Nats Game Logs on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  38   23   15    0  .605     -   186  133
Florida Marlins                 35   20   15    0  .571   1.5   158  110
Washington Nationals            38   21   17    0  .553   2.0   165  161
New York Mets                   39   20   19    0  .513   3.5   181  172
Philadelphia Phillies           39   17   22    0  .436   6.5   163  190

Washington Nationals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 16, 2005 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

MIL N    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
WAS N    0  1  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clark cf                      5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Spivey 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       4   3
Jenkins rf                    4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Lee lf                        3   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Overbay 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       6   2
Miller c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Branyan 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Hardy ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Cirillo ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
D. Davis p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Helms ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Phelps p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Santana p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hall ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2       3   4      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hardy-Spivey-Overbay.
E: D. Davis (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Clark (9,off Armas); Helms (2,off Armas).
HR: Lee (7,6th inning off Armas 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  4   1   2   0       0   1       6   0
Carroll 2b                    2   0   1   0       1   1       0   2
Guillen rf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Johnson 1b                    4   2   1   1       0   0       6   0
Castilla 3b                   4   2   3   1       0   0       1   0
Byrd lf                       4   0   3   3       0   0       3   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Guzman ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Bennett c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Armas p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Church lf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   5  10   5       2   6      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Guillen (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Byrd (1,off D. Davis); Carroll (1,off Phelps).
HR: Castilla (4,4th inning off D. Davis 0 on 0 out).
SH: Carroll (5,off D. Davis).
HBP: Guillen (6,by Phelps).
GDP: Guzman (4,off D. Davis).
IBB: Bennett (1,by D. Davis).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Wilkerson (3,2nd base by D. Davis/Miller).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
D. Davis L(4-5)               6     9   5   4   2   4   1  28
Phelps                        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Santana                       1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5
Totals                        8    10   5   4   2   6   1  36
HBP: Phelps (1,Guillen).
IBB: D. Davis (1,Bennett).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Armas W(1-1)                  7     5   2   2   2   3   1  28
Majewski                      1     1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Ayala SV(1)                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   3   4   1  37
Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 26606
Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Brewers             Washington Nationals     
1. Clark               cf        Wilkerson           cf
2. Spivey              2b        Carroll             2b
3. Jenkins             rf        Guillen             rf
4. Lee                 lf        Johnson             1b
5. Overbay             1b        Castilla            3b
6. Miller              c         Byrd                lf
7. Branyan             3b        Guzman              ss
8. Hardy               ss        Bennett             c
9. D. Davis            p         Armas               p

BREWERS 1ST: Clark doubled to shortstop; Spivey reached on a
fielder's choice [Clark out at third (shortstop to third)];
Jenkins flied to left; Lee lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson singled to left; Wilkerson was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Carroll was called out on strikes; Guillen grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Overbay was called out on strikes; Miller flied to
center; Branyan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: On a bunt Johnson reached on an error by D.
Davis; Castilla singled to right [Johnson to third]; Byrd
singled to third [Johnson scored (unearned), Castilla to
second]; Guzman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Castilla to third, Byrd out at second]; Bennett was
walked intentionally; Armas struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Hardy grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Davis
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Clark singled to left; Spivey
walked [Clark to second]; Jenkins singled to right [Clark
scored, Spivey to third]; Lee walked [Jenkins to second];
Overbay flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Wilkerson flied to left; Carroll walked; Guillen
flied to center; Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Brewers 1, Nationals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Branyan
flied to right; Hardy flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Brewers 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Castilla homered; Byrd singled to center; Guzman
was called out on strikes; Bennett flied to right; Armas lined
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Nationals 2.

BREWERS 5TH: D. Davis grounded out (second to first); Clark
flied to left; Spivey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Wilkerson singled to right; Carroll out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wilkerson to second]; Guillen
popped to third; Johnson singled to center [Wilkerson scored];
Castilla singled to center [Johnson to second]; Byrd doubled to
center [Johnson scored, Castilla scored]; Guzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Nationals 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Jenkins grounded out (first unassisted); Lee
homered; Overbay flied to center; Miller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 6TH: Bennett popped to second; Armas grounded out
(second to first); Wilkerson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Nationals 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Branyan flied to right; Hardy flied to center;
HELMS BATTED FOR D. DAVIS; Helms doubled to left; Clark lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 7TH: PHELPS REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Carroll doubled
to left; Guillen was hit by a pitch; Johnson flied to left;
SANTANA REPLACED PHELPS (PITCHING); Castilla popped to second;
Byrd popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Nationals 5.

BREWERS 8TH: MAJEWSKI REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); CHURCH REPLACED
ARMAS (PLAYING LF); Spivey reached on an error by Guillen;
Jenkins singled to left [Spivey to second]; Lee flied to right;
Overbay walked [Spivey to third, Jenkins to second]; Miller
popped to catcher; Branyan flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: Guzman grounded out (second to first); Bennett
struck out; Church struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Nationals 5.

BREWERS 9TH: AYALA REPLACED MAJEWSKI (PITCHING); CIRILLO BATTED
FOR HARDY; Cirillo grounded out (shortstop to first); HALL
BATTED FOR SANTANA; Hall was called out on strikes; Clark flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Nationals 5.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   38   24   14    0  .632     -   196  161
Philadelphia Phillies           38   22   16    0  .579   2.0   180  182
Atlanta Braves                  39   19   20    0  .487   5.5   206  187
Washington Nationals            39   13   26    0  .333  11.5   170  197
Florida Marlins                 37   11   26    0  .297  12.5   176  210

Chicago Cubs 4, Washington Nationals 0

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 (N) at Wrigley Field

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
CHI N    0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
Vidro 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Johnson 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Guillen rf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Church cf                     4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Gonzalez c                    3   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Clayton ss                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Hernandez p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Anderson ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0       2   9      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Soriano-Vidro, Hernandez-Johnson.
E: Soriano (5), Clayton (5).
BATTING - 
GDP: Johnson (2,off Zambrano).
Team LOB: 6.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pierre cf                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Murton lf                     3   1   0   0       0   1       4   0
Walker 2b                     3   1   2   2       1   0       1   2
Barrett c                     4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Ramirez 3b                    4   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
Jones rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Mabry 1b                      2   0   0   0       2   0      10   0
Cedeno ss                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   4
Zambrano p                    3   1   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Hairston ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Dempster p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4       4   2      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zambrano-Cedeno-Mabry.
E: Cedeno (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Barrett (6,off Hernandez); Walker (6,off Hernandez); Ramirez (8,off Hernandez).
SH: Murton (1,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez L(1-5)              7     8   4   2   3   1   0  32
Eischen                       1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        8     9   4   2   4   2   0  37
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zambrano W(2-2)               8     4   0   0   2   8   0  30
Dempster                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     4   0   0   2   9   0  33
Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Layne
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 39298
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs             
1. Soriano             lf        Pierre              cf
2. Vidro               2b        Murton              lf
3. Johnson             1b        Walker              2b
4. Guillen             rf        Barrett             c
5. Church              cf        Ramirez             3b
6. Zimmerman           3b        Jones               rf
7. Gonzalez            c         Mabry               1b
8. Clayton             ss        Cedeno              ss
9. Hernandez           p         Zambrano            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano struck out; Vidro grounded out (second to
first); Johnson singled to left; Guillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Pierre grounded out (third to first); Murton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church struck out; Zimmerman singled to right;
Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Clayton walked [Zimmerman to
second]; Hernandez forced Clayton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Barrett doubled to right; Ramirez popped to second;
Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Barrett to third]; Mabry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
0, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Soriano struck out; Vidro reached on an error by
Cedeno [Vidro to first]; Johnson flied to left; Guillen struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Zambrano popped
to third; Pierre singled to left [Pierre to second (error by
Soriano)]; Murton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Church struck out; Zimmerman popped to first;
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Walker doubled to center; Barrett singled to left
[Walker to third]; Ramirez forced Barrett (shortstop to second)
[Walker scored, Ramirez to first]; Jones singled to center
[Ramirez to second]; Mabry walked [Ramirez to third, Jones to
second]; Cedeno lined into a double play [Jones out at second
(left to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Clayton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez flied to right; Soriano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Zambrano reached on an error by Clayton [Zambrano to
first]; On a bunt Pierre singled to catcher [Zambrano to
second]; Murton reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Zambrano to third, Pierre to second]; Walker singled to
center [Zambrano scored (unearned), Pierre scored, Murton to
third]; Barrett lined into a double play [Walker out at first
(pitcher to first)]; Ramirez doubled to center [Murton scored
(unearned)]; Jones lined to first; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 6TH: Vidro flied to left; Johnson grounded out (second
to first); Guillen popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Mabry grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno walked;
On a bunt Zambrano forced Cedeno (catcher to shortstop)
[Zambrano to first]; On a bunt Pierre made an out to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: Church grounded out (shortstop to first);
Zimmerman popped to first; Gonzalez singled to center; Clayton
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Murton was called out on strikes; Walker walked;
Barrett forced Walker (shortstop to second) [Barrett to first];
Ramirez popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Anderson walked;
Soriano flied to left; Vidro singled to right [Anderson to
second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Vidro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: EISCHEN REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Jones flied to
right; Mabry walked; Cedeno struck out; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
ZAMBRANO; Hairston singled to left [Mabry to second]; Pierre
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: DEMPSTER REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Guillen
flied to left; Church was called out on strikes; Zimmerman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cubs 4.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   39   25   14    0  .641     -   205  149
Atlanta Braves                  40   25   15    0  .625   0.5   194  173
Philadelphia Phillies           40   20   20    0  .500   5.5   206  190
Florida Marlins                 40   18   22    0  .450   7.5   196  211
Washington Nationals            40   14   26    0  .350  11.5   128  191

Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

ATL N    2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
WAS N    1  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  x  -   6  5  1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson 2b                    5   0   1   0       0   2       1   3
Renteria ss                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   4
C. Jones 3b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
A. Jones cf                   4   0   2   2       0   2       2   0
McCann c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Francoeur rf                  4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Thorman 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   0      12   2
Harris lf                     4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Davies p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
  Paronto p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Woodward ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Villarreal p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wickman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Diaz ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4       0  11      24  14
FIELDING - 
E: Johnson (3).
BATTING - 
2B: C. Jones (13,off Speigner); Renteria (9,off Speigner); Francoeur (11,off
Speigner).
GDP: McCann (5,off Speigner).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Belliard 2b                   4   2   1   1       0   0       4   3
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   2   2       1   0       2   2
Church lf                     4   0   1   3       0   0       1   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kearns rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Schneider c                   4   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
Fick 1b                       3   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Langerhans cf,lf              3   1   1   0       0   2       2   0
Speigner p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Traber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Flores ph                   0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Abreu p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Young ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Logan cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   6   5   6       3   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Belliard-Fick.
E: Fick (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Zimmerman (9,off Davies); Church (14,off Davies).
HR: Zimmerman (3,4th inning off Davies 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Davies L(1-2)                 4.2   5   6   2   2   3   1  22
Paronto                       0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Villarreal                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Wickman                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     5   6   2   3   4   1  33
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Speigner                      4     8   4   4   0   4   0  20
Traber W(1-0)                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
King                          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Abreu                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Rivera                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Cordero                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Rauch SV(2)                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    10   4   4   0  11   0  37
WP: Speigner (1).
Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Paul Nauert
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 20329
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals     
1. Johnson             2b        Guzman              ss
2. Renteria            ss        Belliard            2b
3. C. Jones            3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. A. Jones            cf        Church              lf
5. McCann              c         Kearns              rf
6. Francoeur           rf        Schneider           c
7. Thorman             1b        Fick                1b
8. Harris              lf        Langerhans          cf
9. Davies              p         Speigner            p

BRAVES 1ST: Johnson popped to third; Renteria singled to center;
C. Jones doubled to right [Renteria to third]; A. Jones singled
to left [Renteria scored, C. Jones scored]; McCann grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [A. Jones out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (first unassisted); Belliard
singled to right; Zimmerman doubled to right [Belliard scored];
Church grounded out (second to first) [Zimmerman to third];
Kearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 2, Nationals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Francoeur flied to center; Thorman singled to
center; Harris grounded out (first unassisted) [Thorman to
second]; Davies was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Schneider popped to shortstop; Fick struck out;
Langerhans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 2, Nationals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Renteria doubled to center; C.
Jones grounded out (third to first); A. Jones struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Speigner grounded out (first to pitcher); Guzman
struck out; Belliard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Nationals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: McCann popped to second; Francoeur doubled to right;
Thorman singled to right [Francoeur scored, Thorman to second
(on throw)]; Speigner threw a wild pitch [Thorman to third];
Harris singled to right [Thorman scored]; On a bunt Davies
struck out; Johnson reached on an error by Fick [Harris to
third]; Renteria forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman homered; Church grounded out (first to
pitcher); Kearns grounded out (third to first); Schneider
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Nationals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: TRABER REPLACED SPEIGNER (PITCHING); C. Jones lined
to first; A. Jones singled to third; McCann was called out on
strikes; Francoeur forced A. Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Fick flied to left; Langerhans singled to right;
FLORES BATTED FOR TRABER; Flores walked [Langerhans to second];
Guzman reached on an error by Johnson [Langerhans to third,
Flores to second]; Belliard forced Guzman (shortstop to second)
[Langerhans scored (unearned), Flores to third]; Zimmerman
walked [Belliard to second]; Church doubled to right [Flores
scored (unearned), Belliard scored (unearned), Zimmerman scored
(unearned)]; PARONTO REPLACED DAVIES (PITCHING); Kearns walked;
Schneider grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 6.

BRAVES 6TH: KING REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Thorman grounded
out (second to first); Harris struck out; WOODWARD BATTED FOR
PARONTO; ABREU REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Woodward struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 6TH: VILLARREAL REPLACED WOODWARD (PITCHING); Fick
grounded out (second to first); Langerhans struck out; YOUNG
BATTED FOR ABREU; Young grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 6.

BRAVES 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
second; Renteria flied to center; C. Jones flied to left; A.
Jones struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 4, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 7TH: On a bunt Guzman grounded out (pitcher to first);
Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Nationals 6.

BRAVES 8TH: CORDERO REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); McCann popped to
third; Francoeur struck out; Thorman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: WICKMAN REPLACED VILLARREAL (PITCHING); Church
flied to right; Kearns flied to center; Schneider flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Nationals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); LANGERHANS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOGAN REPLACED CORDERO (PLAYING CF);
Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); DIAZ BATTED FOR WICKMAN;
Diaz struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 41   23   18    0  .561     -   203  194
Philadelphia Phillies           43   24   19    0  .558     -   211  190
New York Mets                   39   20   19    0  .513   2.0   186  178
Atlanta Braves                  41   21   20    0  .512   2.0   196  156
Washington Nationals            43   18   25    0  .419   6.0   170  211

Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 16, 2008 (N) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

WAS N    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
BAL A    0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      5   1   1   0       0   1       4   1
Guzman ss                     5   1   1   0       0   0       0   4
Zimmerman 3b                  5   0   3   2       0   0       0   3
Young dh                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Boone 1b                      3   1   1   0       0   2       5   2
Milledge cf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Flores c                      3   0   2   0       1   1       4   1
Pena lf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       2   2
Dukes rf                      3   0   0   1       0   2       4   0
Hill p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
  Chico p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   3       1   9      24  14
FIELDING - 
E: Lopez (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (12,off Olson).
SF: Dukes (1,off Olson).
HBP: Boone (1,by Olson).
GDP: Dukes (2,off Olson).
Team LOB: 9.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    4   2   2   0       0   0       3   2
Mora 3b                       3   0   1   1       1   0       0   1
Markakis rf                   4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Huff dh                       4   1   0   0       0   1       0   0
Millar 1b                     3   0   1   1       1   1       7   1
Scott lf                      3   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
  Payton lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
R. Hernandez c                3   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Jones cf                      3   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Bynum ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Olson p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Albers p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sherrill p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       31   5   9   4       2   4      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bynum-Roberts-Millar.
BATTING - 
2B: Mora (8,off Hill); Markakis (5,off Chico).
3B: Roberts (2,off Hill).
HR: Scott (3,4th inning off Hill 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hill L(0-1)                   5     8   5   4   2   3   1  23
Chico                         2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8
Colome                        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        8     9   5   4   2   4   1  33
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olson W(3-0)                  5     9   3   3   0   3   0  24
Albers                        2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9
Johnson                       1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Sherrill SV(16)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   3   3   1   9   0  39
Albers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
HBP: Olson (1,Boone).
Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Larry Vanover
Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 29266
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Baltimore Orioles        
1. Lopez               2b        Roberts             2b
2. Guzman              ss        Mora                3b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Markakis            rf
4. Young               dh        Huff                dh
5. Boone               1b        Millar              1b
6. Milledge            cf        Scott               lf
7. Flores              c         R. Hernandez        c
8. Pena                lf        Jones               cf
9. Dukes               rf        Bynum               ss
   Hill                p         Olson               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez singled to left; Guzman doubled [Lopez to
third]; Zimmerman singled to left [Lopez scored, Guzman scored];
Young flied to center; Boone struck out; Milledge popped to
first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Roberts flied to left; Mora grounded out (third to
first); Markakis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Flores singled to center; Pena lined to second;
Dukes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Flores out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Huff grounded out (first to pitcher); Millar
walked; Scott popped to second; R. Hernandez singled to left
[Millar out at third (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez flied to right; Guzman grounded out (second
to first); Zimmerman singled to third; Young flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Jones singled to pitcher; Bynum struck out; Roberts
singled to left [Jones to second]; Mora walked [Jones to third,
Roberts to second]; Markakis forced Mora (third to second)
[Jones scored, Roberts scored (error by Lopez) (unearned) (no
RBI), Markakis to second]; Huff was called out on strikes; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Boone singled to center; Milledge singled to
shortstop [Boone to second]; Flores singled to right [Boone to
third, Milledge to second]; Pena was called out on strikes;
Dukes out on a sacrifice fly to left [Boone scored]; Lopez lined
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Millar flied to right; Scott homered; R. Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones singled to left; Bynum
flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: Guzman grounded out (third to first); Zimmerman
singled to shortstop; Young struck out; Boone was hit by a pitch
[Zimmerman to second]; Milledge lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roberts tripled to right; Mora doubled to center
[Roberts scored]; Markakis was called out on strikes; Huff
reached on a fielder's choice [Mora out at third (pitcher to
third to shortstop to pitcher), Huff to second]; Millar singled
to left [Huff scored, Millar out at second (left to catcher to
second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

NATIONALS 6TH: ALBERS REPLACED OLSON (PITCHING); Flores walked;
Pena flied to left; Dukes struck out; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: CHICO REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Scott grounded out
(second to first); R. Hernandez flied to center; Jones flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

NATIONALS 7TH: Guzman grounded out (pitcher to first); Zimmerman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Young singled to left; Boone
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bynum flied to right; Roberts lined to right; Mora
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: PAYTON REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF); Milledge
singled to shortstop; JOHNSON REPLACED ALBERS (PITCHING); Flores
was called out on strikes; Pena struck out; Dukes was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Markakis doubled to center; Huff flied to center
[Markakis to third]; COLOME REPLACED CHICO (PITCHING); Millar
struck out; Payton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Orioles 5.

NATIONALS 9TH: SHERRILL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Lopez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Guzman popped to second;
Zimmerman lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Orioles 5.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   36   21   15    0  .583     -   189  162
Philadelphia Phillies           35   19   16    0  .543   1.5   199  189
Atlanta Braves                  36   18   18    0  .500   3.0   156  165
Florida Marlins                 37   18   19    0  .486   3.5   169  181
Washington Nationals            35   11   24    0  .314   9.5   176  217

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Washington Nationals 5 (1)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 2009 (D) at Nationals Park

PHI N    1  1  3    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   8 14  0
WAS N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   5  8  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   1   2   1       1   0       3   1
Victorino cf                  5   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Ibanez lf                     5   3   3   4       0   0       1   0
Howard 1b                     4   0   1   0       1   1       5   2
Werth rf                      5   1   3   2       0   1       1   0
Feliz 3b                      5   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Coste c                       5   1   2   0       0   0       9   0
Bruntlett 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Myers p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Stairs ph                   0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Madson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lidge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       40   8  14   8       3   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bruntlett-Rollins-Howard.
BATTING - 
2B: Coste (6,off Mock); Feliz (8,off Colome).
HR: Ibanez 2 (12,1st inning off Olsen 0 on 2 out,3rd inning off Olsen 2 on
1 out); Werth (7,2nd inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Howard (6,off Mock).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Rollins (3,2nd base by Olsen/Bard).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     4   1   1   1       0   0       2   3
Johnson 1b                    3   0   0   1       0   1      10   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   2       0   0       1   4
Dunn rf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Willingham lf                 4   1   1   1       0   2       3   0
Bard c                        4   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Harris cf                     2   0   1   0       2   1       2   0
A. Hernandez 2b               4   1   1   0       0   0       2   2
Olsen p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Cintron ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Mock p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Belliard ph                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dukes ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5       2   9      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. A. Hernandez-Zimmerman-Johnson.
E: Johnson (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (7,off Madson).
HR: Zimmerman (9,1st inning off Myers 0 on 2 out); Willingham (6,4th inning
off Myers 0 on 2 out).
SF: Johnson (2,off Madson).
GDP: Guzman (2,off Myers).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: A. Hernandez (3,2nd base off Myers/Coste).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Myers W(3-2)                  7     3   2   2   2   8   2  25
Madson                        1     4   3   3   0   0   0   7
Lidge SV(6)                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   5   5   2   9   2  36
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olsen L(1-4)                  5     9   6   5   2   3   3  26
Mock                          3     4   2   2   1   1   0  13
Colome                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9    14   8   7   3   5   3  43
Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Damien Beal, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Laz Diaz
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 19910
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         Washington Nationals     
1. Rollins             ss        Guzman              ss
2. Victorino           cf        Johnson             1b
3. Ibanez              lf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Howard              1b        Dunn                rf
5. Werth               rf        Willingham          lf
6. Feliz               3b        Bard                c
7. Coste               c         Harris              cf
8. Bruntlett           2b        A. Hernandez        2b
9. Myers               p         Olsen               p

PHILLIES 1ST: Rollins popped to catcher; Victorino flied to
right; Ibanez homered; infield shifted to right for
Howard; Howard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (second to first); Johnson
lined to center; Zimmerman homered; infield shifted to right
for Dunn; Dunn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Werth homered; Feliz flied to center; Coste flied
to right; Bruntlett lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Willingham was called out on strikes; Bard popped
to third; Harris walked; A. Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Myers grounded out (shortstop to first); Rollins
singled to center; Victorino singled to center [Rollins to
second]; Ibanez homered [Rollins scored, Victorino scored];
infield shifted to right for Howard; Howard walked; Werth
singled to center [Howard to second]; Feliz was called out on
strikes; Coste singled to right [Howard to third, Werth to
second]; Bruntlett flied to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Phillies 5, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Olsen was called out on strikes; Guzman grounded
out (first unassisted); Johnson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Myers lined to shortstop; Rollins walked; Rollins
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Victorino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (first to pitcher);
infield shifted to right for Dunn; Dunn popped to third;
Willingham homered; Bard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 5, Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Ibanez reached on an error by Johnson; infield
shifted to right for Howard; Howard singled to right [Ibanez
to second]; Werth singled to center [Ibanez scored (unearned),
Howard to second]; Feliz popped to second; Coste lined to left;
Bruntlett struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Harris walked; A. Hernandez forced Harris (second
to shortstop); CINTRON BATTED FOR OLSEN; A. Hernandez stole
second; Cintron singled to left [A. Hernandez to third]; Guzman
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cintron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: MOCK REPLACED CINTRON (PITCHING); Myers struck out
(catcher to first); Rollins grounded out (second to first);
Victorino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 6, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Zimmerman flied to center;
infield shifted to right for Dunn; Dunn struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Ibanez singled to center; infield shifted to
right for Howard; Howard grounded into a double play (second
to third to first) [Ibanez out at second]; third baseman Ryan
Zimmerman turned the double play at 2B due to the exaggerated
shift; Werth grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 6, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Willingham struck out; Bard grounded out (first
to pitcher); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
6, Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Feliz grounded out (shortstop to first); Coste
doubled to left; Bruntlett grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Coste to third]; STAIRS BATTED FOR MYERS; Stairs walked;
Rollins singled to right [Coste scored, Stairs to third];
Victorino singled to shortstop [Stairs scored, Rollins to
second]; Ibanez flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: MADSON REPLACED STAIRS (PITCHING); A. Hernandez
singled to center; BELLIARD BATTED FOR MOCK; Belliard singled to
right [A. Hernandez to third]; Guzman doubled to right [A.
Hernandez scored, Belliard to third]; Johnson out on a sacrifice
fly to left [Belliard scored]; Zimmerman singled to left [Guzman
scored]; infield shifted to right for Dunn; Dunn forced
Zimmerman (second to shortstop); Willingham lined to center; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Nationals 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: COLOME REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); Howard lined
to second; infield shifted to right for Howard; Werth was
called out on strikes; Feliz doubled to right; Coste grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 9TH: LIDGE REPLACED MADSON (PITCHING); Bard flied to
right; Harris singled to right; Harris advanced to second
because of defensive indifference [Harris to second]; A.
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); DUKES BATTED FOR
COLOME; Dukes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Nationals 5.

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Washington Nationals 5 (2)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park

PHI N    0  0  3    0  4  0  -   7  9  0
WAS N    1  0  0    1  3  x  -   5  9  0
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    3   2   2   0       1   0       0   2
Utley 2b                      3   2   3   1       1   0       2   2
Ibanez lf                     3   1   2   3       1   0       2   0
Howard 1b                     3   2   2   2       0   0       5   0
Stairs rf                     2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Victorino cf                  2   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Dobbs 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ruiz c                        2   0   0   1       1   1       6   0
Carpenter p                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Condrey p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       24   7   9   7       6   3      15   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rollins-Utley-Howard.
BATTING - 
2B: Utley 2 (4,off Cabrera 2); Howard (10,off Cabrera).
3B: Rollins (1,off Cabrera).
HR: Howard (8,3rd inning off Cabrera 1 on 2 out); Ibanez (13,5th inning off
Cabrera 2 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     3   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Johnson 1b                    3   0   1   1       0   1       8   0
Zimmerman 3b                  1   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
Dunn rf                       3   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Willingham lf                 2   1   2   0       1   0       1   0
Harris cf                     2   1   1   2       0   1       1   0
Belliard 2b                   3   1   2   1       0   0       0   5
Nieves c                      3   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
Cabrera p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cintron ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Villone p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       22   5   9   5       3   6      15   6
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (8,off Carpenter); Belliard (1,off Carpenter); Willingham (4,off
Carpenter).
3B: Belliard (1,off Condrey).
SH: Cabrera (2,off Carpenter).
HBP: Harris (2,by Carpenter).
GDP: Zimmerman (9,off Carpenter).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carpenter W(1-0)              4.1   8   5   5   3   4   0  24
Condrey SV(1)                 0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        5     9   5   5   3   6   0  27
HBP: Carpenter (1,Harris).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cabrera L(0-5)                5     8   7   7   4   3   2  27
Villone                       0     1   0   0   2   0   0   3
Totals                        5     9   7   7   6   3   2  30
Villone faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
WP: Cabrera (9).
Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Damien Beal
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 23896
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         Washington Nationals     
1. Rollins             ss        Guzman              ss
2. Utley               2b        Johnson             1b
3. Ibanez              lf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Howard              1b        Dunn                rf
5. Stairs              rf        Willingham          lf
6. Victorino           cf        Harris              cf
7. Dobbs               3b        Belliard            2b
8. Ruiz                c         Nieves              c
9. Carpenter           p         Cabrera             p

PHILLIES 1ST: Rollins popped to third; Utley singled to right;
Ibanez walked [Utley to second]; Howard flied to center; Stairs
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman doubled to center; Johnson singled to
right [Guzman scored]; Zimmerman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Dunn
singled to third; Willingham walked [Dunn to second]; Harris was
hit by a pitch [Dunn to third, Willingham to second]; Belliard
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
0, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Victorino struck out; Dobbs flied to left; Ruiz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Nieves grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabrera
was called out on strikes; Guzman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carpenter grounded out (second to first); Rollins
tripled to right; Utley doubled to right [Rollins scored];
Cabrera threw a wild pitch [Utley to third]; Ibanez grounded out
(second to first); Howard homered [Utley scored]; Stairs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 3, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Zimmerman
walked; Dunn flied to left; Willingham singled to center
[Zimmerman to third]; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Phillies 3, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Victorino grounded out (first unassisted); Dobbs
grounded out (second to first); Ruiz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Belliard doubled to center; Nieves singled to
center [Belliard scored]; Cabrera out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Nieves to second]; Guzman grounded out
(first unassisted) [Nieves to third]; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Nationals
2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carpenter struck out; Rollins singled to
shortstop; Utley doubled to right [Rollins to third]; Ibanez
homered [Rollins scored, Utley scored]; Howard doubled to
center; Stairs walked; Victorino walked [Howard to third, Stairs
to second]; Dobbs popped to first; Ruiz walked [Howard scored,
Stairs to third, Victorino to second]; Carpenter lined to right;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 7, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Zimmerman walked; Dunn struck out; Willingham
doubled to left [Zimmerman to third]; Harris singled to right
[Zimmerman scored, Willingham scored]; CONDREY REPLACED
CARPENTER (PITCHING); Belliard tripled to right [Harris scored];
Nieves struck out; CINTRON BATTED FOR CABRERA; Cintron struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Nationals 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: VILLONE REPLACED CINTRON (PITCHING); Rollins
walked; Utley walked [Rollins to second]; Ibanez singled to
right [Rollins to third, Utley to second]; game stopped early
for rain after 1:30 delay; Andrew Carpenter earned his first win
by pitching four innings in a five-inning game; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 7, Nationals 5.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           36   23   13    0  .639     -   200  142
Washington Nationals            38   20   18    0  .526   4.0   164  178
Florida Marlins                 38   20   18    0  .526   4.0   180  166
Atlanta Braves                  37   18   19    0  .486   5.5   169  157
New York Mets                   38   18   20    0  .474   6.0   167  161

Colorado Rockies 2, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 16, 2010 (D) at Coors Field

WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
COL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  6  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     4   1   1   0       0   3       3   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Guzman rf                     3   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Willingham lf                 2   0   0   0       2   0       3   0
Rodriguez c                   4   0   1   0       0   1       3   1
Morse 1b                      3   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gonzalez 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
  Kennedy ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Olsen p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dunn ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   8   1       2   8      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Desmond-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Desmond (7,off Francis).
SH: Olsen (2,off Francis).
SF: Guzman (1,off Francis).
GDP: Rodriguez (9,off Francis).
Team LOB: 8.
Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez cf,lf                4   0   2   0       0   1       3   0
Spilborghs lf                 3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fowler ph,cf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hawpe rf                      3   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
Tulowitzki ss                 4   1   1   0       0   1       3   3
Helton 1b                     2   0   1   0       1   0       8   1
Olivo c                       2   0   1   1       0   0       9   0
Stewart 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Barmes 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
Francis p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Belisle p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  S. Smith ph                 0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Corpas p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       26   2   6   2       2   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Francis-Tulowitzki-Helton.
BATTING - 
2B: Tulowitzki (13,off Olsen).
SH: Fowler (5,off Clippard).
SF: Olivo (2,off Olsen); Hawpe (2,off Clippard).
GDP: Hawpe (1,off Olsen).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olsen                         6.2   5   1   1   1   3   0  25
Clippard L(7-2)               1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6
Totals                        8     6   2   2   2   3   0  31
Colorado Rockies             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Francis                       7     7   1   1   2   6   0  29
Belisle W(1-0)                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Corpas SV(2)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   1   1   2   8   0  36
WP: Francis (1).
Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 42874
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Colorado Rockies         
1. Morgan              cf        Gonzalez            cf
2. Desmond             ss        Spilborghs          lf
3. Guzman              rf        Hawpe               rf
4. Zimmerman           3b        Tulowitzki          ss
5. Willingham          lf        Helton              1b
6. Rodriguez           c         Olivo               c
7. Morse               1b        Stewart             3b
8. Gonzalez            2b        Barmes              2b
9. Olsen               p         Francis             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan singled to shortstop; Desmond doubled to
left [Morgan to third]; Guzman out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Morgan scored]; Zimmerman struck out; Willingham walked;
Rodriguez lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Rockies 0.

ROCKIES 1ST: Gonzalez singled to center; Spilborghs forced
Gonzalez (shortstop to second); Hawpe grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Spilborghs out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse singled to left; Gonzalez struck out; Olsen
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Morse to second];
Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 0.

ROCKIES 2ND: Tulowitzki doubled to left; Helton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Tulowitzki to third]; Olivo out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Tulowitzki scored]; Stewart grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies
1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond grounded out (third to first); Guzman
singled to third; Zimmerman grounded out (third to first)
[Guzman to second]; Willingham grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 3RD: Barmes flied to right; Francis grounded out (third
to first); Gonzalez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Rodriguez singled to shortstop; Morse popped to
catcher; Gonzalez popped to shortstop; Francis threw a wild
pitch [Rodriguez to second]; Olsen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 4TH: Spilborghs flied to right; Hawpe grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tulowitzki flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Desmond grounded out (third to
first); Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 5TH: Helton singled to left; Olivo flied to right;
Stewart forced Helton (shortstop to second); Barmes singled to
left [Stewart to third]; Francis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman popped to second; Willingham walked;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Willingham out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 6TH: Gonzalez struck out; Spilborghs grounded out (third
to first); Hawpe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Morse singled to center; Gonzalez singled to left
[Morse to second]; On a bunt Olsen struck out; Morgan struck
out; Desmond popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 7TH: Tulowitzki struck out; Helton walked; Olivo singled
to right [Helton to second]; Stewart flied to left; CLIPPARD
REPLACED OLSEN (PITCHING); Barmes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: BELISLE REPLACED FRANCIS (PITCHING); Guzman
singled to left; Zimmerman forced Guzman (third to second);
Willingham popped to second; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 1.

ROCKIES 8TH: S. SMITH BATTED FOR BELISLE; S. Smith walked;
Gonzalez singled to right [S. Smith to second]; FOWLER BATTED
FOR SPILBORGHS; Fowler out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [S. Smith to third, Gonzalez to second]; Hawpe out on a
sacrifice fly to left [S. Smith scored]; Tulowitzki grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FOWLER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CORPAS REPLACED S. SMITH
(PITCHING); HARRIS BATTED FOR MORSE; Harris struck out; KENNEDY
BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Kennedy flied to left; DUNN BATTED FOR
CLIPPARD; Dunn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Rockies 2.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           40   25   15    0  .625     -   167  132
Florida Marlins                 40   24   16    0  .600   1.0   174  157
Atlanta Braves                  43   24   19    0  .558   2.5   180  138
Washington Nationals            41   20   21    0  .488   5.5   157  168
New York Mets                   41   19   22    0  .463   6.5   174  179

Washington Nationals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 16, 2011 (N) at Nationals Park

PIT N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  0
WAS N    1  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   4  6  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
A. McCutchen cf               4   1   2   1       1   1       2   0
Tabata lf                     5   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Diaz rf                       2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Paul ph,rf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Pearce 1b                     3   0   1   1       0   0       5   1
  Overbay ph,1b               1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
B. Wood 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Snyder c                      3   0   1   0       0   1       9   0
  Doumit ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Cedeno ss                     3   1   2   0       1   1       3   1
Maholm p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
  Ascanio p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beimel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2  10   2       4   7      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cedeno.
BATTING - 
2B: Cedeno (5,off Lannan); Tabata (8,off Lannan).
3B: A. McCutchen (2,off Kimball).
SH: Maholm (3,off Lannan).
GDP: Walker (5,off Lannan).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Snyder (1,Home by Lannan/Ramos).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Desmond ss                    2   1   0   0       2   1       3   5
Werth rf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Ramos c                       3   0   1   1       1   1       8   1
LaRoche 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       7   0
Morse lf                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Nix pr,lf                   0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Espinosa 2b                   3   1   1   2       0   0       2   1
Hairston 3b                   3   1   1   1       0   0       1   3
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
  Kimball p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   4       3   9      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche.
BATTING - 
2B: Werth (9,off Beimel).
HR: Hairston (2,5th inning off Maholm 0 on 2 out); Espinosa (5,7th inning off
Ascanio 1 on 1 out).
IBB: Ramos (1,by Beimel).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Werth (6,3rd base off Beimel/Snyder).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Maholm L(1-6)                 6.1   4   3   3   2   7   1  24
Ascanio                       0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
Beimel                        1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        8     6   4   4   3   9   2  32
IBB: Beimel (1,Ramos).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        6.1   7   2   2   4   4   0  27
Kimball W(1-0)                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Burnett                       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Storen SV(9)                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    10   2   2   4   7   0  38
Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Brian Gorman
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 21960
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. A. McCutchen        cf        Bernadina           cf
2. Tabata              lf        Desmond             ss
3. Walker              2b        Werth               rf
4. Diaz                rf        Ramos               c
5. Pearce              1b        LaRoche             1b
6. B. Wood             3b        Morse               lf
7. Snyder              c         Espinosa            2b
8. Cedeno              ss        Hairston            3b
9. Maholm              p         Lannan              p

PIRATES 1ST: A. McCutchen singled to left; Tabata singled to
center [A. McCutchen to second]; Walker grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [A. McCutchen to third,
Tabata out at second]; Diaz walked; Pearce singled to third [A.
McCutchen scored, Diaz to second]; B. Wood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina lined to shortstop; Desmond walked;
Werth singled to left [Desmond to second]; Ramos singled to left
[Desmond scored, Werth to second]; LaRoche lined into a double
play [Werth out at second (shortstop unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Snyder grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
singled to center; On a bunt Maholm struck out; A. McCutchen
walked [Cedeno to second]; Tabata flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse struck out; Espinosa flied to center;
Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker grounded out (third to first); Diaz lined to
shortstop; Pearce grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lannan struck out; Bernadina grounded out (first
to pitcher); Desmond grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Wood walked; Snyder singled to center [B. Wood
out at third (center to third)]; Cedeno doubled to right [Snyder
to third]; Snyder was caught stealing home (catcher to third to
pitcher) [Cedeno to third]; Maholm was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Werth flied to right; Ramos struck out; LaRoche
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Nationals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: A. McCutchen struck out; Tabata doubled to center;
Walker popped to catcher; Diaz flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Morse grounded out (second to first); Espinosa
lined to center; Hairston homered; Lannan struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Pearce popped to second; B. Wood flied to center;
Snyder was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Bernadina struck out; Desmond walked; Werth flied
to left; Ramos grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Cedeno walked; Maholm out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; KIMBALL REPLACED LANNAN
(PITCHING); A. McCutchen tripled to right [Cedeno scored];
Tabata grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: LaRoche struck out; Morse singled to right;
ASCANIO REPLACED MAHOLM (PITCHING); NIX RAN FOR MORSE; Espinosa
homered [Nix scored]; Hairston grounded out (third to first);
Kimball struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals
4.

PIRATES 8TH: NIX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAUL BATTED FOR
DIAZ; Paul popped to shortstop; OVERBAY BATTED FOR PEARCE;
BURNETT REPLACED KIMBALL (PITCHING); Overbay grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Wood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: PAUL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OVERBAY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BEIMEL REPLACED ASCANIO (PITCHING);
Bernadina grounded out (third to first); Desmond was called out
on strikes; Werth doubled to left; Werth stole third; Ramos was
walked intentionally; LaRoche lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: STOREN REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); DOUMIT BATTED
FOR SNYDER; Doumit singled to right; Cedeno was called out on
strikes; JONES BATTED FOR BEIMEL; Jones singled to right [Doumit
to second]; A. McCutchen lined to left; Tabata lined to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            37   23   14    0  .622     -   137  121
Atlanta Braves                  38   23   15    0  .605   0.5   200  168
New York Mets                   37   20   17    0  .541   3.0   152  178
Miami Marlins                   37   20   17    0  .541   3.0   144  137
Philadelphia Phillies           38   19   19    0  .500   4.5   151  144

Washington Nationals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 (N) at Nationals Park

PIT N    0  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   4  6  0
WAS N    1  0  1    0  0  2    3  0  x  -   7  7  1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tabata rf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
A. McCutchen cf               4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
McGehee 1b                    3   0   0   1       0   2      10   0
Navarro lf                    2   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Alvarez ph,3b               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Barajas c                     3   1   1   0       1   1       9   0
Barmes ss                     4   0   0   0       0   3       0   5
Harrison 3b,lf                4   1   2   3       0   0       0   3
Bedard p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  McLouth ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Meek p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4       2  12      24  11
BATTING - 
HR: Harrison (1,7th inning off G. Gonzalez 1 on 2 out).
SF: McGehee (1,off Clippard).
GDP: Harrison (1,off Rodriguez).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tabata (5,2nd base off Clippard/Flores).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    4   1   1   1       0   2       0   2
Harper cf,rf                  3   2   1   0       1   2       1   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   1   0   1       1   1       0   3
LaRoche 1b                    4   1   3   4       0   1       8   0
Nady rf,lf                    3   1   1   1       1   1       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       4   4
Moore lf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Ankiel cf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Flores c                      3   1   0   0       0   0      12   0
G. Gonzalez p                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bernadina ph,lf             0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       30   7   7   7       3   9      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-Espinosa-LaRoche.
E: Desmond (7).
BATTING - 
2B: LaRoche (10,off Meek).
3B: Harper (1,off Bedard).
HR: Desmond (5,3rd inning off Bedard 0 on 0 out); LaRoche (7,6th inning off
Bedard 0 on 2 out); Nady (3,6th inning off Bedard 0 on 2 out).
SH: Bernadina (1,off Meek).
HBP: Flores (1,by Meek).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bedard L(2-5)                 6     6   4   4   1   7   3  25
Meek                          1     1   3   3   2   2   0   7
Hughes                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     7   7   7   3   9   3  35
HBP: Meek (1,Flores).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
G. Gonzalez W(5-1)            7     4   3   3   2  10   1  27
Clippard                      1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Rodriguez SV(9)               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   4   4   2  12   1  35
Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Brian Gorman
Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 25942
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. Tabata              rf        Desmond             ss
2. Walker              2b        Harper              cf
3. A. McCutchen        cf        Zimmerman           3b
4. McGehee             1b        LaRoche             1b
5. Navarro             lf        Nady                rf
6. Barajas             c         Espinosa            2b
7. Barmes              ss        Moore               lf
8. Harrison            3b        Flores              c
9. Bedard              p         G. Gonzalez         p

PIRATES 1ST: Tabata grounded out (third to first); Walker
grounded out (second to first); A. McCutchen singled to left;
McGehee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals
0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
tripled to right; Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Harper scored]; LaRoche singled to left; Nady walked [LaRoche
to second]; Espinosa flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Navarro struck out; Barajas struck out; Barmes
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Moore grounded out (second to first); Flores
lined to center; G. Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Harrison flied to center; Bedard was called out on
strikes; Tabata grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond homered; Harper struck out; Zimmerman
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaRoche struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker popped to second; A. McCutchen flied to
left; McGehee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Nady grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa
struck out; Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Navarro walked; Barajas singled to center [Navarro
to third]; Barmes struck out; Harrison singled to center
[Navarro scored, Barajas to second]; Bedard struck out; Tabata
forced Harrison (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Flores grounded out (third to first); G. Gonzalez
was called out on strikes; Desmond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Walker struck out; A. McCutchen grounded out
(shortstop to first); McGehee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Harper struck out; Zimmerman struck out; LaRoche
homered; Nady homered; On a bunt Espinosa singled to third;
Moore lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Nationals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); NADY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ANKIEL REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING CF);
Navarro popped to first; Barajas walked; Barmes popped to
second; Harrison homered [Barajas scored]; MCLOUTH BATTED FOR
BEDARD; McLouth struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: MEEK REPLACED MCLOUTH (PITCHING); Flores was hit
by a pitch; BERNADINA BATTED FOR G. GONZALEZ; Bernadina out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Flores to second]; Desmond
struck out; Harper walked; Zimmerman walked [Flores to third,
Harper to second]; LaRoche doubled to right [Flores scored,
Harper scored, Zimmerman scored]; Nady struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 7.

PIRATES 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED NADY (PITCHING); BERNADINA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tabata singled to left; Walker struck out
while Tabata stole second; A. McCutchen singled to left [Tabata
to third]; McGehee out on a sacrifice fly to left [Tabata
scored]; ALVAREZ BATTED FOR NAVARRO; Alvarez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 8TH: ALVAREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRISON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HUGHES REPLACED MEEK (PITCHING);
Espinosa grounded out (second to first); Ankiel grounded out
(third to first); Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Nationals 7.

PIRATES 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Barajas
reached on an error by Desmond; Barmes struck out; Harrison
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Barajas
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Nationals 7.
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