Milledge struck out; Casto grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Barmes popped to shortstop; Holliday walked; Atkins homered [Holliday scored]; Iannetta popped to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 2ND: Langerhans walked; Orr popped to second; Nieves forced Langerhans (right to shortstop); Perez singled to center [Nieves to second]; Bonifacio singled to right [Nieves scored, Perez to second]; Harris doubled to right [Perez scored, Bonifacio scored]; Zimmerman walked; Milledge singled to right [Harris scored, Zimmerman to third]; Casto struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Hawpe reached on an error by Bonifacio; Tulowitzki singled to center [Hawpe to second]; On a bunt Jimenez forced Hawpe (catcher to third) [Tulowitzki to second]; Taveras flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Langerhans walked; Orr flied to left; Nieves struck out; Perez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 3RD: Barmes singled to right; Holliday flied to center; Atkins singled to left [Barmes to second]; Iannetta lined to second; Baker forced Atkins (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 4TH: Bonifacio singled to left; Bonifacio stole second; Harris walked; Zimmerman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonifacio to third, Harris out at second]; Milledge flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 4TH: Hawpe flied to center; Tulowitzki singled to shortstop; Jimenez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Tulowitzki to second]; Taveras flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 5TH: Casto walked; Langerhans walked [Casto to second]; Orr forced Langerhans (first to shortstop) [Casto to third]; Orr stole second; Nieves doubled to left [Casto scored, Orr scored]; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Nieves to third]; Bonifacio flied to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 5TH: Barmes grounded out (third to first); Holliday doubled to right; Atkins flied to right [Holliday to third]; Iannetta was hit by a pitch; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 6TH: HERGES REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); On a bunt Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); Zimmerman flied to left; Milledge singled to center; Casto forced Milledge (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 6TH: Hawpe flied to center; Tulowitzki grounded out (shortstop to first); SULLIVAN BATTED FOR HERGES; Sullivan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 7TH: VIZCAINO REPLACED SULLIVAN (PITCHING); Langerhans singled to right; Orr popped to second; Nieves singled to left [Langerhans to second]; GUZMAN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Guzman singled to right [Langerhans to third, Nieves to second]; Bonifacio forced Langerhans (shortstop to catcher) [Nieves to third, Guzman to second]; Harris flied to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 7TH: COLOME REPLACED BONIFACIO (PITCHING); ORR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GUZMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Barmes popped to shortstop; Holliday reached on an error by Zimmerman; Holliday stole second; Atkins singled to left [Holliday scored (unearned)]; Iannetta flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3. NATIONALS 8TH: Zimmerman popped to second; Milledge flied to left; Casto flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3. ROCKIES 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED COLOME (PITCHING); Baker flied to right; Hawpe struck out; Tulowitzki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3. NATIONALS 9TH: CORPAS REPLACED TULOWITZKI (PITCHING); QUINTANILLA REPLACED VIZCAINO (PLAYING SS); Langerhans grounded out (second to first); Orr struck out; Nieves struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3. ROCKIES 9TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Quintanilla flied to right; SMITH BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Smith lined to center; STEWART BATTED FOR BARMES; Stewart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Rockies 3.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 107 61 46 0 .570 - 562 487 Florida Marlins 109 56 53 0 .514 6.0 496 510 Atlanta Braves 110 56 54 0 .509 6.5 487 457 New York Mets 109 51 58 0 .468 11.0 472 505 Washington Nationals 110 38 72 0 .345 24.5 503 603
Washington Nationals 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6
Day
Game Played on Friday, August 7, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park
ARI N 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 13 1 WAS N 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 x - 7 11 0
BATTING
Arizona Diamondbacks AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Drew ss 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 4 Romero rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Vasquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parra cf,rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Reynolds 3b 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 Snyder c 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 Montero ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Oeltjen lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Whitesell 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 10 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ojeda 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Garland p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 6 13 6 3 6 24 10
FIELDING - E: Parra (5).
BATTING - HR: Reynolds (34,2nd inning off Balester 0 on 0 out); Whitesell (1,2nd inning off Balester 0 on 2 out); Drew (9,2nd inning off Balester 2 on 2 out). SF: Drew (5,off MacDougal). Team LOB: 10.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Guzman ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Zimmerman 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Dunn 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 0 Willingham lf 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 0 Villone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MacDougal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 Belliard 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Nieves c 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 Balester p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 7 11 7 2 6 27 10
BATTING - 2B: Belliard (5,off Garland); Dunn (23,off Garland); Dukes (14,off Garland). HR: Zimmerman (24,5th inning off Garland 0 on 1 out). SF: Dukes (3,off Garland); Nieves (4,off Garland). IBB: Dunn (14,by Gutierrez). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Guzman (2,2nd base off Gutierrez/Montero). CS: Guzman (5,2nd base by Garland/Snyder).
PITCHING
Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Garland 6 8 5 4 1 5 1 26 Gutierrez L(3-3) 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 Vasquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 11 7 6 2 6 1 36
IBB: Gutierrez (5,Dunn).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Balester 4.1 8 5 5 1 3 3 22 Rivera 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Burnett 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Bergmann W(2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Villone 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 MacDougal SV(11) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 13 6 6 3 6 3 43
Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Tom Hallion
Ejections: ARI Manager A.J. Hinch by Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 22674
Starting Lineups: Arizona Diamondbacks Washington Nationals 1. Drew ss Morgan cf 2. Romero rf Guzman ss 3. Parra cf Zimmerman 3b 4. Reynolds 3b Dunn 1b 5. Snyder c Willingham lf 6. Oeltjen lf Dukes rf 7. Whitesell 1b Belliard 2b 8. Ojeda 2b Nieves c 9. Garland p Balester p DIAMONDBACKS 1ST: Drew grounded out (third to first); Romero flied to left; Parra flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Guzman singled to center; Guzman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Zimmerman walked; Dunn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Nationals 0. DIAMONDBACKS 2ND: Reynolds homered; Snyder struck out; Oeltjen popped to shortstop; Whitesell homered; Ojeda singled to shortstop; Garland singled to center [Ojeda to second]; Drew homered [Ojeda scored, Garland scored]; Romero singled to first; Parra grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Willingham singled to center [Willingham to third (error by Parra)]; Dukes out on a sacrifice fly to right [Willingham scored (unearned)]; Belliard doubled to left; Nieves grounded out (pitcher to first); Balester grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 1. DIAMONDBACKS 3RD: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Snyder walked; Oeltjen flied to right; Whitesell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 3RD: Morgan struck out; Guzman flied to center; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 1. DIAMONDBACKS 4TH: Ojeda flied to center; Garland was called out on strikes; Drew flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Dunn doubled to right; Willingham singled to center [Dunn to third]; Dukes doubled to center [Dunn scored, Willingham scored]; Belliard singled to shortstop [Dukes to third]; Nieves out on a sacrifice fly to center [Dukes scored, Belliard to second]; Balester grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 4. DIAMONDBACKS 5TH: Romero singled to center; Parra flied to left; Reynolds singled to left [Romero to second]; RIVERA REPLACED BALESTER (PITCHING); Snyder struck out; Oeltjen grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 5TH: Guzman struck out; Zimmerman homered; Dunn was called out on strikes; Willingham was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 5. DIAMONDBACKS 6TH: Whitesell grounded out (third to first); Ojeda grounded out (third to first); Garland flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 5. NATIONALS 6TH: Dukes flied to left; Belliard grounded out (second to first); Nieves grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 5. DIAMONDBACKS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Drew grounded out (third to first); Romero struck out; Parra singled to center; Reynolds singled to right [Parra to third]; BERGMANN REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED BURNETT (PLAYING 2B); MONTERO BATTED FOR SNYDER; Montero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 5. NATIONALS 7TH: MONTERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GUTIERREZ REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied to center; On a bunt Morgan singled to catcher; Guzman singled to center [Morgan to third]; Zimmerman popped to shortstop; Guzman stole second; Dunn was walked intentionally; Willingham singled to left [Morgan scored, Guzman scored, Dunn to second]; Dukes grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 7. DIAMONDBACKS 8TH: VILLONE REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED BERGMANN (PLAYING LF); Oeltjen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1B umpire Jerry Crawford called Oeltjen out on a very close play; Diamondbacks Manager A. J. Hinch came out and to argue; eventually, Crawford snapped his right index finger towards Hinch as if to say 'that's it' and ejected Hinch; Hinch kept after Crawford, who eventually started yelling and gesturing to Hinch; Whitesell walked; Ojeda singled to center [Whitesell to second]; YOUNG BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; MACDOUGAL REPLACED VILLONE (PITCHING); Young walked [Whitesell to third, Ojeda to second]; Drew out on a sacrifice fly to left [Whitesell scored]; Romero grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 7. NATIONALS 8TH: VASQUEZ REPLACED ROMERO (PITCHING); PARRA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); YOUNG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Harris struck out; Nieves grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 7. DIAMONDBACKS 9TH: Parra singled to center; Reynolds flied to right; Montero struck out; Oeltjen singled to right [Parra to second]; TRACY BATTED FOR WHITESELL; Tracy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Nationals 7.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 110 63 47 0 .573 - 498 415 Philadelphia Phillies 110 61 49 0 .555 2.0 518 459 New York Mets 110 55 55 0 .500 8.0 463 446 Florida Marlins 110 54 56 0 .491 9.0 489 488 Washington Nationals 111 49 62 0 .441 14.5 456 502
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Washington Nationals 2
Day
Game Played on Saturday, August 7, 2010 (N) at Dodger Stadium
WAS N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 LA N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernadina cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Peralta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Morse rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Mench ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Maxwell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 2 5 2 4 11 28 9
FIELDING - E: Kennedy (9).
BATTING - HR: Zimmerman (22,1st inning off Kuroda 1 on 1 out). GDP: Morse (5,off Broxton). Team LOB: 7.
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Theriot 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Ethier rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Loney 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 10 0 Kemp cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Carroll ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Ausmus c 4 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 Kuroda p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belliard ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 2 5 5 30 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Carroll-Theriot-Loney. E: Blake (13).
BATTING - 2B: Ethier (25,off Hernandez); Loney (29,off Hernandez); Johnson (9,off Hernandez). SH: Kuroda (8,off Hernandez). SF: Kemp (8,off Hernandez). IBB: Kemp (3,by Hernandez); Ethier (7,by Burnett). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hernandez 7 5 2 1 3 2 0 29 Slaten 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Peralta 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Burnett L(0-6) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 Totals 9.1 7 3 2 5 5 0 40
IBB: Hernandez (3,Kemp); Burnett (3,Ethier).
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kuroda 7 3 2 2 1 8 1 25 Kuo 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Broxton W(4-3) 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 Totals 10 5 2 2 4 11 1 39
Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 44896
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers 1. Bernadina cf Podsednik lf 2. Desmond ss Theriot 2b 3. Zimmerman 3b Ethier rf 4. Dunn 1b Loney 1b 5. Willingham lf Kemp cf 6. Morse rf Blake 3b 7. Rodriguez c Carroll ss 8. Kennedy 2b Ausmus c 9. Hernandez p Kuroda p NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina walked; Desmond popped to first; Zimmerman homered [Bernadina scored]; Dunn struck out; Willingham grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Podsednik flied to left; Theriot grounded out (second to first); Ethier flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Morse flied to center; Rodriguez singled to center; Kennedy singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Hernandez struck out; Bernadina popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Loney grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp flied to right; Blake flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond struck out; Zimmerman struck out; Dunn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Carroll lined to right; Ausmus grounded out (second to first); Kuroda lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Willingham was called out on strikes; Morse grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Podsednik flied to center; Theriot singled to center; Ethier doubled to right [Theriot to third]; Loney walked; Kemp out on a sacrifice fly to right [Theriot scored, Ethier scored (error by Kennedy) (unearned) (no RBI), Loney to second]; Blake struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 5TH: Kennedy flied to left; Hernandez struck out; Bernadina grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Carroll flied to right; Ausmus singled to center; Kuroda out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ausmus to second]; Podsednik grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Desmond struck out; Zimmerman flied to left; Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Theriot lined to right; Ethier popped to shortstop; Loney doubled; Kemp was walked intentionally; Blake walked [Loney to third, Kemp to second]; Carroll forced Kemp (third unassisted) [Blake to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 7TH: Willingham flied to left; Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Ausmus grounded out (second to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR KURODA; Johnson doubled to right; Podsednik grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third]; Theriot struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 8TH: KUO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kennedy flied to left; MENCH BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Mench singled to center; On a bunt Bernadina singled to second [Mench to second]; MAXWELL RAN FOR MENCH; Desmond was called out on strikes; Zimmerman walked [Maxwell to third, Bernadina to second]; Dunn popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: SLATEN REPLACED MAXWELL (PITCHING); Ethier struck out; Loney grounded out (second to first); PERALTA REPLACED DESMOND (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED SLATEN (PLAYING SS); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 9TH: BROXTON REPLACED KUO (PITCHING); Willingham walked; Morse grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Willingham out at second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Blake struck out; Carroll flied to left; Ausmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. NATIONALS 10TH: Kennedy struck out; Gonzalez reached on an error by Blake; Bernadina forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); HARRIS BATTED FOR PERALTA; Harris walked [Bernadina to second]; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 10TH: BURNETT REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); BELLIARD BATTED FOR BROXTON; Belliard walked; Podsednik singled to right [Belliard to third]; Theriot grounded out (right to first) [Podsednik to second]; Ethier was walked intentionally; Loney singled to right [Belliard scored, Podsednik to third, Ethier to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Dodgers 3.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 114 74 40 0 .649 - 499 372 Atlanta Braves 115 66 49 0 .574 8.5 468 421 New York Mets 113 56 57 0 .496 17.5 509 499 Washington Nationals 114 55 59 0 .482 19.0 449 471 Florida Marlins 114 55 59 0 .482 19.0 457 495
Washington Nationals 3, Colorado Rockies 2
Day
Game Played on Sunday, August 7, 2011 (D) at Coors Field
WAS N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 COL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Espinosa 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Morse 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Werth rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 Gomes lf 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Flores c 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 Lannan p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nix ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bixler pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 4 8 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Morse. E: Morse (5).
BATTING - 2B: Flores (2,off Cook); Espinosa (20,off Belisle). HR: Gomes (12,2nd inning off Cook 1 on 0 out). IBB: Flores (1,by Cook); Morse (3,by Belisle). Team LOB: 8.
Colorado Rockies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Young lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Fowler cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 C. Gonzalez rf 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tulowitzki ss 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 3 Wigginton 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 16 0 Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roenicke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alfonzo c 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 2 Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Cook p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 M. Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrera ph,3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 4 5 27 14
FIELDING - E: Cook (2).
BATTING - SH: Fowler (5,off Mattheus). GDP: Fowler (5,off Lannan). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Ellis (3,2nd base off Coffey/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lannan 6 6 1 1 4 3 0 27 Mattheus 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Clippard W(2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Coffey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Storen SV(29) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 2 1 4 5 0 40
Lannan faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cook 6.2 4 2 2 3 4 1 27 M. Reynolds 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Belisle L(5-4) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 Roenicke 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 8 1 38
IBB: Cook (3,Flores); Belisle (2,Morse).
Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Bill Miller
Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 34812
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Colorado Rockies 1. Ankiel cf Young lf 2. Espinosa 2b Fowler cf 3. Zimmerman 3b C. Gonzalez rf 4. Morse 1b Tulowitzki ss 5. Werth rf Wigginton 1b 6. Gomes lf Nelson 3b 7. Desmond ss Alfonzo c 8. Flores c Ellis 2b 9. Lannan p Cook p NATIONALS 1ST: Ankiel walked; Espinosa grounded out (second to first) [Ankiel to second]; Zimmerman was called out on strikes; Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 1ST: Young grounded out (third to first); Fowler walked; C. Gonzalez flied to center; Tulowitzki singled to left [Fowler to third]; Wigginton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Werth walked; Gomes homered [Werth scored]; Desmond grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Flores grounded out (second to first); Lannan grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 2ND: Nelson lined to right; Alfonzo grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Ellis singled to center; Cook struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Ankiel popped to third; Espinosa grounded out (first unassisted); Zimmerman singled to left; Morse forced Zimmerman (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 3RD: On a bunt Young singled to pitcher; Fowler grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Young out at second]; C. Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Werth struck out; Gomes singled to left; Gomes was picked off first but was safe on an error by Cook [Gomes to second]; Desmond popped to shortstop; Flores was walked intentionally; Lannan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 4TH: Tulowitzki singled to left; Wigginton walked [Tulowitzki to second]; Nelson lined to right; Alfonzo singled to right [Tulowitzki to third, Wigginton to second]; Ellis flied to left; Cook grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Ankiel flied to center; Espinosa popped to shortstop; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 5TH: Young grounded out (shortstop to first); Fowler walked; C. Gonzalez flied to center; Tulowitzki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 6TH: Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); Werth struck out; Gomes struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 6TH: Wigginton flied to right; Nelson struck out (catcher to first); Alfonzo singled to center; Ellis forced Alfonzo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. NATIONALS 7TH: Desmond grounded out (third to first); Flores doubled to left; Lannan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Flores to third]; M. REYNOLDS REPLACED COOK (PITCHING); Ankiel struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 0. ROCKIES 7TH: HERRERA BATTED FOR M. REYNOLDS; Herrera walked; MATTHEUS REPLACED LANNAN (PITCHING); Young singled to center [Herrera to second]; Fowler out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Herrera to third, Young to second]; CLIPPARD REPLACED MATTHEUS (PITCHING); C. Gonzalez reached on an error by Morse [Herrera scored, Young to third]; Tulowitzki struck out; Wigginton singled to left [Young scored (unearned), C. Gonzalez to third]; SMITH BATTED FOR NELSON; Smith popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 8TH: BELISLE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); HERRERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Espinosa doubled to left; Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Espinosa to third]; Morse was walked intentionally; Werth singled to left [Espinosa scored, Morse to second]; Gomes was called out on strikes; Desmond struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 8TH: COFFEY REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Alfonzo singled to center; On a bunt Ellis forced Alfonzo (catcher to shortstop); Ellis stole second; Herrera flied to center; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 2. NATIONALS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED BELISLE (PITCHING); Flores grounded out (first unassisted); NIX BATTED FOR COFFEY; Nix singled to right; BIXLER RAN FOR NIX; Ankiel grounded out (second to first) [Bixler to second]; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 2. ROCKIES 9TH: STOREN REPLACED GOMES (PITCHING); BIXLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fowler flied to left; C. Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Tulowitzki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Rockies 2.
Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 110 67 43 0 .609 - 476 392 Atlanta Braves 110 63 47 0 .573 4.0 505 441 New York Mets 110 53 57 0 .482 14.0 491 498 Philadelphia Phillies 110 50 60 0 .455 17.0 453 484 Miami Marlins 110 50 60 0 .455 17.0 404 502
Washington Nationals 3, Houston Astros 2
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 (N) at Minute Maid Park
WAS N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lombardozzi 2b,lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 Harper rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Zimmerman 3b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 LaRoche 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 Morse lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Izturis pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bernadina cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 Espinosa ss 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 8 Flores c 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Detwiler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Werth ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M. Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 3 6 3 3 13 36 19
FIELDING - DP: 2. Zimmerman-Lombardozzi-LaRoche, Espinosa-Lombardozzi-LaRoche.
BATTING - 2B: Flores (12,off Lyles); Tracy (4,off Lopez); Morse (12,off Storey). HR: Espinosa (11,2nd inning off Lyles 1 on 2 out). SH: Bernadina (2,off Storey). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 M. Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Francisco lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 Maxwell rf,cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Pearce 1b,rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 10 0 Downs 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Moore ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Barnes cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 F. Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bogusevic ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Storey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Snyder c 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 Harrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corporan c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Lyles p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wallace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Totals 39 2 5 2 6 5 36 8
BATTING - HR: Francisco (2,1st inning off Detwiler 1 on 1 out). GDP: Maxwell (4,off Detwiler); Altuve (6,off Gorzelanny). IBB: Moore (1,by Mattheus). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Altuve (22,2nd base off M. Gonzalez/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Detwiler 7 3 2 2 2 2 1 25 M. Gonzalez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Mattheus 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 Gorzelanny 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Storen W(1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Clippard SV(23) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 12 5 2 2 6 5 1 45
WP: Mattheus (2). IBB: Mattheus (4,Moore).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lyles 7 3 2 2 3 6 1 27 Wright 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 F. Rodriguez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Lopez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Storey L(0-1) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 Totals 12 6 3 3 3 13 1 45
Lyles faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Chris Conroy
Time of Game: 4:01 Attendance: 14273
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Houston Astros 1. Lombardozzi 2b Altuve 2b 2. Harper rf M. Gonzalez ss 3. Zimmerman 3b Francisco lf 4. LaRoche 1b Maxwell rf 5. Morse lf Pearce 1b 6. Bernadina cf Downs 3b 7. Espinosa ss Barnes cf 8. Flores c Snyder c 9. Detwiler p Lyles p NATIONALS 1ST: Lombardozzi grounded out (third to first); Harper struck out; Zimmerman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve walked; M. Gonzalez flied to right; Francisco homered [Altuve scored]; Maxwell popped to shortstop; Pearce flied to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 2. NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche popped to first; Morse popped to first; Bernadina walked; Espinosa homered [Bernadina scored]; Flores struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Downs grounded out (third to first); Barnes grounded out (second to first); Snyder flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Detwiler grounded out (first unassisted); Lombardozzi popped to shortstop; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Lyles struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman struck out; LaRoche grounded out (first unassisted); Morse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Francisco flied to center; Maxwell grounded out (pitcher to first); Pearce singled to center; Downs singled to left [Pearce to second]; Barnes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 5TH: Bernadina was called out on strikes; Espinosa flied to center; Flores doubled to right; Detwiler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Snyder grounded out (shortstop to first); Lyles was called out on strikes; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Lombardozzi grounded out (second to first); Harper walked; Zimmerman struck out; LaRoche lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: M. Gonzalez lined to third; Francisco walked; Maxwell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Francisco out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 7TH: Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernadina walked; Espinosa forced Bernadina (shortstop to second); Flores lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Pearce grounded out (second to first); Downs grounded out (shortstop to first); Barnes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 8TH: WERTH BATTED FOR DETWILER; Werth singled to right; WRIGHT REPLACED LYLES (PITCHING); Lombardozzi was called out on strikes; Harper struck out; MAXWELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PEARCE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); F. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED BARNES (PITCHING); WALLACE REPLACED WRIGHT (PLAYING 1B); Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: M. GONZALEZ REPLACED WERTH (PITCHING); Snyder grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallace flied to right; Altuve singled to third; Altuve stole second; M. Gonzalez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 9TH: LaRoche popped to shortstop; Morse struck out; Bernadina popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: MATTHEUS REPLACED M. GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Francisco flied to center; Maxwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Pearce walked; MOORE BATTED FOR DOWNS; Mattheus threw a wild pitch [Pearce to second]; Moore was walked intentionally; BOGUSEVIC BATTED FOR F. RODRIGUEZ; Bogusevic grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 10TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LOPEZ REPLACED BOGUSEVIC (PITCHING); Espinosa struck out; Flores lined to pitcher; TRACY BATTED FOR MATTHEUS; Tracy doubled to center; JACKSON RAN FOR TRACY; Lombardozzi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: GORZELANNY REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Snyder walked; HARRELL RAN FOR SNYDER; Wallace struck out; Altuve grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 11TH: STOREY REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); CORPORAN REPLACED HARRELL (PLAYING C ); Harper popped to shortstop; Zimmerman was called out on strikes; LaRoche grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 11TH: M. Gonzalez flied to right; STOREN REPLACED GORZELANNY (PITCHING); Francisco grounded out (third to first); Maxwell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 2. NATIONALS 12TH: Morse doubled to center; IZTURIS RAN FOR MORSE; Bernadina out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Izturis to third]; Espinosa singled to shortstop [Izturis scored]; Flores flied to center; MOORE BATTED FOR STOREN; Moore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 12TH: LOMBARDOZZI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); IZTURIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CLIPPARD REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Pearce singled to second; Moore popped to third; J. MARTINEZ BATTED FOR STOREY; J. Martinez struck out; Corporan walked [Pearce to second]; Wallace flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 2.
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