This Day in Washington Nationals History – Zimmermann wins number 18

September 15

2005Vinny Castilla drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning after Braden Looper and the Mets’ blew a ninth-inning lead, and the Washington Nationals (76-71) beat New York (71-75) 6-5 to complete a three-game sweep.

2007D’Angelo Jimenez went 3-for-3 with his first homer of the year. Robert Fick added a pinch-hit, three-run shot when he entered the game replaced Dmitri Young after Young was hit the head a ground. The Washington Nationals (66-82) beat the Atlanta Braves (75-73), 7-4.

2010Justin Maxwell‘s grand slam off rookie Mike Minor in the second inning powered the last-place Washington Nationals (62-84) over Atlanta (83-64) 4-2.

2011Ian Desmond had a career-high five hits and Tommy Milone earned his first major league win, leading Washington Nationals (71-77) over the New York Mets (71-79) 10-1 for a four-game sweep.

2013 – The Washington National (79-70)’ routed the Philadelphia Phillies (69-80) 11-2. The victory trimmed Washington’s deficit to 4½ games for the NL’s second wild-card berth. Jordan Zimmerman (18-8) scattered two runs and seven hits in seven innings for his NL-best 18th win, and Wilson Ramos had four hits and five RBIs

 

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 147   84   63    0  .571     -   702  603
Philadelphia Phillies          147   78   69    0  .531   6.0   700  656
Florida Marlins                147   78   69    0  .531   6.0   657  641
Washington Nationals           147   76   71    0  .517   8.0   577  608
New York Mets                  146   71   75    0  .486  12.5   650  586

Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 2005 (D) at Shea Stadium

WAS N    3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   6 13  0
NY  N    1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 12  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson lf                  5   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Carroll 2b                    3   1   2   0       1   0       2   1
  Baerga ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cruz 2b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson 1b                    4   1   0   0       1   1       6   2
Wilson cf                     5   1   4   2       0   1       2   0
Church rf                     5   0   1   0       0   3       4   0
Castilla 3b                   4   0   2   2       0   2       2   1
Bennett c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
  Zimmerman ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Kelly pr                    0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osik c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Guzman ss                     4   1   2   1       0   1       2   1
Hernandez p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Guillen ph                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Watson pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   6       2  11      30   7
BATTING - 
2B: Carroll (6,off Seo); Zimmerman (4,off Looper).
HR: Guzman (4,2nd inning off Seo 0 on 0 out).
SH: Hernandez (13,off Seo).
SF: Castilla (4,off Seo).
HBP: Guillen (17,by Looper).
GDP: Johnson (12,off Heilman); Baerga (3,off Looper).
Team LOB: 7.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reyes ss                      4   2   2   1       1   0       3   5
Matsui 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   2
Beltran cf                    4   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Floyd lf                      5   1   1   4       0   3       1   1
Wright 3b                     4   0   2   0       1   1       0   2
Mientkiewicz 1b               3   0   1   0       0   0       6   1
  Piazza ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams rf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Castro c                      4   0   1   0       0   1      11   0
Cairo rf,1b                   5   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Seo p                         1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Jacobs ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Takatsu p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Offerman ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heilman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Looper p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Hernandez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Diaz ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       40   5  12   5       3   7      30  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Matsui-Reyes-Mientkiewicz, Reyes-Cairo.
E: Matsui (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Wright (40,off Hernandez).
HR: Reyes (7,1st inning off Hernandez 0 on 0 out); Floyd (30,5th inning off
Hernandez 3 on 2 out).
SH: Castro (3,off Hernandez); Matsui (4,off Eischen).
IBB: Beltran (5,by Eischen); Wright (1,by Eischen).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez                     6     9   5   5   1   1   2  28
Eischen                       0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4
Hughes                        0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Stanton                       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Bergmann W(2-0)               1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Majewski SV(1)                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                       10    12   5   5   3   7   2  45
Hernandez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
BK: Eischen (1).
IBB: Eischen 2 (6,Beltran,Wright).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Seo                           5    10   4   4   0   5   1  24
Takatsu                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Heilman                       2     0   0   0   1   4   0   6
Looper                        1     1   1   1   0   0   0   5
R. Hernandez L(6-6)           1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                       10    13   6   6   2  11   1  43
HBP: Looper (5,Guillen).
Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Bill Miller
Time of Game: 3:35   Attendance: 21441

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  146   90   56    0  .616     -   771  657
Philadelphia Phillies          147   75   72    0  .510  15.5   777  750
Florida Marlins                147   74   73    0  .503  16.5   703  695
Atlanta Braves                 147   70   77    0  .476  20.5   757  741
Washington Nationals           147   63   84    0  .429  27.5   679  798

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

MIL N    0  2  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gwynn cf                      4   0   0   1       0   1       4   0
Graffanino 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Hart lf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Fielder 1b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       8   1
Hall ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Jenkins rf                    3   2   2   3       1   0       1   0
Cirillo 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Rivera c                      3   1   0   0       0   3       6   1
Ohka p                        1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Capuano pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Villanueva p                3   0   1   1       0   2       1   1
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5       1   8      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hall-Graffanino-Fielder.
E: Fielder (10), Ohka (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Fielder 2 (33,off Ortiz 2); Cirillo (16,off Ortiz).
HR: Jenkins 2 (14,2nd inning off Ortiz 1 on 1 out,4th inning off Ortiz 0 on
1 out).
SF: Gwynn (1,off Ortiz).
HBP: Rivera (3,by Ortiz).
IBB: Jenkins (8,by Ortiz).
Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    3   1   0   0       1   2       0   0
Lopez ss                      4   1   2   0       0   1       2   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Johnson 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Vidro 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
Church rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Schneider c                   3   0   1   0       1   1      10   0
  Dorta pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Logan cf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Kearns ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ortiz p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lombard ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schroder p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Booker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fick ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Campbell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   1       3   7      27   5
BATTING - 
3B: Lopez (3,off Villanueva).
GDP: Zimmerman (15,off Ohka).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ohka                          2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9
Villanueva W(1-1)             6     2   1   1   0   5   0  21
Cordero SV(13)                1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5
Totals                        9     5   2   2   3   7   0  35
Villanueva faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ortiz L(10-14)                5     8   5   5   1   2   2  25
Schroder                      2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6
Booker                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Campbell                      1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   5   1   8   2  37
HBP: Ortiz (18,Rivera).
IBB: Ortiz (14,Jenkins).
Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 21168

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  147   83   64    0  .565     -   711  643
Philadelphia Phillies          148   79   69    0  .534   4.5   810  762
Atlanta Braves                 148   75   73    0  .507   8.5   747  686
Washington Nationals           148   66   82    0  .446  17.5   596  707
Florida Marlins                148   65   83    0  .439  18.5   726  800

Washington Nationals 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

ATL N    0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  2
WAS N    2  0  3    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   7  8  0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson 2b                    4   1   0   0       1   1       3   5
Renteria ss                   4   1   3   0       1   0       1   3
  Woodward pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
C. Jones 3b                   4   1   2   3       1   0       1   1
Teixeira 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   0      11   0
Francoeur rf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
A. Jones cf                   3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Diaz lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Miller c                      3   1   1   1       0   0       5   1
  Escobar ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Cormier p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Carlyle p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Moylan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mahay p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ring p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  McCann ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Orr pr                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   4       4   3      24  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Cormier-Johnson-Teixeira, Renteria-Teixeira, Miller-Johnson.
E: Johnson (12), Francoeur (4).
BATTING - 
HR: C. Jones (26,3rd inning off Bergmann 2 on 1 out); Miller (1,4th inning
off Bergmann 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Francoeur (13,off Bergmann); C. Jones (19,off Cordero).
Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Logan cf                      4   1   0   0       0   1       1   0
Jimenez ss                    3   2   3   2       0   0       2   2
  Lopez ss                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   1   0       1   1       0   3
Young 1b                      0   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Fick ph,1b                  3   1   1   3       0   2       6   0
Kearns rf                     3   1   1   1       1   0       5   0
Pena lf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Belliard 2b                   4   0   1   1       0   0       3   4
Schneider c                   3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Bergmann p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Munoz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batista ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans lf               0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       29   7   8   7       5   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Zimmerman-Belliard-Fick, Lopez-Belliard-Fick.
BATTING - 
2B: Jimenez (4,off Cormier); Zimmerman (38,off Mahay); Kearns (34,off Mahay).
HR: Jimenez (1,1st inning off Cormier 1 on 0 out); Fick (2,3rd inning off Cormier
2 on 0 out).
SH: Bergmann (5,off Cormier).
GDP: Pena (2,off Cormier); Logan (8,off Carlyle).
IBB: Pena (2,by Mahay).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Jimenez (1,2nd base by Moylan/Miller).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cormier L(2-6)                2     3   5   4   4   0   2  13
Carlyle                       2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6
Moylan                        2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6
Mahay                         1.2   2   2   2   1   2   0   8
Ring                          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8     8   7   6   5   5   2  35
Cormier faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning
IBB: Mahay (1,Pena).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bergmann W(5-5)               6.2   8   4   4   3   3   2  29
Munoz                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Rauch                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Cordero SV(34)                1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    11   4   4   4   3   2  39
WP: Bergmann (4).
Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Wolf
Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 26866

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  149   83   66    0  .557     -   737  653
Philadelphia Phillies          150   83   67    0  .553   0.5   733  626
Florida Marlins                149   77   72    0  .517   6.0   697  722
Atlanta Braves                 150   67   83    0  .447  16.5   695  718
Washington Nationals           150   57   93    0  .380  26.5   599  753

Washington Nationals 7, New York Mets 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, September 15, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park

NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
WAS N    1  0  0    1  0  2    3  0  x  -   7 10  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   4   0   1   2       0   0       3   2
Church rf                     3   0   1   0       1   1       0   0
Wright 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Beltran cf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Delgado 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       9   2
Tatis lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Castillo 2b                   3   1   1   0       1   1       2   4
Schneider c                   3   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Castro c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
P. Martinez p                 1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sanchez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Murphy ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2       4   7      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Castillo-J. Reyes-Delgado, Schneider-Castillo.
BATTING - 
2B: Schneider (9,off Lannan); Castillo (7,off Mock); Tatis (16,off Colome).
SH: P. Martinez (7,off Lannan).
GDP: Schneider (10,off Lannan); Wright (15,off Hinckley).
Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris lf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       5   0
Guzman ss                     4   0   2   0       0   1       1   5
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   1   0       1   1       0   1
Milledge cf                   4   2   3   0       0   0       1   0
Dukes rf                      3   2   1   3       1   1       0   0
Boone 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       9   1
Hernandez 2b                  3   0   1   2       1   0       4   2
Nieves c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       7   0
Lannan p                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Mock p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hinckley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orr ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   7  10   6       5   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Boone-Guzman-Boone, Guzman-Hernandez-Boone.
PB: Nieves (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Milledge (23,off P. Martinez).
HR: Dukes (12,7th inning off Sanchez 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Zimmerman (11,off P. Martinez).
IBB: Nieves (1,by P. Martinez).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Milledge (23,2nd base off P. Martinez/Schneider).
CS: Guzman (5,2nd base by P. Martinez/Schneider).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
P. Martinez L(5-5)            6     8   4   4   4   3   0  27
Rincon                        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Sanchez                       0.1   2   3   3   1   0   1   4
Parnell                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    10   7   7   5   4   1  36
WP: Sanchez (2).
IBB: P. Martinez (3,Nieves).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan W(9-13)                7     1   1   1   3   7   0  24
Mock                          0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Hinckley                      0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Colome                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     5   2   2   4   7   0  34
Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Paul Schrieber
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 21759

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          143   83   60    0  .580     -   720  620
Florida Marlins                145   77   68    0  .531   7.0   703  693
Atlanta Braves                 144   76   68    0  .528   7.5   649  575
New York Mets                  145   63   82    0  .434  21.0   603  686
Washington Nationals           144   50   94    0  .347  33.5   646  787

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Washington Nationals 0

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (N) at Citizens Bank Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
PHI N    1  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maxwell cf                    4   0   2   0       0   1       3   0
Guzman ss                     3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Dunn 1b                       3   0   1   0       1   0      10   2
Willingham lf                 4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Dukes rf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Bard c                        4   0   1   0       0   3       3   1
Gonzalez 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   6
Mock p                        1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Villone p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Morse ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Kensing p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   6   0       3   9      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Gonzalez-Zimmerman-Dunn, Zimmerman-Gonzalez-Dunn.
E: Dunn (14).
BATTING - 
2B: Bard (16,off Lee).
SH: Mock (1,off Lee).
Team LOB: 7.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   1   2   1       0   0       3   3
Victorino cf                  3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Utley 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       3   1
Howard 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Ibanez lf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Werth rf                      4   1   3   0       0   0       5   0
Feliz 3b                      3   1   0   0       1   1       0   2
Ruiz c                        4   1   2   3       0   0       9   1
Lee p                         4   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
Totals                       32   5  10   5       3   3      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Rollins (37,off Mock); Ibanez (31,off Mock); Ruiz 2 (24,off Mock,off Kensing).
SH: Victorino (3,off Mock).
GDP: Howard (11,off Mock); Feliz (10,off Kensing).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mock L(3-8)                   6     7   5   5   2   2   0  27
Rivera                        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Villone                       0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Kensing                       1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        8    10   5   5   3   3   0  36
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lee W(7-2)                    9     6   0   0   3   9   0  34
Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Paul Nauert
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 44521

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          147   86   61    0  .585     -   693  597
Atlanta Braves                 147   83   64    0  .565   3.0   685  570
Florida Marlins                145   73   72    0  .503  12.0   664  643
New York Mets                  146   73   73    0  .500  12.5   596  586
Washington Nationals           146   62   84    0  .425  23.5   605  668

Washington Nationals 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (D) at Turner Field

WAS N    0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
ATL N    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       4   4
Morgan cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Desmond ss                    3   0   0   0       1   2       0   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Morse rf,1b                   4   1   1   0       0   2       3   0
Ramos c                       4   1   2   0       0   1       9   1
Gonzalez 1b                   2   1   0   0       1   0       8   0
  Peralta p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Maxwell lf,rf                 3   1   1   4       0   0       1   1
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Kennedy 1b                  1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Bernadina lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   5   4       2  11      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Lannan-Desmond-Espinosa-Gonzalez, Zimmerman-Espinosa-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Morse (11,off Minor).
HR: Maxwell (3,2nd inning off Minor 3 on 1 out).
HBP: Morgan (10,by Venters).
GDP: Gonzalez (6,off Minor).
Team LOB: 3.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Infante 2b                    3   1   1   0       0   1       3   2
Heyward rf                    3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Prado 3b                      4   0   3   1       0   1       0   2
Glaus 1b                      3   1   1   0       1   0       6   0
  Freeman pr,1b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Diaz lf                       4   0   3   0       0   1       0   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Cabrera cf                    3   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Ross c                        3   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
  McLouth ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Minor p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Conrad ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Moylan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Saito p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez ph                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hinske ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Venters p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Kimbrel p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McCann ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   2  10   2       3   9      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Infante-Glaus.
BATTING - 
2B: Prado (39,off Lannan); Diaz 2 (17,off Lannan 2); Infante (14,off Lannan);
Hinske (21,off Peralta).
SH: Infante (3,off Peralta).
GDP: Ross (5,off Lannan); Gonzalez (5,off Burnett).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan W(8-7)                 6     8   2   2   3   6   0  26
Peralta                       0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Burnett                       1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5
Storen SV(4)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   2   2   3   9   0  36
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Minor L(3-1)                  5     4   4   4   1   6   1  19
Moylan                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Saito                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Venters                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Kimbrel                       1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     5   4   4   2  11   1  34
HBP: Venters (6,Morgan).
Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 19237

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          148   97   51    0  .655     -   662  476
Atlanta Braves                 150   86   64    0  .573  12.0   610  550
Washington Nationals           148   71   77    0  .480  26.0   577  608
New York Mets                  150   71   79    0  .473  27.0   656  687
Florida Marlins                150   67   83    0  .447  31.0   587  658

Washington Nationals 10, New York Mets 1

Day

Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (D) at Citi Field

WAS N    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  3  4  -  10 14  0
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    6   1   5   3       0   0       0   3
Ankiel cf                     2   0   1   1       1   0       4   0
  Gomes ph,rf                 2   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   2       1   1       0   2
Morse lf                      5   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  Bixler lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Werth rf,cf                   5   1   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Espinosa 2b                   3   1   2   0       1   0       2   4
Marrero 1b                    4   1   0   1       0   0       8   1
Ramos c                       5   3   3   1       0   1       8   0
Milone p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Balester p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lombardozzi ph              1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  H. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix ph                      0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Cora pr                     0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bernadina ph,cf             1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  10  14   9       5   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Milone-Espinosa-Marrero, Desmond-Espinosa-Marrero.
PB: Ramos (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Ramos (22,off Beato); Zimmerman (19,off Beato); Espinosa (26,off Acosta);
Desmond (23,off Acosta).
SH: Milone (2,off Schwinden).
SF: Zimmerman (3,off Schwinden); Marrero (2,off Acosta).
HBP: Espinosa (18,by Carrasco).
GDP: Marrero (1,off Carrasco).
IBB: Nix (2,by Beato).
Team LOB: 11.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tejada ss                     5   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
Turner 2b                     3   0   0   0       2   0       5   1
Wright 3b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Bay lf                        4   0   2   1       0   2       1   0
Pagan cf                      2   0   1   0       2   1       3   0
Evans rf,1b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Pascucci 1b                   2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Harris ph,rf                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Paulino c                     2   0   1   0       2   1       5   1
Schwinden p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Satin ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herrera p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Igarashi p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Duda ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Beato p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thayer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Acosta p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nickeas ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       31   1   7   1       7   8      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tejada-Pascucci.
E: Wright (18), Pascucci (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Tejada (13,off Milone); Bay 2 (19,off Balester,off Clippard).
GDP: Wright (5,off Milone); Turner (9,off Burnett).
IBB: Paulino (3,by Milone).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Pagan (7,2nd base by Milone/Ramos).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milone W(1-0)                 5.2   3   1   1   3   4   0  21
Balester                      0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3
H. Rodriguez                  0.2   0   0   0   3   0   0   5
Coffey                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Clippard                      1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Burnett                       1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     7   1   1   7   8   0  38
WP: H. Rodriguez (14).
IBB: Milone (1,Paulino).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schwinden L(0-2)              5     4   2   1   2   3   0  22
Carrasco                      1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6
Herrera                       0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Igarashi                      0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Beato                         0.2   4   3   3   1   0   0   7
Thayer                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Acosta                        1     4   4   3   0   1   0   8
Totals                        9    14  10   8   5   5   0  48
BK: Herrera (1).
HBP: Carrasco (5,Espinosa).
IBB: Beato (3,Nix).
Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 22205

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals           145   89   56    0  .614     -   652  520
Atlanta Braves                 146   83   63    0  .568   6.5   642  564
Philadelphia Phillies          146   73   73    0  .500  16.5   615  622
New York Mets                  145   66   79    0  .455  23.0   594  641
Miami Marlins                  146   65   81    0  .445  24.5   566  656

Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 2012 (D) at Turner Field

WAS N    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
ATL N    0  1  0    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   5  6  3
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Werth rf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Harper cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
LaRoche 1b                    4   1   1   2       0   0      12   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   4       1   4
Flores c                      2   1   0   0       1   0       6   3
  Tracy ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Perez pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lombardozzi lf                4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Jackson p                     2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Gorzelanny p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  DeRosa ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Bernadina pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garcia p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  M. Gonzalez p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Duke p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moore ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   2       1  12      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Jackson (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Desmond (30,off Hanson).
HR: LaRoche (30,1st inning off Hanson 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Werth (5,2nd base off Hanson/McCann); Perez (2,2nd base off Kimbrel/Boscan).
CS: Lombardozzi (3,2nd base by Hanson/Ross).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bourn cf                      4   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Prado lf                      3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Heyward rf                    4   1   1   2       0   1       3   0
McCann c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Ross c                      3   0   1   0       0   2       4   2
  Baker pr                    0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kimbrel p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Freeman 1b                    4   2   3   1       0   0       5   1
Uggla 2b                      3   0   1   1       1   0       1   2
Francisco 3b                  2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Jones ph,3b                 1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Simmons ss                    2   0   0   1       1   2       1   2
Hanson p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Constanza ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Venters p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moylan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Avilan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pastornicky ph              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  O'Flaherty p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Overbay ph                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Boscan c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Totals                       30   5   6   5       5   9      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Freeman (10), Hanson (4), Boscan (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Uggla (26,off Jackson).
3B: Freeman (2,off Jackson).
HR: Freeman (20,4th inning off Jackson 0 on 1 out); Heyward (27,6th inning
off Jackson 1 on 0 out).
SH: Pastornicky (7,off Garcia).
HBP: Simmons (1,by Mattheus).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson                       5.1   4   4   3   1   7   2  22
Gorzelanny                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Garcia                        0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4
M. Gonzalez                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Mattheus L(5-2)               0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   5
Duke                          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        8     6   5   4   5   9   2  37
HBP: Mattheus (3,Simmons).
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hanson                        5     5   4   2   1   7   1  21
Venters                       1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6
Moylan                        0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Avilan                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
O'Flaherty W(3-0)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Kimbrel SV(36)                1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4
Totals                        9     8   4   2   1  12   1  36
WP: Hanson (5).
Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Tim Timmons
Ejections: WAS Manager Davey  Johnson by Marvin Hudson
Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 38763

Standings At Close of Play of September 15, 2013

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 149   89   60    0  .597     -   636  504
Washington Nationals           149   79   70    0  .530  10.0   610  589
Philadelphia Phillies          149   69   80    0  .463  20.0   563  692
New York Mets                  149   67   82    0  .450  22.0   577  640
Miami Marlins                  149   55   94    0  .369  34.0   479  600

Washington Nationals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 15, 2013 (D) at Nationals Park

PHI N    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
WAS N    0  1  0    3  1  1    5  0  x  -  11 18  0
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  3   1   2   0       1   1       6   0
Rollins ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Garcia p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Utley 2b                      3   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
  Hernandez ph,2b             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brown lf                      4   1   1   0       0   3       3   0
Ruf rf                        3   0   2   0       0   1       3   1
Asche 3b                      3   0   2   0       1   1       0   1
Frandsen 1b                   3   0   0   1       0   0       5   1
Kratz c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Cloyd p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Ramirez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orr ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Savery p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Robles p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Martinez ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   8   2       2   9      24   5
BATTING - 
2B: Brown (19,off Zimmermann); Bernadina 2 (10,off Zimmermann 2).
SF: Frandsen (2,off Zimmermann).
HBP: Ruf (7,by Zimmermann).
GDP: Frandsen (8,off Zimmermann); Kratz (11,off Mattheus).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Span cf                       5   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
  Moore lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  5   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Cedeno p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Werth rf                      4   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
  Brown rf                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Harper lf                     5   3   3   0       0   0       1   1
  Perez cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Desmond ss                    4   1   2   3       0   0       1   1
  Walters pr,ss               0   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
LaRoche 1b                    5   1   1   0       0   2       5   2
Ramos c                       4   2   4   5       0   0       7   0
  Kobernus pr                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Solano c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Lombardozzi 2b                4   0   1   0       0   0       3   5
Zimmermann p                  3   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
  Hairston ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Rendon 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41  11  18  11       1   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Desmond-Lombardozzi-LaRoche, Walters-Lombardozzi-LaRoche.
BATTING - 
2B: Harper 2 (22,off Cloyd 2); Desmond (36,off Cloyd).
HR: Ramos (15,6th inning off Ramirez 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Werth (9,3rd base off Savery/Kratz); Harper (10,2nd base off Savery/Kratz).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cloyd L(2-5)                  4    10   5   5   0   1   0  21
Ramirez                       2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7
Savery                        0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5
Robles                        0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5
Garcia                        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Totals                        8    18  11  11   1   4   1  42
Cloyd faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Cloyd (3), Robles (1).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zimmermann W(18-8)            7     7   2   2   2   7   0  29
Cedeno                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Mattheus                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     8   2   2   2   9   0  35
HBP: Zimmermann (6,Ruf).
Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Jim Joyce
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 33746
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