Nats Game Logs on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  19   11    8    0  .579     -    74   58
Florida Marlins                 19   11    8    0  .579     -    86   50
Washington Nationals            19   10    9    0  .526   1.0    84   95
New York Mets                   19   10    9    0  .526   1.0    94   83
Philadelphia Phillies           19    8   11    0  .421   3.0    79  107

Washington Nationals 11, New York Mets 4

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 24, 2005 (D) at Shea Stadium

WAS N    3  0  1    2  0  2    0  3  0  -  11 17  0
NY  N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  5   3   4   2       1   0       4   0
Johnson 1b                    4   3   2   0       1   1       7   0
Vidro 2b                      4   2   2   1       1   0       2   5
  Carroll 2b                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Guillen rf                    3   0   1   3       0   0       1   0
  Church pr,rf                0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Sledge lf                     4   1   1   1       0   2       1   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Castilla 3b                   5   0   4   1       0   0       2   0
Bennett c                     5   0   2   2       0   2       6   0
Guzman ss                     5   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Hernandez p                   3   1   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Davis lf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       40  11  17  10       3   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Vidro-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Wilkerson (8,off Zambrano); Vidro (6,off Aybar); Guillen (4,off Matthews);
Castilla (6,off Matthews).
HR: Wilkerson (2,4th inning off Zambrano 1 on 1 out).
SF: Guillen 2 (3,off Zambrano,off Aybar); Sledge (2,off Matthews).
HBP: Hernandez (1,by Zambrano); Johnson (2,by Zambrano).
GDP: Sledge (3,off Zambrano).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Castilla 2 (2,2nd base off Zambrano/Piazza,2nd base off Aybar/Piazza);
Johnson (1,2nd base off Zambrano/Piazza); Wilkerson (2,2nd base off Zambrano/Piazza).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reyes ss                      5   1   2   0       0   1       3   1
Matsui 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   5
Beltran cf                    5   1   1   0       0   2       0   0
Piazza c                      5   0   1   3       0   0       8   0
Floyd lf                      4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Mientkiewicz 1b               3   1   0   0       1   0       8   1
Wright 3b                     2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Aybar p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Matthews p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Koo p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cairo ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  DeJean p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Diaz rf                       3   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Zambrano p                    2   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Woodward 3b                 1   0   0   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       35   4  10   4       3   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mientkiewicz-Reyes-Zambrano.
E: Wright (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Piazza (5,off Hernandez).
SF: Woodward (1,off Majewski).
HBP: Diaz (1,by Majewski); Matsui (2,by Majewski).
GDP: Diaz (2,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez W(2-2)              7     9   3   3   2   3   0  31
Eischen                       0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2
Majewski                      1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    10   4   4   3   5   0  41
HBP: Majewski 2 (2,Diaz,Matsui).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zambrano L(1-2)               5.1   9   8   7   3   4   1  29
Aybar                         1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7
Matthews                      0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6
Koo                           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
DeJean                        1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    17  11  10   3   7   1  48
WP: Matthews (2).
HBP: Zambrano 2 (3,Hernandez,Johnson).
Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 43313
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets            
1. Wilkerson           cf        Reyes               ss
2. Johnson             1b        Matsui              2b
3. Vidro               2b        Beltran             cf
4. Guillen             rf        Piazza              c
5. Sledge              lf        Floyd               lf
6. Castilla            3b        Mientkiewicz        1b
7. Bennett             c         Wright              3b
8. Guzman              ss        Diaz                rf
9. Hernandez           p         Zambrano            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson doubled to right; Johnson walked; Vidro
singled to right [Wilkerson out at home (right to catcher),
Johnson to third]; Guillen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Johnson
scored]; Sledge singled to left [Vidro to second]; Castilla
singled to pitcher [Vidro to third, Sledge to second]; Bennett
singled to center [Vidro scored, Sledge scored, Castilla to
third]; Guzman grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: On a bunt Reyes singled to pitcher; Matsui singled to
center [Reyes to second]; On a bunt Beltran singled to third
[Reyes to third, Matsui to second]; Piazza doubled to left
[Reyes scored, Matsui scored, Beltran scored]; Floyd walked;
Mientkiewicz popped to third; Wright walked [Piazza to third,
Floyd to second]; Diaz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Wright out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Wilkerson flied to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 3, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Zambrano singled to center; Reyes singled to center
[Zambrano to second]; On a bunt Matsui forced Zambrano (pitcher
to third) [Reyes to second]; Beltran forced Matsui (pitcher to
shortstop) [Reyes to third]; Piazza flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 3RD: Vidro walked; Guillen reached on an error by
Wright [Vidro to third]; Sledge grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Vidro scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Guillen out at second]; Castilla singled to left; Castilla
stole second; Bennett was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Floyd lined to center; Mientkiewicz grounded out
(second to first); Wright singled to center; Diaz singled to
left [Wright to second]; Zambrano struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 4, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guzman grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
was hit by a pitch; Wilkerson homered [Hernandez scored];
Johnson singled to left; Johnson stole second; Vidro grounded
out (second to first) [Johnson to third]; Guillen grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 6, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Reyes lined to shortstop; Matsui grounded out (second
to first); Beltran flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 6, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: Sledge was called out on strikes; Castilla popped
to shortstop; Bennett singled to left; Guzman struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 6, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Piazza popped to first; Floyd singled to center;
Mientkiewicz popped to catcher; Wright flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 6, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Wilkerson walked; Wilkerson stole second; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; AYBAR REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); WOODWARD REPLACED
ZAMBRANO (PLAYING 3B); Vidro doubled to right [Wilkerson scored,
Johnson to third]; Guillen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Johnson
scored, Vidro to third (on throw)]; Sledge struck out; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 8, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Diaz struck out; Woodward popped to second; Reyes
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 8, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: Castilla singled to center; Bennett struck out
while Castilla stole second; Guzman popped to second; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
8, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Matsui grounded out (second to first); Beltran was
called out on strikes; Piazza grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 8, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: MATTHEWS REPLACED AYBAR (PITCHING); Wilkerson
singled to center; Johnson singled to right [Wilkerson to
second]; Vidro popped to first; Guillen doubled to left
[Wilkerson scored, Johnson to third]; CHURCH RAN FOR GUILLEN;
Sledge hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnson scored]; Matthews
threw a wild pitch [Church to third]; Castilla doubled to right
[Church scored]; KOO REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Bennett
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
11, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED VIDRO (PLAYING 2B); CHURCH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); DAVIS REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING LF);
EISCHEN REPLACED SLEDGE (PITCHING); Floyd flied to left;
Mientkiewicz walked; CAIRO BATTED FOR KOO; MAJEWSKI REPLACED
EISCHEN (PITCHING); Cairo singled to second [Mientkiewicz to
second]; Diaz was hit by a pitch [Mientkiewicz to third, Cairo
to second]; Woodward hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mientkiewicz
scored]; Reyes struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 11,
Mets 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: DEJEAN REPLACED CAIRO (PITCHING); Guzman singled
to center; Davis forced Guzman (third to second); Wilkerson
singled to right [Davis to second]; Johnson forced Wilkerson
(second to shortstop) [Davis to third]; Carroll struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 11, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: Matsui was hit by a pitch; Beltran was called out on
strikes; Piazza flied to right; Floyd grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 11, Mets 4.

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   19   12    7    0  .632     -    96   71
Atlanta Braves                  19    9   10    0  .474   3.0    99   95
Philadelphia Phillies           18    8   10    0  .444   3.5    82  106
Washington Nationals            19    7   12    0  .368   5.0    90  102
Florida Marlins                 17    5   12    0  .294   6.0    76   88

Cincinnati Reds 4, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

CIN N    3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Freel cf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Lopez ss                      4   1   2   1       0   1       0   3
Dunn lf                       4   0   0   1       0   1       4   0
Kearns rf                     4   1   1   0       0   2       2   0
Hatteberg 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Encarnacion 3b                4   0   1   1       0   0       2   3
  Weathers p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Phillips 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Valentin c                    4   1   2   0       0   0       6   0
Ramirez p                     3   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Shackelford p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aurilia ph,3b               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   3       1   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Encarnacion (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Lopez (5,off Hernandez); Encarnacion (8,off Hernandez).
3B: Valentin (1,off Hernandez).
GDP: Dunn (1,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Phillips (1,2nd base off Rauch/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Vidro 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Johnson 1b                    2   0   1   1       1   0       7   1
Guillen rf                    4   0   1   1       0   1       5   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Church cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Clayton ss                    4   0   1   0       0   2       2   2
Schneider c                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Hernandez p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       2   5      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Vidro-Clayton-Johnson.
E: Guillen (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Clayton (3,off Ramirez).
HBP: Johnson (3,by Shackelford).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ramirez W(1-0)                7     6   2   2   1   4   0  28
Shackelford                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Coffey                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Weathers SV(5)                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     6   2   2   2   5   0  36
Ramirez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
HBP: Shackelford (1,Johnson).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez L(1-3)              7     8   4   4   1   3   0  29
Eischen                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Rauch                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   4   4   1   4   0  36
Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott
Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 19264
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Washington Nationals     
1. Freel               cf        Soriano             lf
2. Lopez               ss        Vidro               2b
3. Dunn                lf        Johnson             1b
4. Kearns              rf        Guillen             rf
5. Hatteberg           1b        Zimmerman           3b
6. Encarnacion         3b        Church              cf
7. Phillips            2b        Clayton             ss
8. Valentin            c         Schneider           c
9. Ramirez             p         Hernandez           p

REDS 1ST: Freel singled to center; Lopez doubled to right [Freel
scored (error by Guillen) (no RBI), Lopez to third]; Dunn
grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopez scored]; Kearns singled
to center; Hatteberg popped to third; Encarnacion doubled to
left [Kearns scored]; Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher);
3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano singled to left; Vidro flied to left
[Soriano to second]; Johnson singled to right [Soriano scored];
Guillen struck out; Zimmerman popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Nationals 1.

REDS 2ND: Valentin tripled to left; Ramirez grounded out (first
unassisted); Freel walked; Lopez singled to right [Valentin
scored, Freel to third]; Dunn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lopez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church flied to left; Clayton flied to right;
Schneider grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 4, Nationals 1.

REDS 3RD: Kearns struck out; Hatteberg popped to first;
Encarnacion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Soriano flied to center;
Vidro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

REDS 4TH: Phillips flied to left; Valentin singled to left; On a
bunt Ramirez forced Valentin (pitcher to shortstop); Freel flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guillen grounded out (third to first); Zimmerman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

REDS 5TH: Lopez was called out on strikes; Dunn flied to center;
Kearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Church grounded out (pitcher to first); Clayton
doubled to right; Schneider lined to second; Hernandez grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals
1.

REDS 6TH: Hatteberg flied to left; Encarnacion lined to second;
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Soriano grounded out (third to first); Vidro
singled to center; Johnson walked [Vidro to second]; Guillen
singled to center [Vidro scored, Johnson to second]; Zimmerman
forced Johnson (third unassisted) [Guillen to third (error by
Encarnacion), Zimmerman to second]; Church popped to third; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 2.

REDS 7TH: Valentin flied to right; Ramirez singled to left;
Freel flied to right; Lopez flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Clayton struck out; Schneider struck out;
ANDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Anderson flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 2.

REDS 8TH: EISCHEN REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Dunn struck out;
Kearns flied to right; Hatteberg grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: Soriano singled to center; SHACKELFORD REPLACED
RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Vidro flied to left; Johnson was hit by a
pitch [Soriano to second]; COFFEY REPLACED SHACKELFORD
(PITCHING); Guillen forced Johnson (third to second) [Soriano to
third]; Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Nationals 2.

REDS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED EISCHEN (PITCHING); Encarnacion flied
to center; Phillips singled to center; Phillips stole second;
Valentin flied to center [Phillips to third]; AURILIA BATTED FOR
COFFEY; Aurilia flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: WEATHERS REPLACED ENCARNACION (PITCHING); AURILIA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Church walked; Clayton struck out;
Schneider grounded out (shortstop to first) [Church to second];
WARD BATTED FOR RAUCH; Ward flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Nationals 2.


Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   19   13    6    0  .684     -   111   58
Atlanta Braves                  20   13    7    0  .650   0.5   104   93
Florida Marlins                 20    9   11    0  .450   4.5   113  115
Philadelphia Phillies           19    8   11    0  .421   5.0    93   92
Washington Nationals            20    6   14    0  .300   7.5    65  113

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 (N) at Citizens Bank Park

WAS N    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
PHI N    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  3  x  -   6  7  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez ss                      5   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Belliard 2b                   4   0   1   1       1   0       1   1
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Young 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       3   1
Kearns rf                     4   2   2   0       0   0       3   0
Church cf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Restovich lf                  3   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
  Snelling lf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Schneider c                   3   0   1   1       1   1       6   1
Bergmann p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bowie p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fick ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3       3   6      24   5
FIELDING - 
E: Zimmerman (5), Young (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Church (9,off Moyer); Belliard (3,off Moyer); Kearns (6,off Moyer).
3B: Kearns (1,off Moyer).
Team LOB: 8.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Victorino rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Utley 2b                      3   2   1   0       0   1       4   3
Howard 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1      13   0
Burrell lf                    2   1   1   1       2   1       3   0
  Bourn lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Helms 3b                      4   2   1   1       0   0       0   5
Rowand cf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Ruiz c                        4   0   2   1       0   1       5   1
Moyer p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Madson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nunez ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Alfonseca p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dobbs ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gordon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   6   7   5       3   7      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Utley.
E: Helms (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Rowand (5,off Bergmann); Utley (11,off Bergmann); Burrell (4,off Bergmann).
HR: Rowand (3,7th inning off Rivera 0 on 0 out).
SH: Nunez (2,off Rivera).
HBP: Utley (7,by Bowie).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bergmann                      6     3   2   1   2   5   0  24
Rivera                        0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3
Bowie L(0-1)                  1     0   1   1   0   2   0   4
Rauch                         0.2   2   2   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8     7   6   4   3   7   1  36
HBP: Bowie (1,Utley).
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moyer                         6     6   3   3   3   5   0  27
Madson                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Alfonseca W(1-0)              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Gordon SV(4)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   3   6   0  38
WP: Gordon (1).
Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 24745
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Lopez               ss        Rollins             ss
2. Belliard            2b        Victorino           rf
3. Zimmerman           3b        Utley               2b
4. Young               1b        Howard              1b
5. Kearns              rf        Burrell             lf
6. Church              cf        Helms               3b
7. Restovich           lf        Rowand              cf
8. Schneider           c         Ruiz                c
9. Bergmann            p         Moyer               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez was called out on strikes; Belliard
grounded out (third to first); Zimmerman walked; Young flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rollins flied to left; Victorino flied to right;
Utley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Phillies 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns tripled to left; Church doubled to right
[Kearns scored]; Restovich was called out on strikes; Schneider
flied to left; Bergmann struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Howard grounded out (second to first); Burrell
struck out; Helms reached on an error by Young (assist by
Zimmerman); Rowand doubled to center [Helms scored (unearned)];
Ruiz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Phillies 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez singled to left; Belliard doubled to left
[Lopez scored]; Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Young
struck out; Kearns grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Moyer struck out (catcher to first); Rollins flied
to right; Victorino flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Phillies 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Church grounded out (second to first); Restovich
struck out (catcher to first); Schneider walked; Bergmann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Utley flied to left; Howard flied to center;
Burrell walked; Helms popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Nationals 2, Phillies 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Belliard
walked; Zimmerman lined to left; Young popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rowand grounded out (third to first); Ruiz lined
to third; Moyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Nationals 2, Phillies 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Kearns doubled to left; Church flied to right
[Kearns to third]; Restovich grounded out (pitcher to first);
Schneider singled to center [Kearns scored]; Bergmann lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rollins flied to center; Victorino popped to
third; Utley doubled to left; Howard walked; Burrell doubled to
left [Utley scored, Howard to third]; Helms flied to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: MADSON REPLACED MOYER (PITCHING); Lopez singled
to left; Belliard grounded out (second to first) [Lopez to
second]; Zimmerman lined into a double play [Lopez out at second
(second unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: SNELLING REPLACED RESTOVICH (PLAYING LF); RIVERA
REPLACED BERGMANN (PITCHING); Rowand homered; Ruiz singled to
center; NUNEZ BATTED FOR MADSON; Nunez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Ruiz to second]; BOWIE REPLACED RIVERA
(PITCHING); Rollins struck out; Victorino flied to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: ALFONSECA REPLACED NUNEZ (PITCHING); Young flied
to left; Kearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Church
singled to right; Snelling grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Utley was hit by a pitch; Howard struck out; RAUCH
REPLACED BOWIE (PITCHING); Burrell walked [Utley to second];
Helms singled to center [Utley scored, Burrell scored (error by
Zimmerman) (no RBI), Helms to second (on throw)]; Rowand flied
to right; Ruiz singled to center [Helms scored (unearned)];
DOBBS BATTED FOR ALFONSECA; Dobbs flied to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: BOURN REPLACED BURRELL (PLAYING LF); GORDON
REPLACED DOBBS (PITCHING); Schneider struck out; FICK BATTED FOR
RAUCH; Fick reached on an error by Helms; Gordon threw a wild
pitch [Fick to second]; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted)
[Fick to third]; Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Phillies 6.

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 22   13    9    0  .591     -   105  111
New York Mets                   21   11   10    0  .524   1.5   100   89
Philadelphia Phillies           23   12   11    0  .522   1.5   109  100
Atlanta Braves                  22   11   11    0  .500   2.0   112   85
Washington Nationals            23    7   16    0  .304   6.5    88  119

Washington Nationals 10, New York Mets 5

Day

Game Played on Thursday, April 24, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park

NY  N    0  0  1    1  1  0    1  0  1  -   5 11  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  3  4    3  0  x  -  10 13  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   5   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
Castillo 2b                   5   1   3   1       0   1       4   2
Wright 3b                     4   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
Beltran cf                    5   1   1   1       0   3       3   0
Church rf                     4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
Delgado 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Pagan lf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Casanova c                    4   1   2   0       0   0       5   1
Perez p                       2   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
  Heilman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Feliciano p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   5       3   6      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. J. Reyes-Castillo-Delgado.
E: J. Reyes (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Church (3,off Hill).
HR: Beltran (2,7th inning off Rivera 0 on 2 out); Anderson (1,9th inning off
Rauch 0 on 0 out).
SH: Perez (3,off Hill).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Castillo (6,2nd base off Hill/Nieves); Church (1,2nd base off Hill/Nieves).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      4   1   2   6       1   0       1   5
Guzman ss                     5   0   2   1       0   0       2   4
Zimmerman 3b                  5   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Kearns rf                     5   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Pena lf                       5   0   2   0       0   2       1   0
Boone 1b                      5   2   2   0       0   1       9   1
Harris cf                     3   3   0   0       2   0       3   0
Nieves c                      3   2   2   1       1   0       6   3
Hill p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Belliard ph                 0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  O'Connor p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Milledge ph                 0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Estrada ph               1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36  10  13  10       6   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: Hill (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Lopez (1,6th inning off Heilman 3 on 2 out).
SH: Hill (1,off Perez).
GDP: Guzman (1,off Perez).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perez L(2-1)                  5.2   6   5   5   4   3   0  26
Heilman                       0.1   3   2   2   1   1   1   5
Sosa                          1     3   3   1   1   0   0   8
Feliciano                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        8    13  10   8   6   5   1  43
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hill                          5     6   3   2   3   5   0  24
O'Connor W(1-0)               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Rivera                        1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Ayala                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Rauch                         1     3   1   1   0   1   1   6
Totals                        9    11   5   4   3   6   2  41
WP: Hill (1).
Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster
Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 29750
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Washington Nationals     
1. J. Reyes            ss        Lopez               2b
2. Castillo            2b        Guzman              ss
3. Wright              3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Beltran             cf        Kearns              rf
5. Church              rf        Pena                lf
6. Delgado             1b        Boone               1b
7. Pagan               lf        Harris              cf
8. Casanova            c         Nieves              c
9. Perez               p         Hill                p

METS 1ST: J. Reyes lined to shortstop; Castillo was called out
on strikes; Wright grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Guzman
flied to center; Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Nationals 0.

METS 2ND: Beltran struck out; Church doubled to left; Delgado
grounded out (second to first) [Church to third]; Pagan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns was called out on strikes; Pena struck
out; Boone singled to center; Harris flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Nationals 0.

METS 3RD: Casanova singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Casanova to second]; J. Reyes grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Casanova to third]; Castillo singled to
center [Casanova scored]; Castillo stole second; Wright walked;
Beltran grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Nieves walked; Hill out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Nieves to second]; Lopez walked; Guzman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lopez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals
0.

METS 4TH: Church walked; Delgado struck out; Church stole
second; Pagan walked; Casanova flied to center [Church to
third]; Perez singled to right [Church scored, Pagan to third];
J. Reyes flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman singled to shortstop; Kearns flied to
center; Pena struck out; Boone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Nationals 0.

METS 5TH: Castillo singled to right; Hill threw a wild pitch
[Castillo to second]; Wright was called out on strikes; Castillo
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Hill [Castillo
to third]; Beltran was called out on strikes; Church singled to
right [Castillo scored (unearned)]; Delgado forced Church
(shortstop to third); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Harris walked; Nieves singled to center [Harris
to second]; BELLIARD BATTED FOR HILL; Belliard walked [Harris to
third, Nieves to second]; Lopez singled to center [Harris
scored, Nieves scored, Belliard to second]; Guzman lined to
center [Belliard to third]; Zimmerman grounded out (second to
first) [Belliard scored, Lopez to second]; Kearns grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Nationals 3.

METS 6TH: O'CONNOR REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); Pagan flied to
right; Casanova singled to right; On a bunt Perez forced
Casanova (catcher to shortstop); J. Reyes grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: Pena singled to right; Boone singled to left
[Pena to second]; On a bunt Harris forced Pena (pitcher to
third) [Boone to second, Harris to first]; Nieves grounded out
(first unassisted) [Boone to third, Harris to second]; MILLEDGE
BATTED FOR O'CONNOR; HEILMAN REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Milledge
walked; Lopez homered [Boone scored, Harris scored, Milledge
scored]; Guzman singled to center; Zimmerman singled to left
[Guzman to second]; Kearns struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 3, Nationals 7.

METS 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED MILLEDGE (PITCHING); Castillo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wright flied to right; Beltran
homered; Church grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED HEILMAN (PITCHING); Pena grounded
out (shortstop to first); Boone reached on an error by J. Reyes;
Harris walked [Boone to second]; Nieves singled to right [Boone
scored (unearned), Harris to third]; J. ESTRADA BATTED FOR
RIVERA; J. Estrada singled to right [Harris scored, Nieves to
second]; Lopez popped to third; Guzman singled to right [Nieves
scored (unearned), J. Estrada to third]; Zimmerman forced Guzman
(shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Nationals 10.

METS 8TH: AYALA REPLACED J. ESTRADA (PITCHING); Delgado flied to
left; Pagan grounded out (catcher to first); Casanova grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Nationals
10.

NATIONALS 8TH: FELICIANO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Kearns lined
to first; Pena singled to center; Boone was called out on
strikes; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Nationals 10.

METS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); ANDERSON BATTED FOR
FELICIANO; Anderson homered; J. Reyes singled to center;
Castillo singled to left [J. Reyes to second]; Wright flied to
center [J. Reyes to third]; Beltran struck out; Castillo
advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Castillo
to second]; Church flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Nationals 10.

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 16   11    5    0  .688     -    86   70
Atlanta Braves                  16    8    8    0  .500   3.0    66   71
Philadelphia Phillies           15    7    8    0  .467   3.5    79   90
New York Mets                   16    7    9    0  .438   4.0    73   75
Washington Nationals            15    3   12    0  .200   7.5    64   85

New York Mets 4, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Friday, April 24, 2009 (N) at Citi Field

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  9  1
NY  N    0  0  1    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   4 11  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
A. Hernandez 2b               5   0   0   0       0   2       4   2
Johnson 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   1       7   2
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   1   0       1   2       0   2
Dunn lf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Dukes cf                      4   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
Kearns rf                     4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Flores c                      4   1   2   2       0   1       5   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
Olsen p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Willingham ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bergmann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cintron ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3       1  14      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-A. Hernandez-Johnson.
E: Olsen (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Johnson (1,6th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out); Flores (1,9th inning off
Rodriguez 1 on 0 out).
SH: Olsen (3,off Santana).
Team LOB: 7.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Castillo 2b                   5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Beltran cf                    3   0   1   1       2   0       3   0
Delgado 1b                    3   0   0   1       2   2       4   0
Wright 3b                     5   0   1   0       0   2       2   2
Sheffield rf                  3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Reed lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tatis lf                      3   2   2   0       1   0       1   0
  Putz p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Castro c                      3   1   1   0       1   0      15   0
Santana p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Murphy ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Feliciano p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Church rf                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4  11   4       7   4      27   5
FIELDING - 
E: Castro (2).
BATTING - 
2B: J. Reyes (2,off Olsen); Tatis (1,off Olsen); Wright (4,off Olsen).
3B: Beltran (1,off Olsen); Tatis (1,off Olsen).
SH: Santana (2,off Olsen).
GDP: J. Reyes (2,off Olsen).
IBB: Castro (1,by Olsen); Beltran (2,by Wells).
Team LOB: 13.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olsen L(0-3)                  6     9   3   2   2   4   0  28
Bergmann                      0.2   0   0   0   3   0   0   5
Wells                         1.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   8
Totals                        8    11   4   3   7   4   0  41
IBB: Olsen (1,Castro); Wells (1,Beltran).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Santana W(3-1)                6     6   1   1   1  10   1  25
Parnell                       0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3
Feliciano                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Putz                          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Rodriguez SV(4)               1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5
Totals                        9     9   3   3   1  14   2  37
WP: Parnell (1).
Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - CB Bucknor
Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 40522
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets            
1. A. Hernandez        2b        J. Reyes            ss
2. Johnson             1b        Castillo            2b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Beltran             cf
4. Dunn                lf        Delgado             1b
5. Dukes               cf        Wright              3b
6. Kearns              rf        Sheffield           rf
7. Flores              c         Tatis               lf
8. Gonzalez            ss        Castro              c
9. Olsen               p         Santana             p

NATIONALS 1ST: A. Hernandez struck out; Johnson struck out;
Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: J. Reyes doubled to center; Castillo grounded out
(second to first) [J. Reyes to third]; Beltran lined to
shortstop; Delgado struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
0, Mets 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn singled to center; Dukes was called out on
strikes; Kearns struck out; Flores struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Wright was called out on strikes; Sheffield singled to
left; Tatis doubled to left [Sheffield to third]; Castro was
walked intentionally; Santana forced Sheffield (first to
catcher) [Tatis to third, Castro to second]; J. Reyes popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Gonzalez popped to catcher; Olsen was called out
on strikes; A. Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Castillo singled to center; Beltran tripled to right
[Castillo scored]; Delgado grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wright struck out; Sheffield popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Johnson flied to left; Zimmerman singled to
center; Dunn popped to third; Dukes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Tatis walked; Castro lined to center; Santana reached
on an error by Olsen on a sacrifice bunt [Tatis to second]; J.
Reyes popped to second; Castillo singled to center [Tatis scored
(unearned), Santana out at third (center to shortstop to
second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Kearns grounded out (third to first); Flores
singled to center; Gonzalez singled to second [Flores to
second]; Olsen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Flores
to third, Gonzalez to second]; A. Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Beltran popped to first; Delgado struck out; Wright
doubled to left; Sheffield flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Mets 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Johnson homered; Zimmerman walked; Dunn singled
to center [Zimmerman to second]; Castro dropped a foul fly hit
by Dukes; Dukes struck out; Kearns struck out; Flores popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Tatis tripled to right; Castro flied to center; MURPHY
BATTED FOR SANTANA; Murphy singled to right [Tatis scored]; J.
Reyes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets
3.

NATIONALS 7TH: PARNELL REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Gonzalez
singled to right; WILLINGHAM BATTED FOR OLSEN; Parnell threw a
wild pitch [Gonzalez to second]; Willingham struck out; A.
Hernandez struck out; FELICIANO REPLACED PARNELL (PITCHING);
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: BERGMANN REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Castillo
lined to left; Beltran walked; Delgado walked [Beltran to
second]; Wright flied to right; Sheffield walked [Beltran to
third, Delgado to second]; WELLS REPLACED BERGMANN (PITCHING);
Tatis forced Sheffield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: REED REPLACED SHEFFIELD (PLAYING LF); PUTZ
REPLACED TATIS (PITCHING); CHURCH REPLACED FELICIANO (PLAYING
RF); Zimmerman struck out; Dunn popped to shortstop; Dukes lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Castro singled to left; Church singled to center
[Castro to second]; J. Reyes grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Castro to third, Church to second]; Castillo grounded out
(third to first); Beltran was walked intentionally; Delgado
walked [Castro scored, Church to third, Beltran to second];
Wright grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Mets 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED PUTZ (PITCHING); Kearns
singled to center; Flores homered [Kearns scored]; Gonzalez
lined to center; CINTRON BATTED FOR WELLS; Cintron struck out;
A. Hernandez flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
3, Mets 4.

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           17   11    6    0  .647     -    98   65
Florida Marlins                 18   10    8    0  .556   1.5    87   84
Washington Nationals            18    9    9    0  .500   2.5    83  100
New York Mets                   18    9    9    0  .500   2.5    74   64
Atlanta Braves                  17    8    9    0  .471   3.0    70   75

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 2010 (D) at Nationals Park

LA  N    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  2
WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 14  0
BATTING
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Furcal ss                     5   1   2   0       1   0       1   6
Martin c                      6   0   1   1       0   2      12   1
Ethier rf                     5   0   1   0       1   1       0   0
Kemp cf                       5   0   2   0       0   1       1   0
  Monasterios p               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Loney 1b                      5   1   2   0       0   0      17   0
Blake 3b                      5   2   3   3       0   1       2   3
Paul lf                       5   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
DeWitt 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Carroll 2b                  2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Kershaw p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Kuo p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belisario p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Troncoso p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Broxton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belliard ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Sherrill p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       47   4  11   4       2   8      39  20
FIELDING - 
E: Furcal (3), Martin (4).
BATTING - 
3B: Furcal (2,off Stammen).
HR: Blake 2 (3,2nd inning off Stammen 1 on 1 out,7th inning off Stammen 0 on
2 out).
GDP: Kemp (2,off Stammen); Loney (3,off Stammen).
IBB: Ethier (1,by Batista).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Furcal (8,2nd base off Batista/Nieves); Martin (1,2nd base off Batista/Nieves).
CS: Kemp (5,2nd base by Batista/Nieves).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     7   0   3   1       0   2       3   0
Desmond ss                    7   1   2   0       0   1       3   7
Guzman 2b                     7   0   1   1       0   0       2   3
Dunn 1b                       6   0   2   0       0   3      16   1
Willingham lf                 4   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Maxwell rf                    2   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
  Harris ph,rf                3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Nieves c                      6   0   0   0       0   1       8   2
Gonzalez 3b                   5   1   2   0       1   0       1   6
Stammen p                     3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Bruney p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kennedy ph                  1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Capps p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taveras ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batista p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Rodriguez ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       53   3  14   3       3  11      39  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Desmond-Guzman-Dunn, Desmond-Dunn.
BATTING - 
2B: Stammen (1,off Kershaw); Dunn (4,off Kershaw); Gonzalez (2,off Kershaw);
Morgan 2 (4,off Kershaw,off Monasterios); Desmond (3,off Kuo).
3B: Desmond (2,off Kershaw).
HBP: Willingham (2,by Monasterios).
Team LOB: 15.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kennedy (4,2nd base off Broxton/Martin); Morgan (5,2nd base off Broxton/Martin);
Willingham (4,2nd base off Broxton/Martin).
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kershaw                       6     8   2   2   3   6   0  28
Kuo                           0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Belisario                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Troncoso                      0.2   1   1   0   0   0   0   3
Broxton                       1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6
Sherrill                      1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Monasterios W(1-0)            2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  11
Totals                       13    14   3   2   3  11   0  57
WP: Kershaw (2).
BK: Kershaw (1).
HBP: Monasterios (1,Willingham).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stammen                       7     6   3   3   0   3   2  25
Bruney                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Capps                         2     2   0   0   0   4   0   8
Batista L(0-2)                3     3   1   1   1   1   0  12
Totals                       13    11   4   4   2   8   2  49
IBB: Batista (3,Ethier).
Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 4:20   Attendance: 18039
Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Washington Nationals     
1. Furcal              ss        Morgan              cf
2. Martin              c         Desmond             ss
3. Ethier              rf        Guzman              2b
4. Kemp                cf        Dunn                1b
5. Loney               1b        Willingham          lf
6. Blake               3b        Maxwell             rf
7. Paul                lf        Nieves              c
8. DeWitt              2b        Gonzalez            3b
9. Kershaw             p         Stammen             p

DODGERS 1ST: Furcal grounded out (catcher to first); Martin
grounded out (third to first); Ethier flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan struck out (catcher to first); Desmond
tripled to center; Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Desmond scored]; Dunn flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 0, Nationals 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Loney
singled to right; Blake homered [Loney scored]; Paul grounded
out (third to first); DeWitt popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Willingham popped to shortstop; Maxwell walked;
Nieves popped to first; Kershaw balked [Maxwell to second];
Kershaw threw a wild pitch [Maxwell to third]; Gonzalez walked;
Stammen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Kershaw grounded out (third to first); Furcal
grounded out (second to first); Martin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: On a bunt Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Desmond struck out; Guzman singled to left; Dunn singled to left
[Guzman to third]; Willingham walked [Dunn to second]; Maxwell
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ethier singled to right; Kemp grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ethier out at
second]; Loney lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Nieves was called out on strikes; Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stammen doubled to left; Morgan
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Nationals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Blake flied to left; Paul struck out; DeWitt lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond grounded out (second to first); Guzman
popped to second; Dunn doubled; Willingham was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Kershaw grounded out (third to first); Furcal
tripled to left; Martin struck out; Ethier flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Maxwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Nieves
popped to second; Gonzalez doubled to right; Stammen singled to
center [Gonzalez scored]; Morgan doubled to left [Stammen to
third, Morgan out at third (left to second to third)]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Nationals 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to left; Loney grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Blake homered;
Paul lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals
2.

NATIONALS 7TH: KUO REPLACED KERSHAW (PITCHING); Desmond doubled
to right; Guzman reached on an error by Furcal [Desmond to
third]; Dunn struck out; BELISARIO REPLACED KUO (PITCHING);
Willingham reached on a fielder's choice [Desmond out at home
(third to catcher), Guzman to second]; HARRIS BATTED FOR
MAXWELL; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRUNEY REPLACED
STAMMEN (PITCHING); DeWitt grounded out (third to first);
ANDERSON BATTED FOR BELISARIO; Anderson popped to second; Furcal
walked; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED DEWITT (PLAYING 2B); TRONCOSO
REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Nieves grounded out (second to
first); Gonzalez singled to center; KENNEDY BATTED FOR BRUNEY;
Kennedy forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); BROXTON REPLACED
TRONCOSO (PITCHING); Kennedy stole second [Kennedy to third
(error by Martin)]; Morgan singled to left [Kennedy scored
(unearned)]; Morgan stole second; Desmond grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Nationals 3.

DODGERS 9TH: CAPPS REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Ethier was
called out on strikes; Kemp struck out; Loney singled to left;
Blake singled to second [Loney to third, Blake to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Paul flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dunn
struck out; Willingham singled to left; Willingham stole second;
Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

DODGERS 10TH: Carroll struck out; BELLIARD BATTED FOR BROXTON;
Belliard struck out; Furcal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 10TH: SHERRILL REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); Nieves
lined to third; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); TAVERAS
BATTED FOR CAPPS; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

DODGERS 11TH: BATISTA REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING); Martin flied
to right; Ethier grounded out (second to first); Kemp singled to
right; Kemp was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 11TH: On a bunt Morgan made an out to first;
MONASTERIOS REPLACED KEMP (PITCHING); JOHNSON REPLACED SHERRILL
(PLAYING CF); Desmond grounded out (second to first); Guzman
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

DODGERS 12TH: Loney grounded out (third to first); Blake struck
out; Paul grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 12TH: Dunn was called out on strikes; Willingham was
hit by a pitch; Harris was called out on strikes; Nieves flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Nationals 3.

DODGERS 13TH: Carroll grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
lined to right; Furcal singled to left; Furcal stole second;
Martin singled to center [Furcal scored]; Martin stole second;
Ethier was walked intentionally; Monasterios grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 13TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first);
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR BATISTA; Rodriguez singled to center;
Morgan doubled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Desmond reached on
a fielder's choice [Rodriguez out at home (third to catcher),
Morgan to third]; Guzman flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Dodgers 4, Nationals 3.


Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           21   15    6    0  .714     -    95   69
Florida Marlins                 20   13    7    0  .650   1.5    86   72
Washington Nationals            20   10   10    0  .500   4.5    81   87
Atlanta Braves                  23   11   12    0  .478   5.0    87   76
New York Mets                   22    9   13    0  .409   6.5    99  108

Washington Nationals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 24, 2011 (D) at PNC Park

WAS N    0  0  4    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   6 15  3
PIT N    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espinosa 2b                   5   1   3   0       0   1       2   3
Ankiel cf                     4   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Werth rf                      5   1   0   0       0   1       1   1
LaRoche 1b                    5   1   2   2       0   1       7   2
Morse lf                      4   1   3   3       0   1       2   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Stairs ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hairston 3b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       1   1
I. Rodriguez c                4   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
Cora ss                       4   1   0   0       0   0       3   4
Marquis p                     3   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
  Nix lf                      1   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Totals                       40   6  15   6       1   6      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. LaRoche-Cora-Marquis, Clippard-Cora-LaRoche, Werth-I. Rodriguez.
E: Espinosa (3), Hairston 2 (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Nix (1,off Crotta).
HR: Morse (1,3rd inning off Correia 2 on 2 out); LaRoche (3,5th inning off
Correia 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Espinosa (1,2nd base off Correia/Snyder).
CS: Morse (1,2nd base by Correia/Snyder).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
A. McCutchen cf               5   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Tabata lf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Overbay 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   0      14   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   3   1       0   0       0   8
Jones rf                      3   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
Alvarez 3b                    4   1   2   0       0   1       0   1
Snyder c                      3   0   1   1       0   0       7   2
Cedeno ss                     4   0   1   1       0   0       3   3
Correia p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  D. McCutchen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bowker ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Crotta p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Veras p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Diaz ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   3  11   3       2   5      27  16
BATTING - 
2B: A. McCutchen (4,off Marquis); Alvarez (4,off Marquis); Cedeno (3,off Marquis).
SH: Correia (4,off Marquis).
SF: Snyder (1,off Marquis).
GDP: Overbay (3,off Marquis); Cedeno (4,off Clippard).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Marquis W(2-0)                6     8   3   3   2   2   0  28
Clippard                      2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7
Storen SV(3)                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    11   3   3   2   5   0  38
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Correia L(3-2)                4.2  11   5   5   1   2   2  25
D. McCutchen                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Crotta                        2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8
Veras                         1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9    15   6   6   1   6   2  41
Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 9520
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Espinosa            2b        A. McCutchen        cf
2. Ankiel              cf        Tabata              lf
3. Werth               rf        Overbay             1b
4. LaRoche             1b        Walker              2b
5. Morse               lf        Jones               rf
6. Hairston            3b        Alvarez             3b
7. I. Rodriguez        c         Snyder              c
8. Cora                ss        Cedeno              ss
9. Marquis             p         Correia             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Espinosa struck out; On a bunt Ankiel grounded
out (catcher to first); Werth grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: A. McCutchen doubled to left; Tabata grounded out
(first unassisted) [A. McCutchen to third]; Overbay walked;
Walker singled to left [A. McCutchen scored, Overbay to second];
Jones flied to left; Alvarez singled to shortstop [Overbay to
third, Walker to second]; Snyder forced Walker (third
unassisted) [Alvarez to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Pirates 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche grounded out (second to first); Morse
singled to right; Hairston singled to left [Morse to second]; I.
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first) [Morse to third,
Hairston to second]; Cora grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Correia
flied to center; A. McCutchen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Pirates 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Marquis singled to center; Espinosa singled to
center [Marquis to third]; Espinosa stole second; Ankiel walked;
Werth forced Marquis (third to catcher) [Espinosa to third,
Ankiel to second, Werth to first]; LaRoche grounded out (first
unassisted) [Espinosa scored, Ankiel to third, Werth to second];
Morse homered [Ankiel scored, Werth scored]; Hairston singled to
left; I. Rodriguez forced Hairston (shortstop unassisted); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Tabata singled to right; Overbay grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Tabata out at
second]; Walker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 4, Pirates 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Cora flied to center; Marquis singled to center;
Espinosa singled to right [Marquis to second]; Ankiel grounded
out (second to first) [Marquis to third, Espinosa to second];
Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Jones walked; Alvarez doubled to right [Jones to
third]; Snyder out on a sacrifice fly to left [Jones scored];
Cedeno doubled to left [Alvarez scored]; Correia out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cedeno to third]; A.
McCutchen grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Pirates 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: LaRoche homered; Morse singled to center; Morse
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hairston
struck out; I. Rodriguez singled to left; D. MCCUTCHEN REPLACED
CORREIA (PITCHING); Cora grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Tabata grounded out (shortstop to first); Overbay
singled to center; Walker singled to center [Overbay to second];
Jones forced Walker (first to shortstop) [Overbay to third];
Alvarez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 5, Pirates 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: Marquis grounded out (second to first); Espinosa
singled to right; Espinosa was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Ankiel lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Snyder reached on an error by Hairston [Snyder to
first]; Cedeno popped to second; BOWKER BATTED FOR D. MCCUTCHEN;
Bowker struck out; A. McCutchen forced Snyder (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Pirates 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: CROTTA REPLACED BOWKER (PITCHING); Werth grounded
out (shortstop to first); LaRoche struck out; Morse struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED MORSE (PITCHING); NIX REPLACED
MARQUIS (PLAYING LF); Tabata flied to left; Overbay flied to
center; Walker singled to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Pirates 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); I.
Rodriguez singled to right; Cora forced I. Rodriguez (second to
shortstop); Nix doubled to center [Cora scored]; Espinosa flied
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Alvarez struck out; Snyder singled to left; Cedeno
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Snyder out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 6,
Pirates 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: VERAS REPLACED CROTTA (PITCHING); Ankiel grounded
out (second to first); Werth was called out on strikes; LaRoche
singled to left; STAIRS BATTED FOR CLIPPARD; Stairs was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: STOREN REPLACED STAIRS (PITCHING); DIAZ BATTED FOR
VERAS; Diaz struck out; A. McCutchen singled to third [A.
McCutchen to third (error by Hairston) (error by Espinosa)];
Tabata flied into a double play [A. McCutchen out at home (right
to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 6, Pirates 3.

Standings At Close of Play of April 24, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            17   13    4    0  .765     -    61   46
Atlanta Braves                  18   11    7    0  .611   2.5    97   76
New York Mets                   17    9    8    0  .529   4.0    58   76
Philadelphia Phillies           18    8   10    0  .444   5.5    56   60
Miami Marlins                   16    7    9    0  .438   5.5    58   55

Washington Nationals 3, San Diego Padres 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 (N) at PetCo Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  1
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   3       2   2
Espinosa 2b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       3   3
DeRosa rf,3b                  3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Werth cf,rf                   2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
LaRoche 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   2       9   1
Nady lf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Ramos c                       3   2   0   0       1   1       9   0
Lombardozzi 3b                2   0   0   0       1   2       0   2
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
G. Gonzalez p                 2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Tracy ph                    1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Bernadina pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stammen 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
  Ankiel ph,cf                1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3       6  11      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Werth (1).
BATTING - 
2B: LaRoche (4,off Richard); Nady (1,off Richard).
SH: Lombardozzi (1,off Richard).
GDP: DeRosa (2,off Richard).
IBB: Lombardozzi (1,by Richard); Werth (1,by Richard).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Werth (3,2nd base off Cashner/Hundley).
CS: Bernadina (1,2nd base by Gregerson/Hundley); Ankiel (1,2nd base by Thatcher/Hundley).
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Denorfia lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Venable rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Headley 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Hundley c                     4   0   0   0       0   2      11   1
Maybin cf                     2   1   0   0       2   1       0   0
Hudson 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   5
Alonso 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       7   3
Bartlett ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Parrino ph,ss               2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Richard p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Gregerson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kotsay ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cashner p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Frieri p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thatcher p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   5   0       3   9      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bartlett-Hudson-Alonso.
E: Venable (5).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Parrino (1,2nd base off Clippard/Ramos).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
G. Gonzalez W(2-0)            6     2   0   0   2   6   0  22
Stammen                       0     1   1   0   1   0   0   2
Clippard                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Burnett                       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Rodriguez SV(5)               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     5   1   0   3   9   0  35
Stammen faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard L(1-2)                6.1   4   2   2   5   6   0  27
Gregerson                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Cashner                       1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Frieri                        0.2   0   1   0   0   2   0   3
Thatcher                      0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     5   3   2   6  11   0  36
BK: Richard (1).
IBB: Richard 2 (2,Lombardozzi,Werth).
Umpires: HP - Lance Barrett, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Gary Darling
Ejections: SD  Manager Buddy Black by Lance Barrett
Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 16599
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          San Diego Padres         
1. Desmond             ss        Denorfia            lf
2. Espinosa            2b        Venable             rf
3. DeRosa              rf        Headley             3b
4. Werth               cf        Hundley             c
5. LaRoche             1b        Maybin              cf
6. Nady                lf        Hudson              2b
7. Ramos               c         Alonso              1b
8. Lombardozzi         3b        Bartlett            ss
9. G. Gonzalez         p         Richard             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Desmond singled to pitcher; Grounder deflected
by pitcher to shortstop who bobbled it and then threw late to
first, Originally scored 1E6, changed on 4-26; Espinosa
walked [Desmond to second]; DeRosa grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Desmond to third, Espinosa out
at second]; Werth flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Denorfia grounded out (shortstop to first); Venable
lined to shortstop; Headley grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche grounded out (first to pitcher); Nady
grounded out (second to first); Ramos was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hundley struck out; Maybin walked; Hudson popped to
second; Alonso walked [Maybin to second]; Bartlett forced Alonso
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Padres 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lombardozzi struck out; G. Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); Desmond was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richard was called out on strikes; Denorfia singled
to center; Venable forced Denorfia (third to second); Headley
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Espinosa popped to first; DeRosa was called out
on strikes; Werth flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hundley popped to first; Maybin popped to first;
Hudson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: LaRoche doubled to center; Nady grounded out
(second to first) [LaRoche to third]; Ramos grounded out (second
to first); Lombardozzi was walked intentionally; G. Gonzalez
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Alonso grounded out (first to pitcher); Bartlett
flied to center; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Padres 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Desmond struck out; Espinosa grounded out
(pitcher to first); DeRosa walked; Richard balked [DeRosa to
second]; Padres Manager Bud Black ejected by HP umpire Lance
Barrett; Werth was walked intentionally; LaRoche struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Denorfia flied to right; On a bunt Venable singled
to second; Headley struck out; Hundley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Padres 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Nady doubled to left; Ramos walked; Lombardozzi
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nady to third,
Ramos to second]; TRACY BATTED FOR G. GONZALEZ; Tracy singled to
center [Nady scored, Ramos scored]; GREGERSON REPLACED RICHARD
(PITCHING); BERNADINA RAN FOR TRACY; Desmond struck out;
Bernadina was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: STAMMEN REPLACED BERNADINA (PITCHING); Maybin
walked; Hudson singled to center [Maybin to second]; CLIPPARD
REPLACED STAMMEN (PITCHING); Alonso struck out; PARRINO BATTED
FOR BARTLETT; Parrino singled to center [Maybin scored (error by
Werth) (unearned) (no RBI), Hudson to third]; KOTSAY BATTED FOR
GREGERSON; Parrino stole second; Kotsay popped to shortstop;
Denorfia grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 2, Padres 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: PARRINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CASHNER
REPLACED KOTSAY (PITCHING); Espinosa struck out; DeRosa grounded
out (first to pitcher); Werth walked; Werth stole second;
LaRoche struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: BURNETT REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Venable
grounded out (second to first); Headley singled to center;
Hundley grounded out (first unassisted) [Headley to second];
Maybin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Padres 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: FRIERI REPLACED CASHNER (PITCHING); Nady was
called out on strikes; Ramos reached on an error by Venable
[Ramos to third]; Lombardozzi struck out; ANKIEL BATTED FOR
BURNETT; THATCHER REPLACED FRIERI (PITCHING); Ankiel singled to
center [Ramos scored (unearned)]; Ankiel was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: DEROSA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WERTH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LOMBARDOZZI
(PITCHING); ANKIEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hudson struck
out; Alonso grounded out (second to first); Parrino flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Padres 1.
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