March 31, 2008 – Nick Johnson hit an RBI double off of the Phillies’ Tom Gordon that gave the Nats’ a 7-6 over the Phillies. The Nats’ went onto score four more runs in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals (2-0) beat the Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) 11-6 in front of 44,553 spectators at Citizens Park.
March 31, 2014 – The Nats’ new manager, Matt Williams wins his first game as a major league manager.
Anthony Rendon hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and had a career-best four RBIs as the Washington Nationals rallied against New York Mets’ bullpen for a 9-7 victory in their season opener.
Standings At Close of Play of March 31, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 14 8 New York Mets 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 7 2 Atlanta Braves 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 13 15 Philadelphia Phillies 1 0 1 0 .000 1.5 6 11 Florida Marlins 1 0 1 0 .000 1.5 2 7
Washington Nationals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6
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Game Played on Monday, March 31, 2008 (D) at Citizens Bank Park
WAS N 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 - 11 12 0 PHI N 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 - 6 8 2
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Guzman ss 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 Milledge cf 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Johnson 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 0 Kearns rf 3 1 2 2 2 1 5 0 Lo Duca c 4 1 1 1 0 0 8 1 Belliard 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 Harris lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Chico p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 11 12 9 4 4 27 6
FIELDING - DP: 1. Guzman-Belliard-Johnson.
BATTING - 2B: Johnson 2 (3,off Myers,off Gordon); Kearns (1,off Myers); Lo Duca (1,off Gordon); Belliard (1,off Gordon); Young (1,off Condrey). HR: Milledge (1,6th inning off Madson 1 on 2 out). SF: Zimmerman (1,off Myers). HBP: Lo Duca (1,by Myers); Milledge (1,by Myers). Team LOB: 8.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rollins ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 Victorino cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Utley 2b 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Burrell lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Werth rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 Ruiz c 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 Myers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jenkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 6 8 6 2 8 27 7
FIELDING - E: Rollins (1), Ruiz (1).
BATTING - 2B: Rollins (1,off Chico); Werth (1,off Chico); Ruiz (1,off Hanrahan). HR: Utley (1,6th inning off Chico 0 on 0 out); Rollins (1,7th inning off King 1 on 1 out). SH: Victorino (1,off Chico). SF: Utley (1,off Chico). GDP: Feliz (1,off Chico). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Chico 5.1 6 3 3 1 4 1 22 Hanrahan 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 King 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 Rivera W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 8 6 6 2 8 2 36
Hanrahan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Myers 5 5 4 3 2 2 0 25 Madson 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 Durbin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Romero 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Gordon L(0-1) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 0 6 Condrey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 12 11 10 4 4 1 46
HBP: Myers 2 (2,Lo Duca,Milledge).
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert
Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 44553
Standings At Close of Play of March 31, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 0 New York Mets 0 0 0 0 - 0.5 0 0 Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 - 0.5 0 0 Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 - 0.5 0 0 Washington Nationals 1 0 1 0 .000 1.0 0 2
Atlanta Braves 2, Washington Nationals 0
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Game Played on Thursday, March 31, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park
ATL N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Prado lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jones 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 McCann c 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 1 Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Heyward rf 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Freeman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Lowe p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 1 5 27 13
BATTING - 2B: Jones (1,off Hernandez). HR: Heyward (1,2nd inning off Hernandez 0 on 0 out). GDP: McCann (1,off Burnett). Team LOB: 3.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Werth rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 Morse lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Espinosa 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 I. Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hairston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 0 5 0 2 9 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Burnett-Desmond-LaRoche.
BATTING - 2B: Espinosa (1,off O'Flaherty). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - CS: Ankiel (1,2nd base by Lowe/McCann).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lowe W(1-0) 5.2 3 0 0 2 6 0 21 O'Flaherty 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Moylan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Venters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Kimbrel SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 9 0 33
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hernandez L(0-1) 6.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 23 Slaten 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Clippard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Coffey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Burnett 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 5 1 32
Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 39055
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Washington Nationals 9, New York Mets 7
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Game Played on Monday, March 31, 2014 (D) at Citi Field
WAS N 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 - 9 9 0 NY N 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 7 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Span cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Barrett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blevins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Werth rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Ramos c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Lobaton c 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 Harper lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 Desmond ss 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 LaRoche 1b 3 3 1 2 2 0 6 0 Rendon 2b,3b 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 1 Strasburg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Frandsen ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLouth ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Espinosa ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 38 9 9 9 6 10 30 4
BATTING - 2B: Rendon (1,off Gee); Span (1,off Parnell). HR: LaRoche (1,2nd inning off Gee 1 on 1 out); Rendon (1,10th inning off Lannan 2 on 2 out). SF: Desmond (1,off Familia). Team LOB: 6.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E. Young 2b,lf 4 0 0 1 0 4 2 2 Lagares cf 4 3 2 1 1 1 4 0 Wright 3b 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 3 Granderson rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Brown lf 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Familia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recker c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quintanilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 d'Arnaud c 3 1 0 0 1 2 9 1 Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 Gee p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rice p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duda 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 35 7 7 7 3 18 30 11
FIELDING - PB: d'Arnaud (1).
BATTING - HR: Brown (1,1st inning off Strasburg 2 on 2 out); Lagares (1,8th inning off Clippard 0 on 0 out); Wright (1,10th inning off Blevins 1 on 2 out). SH: Gee (1,off Strasburg). SF: E. Young (1,off Strasburg). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Strasburg 6 5 4 4 2 10 1 25 Storen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Clippard 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 Barrett W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Blevins 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 5 Totals 10 7 7 7 3 18 3 40
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gee 6.2 4 4 4 2 5 1 26 Torres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Rice 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Valverde 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Parnell 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 Familia L(0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 Lannan 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 Totals 10 9 9 9 6 10 2 45
Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Clint Fagan, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Replay: force play (10th inning, Danny Espinosa at bat, call upheld)
Time of Game: 3:47 Attendance: 42442
