This Day in Washington Nationals History – The Nats sweep Braves in doubleheader

September 17

2006Bernie Castro legged out an infield single in the seventh by beating pitcher Doug Davis to the bag, and then scored the tiebreaking run from second base on a single by Austin Kearns.The next inning, Castro scored from first base on a three-run single by Felipe Lopez. In this game speed was difference as Washington (65-84) beat Milwaukee Brewers (67-82) 6-1.

2013 – The Washington Nationals overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in the makeup of a series opener postponed by a shooting rampage a day earlier at the nearby Navy Yard.

In game two the Washington Nationals (81-70) rookie pitcher Tanner Roark threw seven shutout innings, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves (89-62) 4-0 to sweep a day-night doubleheader  ensuring the Braves leave Washington without the NL East title.

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 149   85   64    0  .570     -   709  611
Philadelphia Phillies          149   80   69    0  .537   5.0   723  661
Florida Marlins                149   78   71    0  .523   7.0   662  664
Washington Nationals           149   77   72    0  .517   8.0   587  617
New York Mets                  148   72   76    0  .486  12.5   658  593

San Diego Padres 8, Washington Nationals 5

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 2005 (N) at PetCo Park

WAS N    0  1  1    0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  3  -   8 11  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson lf,1b               6   0   2   0       0   2       0   1
Vidro 2b                      2   0   1   1       1   0       0   1
  Kelly pr                    0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baerga ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  C. Cordero p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Guillen rf                    6   0   1   1       0   4       4   0
Johnson 1b                    5   1   3   2       0   0       9   0
  Byrd pr,lf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Wilson cf                     4   1   2   1       1   2       4   0
Castilla 3b                   5   0   2   0       0   0       1   4
Bennett c                     5   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Guzman ss                     4   2   1   0       1   0       1   1
Carrasco p                    2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Cruz 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       44   5  12   5       3  11      35   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Johnson.
PB: Bennett (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Castilla (34,off Eaton).
HR: Johnson (14,2nd inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out); Wilson (24,6th inning off
Eaton 0 on 0 out).
SH: Carrasco (2,off Eaton).
SF: Vidro (4,off Eaton).
GDP: Bennett (5,off Eaton); Baerga (4,off Cassidy).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Guzman (5,2nd base off Eaton/Hernandez); Kelly (1,2nd base off Hammond/Hernandez).
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts cf                    6   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Young lf                      4   1   0   0       1   2       4   0
  Jackson lf                  1   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Hernandez c                   6   1   2   3       0   1      12   0
Giles rf                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Fick 1b                       2   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Nady ph,1b                  3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Randa 3b                      5   1   2   1       0   2       2   2
Loretta 2b                    4   1   0   0       1   0       1   4
Greene ss                     5   2   4   4       0   0       1   2
Eaton p                       1   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
  Hammond p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Oxspring p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sweeney ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cassidy p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Klesko ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hoffman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Linebrink p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  W. Williams ph              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       45   8  11   8       3  10      36   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Greene-Loretta-Fick, Cassidy-Greene-Nady.
BATTING - 
2B: Greene (26,off Carrasco); Randa (39,off Rauch).
HR: Greene (12,9th inning off C. Cordero 3 on 2 out); Hernandez (10,12th inning
off Rauch 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Roberts (9,off Carrasco).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carrasco                      6     3   0   0   1   3   0  21
Stanton                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Majewski                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Bergmann                      0.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   2
Eischen                       0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2
Hughes                        0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
C. Cordero                    0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3
Rauch L(1-4)                  2.2   4   3   3   0   3   1  12
Totals                       11.2  11   8   8   3  10   2  48
San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eaton                         5.1   8   4   4   2   5   2  25
Hammond                       1.1   1   1   1   1   2   0   6
Oxspring                      1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Cassidy                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Hoffman                       1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Linebrink W(7-1)              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                       12    12   5   5   3  11   2  49
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance: 37707

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  148   90   58    0  .608     -   773  663
Philadelphia Phillies          149   77   72    0  .517  13.5   790  756
Florida Marlins                149   74   75    0  .497  16.5   711  705
Atlanta Braves                 149   72   77    0  .483  18.5   767  749
Washington Nationals           149   65   84    0  .436  25.5   693  804

Washington Nationals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 2006 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

MIL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  4  x  -   6  6  0
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clark cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Turnbow p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Shouse p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sarfate p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Graffanino 2b                 4   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Hart rf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Hall ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Fielder 1b                    0   1   0   0       1   0       9   0
Mench lf                      3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Bell 3b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Miller c                      1   0   0   1       1   1       5   2
  Gwynn pr,cf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Davis p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Jenkins ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Totals                       25   1   3   1       2   8      24   8
FIELDING - 
E: Hall (17).
BATTING - 
SH: Davis (11,off O'Connor).
SF: Miller (5,off O'Connor).
HBP: Fielder 2 (10,by O'Connor 2).
GDP: Mench (3,off O'Connor); Bell (18,off Rivera).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Clark (3,2nd base off O'Connor/Harper).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    3   1   0   0       0   2       2   0
Castro 2b                     4   2   1   0       0   1       3   2
Lopez ss                      3   0   1   3       0   0       0   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Kearns rf                     4   1   2   2       0   1       5   1
Vidro 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Harper c                      3   1   1   0       0   1      10   0
Logan cf                      3   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
O'Connor p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Schroder p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lombard ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson 1b                  1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       30   6   6   5       0  10      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Lopez-Castro-Vidro, Zimmerman-Castro-Vidro, Kearns-Johnson.
BATTING - 
HR: Kearns (23,5th inning off Davis 0 on 1 out).
SH: Lopez (9,off Davis).
HBP: Soriano (7,by Turnbow).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lopez (39,2nd base off Sarfate/Rivera).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Davis L(10-11)                7     3   2   2   0   7   1  24
Turnbow                       0.1   2   4   3   0   1   0   5
Shouse                        0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Sarfate                       0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Totals                        8     6   6   5   0  10   1  32
HBP: Turnbow (3,Soriano).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
O'Connor                      4     3   1   1   0   0   0  16
Schroder                      2     0   0   0   0   6   0   6
Rivera W(3-0)                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Rauch                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Wagner                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     3   1   1   2   8   0  31
HBP: O'Connor 2 (7,Fielder 2).
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Paul Schrieber
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 26128

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  149   83   66    0  .557     -   721  665
Philadelphia Phillies          150   81   69    0  .540   2.5   833  779
Atlanta Braves                 150   77   73    0  .513   6.5   761  692
Washington Nationals           150   67   83    0  .447  16.5   608  714
Florida Marlins                150   65   85    0  .433  18.5   732  824

Washington Nationals 12, New York Mets 4

Day

Game Played on Monday, September 17, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

NY  N    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  4
WAS N    0  0  0    4  1  4    3  0  x  -  12 13  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reyes ss                      4   1   0   0       1   0       1   4
Castillo 2b                   4   0   1   1       0   1       2   1
Wright 3b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Beltran cf                    4   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
Alou lf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Green 1b                      3   1   2   1       1   0       8   1
Lo Duca c                     3   0   2   0       0   0       4   1
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Castro c                    0   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Milledge rf                   4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Lawrence p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sele p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Schoeneweis p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Difelice c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gotay ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Collazo p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   4  10   4       3   6      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Reyes (11), Wright (19), Castro (4), Schoeneweis (1).
PB: Castro (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Lo Duca (15,off Redding).
HR: Beltran (30,1st inning off Redding 1 on 1 out); Green (9,4th inning off
Redding 0 on 1 out).
SF: Castillo (1,off Redding).
GDP: Green (14,off Redding).
Team LOB: 7.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Logan cf                      5   3   3   1       0   0       3   0
Jimenez ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Church ph                   1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Munoz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   2   1   0       1   2       2   2
Pena lf                       5   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Kearns rf                     3   1   1   0       2   1       1   0
Belliard 2b                   4   1   1   2       1   0       2   5
Fick 1b                       2   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
  Batista ph,1b               3   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Schneider c                   4   1   1   2       1   0       7   0
Redding p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Albaladejo p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lopez ph,ss                 2   2   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  12  13  10       5   6      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Belliard-Jimenez-Fick, Zimmerman-Belliard.
E: Redding (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Schneider (20,off Lawrence); Logan (18,off Sele); Kearns (35,off Sele);
Lopez (24,off Collazo).
HR: Church (14,7th inning off Smith 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Logan (21,2nd base off Smith/Castro).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lawrence                      3.1   6   4   4   1   3   0  17
Sele L(3-2)                   1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   7
Schoeneweis                   0.2   1   3   2   1   1   0   5
Sosa                          0.2   0   1   1   2   0   0   5
Collazo                       0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2
Smith                         1.2   2   2   2   0   2   1   8
Totals                        8    13  12  10*  5   6   1  44
* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to 
instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied.
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Redding                       4     6   4   4   1   2   2  18
Albaladejo W(1-0)             1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6
Rivera                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Ayala                         1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Munoz                         1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Colome                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   4   4   3   6   2  38
Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 18678

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          152   85   67    0  .559     -   747  634
New York Mets                  151   84   67    0  .556   0.5   746  661
Florida Marlins                151   79   72    0  .523   5.5   716  725
Atlanta Braves                 152   67   85    0  .441  18.0   703  732
Washington Nationals           152   58   94    0  .382  27.0   607  762

New York Mets 9, Washington Nationals 7

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park

NY  N    2  0  4    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   9 10  1
WAS N    0  1  0    1  0  1    2  0  2  -   7 14  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   4   2   2   2       1   0       0   2
Murphy lf                     5   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
  Chavez lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wright 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Delgado 1b                    4   2   2   2       1   1       8   1
Beltran cf                    3   2   2   3       1   0       4   1
Church rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
A. Reyes 2b                   3   1   0   0       0   1       3   2
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Feliciano p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Schneider c                   4   1   2   0       0   1       8   2
Knight p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stokes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heilman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schoeneweis p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Castillo 2b                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       34   9  10   8       4   8      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Beltran-A. Reyes, J. Reyes-A. Reyes-Delgado.
E: Wright (14).
BATTING - 
2B: Schneider (10,off Bergmann).
3B: Murphy (2,off Martis).
HR: J. Reyes (15,1st inning off Martis 0 on 0 out); Delgado (36,1st inning
off Martis 0 on 2 out); Beltran 2 (26,3rd inning off Martis 1 on 1 out,8th
inning off Manning 0 on 0 out).
SH: Knight (1,off Bergmann).
HBP: A. Reyes (2,by Speigner).
GDP: Church (7,off Speigner); Anderson (2,off Speigner).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: J. Reyes (51,2nd base off Martis/Nieves).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris lf                     3   0   1   0       2   1       2   0
Guzman ss                     5   1   2   0       0   1       3   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       1   2       1   1
Milledge cf                   5   2   1   0       0   0       1   0
Dukes rf                      3   3   1   2       2   1       2   0
Casto 1b                      3   0   2   1       1   1       8   1
  Hernandez ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bonifacio 2b                  5   1   2   1       0   1       2   4
Nieves c                      5   0   3   2       0   0       8   1
Martis p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orr ph                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Speigner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Manning p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Boone ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Mock p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montz ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bernadina ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       39   7  14   7       6   9      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bonifacio-Guzman-Casto, Bonifacio-Casto-Guzman.
BATTING - 
2B: Casto (9,off Knight); Nieves (9,off Heilman).
HR: Dukes (13,7th inning off Stokes 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Milledge (18,off Knight).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gonzalez (1,3rd base by Rincon/Schneider).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Knight W(1-0)                 5     6   2   2   4   5   0  23
Rincon                        1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5
Stokes                        1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6
Heilman                       0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2
Schoeneweis                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Smith                         0.1   0   2   0   1   0   0   3
Feliciano                     0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Ayala SV(8)                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    14   7   5   6   9   1  45
Heilman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Smith faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Rincon (1), Stokes (1).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Martis L(0-3)                 3     5   6   6   2   4   3  16
Bergmann                      1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Speigner                      2     1   1   1   1   0   0   7
Manning                       2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7
Mock                          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9    10   9   9   4   8   4  40
HBP: Speigner (1,A. Reyes).
Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 25019

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          145   85   60    0  .586     -   730  623
Atlanta Braves                 146   78   68    0  .534   7.5   662  583
Florida Marlins                147   78   69    0  .531   8.0   710  698
New York Mets                  147   63   84    0  .429  23.0   611  699
Washington Nationals           146   50   96    0  .342  35.5   649  797

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 2009 (N) at Citizens Bank Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  6  0
PHI N    0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  x  -   4  6  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maxwell cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Guzman ss                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       2   2
Willingham lf                 4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Dukes rf                      4   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Desmond 2b                    3   0   0   1       1   1       0   1
Morse 1b                      3   0   1   0       0   0      10   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Nieves c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Bard c                      2   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Detwiler p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Padilla ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Villone p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kensing p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Estrada p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       1  10      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Maxwell (3,off Hamels).
3B: Dukes (4,off Lidge).
Team LOB: 5.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   0   2   1       0   0       0   1
Victorino cf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ibanez ph,lf                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Utley 2b                      3   1   1   0       1   1       0   0
Howard 1b                     2   1   0   0       1   1       8   1
Werth rf,cf                   3   1   1   0       1   0       6   0
Francisco lf,rf               4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Feliz 3b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       1   3
Ruiz c                        3   0   0   1       1   0       9   1
Hamels p                      3   0   1   1       0   2       1   2
  Lidge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   3       5   7      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Rollins (38,off Detwiler).
HBP: Howard (5,by Detwiler).
GDP: Francisco (1,off Detwiler).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rollins (29,3rd base off Detwiler/Bard).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Detwiler L(0-6)               5     4   1   1   1   6   0  20
Clippard                      0.2   1   2   2   3   0   0   6
Rivera                        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Villone                       0.2   0   1   1   1   1   0   3
Kensing                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Estrada                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     6   4   4   5   7   0  35
WP: Villone (1), Kensing (4).
HBP: Detwiler (2,Howard).
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hamels W(10-9)                8     5   1   1   1  10   0  30
Lidge SV(30)                  1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     6   2   2   1  10   0  34
Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 45210

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          148   87   61    0  .588     -   702  598
Atlanta Braves                 148   84   64    0  .568   3.0   691  574
New York Mets                  148   74   74    0  .500  13.0   606  594
Florida Marlins                146   73   73    0  .500  13.0   664  645
Washington Nationals           147   62   85    0  .422  24.5   606  677

Philadelphia Phillies 9, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 17, 2010 (N) at Citizens Bank Park

WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
PHI N    6  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   9 10  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espinosa 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   2       4   5
Desmond ss                    3   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   4   1       0   0       3   3
Dunn 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       6   2
Bernadina lf                  3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Rodriguez c                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Harris rf                     2   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
  Nieves ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Maxwell cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Marquis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batista p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Mench ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Olsen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kennedy ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bisenius p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   8   1       2   9      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Zimmerman, Zimmerman-Espinosa-Dunn, Zimmerman-Espinosa-Dunn.
E: Zimmerman (16), Bisenius (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Rodriguez (18,off Oswalt); Zimmerman (29,off Oswalt).
SH: Desmond (9,off Oswalt); Batista (1,off Oswalt).
GDP: Dunn (10,off Contreras).
Team LOB: 7.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Victorino cf                  3   0   1   1       2   0       4   1
Polanco 3b                    5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Utley 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       1   4
Howard 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   1       8   0
Werth rf                      4   2   2   2       0   0       0   0
Ibanez lf                     4   2   2   2       0   0       1   0
Ruiz c                        3   2   1   2       0   0      10   0
Valdez ss                     4   0   1   1       0   0       1   3
Oswalt p                      2   0   1   1       0   0       0   3
  Francisco ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Durbin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Contreras p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dobbs ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romero p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   9  10   9       4   1      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Victorino-Ruiz, Utley-Valdez-Howard.
BATTING - 
HR: Werth (22,5th inning off Olsen 0 on 1 out); Ruiz (8,8th inning off Bisenius
1 on 0 out).
HBP: Ruiz (4,by Marquis).
GDP: Ruiz (7,off Olsen); Werth (10,off Slaten).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Victorino (33,2nd base off Batista/Rodriguez).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Marquis L(2-9)                0.1   6   6   6   1   0   0   9
Batista                       3.2   0   0   0   1   1   0  12
Olsen                         2     3   1   1   0   0   1   8
Slaten                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Bisenius                      1     1   2   1   1   0   1   6
Totals                        8    10   9   8   4   1   2  38
HBP: Marquis (7,Ruiz).
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Oswalt W(13-13)               6     6   1   1   1   7   0  24
Durbin                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Contreras                     1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Romero                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     8   1   1   2   9   0  35
Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Bob Davidson
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 45338

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          150   98   52    0  .653     -   673  482
Atlanta Braves                 152   87   65    0  .572  12.0   613  562
New York Mets                  152   72   80    0  .474  27.0   668  690
Washington Nationals           150   71   79    0  .473  27.0   578  615
Florida Marlins                152   69   83    0  .454  30.0   594  659

Florida Marlins 4, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 2011 (N) at Nationals Park

FLA N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   4 10  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  6  1
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonifacio ss,lf               5   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Infante 2b                    5   1   1   1       0   0       4   8
Stanton rf                    6   0   1   1       0   4       0   0
Morrison lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Cishek p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lopez ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hensley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rottino ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nunez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
G. Sanchez 1b                 5   0   1   0       0   1      18   1
Petersen cf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Buck c                        5   0   3   0       0   0       9   1
  Hayes pr,c                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dominguez 3b                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
  Dobbs ph,3b                 3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Volstad p                     2   1   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Baker ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Mujica p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Murphy ss                   2   1   1   2       0   0       1   1
Totals                       46   4  10   4       0  10      39  22
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Infante-Murphy-G. Sanchez.
E: Cishek (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Volstad (2,off Strasburg); Stanton (27,off Balester).
HR: Murphy (1,13th inning off Balester 1 on 1 out).
SH: Bonifacio (11,off Strasburg); Petersen (3,off Burnett).
SF: Infante (8,off Strasburg).
GDP: Dominguez (1,off Strasburg).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    5   0   1   0       1   1       3   4
Bernadina rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Morse lf                      5   0   2   0       0   1       4   0
Werth cf                      5   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Espinosa 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   2       3   5
Marrero 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   2      12   1
Ramos c                       4   1   1   1       1   0       9   1
Strasburg p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  H. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Nix ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ankiel ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Balester p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cora ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   1   6   1       3   9      39  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Marrero.
E: Espinosa (14).
BATTING - 
2B: Morse (35,off Volstad).
HR: Ramos (13,5th inning off Volstad 0 on 0 out).
SH: Bernadina (2,off Cishek).
GDP: Morse (8,off Cishek).
IBB: Ramos (6,by Volstad); Zimmerman (4,by Cishek).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Volstad                       7     6   1   1   2   3   1  27
Mujica                        2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Cishek                        2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Hensley W(5-6)                1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Nunez SV(36)                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                       13     6   1   1   3   9   1  46
IBB: Volstad (6,Ramos); Cishek (7,Zimmerman).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg                     6     4   1   1   0   3   0  21
H. Rodriguez                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Coffey                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Storen                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Burnett                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Balester L(1-4)               3     4   3   3   0   5   1  14
Totals                       13    10   4   4   0  10   1  49
Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Vic Carapazza, 3B - Scott Barry
Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 33247

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals           146   89   57    0  .610     -   653  525
Atlanta Braves                 148   85   63    0  .574   5.0   654  570
Philadelphia Phillies          148   74   74    0  .500  16.0   624  630
New York Mets                  147   66   81    0  .449  23.5   595  647
Miami Marlins                  148   65   83    0  .439  25.0   575  668

The Nationals did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2013

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 151   89   62    0  .589     -   641  514
Washington Nationals           151   81   70    0  .536   8.0   620  594
Philadelphia Phillies          151   71   80    0  .470  18.0   581  698
New York Mets                  150   67   83    0  .447  21.5   582  648
Miami Marlins                  151   55   96    0  .364  34.0   485  618

Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (1)

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (D) at Nationals Park

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  1  -   5  9  2
WAS N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   6  4  2
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
E. Johnson 2b                 5   2   2   0       0   0       2   2
J. Upton rf,lf                5   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Freeman 1b                    2   1   0   1       2   1       9   1
Gattis lf                     4   1   1   2       0   0       1   0
  Carpenter p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Avilan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Johnson ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Janish 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McCann c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
C. Johnson 3b                 3   1   1   0       1   0       0   1
  Kimbrel p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Simmons ss                    3   0   2   0       1   0       0   3
B. Upton cf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Minor p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Uggla ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Schafer rf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   4       4   6      25   8
FIELDING - 
E: McCann (4), Simmons (12).
BATTING - 
2B: J. Upton (25,off Haren); E. Johnson (5,off Haren).
HR: Gattis (20,8th inning off Clippard 1 on 1 out).
SF: Freeman (4,off Haren).
GDP: Gattis (10,off Haren).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: E. Johnson (6,3rd base off Mattheus/Ramos).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Span cf                       4   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   1   0   0       1   2       0   1
Werth rf                      3   1   1   1       1   2       3   0
Harper lf                     3   0   0   1       1   0       4   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   0       0   2       3   2
LaRoche 1b                    3   1   1   1       1   0       7   0
Ramos c                       3   0   1   0       1   0       6   0
  Kobernus pr                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rendon 2b                     3   1   0   0       1   0       2   3
Haren p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lombardozzi ph              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Krol p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tracy ph                    1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   6   4   5       7   6      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Rendon-LaRoche.
E: Harper (6), Desmond (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Werth (22,off Minor).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Span (17,2nd base off Minor/McCann).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Minor                         6     3   3   3   4   3   0  25
Ayala                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Carpenter                     0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Avilan                        0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2
Kimbrel L(3-3)                0.1   1   3   2   2   0   0   5
Totals                        8.1   4   6   5   7   6   0  37
WP: Minor (5).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haren                         6     3   1   1   2   4   0  22
Storen                        1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6
Clippard                      1     2   2   2   2   0   1   7
Mattheus                      0.2   1   1   0   0   1   0   3
Krol W(2-1)                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     9   5   4   4   6   1  40
Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Dale Scott
Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 25066

Washington Nationals 4, Atlanta Braves 0 (2)

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (N) at Nationals Park

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
WAS N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4 11  1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schafer cf                    3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
J. Upton rf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Freeman 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       6   3
Gattis lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
C. Johnson 3b                 4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Laird c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Uggla 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   2       2   5
Simmons ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
Garcia p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  E. Johnson ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Walden p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0       1   9      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Simmons-Freeman, Simmons-Uggla-Freeman.
E: Simmons (13).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: E. Johnson (7,2nd base off Stammen/Solano).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Span cf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   1       0   2       1   1
Werth rf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Harper lf                     4   2   2   0       0   1       2   0
Desmond ss                    4   1   2   1       0   1       0   5
LaRoche 1b                    3   0   1   1       1   1       7   1
Lombardozzi 2b                4   0   2   1       0   0       5   1
Solano c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Roark p                       2   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
  Tracy ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stammen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Soriano p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   4  11   4       2   6      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-Lombardozzi.
E: Desmond (19).
BATTING - 
2B: Desmond (37,off Walden).
HR: Zimmerman (25,8th inning off Walden 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Solano (3,off Garcia).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harper (11,2nd base off Garcia/Laird); Span (18,2nd base off Garcia/Laird).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Garcia L(1-2)                 7     7   1   1   2   6   0  27
Walden                        1     4   3   3   0   0   1   7
Totals                        8    11   4   4   2   6   1  34
WP: Garcia (1).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roark W(7-0)                  7     2   0   0   1   6   0  24
Stammen                       1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4
Soriano                       1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     5   0   0   1   9   0  33
Umpires: HP - Jordan Baker, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 28369
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