Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2005
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 15 9 6 0 .600 - 66 76 Florida Marlins 15 9 6 0 .600 - 76 34 Atlanta Braves 15 7 8 0 .467 2.0 51 54 New York Mets 15 7 8 0 .467 2.0 67 65 Philadelphia Phillies 15 7 8 0 .467 2.0 70 83
Washington Nationals 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 WAS N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Furcal ss 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 C. Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Estrada c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Orr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 Betemit pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 A. Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mondesi rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Ramirez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Gryboski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bernero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 5 0 5 4 24 11
FIELDING - E: Giles (1).
BATTING - GDP: C. Jones (2,off Day); A. Jones (2,off Day). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Furcal (4,2nd base off Day/Schneider). CS: Furcal (3,2nd base by Day/Schneider).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilkerson cf,lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Guzman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Vidro 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 Guillen rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Castilla 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 Davis lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Church ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Schneider c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Day p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Baerga ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 2 4 5 27 12
FIELDING - DP: 2. Guzman-Johnson, Guzman-Vidro-Johnson.
BATTING - HR: Vidro (4,3rd inning off Ramirez 1 on 1 out). HBP: Schneider (1,by Ramirez). IBB: Vidro (1,by Ramirez). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Wilkerson (1,2nd base off Ramirez/Estrada).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ramirez L(1-1) 6.2 6 2 2 3 3 1 30 Gryboski 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Bernero 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 8 6 2 2 4 5 1 35
HBP: Ramirez (1,Schneider). IBB: Ramirez (1,Vidro).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Day W(1-1) 7 3 0 0 4 1 0 25 Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 C. Cordero SV(3) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 Totals 9 5 0 0 5 4 0 34
Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 27374
Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals 1. Furcal ss Wilkerson cf 2. Giles 2b Guzman ss 3. C. Jones 3b Vidro 2b 4. Estrada c Guillen rf 5. LaRoche 1b Castilla 3b 6. Jordan lf Johnson 1b 7. A. Jones cf Davis lf 8. Mondesi rf Schneider c 9. Ramirez p Day p BRAVES 1ST: Furcal singled to left; Furcal stole second; Giles walked; C. Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Furcal to third, Giles out at second]; Estrada flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson grounded out (first to pitcher); Guzman grounded out (third to first); Vidro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. BRAVES 2ND: LaRoche popped to third; Jordan grounded out (second to first); A. Jones flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Guillen singled to center; Castilla lined to left; Johnson singled to right [Guillen out at third (right to third), Johnson to second (on throw)]; Davis walked; Schneider was hit by a pitch [Johnson to third, Davis to second]; Day grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mondesi flied to center; Ramirez lined to left; Furcal singled to right; Giles flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Wilkerson singled to right; Guzman flied to center [Wilkerson to second]; Vidro homered [Wilkerson scored]; Guillen was called out on strikes; Castilla walked; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 4TH: C. Jones flied to left; Estrada grounded out (shortstop to first); LaRoche walked; Jordan singled to second [LaRoche to second]; A. Jones forced Jordan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 4TH: Davis flied to left; Schneider grounded out (second to first); Day struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 5TH: Mondesi flied to left; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Furcal walked; Furcal was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 5TH: Wilkerson flied to right; Guzman was called out on strikes; Vidro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 6TH: Giles grounded out (second to first); C. Jones lined to left; Estrada grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Guillen popped to second; Castilla singled to center; Johnson reached on an error by Giles [Castilla to second]; Davis flied to right; Schneider grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 7TH: LaRoche walked; Jordan struck out; A. Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LaRoche out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 7TH: BAERGA BATTED FOR DAY; Baerga grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilkerson singled to left; Wilkerson stole second; Guzman grounded out (third to first); Vidro was walked intentionally; GRYBOSKI REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Guillen walked [Wilkerson to third, Vidro to second]; Castilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 8TH: AYALA REPLACED BAERGA (PITCHING); Mondesi struck out; FRANCO BATTED FOR GRYBOSKI; Franco grounded out (shortstop to first); Furcal singled to left; Giles flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 8TH: BERNERO REPLACED FRANCO (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); CHURCH BATTED FOR DAVIS; Church was called out on strikes; Schneider struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2. BRAVES 9TH: WILKERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CHURCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); C. CORDERO REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); C. Jones singled to right; Estrada forced C. Jones (first to shortstop); ORR RAN FOR ESTRADA; LaRoche walked [Orr to second]; BETEMIT RAN FOR LAROCHE; Jordan struck out; A. Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 2.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 15 11 4 0 .733 - 81 55 Atlanta Braves 16 8 8 0 .500 3.5 91 84 Philadelphia Phillies 15 6 9 0 .400 5.0 69 95 Washington Nationals 16 6 10 0 .375 5.5 80 92 Florida Marlins 14 4 10 0 .286 6.5 67 75
Washington Nationals 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Day
Game Played on Thursday, April 20, 2006 (N) at Citizens Bank Park
WAS N 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 10 14 2 PHI N 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 3 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Soriano lf 6 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 Vidro 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Johnson 1b 4 3 4 3 1 0 10 1 Guillen rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Byrd pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Church cf,rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Clayton ss 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 Schneider c 4 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 Traber p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Rauch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 10 14 10 6 5 27 10
FIELDING - E: Johnson (2), Clayton (3).
BATTING - 2B: Soriano (4,off Madson); Zimmerman (4,off Madson); Johnson (4,off Fultz). HR: Johnson 2 (5,2nd inning off Madson 1 on 0 out,5th inning off Geary 0 on 2 out). SF: Clayton (2,off Fultz). HBP: Guillen (5,by Cormier). GDP: Vidro (2,off Geary); Church (1,off Geary). IBB: Schneider (4,by Fultz). Team LOB: 9.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rollins ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Abreu rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 Burrell lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 Utley 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Fultz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nunez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Victorino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dellucci ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 3 4 5 4 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 2. Rollins-Howard, Utley-Rollins-Howard.
BATTING - 2B: Burrell (2,off Traber); Utley (5,off Traber). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Traber W(1-0) 5.2 2 4 3 4 3 0 25 Rauch 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 3 4 3 5 4 0 37
BK: Rodriguez (2).
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Madson L(1-1) 1 7 9 9 4 1 1 14 Fultz 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 13 Geary 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 Cormier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Santana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 14 10 10 6 5 2 46
Madson faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning HBP: Cormier (1,Guillen). IBB: Fultz (2,Schneider).
Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Brian Gorman
Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 28177
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Philadelphia Phillies 1. Soriano lf Rollins ss 2. Vidro 2b Rowand cf 3. Johnson 1b Abreu rf 4. Guillen rf Burrell lf 5. Zimmerman 3b Utley 2b 6. Church cf Bell 3b 7. Clayton ss Howard 1b 8. Schneider c Lieberthal c 9. Traber p Madson p NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano doubled to left; Vidro grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson walked; Guillen singled to right [Soriano to third, Johnson to second]; Zimmerman doubled to left [Soriano scored, Johnson scored, Guillen to third]; Church walked; Clayton forced Church (shortstop to second) [Guillen scored, Zimmerman to third]; Schneider singled to left [Zimmerman scored, Clayton to third]; Traber singled to left [Clayton scored, Schneider to second]; Soriano struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rollins walked; Rowand was called out on strikes; Abreu reached on an error by Clayton [Rollins to second]; Burrell doubled to right [Rollins scored (unearned), Abreu scored]; Utley struck out; Bell grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Phillies 2. NATIONALS 2ND: Vidro walked; Johnson homered [Vidro scored]; Guillen singled to left; Zimmerman walked [Guillen to second]; FULTZ REPLACED MADSON (PITCHING); Church walked [Guillen to third, Zimmerman to second]; Clayton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Guillen scored, Zimmerman to third]; Schneider forced Church (third to second) [Zimmerman scored]; Traber popped to shortstop; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Howard struck out; Lieberthal grounded out (third to first); Fultz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Soriano struck out; Vidro flied to right; Johnson doubled to left; Guillen flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Rollins grounded out (first to pitcher); Rowand grounded out (shortstop to first); Abreu walked; Burrell walked [Abreu to second]; Utley doubled to right [Abreu scored, Burrell scored]; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Utley out at third (third unassisted)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman struck out; Church singled to right; Clayton grounded out (third to first) [Church to second]; Schneider was walked intentionally; Traber struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Lieberthal flied to center; NUNEZ BATTED FOR FULTZ; Nunez walked; Rollins flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 9, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 5TH: GEARY REPLACED NUNEZ (PITCHING); Soriano singled to center; Vidro grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Soriano out at second]; Johnson homered; Guillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Rowand flied to left; Abreu grounded out (third to first); Burrell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman singled to left; Church grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zimmerman out at second]; Clayton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Utley popped to first; Bell reached on an error by Johnson; Howard forced Bell (second to shortstop); RAUCH REPLACED TRABER (PITCHING); Lieberthal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 7TH: Schneider grounded out (third to first); Rauch grounded out (shortstop to first); Soriano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: VICTORINO BATTED FOR GEARY; Victorino popped to first; Rollins grounded out (second to first); Rowand flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 8TH: CORMIER REPLACED VICTORINO (PITCHING); Vidro popped to first; Johnson singled to right; Guillen was hit by a pitch [Johnson to second]; BYRD RAN FOR GUILLEN; Zimmerman flied to left; Church flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 8TH: BYRD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CHURCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Abreu flied to left; Burrell flied to center; Utley singled to right; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. NATIONALS 9TH: SANTANA REPLACED CORMIER (PITCHING); Clayton flied to center; Schneider singled to right; ANDERSON BATTED FOR RAUCH; Anderson flied to center; Soriano forced Schneider (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Howard walked; Rodriguez balked [Howard to second]; Lieberthal lined to shortstop; DELLUCCI BATTED FOR SANTANA; Dellucci flied to center; Rollins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 10, Phillies 4.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 16 11 5 0 .688 - 75 66 New York Mets 15 10 5 0 .667 0.5 90 45 Florida Marlins 16 6 10 0 .375 5.0 78 88 Washington Nationals 17 6 11 0 .353 5.5 53 86 Philadelphia Phillies 15 4 11 0 .267 6.5 63 81
Washington Nationals 6, Florida Marlins 5
Day
Game Played on Friday, April 20, 2007 (N) at Dolphin Stadium
WAS N 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 18 1 FLA N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 5 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 Belliard 2b 6 1 3 3 0 0 1 3 Zimmerman 3b 7 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Fick 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Kearns rf 7 1 3 0 0 2 3 0 Church cf 6 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 Schneider c 5 0 0 0 2 2 14 1 Restovich lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hill p 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snelling ph,lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 55 6 18 6 7 7 42 10
FIELDING - E: Young (3).
BATTING - 2B: Kearns 2 (5,off Olsen,off Lindstrom); Church (7,off Olsen); Zimmerman (4,off Olsen). HR: Belliard (1,4th inning off Olsen 2 on 2 out). SH: Belliard (1,off Olsen); Hill (3,off Olsen). GDP: Fick (1,off Pinto). IBB: Schneider 2 (2,by Tankersley,by Owens). Team LOB: 16.
BASERUNNING - SB: Church (1,2nd base off Gardner/Olivo). CS: Snelling (1,2nd base by Pinto/Olivo).
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A H. Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0 3 1 3 3 Uggla 2b 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Treanor ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jacobs 1b 6 1 1 0 1 0 12 0 Willingham lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Owens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wood 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Borchard rf,lf 7 1 1 2 0 3 8 0 Boone 3b 7 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 Olivo c 6 0 1 0 0 1 7 2 Amezaga cf 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 Olsen p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ross ph,rf 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Totals 54 5 13 5 6 14 42 14
FIELDING - DP: 2. Jacobs, Pinto-H. Ramirez-Wood. E: H. Ramirez (3).
BATTING - 2B: Boone (2,off Colome); Wood (2,off Rivera). HR: Boone (1,6th inning off Hill 1 on 2 out); Borchard (3,8th inning off Rauch 1 on 1 out); Ross (2,9th inning off Cordero 0 on 0 out). IBB: H. Ramirez (1,by Colome). Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - CS: H. Ramirez (1,2nd base by Cordero/Schneider).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hill 6 4 2 2 2 6 1 25 Wagner 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Rauch 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 5 Cordero 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 Bowie 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Colome W(2-0) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 Rivera SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 14 13 5 5 6 14 3 60
WP: Rivera (1). IBB: Colome (1,H. Ramirez).
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Olsen 5 10 5 5 3 3 1 29 Gregg 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Messenger 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 Lindstrom 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tankersley 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Owens 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 Pinto 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Gardner L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 Totals 14 18 6 6 7 7 1 64
Olsen faced 3 batters in the 6th inning IBB: Tankersley (1,Schneider); Owens (1,Schneider).
Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - James Hoye
Time of Game: 4:30 Attendance: 16469
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Florida Marlins 1. Lopez ss H. Ramirez ss 2. Belliard 2b Uggla 2b 3. Zimmerman 3b Jacobs 1b 4. Young 1b Willingham lf 5. Kearns rf Borchard rf 6. Church cf Boone 3b 7. Schneider c Olivo c 8. Restovich lf Amezaga cf 9. Hill p Olsen p NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez singled to left; Belliard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman flied to right; Young struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 0. MARLINS 1ST: H. Ramirez walked; Uggla flied to center; Jacobs grounded out (first unassisted) [H. Ramirez to second]; Willingham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns doubled to left; Church doubled to right [Kearns scored]; Schneider flied to right [Church to third]; Restovich singled to center [Church scored]; Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Restovich to second]; Lopez walked; Belliard lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Marlins 0. MARLINS 2ND: Borchard popped to third; Boone reached on an error by Young (assist by Lopez); Olivo grounded out (second to first) [Boone to second]; Amezaga walked; Olsen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Marlins 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Zimmerman was called out on strikes; Young grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns singled to right; Church grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Marlins 0. MARLINS 3RD: H. Ramirez flied to center; Uggla flied to center; Jacobs flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Marlins 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider grounded out (third to first); Restovich flied to right; Hill singled to right; Lopez walked [Hill to second]; Belliard homered [Hill scored, Lopez scored]; Zimmerman doubled to right; Young lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 0. MARLINS 4TH: Willingham grounded out (second to first); Borchard was called out on strikes; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Kearns flied to left; Church walked; Schneider struck out; Restovich popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 0. MARLINS 5TH: Olivo flied to left; Amezaga singled to right; Olsen singled to left [Amezaga to second]; H. Ramirez was called out on strikes; Uggla was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 0. NATIONALS 6TH: Hill singled to left; Lopez singled to left [Hill to second]; Belliard reached on an error by H. Ramirez [Hill to third, Lopez to second]; GREGG REPLACED OLSEN (PITCHING); Hill was out trying to advance to home (catcher to third to pitcher to shortstop); Zimmerman flied to right; Young flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 0. MARLINS 6TH: Jacobs flied to left; Willingham singled to left; Borchard flied to center; Boone homered [Willingham scored]; Olivo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 2. NATIONALS 7TH: Kearns struck out; Church grounded out (first unassisted); Schneider flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 2. MARLINS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Amezaga lined to first; REED BATTED FOR GREGG; Reed flied to left; H. Ramirez walked; Uggla struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 2. NATIONALS 8TH: MESSENGER REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Restovich singled to center; SNELLING BATTED FOR WAGNER; Snelling lined into a double play [Restovich out at first (first unassisted)]; Lopez walked; Belliard singled to right [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 2. MARLINS 8TH: RAUCH REPLACED RESTOVICH (PITCHING); SNELLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jacobs singled to third; Willingham flied to right; Borchard homered [Jacobs scored]; Boone singled to left; Olivo singled to center [Boone out at third (center to third)]; CORDERO REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Amezaga was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 4. NATIONALS 9TH: LINDSTROM REPLACED MESSENGER (PITCHING); Young flied to left; Kearns doubled to right; TANKERSLEY REPLACED LINDSTROM (PITCHING); Church flied to center [Kearns to third]; Schneider was walked intentionally; Cordero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 4. MARLINS 9TH: FICK REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING 1B); ROSS BATTED FOR TANKERSLEY; Ross homered; H. Ramirez singled to right; Uggla struck out; H. Ramirez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jacobs walked; Willingham flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. NATIONALS 10TH: OWENS REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); BORCHARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Snelling flied to right; Lopez flied to center; Belliard singled to right; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. MARLINS 10TH: BOWIE REPLACED CORDERO (PITCHING); Borchard struck out; Boone struck out; Olivo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. NATIONALS 11TH: Fick singled to center; Kearns flied to right [Fick to second]; Church grounded out (second to first) [Fick to third]; Schneider was walked intentionally; JIMENEZ BATTED FOR BOWIE; Jimenez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. MARLINS 11TH: COLOME REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Amezaga flied to right; Ross struck out; H. Ramirez singled to center; Uggla popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. NATIONALS 12TH: PINTO REPLACED UGGLA (PITCHING); WOOD REPLACED OWENS (PLAYING 2B); Snelling walked; Snelling was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lopez flied to center; Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. MARLINS 12TH: Jacobs grounded out (shortstop to first); Wood flied to center; Borchard flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. NATIONALS 13TH: Zimmerman singled to left; On a bunt Fick grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Zimmerman out at second]; Kearns struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. MARLINS 13TH: Boone doubled to left; Olivo grounded out (shortstop to first); Amezaga flied to center; Ross walked; H. Ramirez was walked intentionally [Boone to third, Ross to second]; TREANOR BATTED FOR PINTO; Treanor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 5, Marlins 5. NATIONALS 14TH: GARDNER REPLACED TREANOR (PITCHING); Church singled to right; Church stole second; Schneider struck out; WILSON BATTED FOR COLOME; Wilson popped to second; Snelling singled to second [Church scored]; Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Marlins 5. MARLINS 14TH: RIVERA REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Jacobs grounded out (second to first); Wood doubled to center; Rivera threw a wild pitch [Wood to third]; Borchard struck out; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Marlins 5.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 18 11 7 0 .611 - 82 95 New York Mets 17 10 7 0 .588 0.5 86 62 Atlanta Braves 18 9 9 0 .500 2.0 96 65 Philadelphia Phillies 19 9 10 0 .474 2.5 85 83 Washington Nationals 19 5 14 0 .263 6.5 67 100
Florida Marlins 6, Washington Nationals 1
Day
Game Played on Sunday, April 20, 2008 (D) at Dolphin Stadium
WAS N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 FLA N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 x - 6 10 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Kearns rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 Milledge cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Boone 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Nieves c 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 J. Estrada ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Perez p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 7 24 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Belliard-Lopez-Boone. E: Zimmerman (1), J. Estrada (2).
BATTING - 2B: Boone (1,off Justin Miller). HR: Kearns (2,5th inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out). GDP: Milledge (3,off Olsen). Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - CS: Milledge (2,2nd base by Olsen/Treanor).
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ramirez ss 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 2 Uggla 2b 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 Hermida rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Willingham lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 Helms 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cantu 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 Ross cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Treanor c 3 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 Olsen p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Justin Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 10 4 5 9 27 12
FIELDING - DP: 1. Ramirez-Uggla-Jacobs.
BATTING - 2B: Treanor (2,off Perez); Cantu 2 (5,off Perez,off Rivera); Uggla (6,off Perez); Ross (3,off Rivera). HR: Ramirez 2 (5,7th inning off Ayala 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Rivera 1 on 2 out). GDP: Hermida (2,off Ayala). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Perez 6 5 1 0 3 7 0 27 Ayala L(0-1) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 Rivera 1 4 4 4 1 2 1 8 Totals 8 10 6 5 5 9 2 39
WP: Rivera (2).
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Olsen W(3-0) 7 3 1 1 2 3 1 24 Justin Miller 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tankersley 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Gregg 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 7 1 32
Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 11635
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Florida Marlins 1. Lopez ss Ramirez ss 2. Belliard 2b Uggla 2b 3. Zimmerman 3b Hermida rf 4. Kearns rf Willingham lf 5. Milledge cf Jacobs 1b 6. Pena lf Cantu 3b 7. Boone 1b Ross cf 8. Nieves c Treanor c 9. Perez p Olsen p NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez flied to center; Belliard grounded out (third to first); Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 0. MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Uggla reached on an error by Zimmerman [Uggla to second]; Hermida singled to center [Uggla scored (unearned)]; Willingham struck out; Jacobs lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns walked; Milledge grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kearns out at second]; Pena flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. MARLINS 2ND: Cantu struck out; Ross grounded out (shortstop to first); Treanor doubled to left; Olsen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 3RD: Boone flied to left; Nieves struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. MARLINS 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Uggla walked; Hermida struck out; Willingham singled to center [Uggla to second]; Jacobs grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Belliard flied to left; Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. MARLINS 4TH: Cantu doubled to left; Ross grounded out (third to first) [Cantu to third]; Treanor struck out; Olsen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 5TH: Kearns homered; Milledge grounded out (third to first); Pena flied to right; Boone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1. MARLINS 5TH: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Uggla doubled to left; Hermida struck out; Willingham walked; Jacobs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 6TH: Nieves popped to first; Perez singled to center; Lopez walked [Perez to second]; Belliard struck out; Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1. MARLINS 6TH: Cantu struck out; Ross flied to left; Treanor walked; Olsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1. NATIONALS 7TH: Kearns struck out; Milledge singled to center; Milledge was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 1. MARLINS 7TH: AYALA REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Ramirez homered; Uggla walked; Hermida grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Uggla out at second]; Willingham popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 2. NATIONALS 8TH: JUSTIN MILLER REPLACED OLSEN (PITCHING); Boone doubled to left; J. ESTRADA BATTED FOR NIEVES; J. Estrada grounded out (second to first) [Boone to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR AYALA; TANKERSLEY REPLACED JUSTIN MILLER (PITCHING); Johnson struck out (catcher to first); Lopez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 2. MARLINS 8TH: J. ESTRADA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RIVERA REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Jacobs struck out; Cantu doubled; Ross doubled to center [Cantu to third]; Treanor struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR TANKERSLEY; Gonzalez walked; Rivera threw a wild pitch [Cantu scored, Ross scored (error by J. Estrada), Gonzalez to third]; Ramirez homered [Gonzalez scored]; Uggla singled to left; Hermida popped to third; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 6. NATIONALS 9TH: HELMS REPLACED JACOBS (PLAYING 1B); GREGG REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Belliard singled to right; Zimmerman flied to left; Kearns struck out; Milledge struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Marlins 6.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 13 11 2 0 .846 - 77 53 New York Mets 12 6 6 0 .500 4.5 55 49 Atlanta Braves 13 6 7 0 .462 5.0 58 64 Philadelphia Phillies 11 5 6 0 .455 5.0 59 74 Washington Nationals 12 2 10 0 .167 8.5 57 77
Washington Nationals 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Day
Game Played on Monday, April 20, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park
ATL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 WAS N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 3 8 0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 C. Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Kotchman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Diaz lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 Schafer cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Ross c 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 Lowe p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norton ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prado ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 2 3 4 24 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Escobar-Johnson-Kotchman.
BATTING - 2B: Kotchman (4,off Zimmermann); Diaz (3,off Zimmermann). 3B: C. Jones (1,off Zimmermann). HR: Diaz (2,4th inning off Zimmermann 1 on 2 out). GDP: Escobar (3,off Zimmermann); Lowe (1,off Zimmermann). Team LOB: 4.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A A. Hernandez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 2 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Dunn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Maxwell pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dukes cf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 Willingham lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Flores c 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 Zimmermann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cintron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 8 3 4 6 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 2. Gonzalez-Johnson, Johnson-A. Hernandez-Willingham-Gonzalez.
BATTING - 2B: Dunn (3,off Soriano). SH: Zimmermann (1,off Lowe). SF: Flores (1,off Lowe). HBP: Willingham (1,by Soriano). GDP: Zimmerman (2,off Lowe). IBB: Willingham (1,by Lowe). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Dukes (1,2nd base off Lowe/Ross); Maxwell (1,3rd base off Soriano/Ross).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lowe L(1-1) 6 7 3 3 3 2 0 27 O'Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Soriano 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 Totals 8 8 3 3 4 6 0 36
HBP: Soriano (1,Willingham). IBB: Lowe (3,Willingham).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zimmermann W(1-0) 6 6 2 2 1 3 1 22 Wells 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Beimel 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mock 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hanrahan SV(1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 4 1 33
Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 12473
Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals 1. Johnson 2b A. Hernandez 2b 2. Escobar ss Johnson 1b 3. C. Jones 3b Zimmerman 3b 4. Kotchman 1b Dunn rf 5. Francoeur rf Dukes cf 6. Diaz lf Willingham lf 7. Schafer cf Flores c 8. Ross c Gonzalez ss 9. Lowe p Zimmermann p BRAVES 1ST: 2:10 rain delay before start of game; umpire Fieldin Culbreth had the flu and, although he was announced as working the game, he was pulled during the rain delay by the umpire staff; Johnson flied to left; Debut game for Jordan Zimmermann; Escobar grounded out (second to first); C. Jones popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: A. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson lined to third; Zimmerman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Kotchman doubled to right; Kotchman was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Francoeur struck out; Diaz doubled to center; Schafer lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn grounded out (first to pitcher); Dukes was called out on strikes; Willingham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Ross singled to left; On a bunt Lowe forced Ross (first to shortstop); Johnson singled to right [Lowe to second]; Escobar grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Flores singled to center; Gonzalez flied to center; Zimmermann out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Flores to second]; A. Hernandez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0. BRAVES 4TH: C. Jones tripled to right; Kotchman popped to shortstop; Francoeur grounded out (second to first); Diaz homered [C. Jones scored]; Schafer struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Johnson walked; Zimmerman singled to right [Johnson to second]; Dunn flied to left [Johnson to third, Zimmerman to second]; Dukes singled to right [Johnson scored, Zimmerman to third]; Dukes stole second; Willingham was walked intentionally; Flores out on a sacrifice fly to left [Zimmerman scored, Dukes to third]; Gonzalez flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 2. BRAVES 5TH: Ross walked; On a bunt Lowe grounded into a double play (first to second to left to shortstop) [Ross out at second]; Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 5TH: Zimmermann grounded out (third to first); A. Hernandez walked; Johnson singled to left [A. Hernandez to second]; Zimmerman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 2. BRAVES 6TH: Escobar grounded out (second to first); C. Jones struck out; Kotchman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Dunn lined to left; Dukes singled to shortstop; Willingham singled to third [Dukes to third]; Flores singled to left [Dukes scored, Willingham to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Willingham to third, Flores to second]; CINTRON BATTED FOR ZIMMERMANN; Cintron flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3. BRAVES 7TH: WELLS REPLACED CINTRON (PITCHING); Francoeur grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz flied to left; Schafer walked; Ross flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3. NATIONALS 7TH: O'FLAHERTY REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING); A. Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 33 minute rain delay in top of eighth; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3. BRAVES 8TH: NORTON BATTED FOR O'FLAHERTY; BEIMEL REPLACED WELLS (PITCHING); PRADO BATTED FOR NORTON; Prado popped to second; On a bunt Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); MOCK REPLACED BEIMEL (PITCHING); Escobar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3. NATIONALS 8TH: SORIANO REPLACED PRADO (PITCHING); Dunn doubled to right; MAXWELL RAN FOR DUNN; Dukes struck out; Maxwell stole third; Willingham was hit by a pitch; Flores walked [Willingham to second]; Gonzalez struck out; BELLIARD BATTED FOR MOCK; Belliard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3. BRAVES 9TH: MAXWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HANRAHAN REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); C. Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kotchman walked; Francoeur flied to right; Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 3.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 13 8 5 0 .615 - 64 57 Philadelphia Phillies 13 8 5 0 .615 - 81 53 Florida Marlins 14 8 6 0 .571 0.5 73 69 Washington Nationals 14 7 7 0 .500 1.5 69 89 New York Mets 14 6 8 0 .429 2.5 58 50
Colorado Rockies 10, Washington Nationals 4
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 (N) at Nationals Park
COL N 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 14 0 WAS N 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 0
BATTING
Colorado Rockies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spilborghs lf 6 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 Fowler cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Helton 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 1 Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 Hawpe rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 Mora 2b 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 Olivo c 4 1 0 0 1 1 10 1 Stewart 3b 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 de la Rosa p 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giambi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 10 14 10 5 10 27 9
BATTING - 2B: Stewart (3,off Olsen); de la Rosa (1,off Walker); Hawpe (6,off Burnett). 3B: Fowler (2,off Olsen); Mora (1,off Walker). HR: Tulowitzki (1,2nd inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out); Spilborghs (2,3rd inning off Walker 1 on 1 out). SH: Belisle (1,off Bruney). IBB: Stewart (2,by Walker). Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Guzman 2b 5 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Rodriguez c 5 0 2 0 0 1 10 2 Maxwell rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 Desmond ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 English p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nieves ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 4 12 4 4 10 27 8
BATTING - 2B: Zimmerman (6,off de la Rosa); Maxwell (1,off de la Rosa); Guzman (3,off Flores). HR: Zimmerman (2,5th inning off de la Rosa 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP de la Rosa W(2-1) 5 7 4 4 4 6 1 26 Belisle 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 Flores 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Daley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Morales 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 12 4 4 4 10 1 43
de la Rosa faced 2 batters in the 6th inning WP: Belisle (1).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Olsen L(0-1) 2 7 6 6 1 1 1 14 Walker 3 5 4 4 1 5 1 15 English 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Bruney 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Burnett 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 14 10 10 5 10 2 46
Olsen faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning IBB: Walker (1,Stewart).
Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Bill Hohn
Time of Game: 3:27 Attendance: 15037
Starting Lineups: Colorado Rockies Washington Nationals 1. Spilborghs lf Morgan cf 2. Fowler cf Guzman 2b 3. Helton 1b Zimmerman 3b 4. Tulowitzki ss Dunn 1b 5. Hawpe rf Willingham lf 6. Mora 2b Rodriguez c 7. Olivo c Maxwell rf 8. Stewart 3b Desmond ss 9. de la Rosa p Olsen p ROCKIES 1ST: Spilborghs grounded out (shortstop to first); Fowler flied to left; Helton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan struck out; Guzman struck out; Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Nationals 0. ROCKIES 2ND: Tulowitzki homered; Hawpe grounded out (catcher to first); Mora grounded out (third to first); Olivo walked; Stewart doubled to center [Olivo scored]; de la Rosa singled to left [Stewart to third]; Spilborghs was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn walked; Willingham flied to right; Rodriguez forced Dunn (third to second); Maxwell singled to pitcher [Rodriguez to second]; Desmond forced Maxwell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Nationals 0. ROCKIES 3RD: Fowler tripled to left; Helton singled to right [Fowler scored]; Tulowitzki singled to right [Helton to second]; Hawpe singled to right [Helton scored, Tulowitzki to third]; WALKER REPLACED OLSEN (PITCHING); Mora singled to left [Tulowitzki scored, Hawpe to second]; Olivo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hawpe to third, Mora to second]; Stewart was walked intentionally; de la Rosa doubled to right [Hawpe scored, Mora scored, Stewart scored]; Spilborghs homered [de la Rosa scored]; Fowler popped to second; Helton singled to right; Tulowitzki struck out; 8 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Walker struck out; Morgan was called out on strikes; Guzman singled to center; Zimmerman doubled to left [Guzman to third]; Dunn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 0. ROCKIES 4TH: Hawpe struck out; Mora tripled to center; Olivo struck out; Stewart grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Willingham walked; Rodriguez struck out; Maxwell popped to second; Desmond walked [Willingham to second]; Walker grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 0. ROCKIES 5TH: de la Rosa grounded out (first unassisted); Spilborghs struck out; Fowler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Guzman singled to center; Zimmerman homered [Guzman scored]; Dunn grounded out (first to pitcher); Willingham walked; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 2. ROCKIES 6TH: TAVERAS REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING CF); ENGLISH REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Helton flied to center; Tulowitzki walked; Hawpe struck out; Mora singled to right [Tulowitzki to third]; Olivo flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Maxwell doubled to left; Desmond singled to center [Maxwell scored]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ENGLISH; BELISLE REPLACED DE LA ROSA (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied to center; Belisle threw a wild pitch [Desmond to second]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first) [Desmond to third]; Guzman singled to center [Desmond scored]; Zimmerman singled to left [Guzman to second]; Dunn struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. ROCKIES 7TH: BRUNEY REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Stewart walked; Belisle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Stewart to second]; Spilborghs struck out; Fowler flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 7TH: Willingham flied to right; Rodriguez singled to center; Maxwell struck out; Desmond grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. ROCKIES 8TH: BURNETT REPLACED BRUNEY (PITCHING); Helton flied to left; Tulowitzki grounded out (first unassisted); Hawpe doubled; Mora walked; Olivo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 8TH: FLORES REPLACED BELISLE (PITCHING); NIEVES BATTED FOR BURNETT; Nieves flied to left; Taveras flied to center; Guzman doubled to right; DALEY REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. ROCKIES 9TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED NIEVES (PITCHING); Stewart was called out on strikes; GIAMBI BATTED FOR DALEY; Giambi struck out; Spilborghs flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED GIAMBI (PITCHING); Dunn flied to left; Willingham struck out; Rodriguez singled to right; Maxwell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Nationals 4.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 17 11 6 0 .647 - 83 66 Florida Marlins 16 10 6 0 .625 0.5 66 60 Washington Nationals 17 9 8 0 .529 2.0 73 72 Atlanta Braves 19 8 11 0 .421 4.0 66 62 New York Mets 18 5 13 0 .278 6.5 72 98
Washington Nationals 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (1)
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (D) at Busch Stadium III
WAS N 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 10 1 STL N 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 - 6 14 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Espinosa 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 6 Ankiel cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Werth rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 LaRoche 1b 3 1 0 1 1 1 11 0 Desmond ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 7 Nix lf 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 I. Rodriguez c 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 Cora 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lannan p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gaudin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hairston 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 35 8 10 7 3 6 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 4. Desmond-LaRoche, Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche, Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche, Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche. E: Desmond (4).
BATTING - 2B: I. Rodriguez (2,off Westbrook). 3B: Espinosa (2,off Salas). HR: Nix (2,8th inning off Franklin 0 on 1 out). GDP: Cora 2 (2,off Westbrook,off Franklin). Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - SB: Desmond (7,Home off Westbrook/Laird); Nix (1,2nd base off Westbrook/Laird).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Theriot ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 3 3 Rasmus cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 8 3 Holliday lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Berkman rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Freese 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Laird c 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Jay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Greene 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Descalso ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Westbrook p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punto ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hamilton ph,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 6 14 6 6 4 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 2. Pujols-Theriot, Pujols-Theriot-Pujols. E: Greene (1).
BATTING - 2B: Greene (1,off Lannan); Laird (3,off Gaudin). HR: Pujols (5,3rd inning off Lannan 0 on 2 out); Rasmus (3,5th inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out). GDP: Rasmus 2 (3,off Lannan,off Burnett); Greene (1,off Lannan); Freese (2,off Gaudin). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Greene (4,2nd base off Gaudin/I. Rodriguez).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lannan W(2-1) 5 7 2 2 3 2 2 23 Gaudin 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 0 5 Slaten 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clippard 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 Burnett 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 Storen SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 14 6 3 6 4 2 44
Lannan faced 1 batter in the 6th inning
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Westbrook L(1-2) 3 7 7 7 2 1 0 18 Salas 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 Franklin 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Motte 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 8 8 3 6 1 38
Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Tschida
Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 32340
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals St. Louis Cardinals 1. Espinosa 2b Theriot ss 2. Ankiel cf Rasmus cf 3. Werth rf Pujols 1b 4. LaRoche 1b Holliday lf 5. Desmond ss Berkman rf 6. Nix lf Freese 3b 7. I. Rodriguez c Laird c 8. Cora 3b Greene 2b 9. Lannan p Westbrook p NATIONALS 1ST: Espinosa singled to shortstop; Ankiel flied to center; Werth singled to right [Espinosa to third]; LaRoche forced Werth (second to shortstop) [Espinosa scored]; Desmond popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Theriot singled to right; Rasmus forced Theriot (shortstop to second); Pujols walked [Rasmus to second]; Holliday lined to right; Berkman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Nix struck out; I. Rodriguez reached on an error by Greene [I. Rodriguez to first]; Cora grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [I. Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Freese lined to left; Laird grounded out (second to first); Greene doubled to right; Westbrook grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Lannan grounded out (third to first); Espinosa singled to shortstop; Ankiel walked [Espinosa to second]; Werth singled to left [Espinosa scored, Ankiel to third, Werth to second (on throw)]; LaRoche walked; Desmond singled to center [Ankiel scored, Werth scored, LaRoche to third]; Nix singled to right [LaRoche scored, Desmond to third]; Desmond stole home and Nix stole second; I. Rodriguez doubled to center [Nix scored]; Cora grounded out (first unassisted) [I. Rodriguez to third]; Lannan grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Theriot singled to right; Rasmus grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Theriot out at second]; Pujols homered; Holliday singled to left; Berkman walked [Holliday to second]; Freese struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 1. NATIONALS 4TH: SALAS REPLACED WESTBROOK (PITCHING); Espinosa tripled to right; Ankiel popped to second; Werth struck out; LaRoche was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Laird walked; Greene grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Laird out at second]; Salas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 1. NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first); Nix flied to left; I. Rodriguez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Theriot grounded out (second to first); Rasmus homered; Pujols grounded out (third to first); Holliday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 2. NATIONALS 6TH: Cora grounded out (third to first); Lannan struck out; Espinosa flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Berkman singled to right; GAUDIN REPLACED LANNAN (PITCHING); Freese grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Berkman out at second]; Laird doubled; Greene reached on an error by Desmond [Laird to third, Greene to first]; PUNTO BATTED FOR SALAS; Greene stole second; Punto walked; Theriot singled to third [Laird scored (unearned), Greene to third, Punto to second]; SLATEN REPLACED GAUDIN (PITCHING); Rasmus singled to left [Greene scored (unearned), Punto scored (unearned), Theriot to third]; CLIPPARD REPLACED SLATEN (PITCHING); Pujols flied to left; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 7TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED PUNTO (PITCHING); Ankiel flied to left; Werth flied to right; LaRoche grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Holliday singled to center; Berkman walked [Holliday to second]; Freese popped to first; JAY BATTED FOR LAIRD; Jay was called out on strikes; DESCALSO BATTED FOR GREENE; Descalso struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 8TH: MOLINA REPLACED JAY (PLAYING C ); DESCALSO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Desmond struck out; Nix homered; I. Rodriguez walked; Cora grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [I. Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: BURNETT REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); HAMILTON BATTED FOR FRANKLIN; Hamilton singled to left; Theriot singled to right [Hamilton to second]; Rasmus grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hamilton to third, Theriot out at second]; Pujols singled to center [Hamilton scored]; STOREN REPLACED CORA (PITCHING); HAIRSTON REPLACED BURNETT (PLAYING 3B); Holliday grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 8, Cardinals 6. NATIONALS 9TH: MOTTE REPLACED HOLLIDAY (PITCHING); HAMILTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hairston struck out; Espinosa flied to center; Ankiel singled to shortstop; Ankiel was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 8, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Berkman popped to third; Freese walked; Molina popped to shortstop; Descalso lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 8, Cardinals 6.
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Washington Nationals 3 (2)
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (N) at Busch Stadium III
WAS N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 STL N 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 x - 5 9 3
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Espinosa 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 Ankiel cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Werth rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 Ramos c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Morse lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Desmond ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Hairston 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmermann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Cora ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balester p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 5 3 2 8 24 8
BATTING - SH: Zimmermann (2,off Garcia). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Ankiel (3,2nd base off Garcia/Molina).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Theriot ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Rasmus cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 12 1 Holliday lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 Berkman rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Molina c 3 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 Punto 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Descalso 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 Garcia p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay ph,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 5 3 4 27 12
FIELDING - E: Holliday (1), Molina (1), Garcia (1).
BATTING - 2B: Berkman (3,off Zimmermann); Molina (5,off Balester). SH: Garcia (1,off Zimmermann); Molina (1,off Zimmermann). HBP: Jay (2,by Balester). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zimmermann L(1-3) 6 8 5 5 2 3 0 28 Balester 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 4 0 37
BK: Balester (1). HBP: Balester (1,Jay).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Garcia W(3-0) 5 4 3 1 2 4 0 22 Motte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Sanchez 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Boggs SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 5 3 1 2 8 0 35
Garcia faced 1 batter in the 6th inning
Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Mark Ripperger
Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 33714
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals St. Louis Cardinals 1. Espinosa 2b Theriot ss 2. Ankiel cf Rasmus cf 3. Werth rf Pujols 1b 4. LaRoche 1b Holliday lf 5. Ramos c Berkman rf 6. Morse lf Molina c 7. Desmond ss Punto 2b 8. Hairston 3b Descalso 3b 9. Zimmermann p Garcia p NATIONALS 1ST: Espinosa struck out; Ankiel singled to right; Werth struck out; Ankiel stole second [Ankiel to third (error by Molina)]; LaRoche grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Theriot struck out; Rasmus grounded out (first to pitcher); Pujols was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Ramos grounded out (shortstop to first); Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); Desmond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Holliday flied to right; Berkman singled to shortstop; Molina flied to right; Punto grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Hairston grounded out (third to first); Zimmermann struck out; Espinosa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Descalso singled to second; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Descalso to second]; Theriot grounded out (second to first) [Descalso to third]; Rasmus singled to center [Descalso scored]; Pujols flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Ankiel reached on an error by Holliday [Ankiel to third]; Werth grounded out (third to first) [Ankiel scored (unearned)]; LaRoche walked; Ramos popped to third; Morse flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Holliday walked; Berkman doubled to left [Holliday scored]; Molina out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Berkman to third]; Punto singled to right [Berkman scored]; Descalso grounded out (first to pitcher) [Punto to second]; Garcia grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 3. NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond flied to left; Hairston singled to center; Zimmermann out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Hairston to second]; Espinosa singled to center [Hairston scored]; Espinosa was picked off first but was safe on an error by Garcia [Espinosa to third]; Ankiel singled to right [Espinosa scored (unearned)]; Werth grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Theriot grounded out (shortstop to first); Rasmus popped to shortstop; Pujols walked; Holliday singled to center [Pujols to second]; Berkman singled to center [Pujols scored, Holliday to second]; Molina singled to center [Holliday scored, Berkman to second]; Punto lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 6TH: LaRoche walked; MOTTE REPLACED GARCIA (PITCHING); Ramos grounded out (shortstop to first) [LaRoche to second]; Morse grounded out (second to first) [LaRoche to third]; Desmond was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Descalso flied to right; HAMILTON BATTED FOR MOTTE; Hamilton struck out; Theriot flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 7TH: SANCHEZ REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Hairston flied to right; CORA BATTED FOR ZIMMERMANN; Cora popped to third; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: BALESTER REPLACED CORA (PITCHING); Rasmus struck out (catcher to first); Pujols flied to center; Holliday walked; Berkman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 8TH: Ankiel flied to left; Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); LaRoche struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Molina doubled; Punto grounded out (third to first); Descalso flied to left; JAY BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Balester balked [Molina to third]; Jay was hit by a pitch; Theriot lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5. NATIONALS 9TH: BOGGS REPLACED BERKMAN (PITCHING); JAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ramos was called out on strikes; Morse grounded out (first to pitcher); Desmond singled to left; NIX BATTED FOR HAIRSTON; Desmond advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Desmond to second]; Nix popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cardinals 5.
Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 15 11 4 0 .733 - 55 43 Atlanta Braves 14 9 5 0 .643 1.5 84 58 New York Mets 13 7 6 0 .538 3.0 48 58 Philadelphia Phillies 14 7 7 0 .500 3.5 41 35 Miami Marlins 14 7 7 0 .500 3.5 55 50
Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 0
Day
Game Played on Friday, April 20, 2012 (N) at Nationals Park
MIA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 WAS N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 4 0
BATTING
Miami Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reyes ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Bonifacio cf,2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 G. Sanchez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 Kearns lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck c 3 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 Murphy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Coghlan ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zambrano p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Morrison ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 0 4 0 4 9 24 7
BATTING - 2B: Kearns (1,off Detwiler). Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Desmond ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 Espinosa 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Werth rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nady lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ankiel cf 3 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Detwiler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bernadina ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Stammen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 4 2 1 8 27 11
BATTING - 2B: Ankiel (3,off Cishek). HR: Ankiel (1,3rd inning off Zambrano 0 on 0 out). IBB: Tracy (1,by Cishek). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Miami Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zambrano L(0-1) 7 2 1 1 0 6 1 23 Cishek 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 Totals 8 4 2 2 1 8 1 29
IBB: Cishek (3,Tracy).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Detwiler W(2-0) 6 3 0 0 1 7 0 22 Stammen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Clippard 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Rodriguez SV(4) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 Totals 9 4 0 0 4 9 0 35
WP: Rodriguez (1).
Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Vic Carapazza
Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 24640
Starting Lineups: Miami Marlins Washington Nationals 1. Reyes ss Desmond ss 2. Bonifacio cf Espinosa 2b 3. Ramirez 3b Zimmerman 3b 4. Stanton rf LaRoche 1b 5. G. Sanchez 1b Werth rf 6. Kearns lf Nady lf 7. Buck c Ankiel cf 8. Murphy 2b Flores c 9. Zambrano p Detwiler p MARLINS 1ST: Reyes grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonifacio was called out on strikes; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Desmond struck out; Espinosa flied to left; Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 0. MARLINS 2ND: Stanton singled to left; G. Sanchez flied to right; Kearns doubled to left [Stanton to third]; Buck flied to center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche struck out; Werth grounded out (second to pitcher); Nady grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 0. MARLINS 3RD: Zambrano grounded out (pitcher to first); Reyes walked; Bonifacio struck out; Ramirez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Ankiel homered; Flores struck out; Detwiler grounded out (shortstop to first); Desmond flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. MARLINS 4TH: Stanton grounded out (third to first); G. Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Espinosa struck out; Zimmerman lined to right; LaRoche struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. MARLINS 5TH: Buck singled to third; Murphy forced Buck (shortstop to second); Zambrano forced Murphy (first to shortstop); Reyes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 5TH: Werth flied to left; Nady lined to right; Ankiel singled to center; Flores forced Ankiel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. MARLINS 6TH: Bonifacio grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez struck out; Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 6TH: BERNADINA BATTED FOR DETWILER; Bernadina struck out; Desmond lined to right; Espinosa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. MARLINS 7TH: STAMMEN REPLACED BERNADINA (PITCHING); G. Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first); Kearns struck out; Buck grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 7TH: Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted); LaRoche lined to first; Werth flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. MARLINS 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED STAMMEN (PITCHING); COGHLAN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Coghlan flied to center; MORRISON BATTED FOR ZAMBRANO; Morrison singled to shortstop; Reyes grounded out (first unassisted) [Morrison to second]; Bonifacio walked; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 1. NATIONALS 8TH: BONIFACIO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); COGHLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CISHEK REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); Nady struck out; Ankiel doubled to right; Flores grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ankiel to third]; TRACY BATTED FOR CLIPPARD; Tracy was walked intentionally; Desmond singled to shortstop [Ankiel scored, Tracy to second]; Espinosa struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 2. MARLINS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Stanton flied to center; G. Sanchez walked; DOBBS BATTED FOR KEARNS; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [G. Sanchez to second]; Dobbs lined to left; Buck walked; Coghlan forced Buck (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Nationals 2.
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