Nats Game Logs on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  40   23   17    0  .575     -   192  144
Florida Marlins                 37   21   16    0  .568   0.5   171  127
Washington Nationals            40   22   18    0  .550   1.0   168  169
New York Mets                   41   22   19    0  .537   1.5   193  179
Philadelphia Phillies           41   18   23    0  .439   5.5   174  203

Washington Nationals 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

MIL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clark cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Spivey 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Jenkins rf                    4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Lee lf                        4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Overbay 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Miller c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Branyan 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Hardy ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Capuano p                     3   0   1   0       0   2       0   3
  Adams p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0       0   5      25  10
BATTING - 
GDP: Branyan (1,off Loaiza).
Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Carroll 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       6   2
Castilla 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Johnson 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   2       9   0
Hammonds rf                   4   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Byrd lf                       3   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Guzman ss                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Schneider c                   3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Loaiza p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Blanco ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   1   7   1       1   6      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Loaiza-Guzman-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Wilkerson (15,off Capuano).
SH: Guzman (4,off Capuano); Carroll (6,off Capuano).
HBP: Wilkerson (3,by Capuano).
IBB: Johnson (2,by Adams).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Carroll (2,2nd base by Capuano/Miller); Loaiza (1,2nd base by Capuano/Miller).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Capuano L(3-3)                8.1   5   1   1   0   6   0  29
Adams                         0     2   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        8.1   7   1   1   1   6   0  32
HBP: Capuano (1,Wilkerson).
IBB: Adams (1,Johnson).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Loaiza                        8     6   0   0   0   5   0  29
Majewski W(1-0)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   0   0   0   5   0  32
Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 29216
Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Brewers             Washington Nationals     
1. Clark               cf        Wilkerson           cf
2. Spivey              2b        Carroll             2b
3. Jenkins             rf        Castilla            3b
4. Lee                 lf        Johnson             1b
5. Overbay             1b        Hammonds            rf
6. Miller              c         Byrd                lf
7. Branyan             3b        Guzman              ss
8. Hardy               ss        Schneider           c
9. Capuano             p         Loaiza              p

BREWERS 1ST: Clark flied to center; Spivey was called out on
strikes; Jenkins singled to right; Lee popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson doubled to right; On a bunt Carroll
reached on a fielder's choice [Wilkerson out at third (pitcher
to third)]; Carroll was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Castilla flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Overbay grounded out (first unassisted); Miller
flied to right; Branyan singled to center; Hardy popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Hammonds singled to center;
Byrd popped to first; Guzman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Capuano struck out; Clark singled to right; Spivey
popped to second; Jenkins popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Schneider grounded out (shortstop to first);
Loaiza grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilkerson popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Lee popped to first; Overbay grounded out (second
to first); Miller lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Carroll was called out on strikes; Castilla
struck out; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Branyan was called out on strikes; Hardy grounded
out (second to first); Capuano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Hammonds lined to center; Byrd singled to center;
Guzman lined to left; Schneider grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Clark was called out on strikes; Spivey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jenkins singled to left; Lee flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Loaiza singled to center; Loaiza was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Wilkerson flied
to left; Carroll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Overbay grounded out (first unassisted); Miller
singled to center; Branyan grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Castilla flied to center; Johnson flied to
center; Hammonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Nationals 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Hardy popped to second; Capuano singled to center;
Clark grounded out (shortstop to first) [Capuano to second];
Spivey popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 8TH: Byrd singled to shortstop; Guzman out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Byrd to second]; Schneider
grounded out (second to first) [Byrd to third]; BLANCO BATTED
FOR LOAIZA; Blanco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Nationals 0.

BREWERS 9TH: MAJEWSKI REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Jenkins lined
to second; Lee popped to second; Overbay flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 9TH: Wilkerson was hit by a pitch; Carroll out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wilkerson to second]; ADAMS
REPLACED CAPUANO (PITCHING); Castilla singled to third
[Wilkerson to third]; Johnson was walked intentionally [Castilla
to second]; Hammonds singled to left [Wilkerson scored, Castilla
to third, Johnson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Nationals 1.


Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   40   24   16    0  .600     -   199  168
Philadelphia Phillies           40   22   18    0  .550   2.0   191  195
Atlanta Braves                  41   21   20    0  .512   3.5   221  192
Washington Nationals            41   14   27    0  .341  10.5   175  205
Florida Marlins                 39   11   28    0  .282  12.5   181  225

Washington Nationals 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 2006 (D) at Wrigley Field

WAS N    0  3  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Anderson 2b,rf                4   1   2   1       0   0       1   2
Johnson 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   1       9   0
Ward rf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Vidro ph,2b                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Byrd cf                       4   1   1   0       0   2       4   0
Gonzalez c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Jackson ss                    4   1   2   2       0   1       1   2
  Clayton ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ortiz p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Church ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fick ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   5   8   5       2   9      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stanton-Anderson-Johnson.
E: Jackson (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (10,off Ohman); Jackson (3,off Novoa).
HR: Zimmerman (7,2nd inning off Wood 0 on 1 out); Jackson (2,2nd inning off
Wood 1 on 2 out); Soriano (13,3rd inning off Wood 0 on 0 out); Anderson
(1,6th inning off Ohman 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Anderson (2,2nd base by Wood/Barrett).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pierre cf                     5   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Murton lf                     5   0   3   0       0   1       4   0
Walker 2b                     5   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Barrett c                     4   1   2   0       1   1       9   1
Jones rf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Perez 3b                      5   1   1   1       0   0       0   2
Mabry 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Cedeno ss                     3   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Wood p                        1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Theriot ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ohman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ramirez ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Novoa p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eyre p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bynum ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Howry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   3  12   3       2   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Barrett-Cedeno.
PB: Barrett (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Walker (7,off Cordero).
SF: Cedeno (1,off Ortiz).
HBP: Jones (2,by Ortiz).
GDP: Pierre (3,off Stanton).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bynum (3,2nd base off Majewski/Gonzalez).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ortiz W(1-4)                  5.1   8   3   3   0   3   0  26
Rauch                         0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stanton                       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Majewski                      2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9
Cordero SV(4)                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9    12   3   3   2   6   0  42
HBP: Ortiz (5,Jones).
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wood L(0-1)                   5     5   4   4   0   6   3  19
Ohman                         1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5
Novoa                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Eyre                          1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5
Howry                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   5   2   9   4  36
WP: Eyre (2).
Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 40517
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs             
1. Soriano             lf        Pierre              cf
2. Anderson            2b        Murton              lf
3. Johnson             1b        Walker              2b
4. Ward                rf        Barrett             c
5. Zimmerman           3b        Jones               rf
6. Byrd                cf        Perez               3b
7. Gonzalez            c         Mabry               1b
8. Jackson             ss        Cedeno              ss
9. Ortiz               p         Wood                p

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

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Pierre made an out to shortstop; Murton
singled to left; Walker popped to third; Barrett singled to
center [Murton to second]; Jones grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Ward flied to center; Zimmerman homered; Byrd
singled to right; Barrett allowed a passed ball [Byrd to
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Byrd to
third]; Jackson homered [Byrd scored]; On a bunt Ortiz grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Perez popped to first; Mabry grounded out (first
unassisted); Cedeno singled to right; Wood popped to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Soriano homered; Anderson singled to center;
Johnson flied to left; Ward struck out while Anderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pierre grounded out (shortstop to first); Murton flied
to right; Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Byrd
struck out; Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Barrett struck out; Jones was hit by a pitch; Perez
reached on an error by Jackson [Jones to second]; Mabry grounded
out (catcher to first) [Jones to third, Perez to second]; Cedeno
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Jackson struck out; Ortiz was called out on
strikes; Soriano flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: THERIOT BATTED FOR WOOD; Theriot struck out; Pierre
struck out; Murton singled to third; Walker flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: OHMAN REPLACED THERIOT (PITCHING); Anderson
homered; Johnson doubled to left; Ward flied to left; Zimmerman
struck out; Byrd grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Barrett singled to right; Jones singled to right
[Barrett to third]; Perez singled to center [Barrett scored,
Jones to second]; Mabry singled to left [Jones to third, Perez
to second]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jones scored,
Perez to third]; RAMIREZ BATTED FOR OHMAN; RAUCH REPLACED ORTIZ
(PITCHING); Ramirez singled to center [Perez scored, Mabry to
second]; STANTON REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Pierre grounded into
a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Ramirez out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: NOVOA REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied
to center; Jackson doubled to left; CHURCH BATTED FOR STANTON;
Church grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to third];
Soriano grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: MAJEWSKI REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); Murton singled to
right; Walker flied to center; Barrett walked [Murton to
second]; Jones flied to left; Perez popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: EYRE REPLACED NOVOA (PITCHING); Anderson flied to
left; Johnson walked; VIDRO BATTED FOR WARD; Vidro walked
[Johnson to second]; Zimmerman forced Vidro (shortstop to
second) [Johnson to third]; Eyre threw a wild pitch [Zimmerman
to second]; Byrd struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 5,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); VIDRO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mabry struck out; Cedeno flied to center;
BYNUM BATTED FOR EYRE; Bynum singled to center; Bynum stole
second; Pierre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5,
Cubs 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: HOWRY REPLACED BYNUM (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied
to right; Jackson grounded out (second to first); FICK BATTED
FOR MAJEWSKI; Fick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: CLAYTON REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); CORDERO
REPLACED FICK (PITCHING); Murton was called out on strikes;
Walker doubled to right; Barrett flied to center [Walker to
third]; Jones walked; On a bunt Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 5, Cubs 3.

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   41   27   14    0  .659     -   214  156
Atlanta Braves                  41   25   16    0  .610   2.0   197  177
Philadelphia Phillies           42   21   21    0  .500   6.5   213  196
Florida Marlins                 42   19   23    0  .452   8.5   206  222
Washington Nationals            42   15   27    0  .357  12.5   136  199

Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

BAL A    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  2  0  -   5 11  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  6  0
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    5   1   4   1       0   0       2   4
Markakis rf                   5   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Tejada ss                     5   1   2   0       0   1       1   2
R. Hernandez c                4   0   2   0       1   0       5   1
Millar 1b                     4   0   2   1       0   1       7   0
  Bynum pr,lf                 1   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mora 3b                       2   1   0   0       2   1       0   1
Payton lf,cf                  2   0   0   1       0   1       3   0
Patterson cf                  3   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
  Baez p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ray p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Trachsel p                    3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
  Parrish p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Gomez ph,1b                 0   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
Totals                       34   5  11   5       4   7      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tejada-Roberts-Millar.
PB: R. Hernandez (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Markakis (11,off Simontacchi); Roberts (11,off King).
SH: Payton (1,off Rivera).
SF: Payton (1,off Simontacchi); Patterson (1,off Traber).
GDP: Bynum (1,off Colome).
Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      5   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Guzman ss                     2   1   1   0       3   0       0   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   2   1   2       1   0       2   1
Church lf                     2   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Kearns rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Young 1b                      3   1   2   2       1   0       2   0
  Fick pr,1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Schneider c                   4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Langerhans cf                 2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Logan ph,cf                 1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Simontacchi p                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Abreu p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batista ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Traber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belliard ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4       7   5      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lopez-Fick-Guzman-Fick-Lopez.
BATTING - 
HR: Young (4,6th inning off Trachsel 1 on 2 out); Zimmerman (4,8th inning off
Baez 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Church (3,by Trachsel).
GDP: Kearns (3,off Trachsel).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Logan (1,2nd base off Ray/R. Hernandez).
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Trachsel W(2-3)               5.2   4   2   2   4   2   1  24
Parrish                       1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4
Baez                          1     2   2   2   1   1   1   6
Ray SV(9)                     1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5
Totals                        9     6   4   4   7   5   2  39
HBP: Trachsel (1,Church).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Simontacchi L(1-2)            6     8   3   3   1   6   0  27
King                          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Abreu                         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Rivera                        0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3
Traber                        0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Colome                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   5   5   4   7   0  41
Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Kevin Causey, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 22375
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Washington Nationals     
1. Roberts             2b        Lopez               2b
2. Markakis            rf        Guzman              ss
3. Tejada              ss        Zimmerman           3b
4. R. Hernandez        c         Church              lf
5. Millar              1b        Kearns              rf
6. Mora                3b        Young               1b
7. Payton              lf        Schneider           c
8. Patterson           cf        Langerhans          cf
9. Trachsel            p         Simontacchi         p

ORIOLES 1ST: Roberts popped to third; Markakis struck out;
Tejada singled to right; R. Hernandez popped to catcher; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez lined to pitcher; Guzman walked; R.
Hernandez allowed a passed ball [Guzman to second]; Zimmerman
lined to right [Guzman to third]; Church walked; Kearns was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Millar popped to second; Mora struck out; Payton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Young grounded out (second to first); Schneider
singled to left; Langerhans flied to left; On a bunt Simontacchi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Patterson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Trachsel was called out on strikes; Roberts singled to first;
Markakis flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first); Guzman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Tejada singled to right; R. Hernandez singled to
right [Tejada to third]; Millar struck out; Mora walked [R.
Hernandez to second]; Payton lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Tejada scored]; Patterson flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Church grounded out (second to first); Kearns
flied to center; Young singled to left; Schneider lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Trachsel popped to second; Roberts singled to
center; Markakis doubled to center [Roberts scored]; Tejada
flied to center; R. Hernandez singled to third [Markakis to
third]; Millar singled to center [Markakis scored, R. Hernandez
to second]; Mora forced R. Hernandez (third unassisted) [Millar
to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Langerhans flied to left; Simontacchi flied to
left; Lopez singled to right; Guzman walked [Lopez to second];
Guzman was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Payton flied to center; Patterson flied to right;
Trachsel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman walked; Church was hit by a pitch
[Zimmerman to second]; Kearns grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Zimmerman to third, Church out
at second]; Young homered [Zimmerman scored]; PARRISH REPLACED
TRACHSEL (PITCHING); Schneider struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Nationals 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: KING REPLACED SIMONTACCHI (PITCHING); Roberts
doubled to left; Markakis grounded out (pitcher to first); ABREU
REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Tejada struck out; R. Hernandez flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: LOGAN BATTED FOR LANGERHANS; On a bunt Logan
grounded out (pitcher to first); BATISTA BATTED FOR ABREU;
Batista struck out; Lopez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 3, Nationals 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LOGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RIVERA REPLACED
BATISTA (PITCHING); Millar singled to center; Mora walked
[Millar to second]; BYNUM RAN FOR MILLAR; Payton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Bynum to third, Mora to
second]; TRABER REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Patterson out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Bynum scored, Mora to third]; GOMEZ
BATTED FOR PARRISH; Gomez walked; Roberts singled to left [Mora
scored, Gomez to second]; Markakis flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: BYNUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAYTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAEZ REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING);
GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Guzman singled to right;
Zimmerman homered [Guzman scored]; Church struck out; Kearns
grounded out (third to first); Young walked; FICK RAN FOR YOUNG;
Schneider grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Nationals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: FICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); COLOME REPLACED
TRABER (PITCHING); Tejada popped to second; R. Hernandez walked;
Bynum grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop
to first to second) [R. Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: RAY REPLACED BAEZ (PITCHING); Logan batted right
handed; Logan walked; BELLIARD BATTED FOR COLOME; Logan stole
second; Belliard grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopez grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Logan to third]; Guzman walked;
Zimmerman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Nationals 4.

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Florida Marlins                 43   24   19    0  .558     -   213  206
New York Mets                   41   22   19    0  .537   1.0   204  184
Philadelphia Phillies           45   24   21    0  .533   1.0   219  202
Atlanta Braves                  43   22   21    0  .512   2.0   205  163
Washington Nationals            45   19   26    0  .422   6.0   177  218

Washington Nationals 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 18, 2008 (D) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

WAS N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
BAL A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      5   1   2   0       0   1       1   5
Guzman ss                     3   1   2   1       0   0       2   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   1       0   0       1   1
Young dh                      2   0   0   0       2   0       0   0
Boone 1b                      2   0   0   0       2   0      12   1
Milledge cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Dukes rf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Mackowiak lf                  2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Harris lf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Nieves c                      4   0   2   0       0   0       3   3
Lannan p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   2   7   2       6   2      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Lopez (6,off Bradford); Zimmerman (9,off Bradford).
HR: Guzman (4,3rd inning off Guthrie 0 on 2 out).
SH: Guzman (1,off Bradford).
GDP: Zimmerman (4,off Guthrie); Milledge (8,off Bradford).
IBB: Young (1,by Bradford).
Team LOB: 8.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    3   0   0   1       0   1       3   2
Mora 3b                       4   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Markakis rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Millar 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       6   1
Huff dh                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Payton lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Jones cf                      3   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Quiroz c                      2   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  R. Hernandez ph,c           1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Cintron ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Scott ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Bynum pr,ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Guthrie p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Bradford p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Walker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       1   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Mora-Roberts-Millar, Cintron-Roberts-Millar.
BATTING - 
2B: Mora (10,off Lannan); Scott (11,off Lannan).
SF: Roberts (2,off Ayala).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan W(4-4)                 7.1   4   1   1   1   5   0  27
Ayala                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Rauch SV(10)                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Guthrie L(2-4)                7     5   1   1   3   0   1  27
Bradford                      1     2   1   1   2   0   0   6
Walker                        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Totals                        9     7   2   2   6   2   1  37
IBB: Bradford (2,Young).
Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 33745
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Baltimore Orioles        
1. Lopez               2b        Roberts             2b
2. Guzman              ss        Mora                3b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Markakis            rf
4. Young               dh        Millar              1b
5. Boone               1b        Huff                dh
6. Milledge            cf        Payton              lf
7. Dukes               rf        Jones               cf
8. Mackowiak           lf        Quiroz              c
9. Nieves              c         Cintron             ss
   Lannan              p         Guthrie             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez singled to center; Guzman singled to left
[Lopez to second]; Zimmerman grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lopez to third, Guzman out at second];
Young walked; Boone flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Roberts was called out on strikes; Mora grounded
out (third to first); Markakis grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Milledge lined to shortstop; Dukes flied to
center; Mackowiak flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Millar was called out on strikes; Huff grounded out
(first to pitcher); Payton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 0, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Nieves flied to right; Lopez grounded out (first
unassisted); Guzman homered; Zimmerman flied to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Jones lined to center; Quiroz singled to center;
Cintron flied to center; Roberts forced Quiroz (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Young flied to center; Boone grounded out
(pitcher to first); Milledge popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora struck out (catcher to first); Markakis
grounded out (first unassisted); Millar walked; Huff grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Dukes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mackowiak popped to catcher; Nieves singled to right; Lopez
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Payton flied to left; Jones struck out (catcher to
first); Quiroz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guzman flied to center; Zimmerman flied to left;
Young grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Cintron flied to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mora doubled to left; Markakis grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Boone walked; Milledge flied to right; Dukes
forced Boone (shortstop to second) [Dukes to first]; Mackowiak
walked [Dukes to second]; Nieves singled to right [Dukes out at
home (right to catcher), Mackowiak to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED MACKOWIAK (PLAYING LF); Millar
flied to right; Huff grounded out (second to first); Payton
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Orioles 0.

NATIONALS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED GUTHRIE (PITCHING); Lopez
doubled to right; Guzman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Lopez to third]; Zimmerman doubled to right [Lopez
scored]; Young was walked intentionally; Boone walked [Zimmerman
to third, Young to second]; Milledge grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Jones singled to center; R. HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR
QUIROZ; R. Hernandez struck out; SCOTT BATTED FOR CINTRON; Scott
doubled to right [Jones to third]; BYNUM RAN FOR SCOTT; AYALA
REPLACED LANNAN (PITCHING); Roberts out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Jones scored, Bynum to third]; Mora lined to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: R. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BYNUM
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WALKER REPLACED BRADFORD
(PITCHING); Dukes walked; Harris struck out; Nieves forced Dukes
(right to shortstop) [Nieves to first]; Lopez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Markakis struck
out (catcher to first); Millar popped to shortstop; Huff singled
to first; Payton popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Orioles 1.

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           36   20   16    0  .556     -   207  195
New York Mets                   38   21   17    0  .553     -   191  167
Atlanta Braves                  37   18   19    0  .486   2.5   157  170
Florida Marlins                 38   18   20    0  .474   3.0   174  193
Washington Nationals            37   11   26    0  .297   9.5   189  237

Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Washington Nationals 7

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 18, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park

PIT N    0  0  3    0  0  5    0  1  3  -  12 12  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  5  0    0  1  1  -   7 11  4
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young rf                      6   1   2   2       0   3       4   0
Sanchez 2b                    5   1   1   0       0   2       2   2
McLouth cf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Monroe lf                     5   1   1   3       0   1       2   0
Adam LaRoche 1b               3   2   0   0       2   1       7   2
Diaz c                        3   1   0   0       1   0       4   1
Andy LaRoche 3b               4   1   1   1       0   1       2   3
Wilson ss                     4   3   4   2       1   0       2   3
Ohlendorf p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Moss ph                     1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Chavez p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gorzelanny p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hinske ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Grabow p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Vazquez ph                  1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Capps p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  12  12  12       4  10      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wilson-Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.
PB: Diaz (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Wilson 2 (6,off Detwiler,off Mock); Moss (6,off Colome); McLouth (6,off
Colome); Vazquez (1,off Hanrahan).
3B: Wilson (1,off Wells).
HR: Monroe (3,3rd inning off Detwiler 2 on 1 out).
SH: Andy LaRoche (2,off Mock).
HBP: McLouth (2,by Detwiler); Diaz (2,by Mock).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Sanchez (1,2nd base by Detwiler/Bard); Diaz (1,2nd base by Wells/Bard).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     4   1   2   0       1   0       2   1
Johnson 1b                    2   2   1   3       3   0       4   0
Zimmerman 3b                  5   1   2   1       0   0       3   1
Dunn rf                       3   0   0   1       1   1       3   0
Willingham lf                 5   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Harris cf                     5   2   1   0       0   0       0   0
A. Hernandez 2b               3   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beimel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kearns ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Bard c                        4   1   2   2       0   0       9   2
Detwiler p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Cintron ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mock p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belliard 2b                 1   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
Totals                       35   7  11   7       6   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Guzman 2 (5), Johnson (5), A. Hernandez (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (9,off Ohlendorf); Harris (2,off Ohlendorf); Bard 2 (2,off Ohlendorf,off
Grabow); Zimmerman (14,off Chavez); Willingham (5,off Capps).
HR: Johnson (4,5th inning off Ohlendorf 2 on 2 out); Zimmerman (10,5th inning
off Ohlendorf 0 on 2 out).
SF: Dunn (1,off Capps).
GDP: Zimmerman (10,off Ohlendorf).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Guzman (2,2nd base by Ohlendorf/Diaz).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ohlendorf W(5-3)              5     6   5   5   3   1   2  22
Chavez                        1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8
Gorzelanny                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Grabow                        1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Capps                         1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    11   7   7   6   4   2  42
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Detwiler                      5     4   3   2   0   6   1  22
Mock L(0-2)                   0.1   1   3   3   1   0   0   4
Colome                        0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5
Wells                         1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   7
Beimel                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Hanrahan                      1     2   3   3   2   2   0   7
Totals                        9    12  12  11   4  10   1  46
WP: Mock (2), Hanrahan (3).
HBP: Detwiler (1,McLouth); Mock (1,Diaz).
Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Chad Fairchild
Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 14549
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. Young               rf        Guzman              ss
2. Sanchez             2b        Johnson             1b
3. McLouth             cf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Monroe              lf        Dunn                rf
5. Adam LaRoche        1b        Willingham          lf
6. Diaz                c         Harris              cf
7. Andy LaRoche        3b        A. Hernandez        2b
8. Wilson              ss        Bard                c
9. Ohlendorf           p         Detwiler            p

PIRATES 1ST: Young struck out; Sanchez reached on an error by
Guzman; McLouth forced Sanchez (second to shortstop); Monroe
reached on an error by Guzman [McLouth to second]; Adam LaRoche
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman doubled; Johnson walked; Zimmerman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Guzman to third, Johnson out at second]; Dunn walked;
Willingham flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Nationals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Diaz flied to right; Andy LaRoche popped to
shortstop; Wilson singled to second; Ohlendorf forced Wilson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); A.
Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Bard flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Young struck out; Sanchez singled to center;
Sanchez was picked off and caught stealing second but was safe
at second (error by Johnson; assist by Detwiler); McLouth was
hit by a pitch; Monroe homered [Sanchez scored (unearned),
McLouth scored]; Adam LaRoche was called out on strikes; Diaz
lined to pitcher; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Detwiler grounded out (pitcher to first); Guzman
singled to right; Guzman was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Johnson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Andy LaRoche flied to right; Wilson doubled to
left; Ohlendorf struck out (catcher to first); Young popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dunn
flied to center; Willingham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanchez struck out; McLouth struck out; Monroe
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Harris doubled to right; A. Hernandez flied to
right [Harris to third]; Bard doubled to right [Harris scored];
CINTRON BATTED FOR DETWILER; Cintron flied to left; Guzman
walked; Johnson homered [Bard scored, Guzman scored]; Zimmerman
homered; Dunn popped to third; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Nationals 5.

PIRATES 6TH: MOCK REPLACED CINTRON (PITCHING); Adam LaRoche
walked; Mock threw a wild pitch [Adam LaRoche to second]; Diaz
was hit by a pitch; Andy LaRoche out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Adam LaRoche to third, Diaz to second]; Wilson
doubled to left [Adam LaRoche scored, Diaz scored]; MOSS BATTED
FOR OHLENDORF; COLOME REPLACED MOCK (PITCHING); Moss doubled to
left [Wilson scored]; Young singled to center [Moss scored];
Sanchez flied to right; McLouth doubled to right [Young scored,
McLouth to third (error by A. Hernandez)]; Monroe flied to left;
5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 6TH: CHAVEZ REPLACED MOSS (PITCHING); Willingham
grounded out (third to first); Harris grounded out (shortstop to
first); A. Hernandez singled to second; Bard flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 5.

PIRATES 7TH: WELLS REPLACED A. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); BELLIARD
REPLACED COLOME (PLAYING 2B); Adam LaRoche flied to left; Diaz
walked; Andy LaRoche struck out; Diaz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals
5.

NATIONALS 7TH: Belliard struck out; Guzman grounded out (second
to first); Johnson walked; Zimmerman doubled to center [Johnson
to third]; GORZELANNY REPLACED CHAVEZ (PITCHING); Dunn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Nationals 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Wilson tripled to left; HINSKE BATTED FOR
GORZELANNY; Hinske grounded out (first unassisted); Young
singled to center [Wilson scored]; Sanchez struck out; BEIMEL
REPLACED WELLS (PITCHING); McLouth grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: GRABOW REPLACED HINSKE (PITCHING); Willingham
singled to left; Harris forced Willingham (first to shortstop);
KEARNS BATTED FOR BEIMEL; Kearns struck out; Bard doubled to
left [Harris scored]; Belliard walked; Guzman forced Belliard
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Nationals 6.

PIRATES 9TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED KEARNS (PITCHING); Monroe struck
out; Adam LaRoche walked; Hanrahan threw a wild pitch [Adam
LaRoche to second]; Diaz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Adam
LaRoche to third]; Andy LaRoche singled to left [Adam LaRoche
scored]; Wilson walked [Andy LaRoche to second]; VAZQUEZ BATTED
FOR GRABOW; Vazquez doubled to right [Andy LaRoche scored,
Wilson scored]; Young struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
12, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: CAPPS REPLACED VAZQUEZ (PITCHING); Johnson
walked; Johnson advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Johnson to second]; Zimmerman flied to right; Diaz
allowed a passed ball [Johnson to third]; Dunn out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Johnson scored]; Willingham doubled to
center; Harris popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
12, Nationals 7.

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           38   24   14    0  .632     -   213  146
Florida Marlins                 40   21   19    0  .525   4.0   189  171
Washington Nationals            40   20   20    0  .500   5.0   168  187
Atlanta Braves                  39   19   20    0  .487   5.5   174  162
New York Mets                   40   19   21    0  .475   6.0   172  166

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 (N) at Busch Stadium III

WAS N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0
STL N    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  6  2
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Guzman 2b                     5   0   3   0       0   0       1   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Willingham lf                 3   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Kennedy 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   2   1       0   0       2   3
Bernadina rf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Nieves c                      3   1   1   1       0   1       2   1
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rodriguez ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stammen pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2       0   5      24  11
BATTING - 
2B: Kennedy (7,off Carpenter).
HR: Nieves (1,5th inning off Carpenter 0 on 2 out).
SH: Nieves (2,off Carpenter).
HBP: Bernadina (1,by Carpenter); Willingham (4,by Carpenter).
GDP: Zimmerman (6,off Carpenter); Willingham (1,off Carpenter).
Team LOB: 9.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez ss                      4   1   1   2       0   0       1   2
  Franklin p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ludwick rf                    4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Holliday lf                   2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Pujols 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0      11   1
Freese 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
Rasmus cf                     3   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Molina c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Schumaker 2b                  3   1   1   0       0   1       4   5
Carpenter p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  Stavinoha ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Ryan pr,ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       27   3   6   3       4   2      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Schumaker-Lopez-Pujols, Freese-Schumaker-Pujols.
E: Schumaker 2 (8).
BATTING - 
HR: Lopez (2,3rd inning off Lannan 1 on 1 out); Ludwick (6,8th inning off Clippard
0 on 2 out).
SH: Carpenter (4,off Lannan).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Pujols (1,2nd base by Lannan/Nieves).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        6     5   2   2   1   2   1  23
Burnett                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Clippard L(7-3)               1     1   1   1   3   0   1   6
Totals                        8     6   3   3   4   2   2  32
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carpenter W(5-1)              8     9   2   1   0   5   1  34
Franklin SV(9)                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   2   1   0   5   1  38
WP: Carpenter (1).
HBP: Carpenter 2 (4,Bernadina,Willingham).
Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Gerry Davis
Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 36345
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Morgan              cf        Lopez               ss
2. Guzman              2b        Ludwick             rf
3. Zimmerman           3b        Holliday            lf
4. Willingham          lf        Pujols              1b
5. Kennedy             1b        Freese              3b
6. Desmond             ss        Rasmus              cf
7. Bernadina           rf        Molina              c
8. Nieves              c         Schumaker           2b
9. Lannan              p         Carpenter           p

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan lined to right; Guzman singled to left;
Zimmerman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Guzman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ludwick
lined to third; Holliday flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Willingham struck out (catcher to first); Kennedy
doubled to left; Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernadina grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Pujols singled to center; Freese lined to left;
Pujols was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rasmus
singled to right; Molina forced Rasmus (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Nieves struck out; Lannan flied to left; On a
bunt Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Schumaker singled to center; Carpenter out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Schumaker to second]; Lopez
homered [Schumaker scored]; Ludwick lined to right; Holliday
walked; Pujols forced Holliday (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guzman singled to right; Carpenter threw a wild
pitch [Guzman to second]; Zimmerman singled to left [Guzman to
third]; Willingham grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Guzman stayed at third, Zimmerman out at second];
Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Freese singled to center; Rasmus struck out;
Molina grounded out (third to first) [Freese to second];
Schumaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond grounded out (third to first); Bernadina
was called out on strikes; Nieves homered; Lannan struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carpenter grounded out (second to first); Lopez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ludwick flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Guzman
singled to right; Zimmerman forced Guzman (third to second);
Willingham singled to center [Zimmerman to second]; Kennedy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Holliday flied to right; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freese grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Desmond singled to shortstop; Bernadina was hit
by a pitch [Desmond to second]; Nieves out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Desmond to third, Bernadina to second];
HARRIS BATTED FOR LANNAN; Harris struck out; Morgan lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Rasmus flied
to right; Molina flied to right; Schumaker grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: Guzman flied to center; Zimmerman reached on an
error by Schumaker; Willingham was hit by a pitch [Zimmerman to
second]; Kennedy flied to left; Desmond singled to center
[Zimmerman scored (unearned), Willingham to third]; Bernadina
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: STAVINOHA BATTED FOR CARPENTER; CLIPPARD REPLACED
BURNETT (PITCHING); Stavinoha walked; RYAN RAN FOR STAVINOHA;
Lopez flied to center; Ryan was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Ludwick homered; Holliday walked; Pujols walked
[Holliday to second]; Freese flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 2, Cardinals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); RYAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Nieves grounded out (third to first);
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR CLIPPARD; Rodriguez reached on an error by
Schumaker; STAMMEN RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; Morgan forced Stammen
(second to shortstop); Guzman lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 2, Cardinals 3.


Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           42   26   16    0  .619     -   170  135
Florida Marlins                 41   24   17    0  .585   1.5   179  164
Atlanta Braves                  45   25   20    0  .556   2.5   187  144
Washington Nationals            42   20   22    0  .476   6.0   157  171
New York Mets                   42   20   22    0  .476   6.0   177  179

New York Mets 3, Washington Nationals 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 (N) at Citi Field

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
NY  N    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  5   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Werth rf                      4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
Ramos c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       9   1
LaRoche 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       3   1
Morse lf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       5   1
Espinosa 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Hairston 3b                   2   0   0   0       2   0       0   0
Gorzelanny p                  2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  H. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bixler ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   0   8   0       2   8      24   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Morse-Ramos-Espinosa.
E: Gorzelanny (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Morse (3,off Niese); Espinosa (5,off Niese).
SH: Espinosa (2,off Niese).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Desmond (14,2nd base off Isringhausen/Paulino).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reyes ss                      4   2   3   0       1   0       1   1
Turner 3b                     4   0   2   2       1   0       0   3
Beltran rf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Bay lf                        2   0   0   1       1   1       2   0
Murphy 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       9   1
Paulino c                     3   0   0   0       1   3       9   0
Hairston cf                   3   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
  Pridie cf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Tejada 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       2   2
Niese p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Isringhausen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Evans ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3   9   3       6   9      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Turner 2 (5,off Gorzelanny 2); Hairston (2,off Gorzelanny).
SF: Bay (1,off Gorzelanny).
IBB: Bay (1,by Gorzelanny); Reyes (5,by Gorzelanny).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gorzelanny L(2-3)             5.2   8   3   3   5   7   0  29
H. Rodriguez                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Coffey                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Slaten                        1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8     9   3   3   6   9   0  38
IBB: Gorzelanny 2 (3,Bay,Reyes).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niese W(3-4)                  7     6   0   0   1   7   0  28
Isringhausen                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Rodriguez SV(13)              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9     8   0   0   2   8   0  37
Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Bill Miller
Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 24527
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets            
1. Bernadina           cf        Reyes               ss
2. Desmond             ss        Turner              3b
3. Werth               rf        Beltran             rf
4. Ramos               c         Bay                 lf
5. LaRoche             1b        Murphy              1b
6. Morse               lf        Paulino             c
7. Espinosa            2b        Hairston            cf
8. Hairston            3b        Tejada              2b
9. Gorzelanny          p         Niese               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Desmond struck out; Werth
singled to center; Ramos singled to center [Werth to third];
LaRoche flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Reyes singled to third; Turner doubled to right [Reyes
to third]; Beltran struck out; Bay sacrifice flied into a double
play [Reyes scored, Turner out at third (left to catcher to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse doubled to left; Espinosa out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Morse to third]; Hairston
popped to second; Gorzelanny batted right handed; Gorzelanny
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Murphy struck out; Paulino walked; Hairston was called
out on strikes; Tejada singled to center [Paulino to second];
Niese flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

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

METS 3RD: Reyes singled to shortstop; Turner flied to right;
Beltran popped to first; Reyes was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Gorzelanny [Reyes to second]; Bay was walked
intentionally; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Ramos popped to first; LaRoche struck out; Morse
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Paulino struck out; Hairston doubled to center; Tejada
walked; Niese flied to left; Reyes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Espinosa flied to right; Hairston grounded out
(third to first); Gorzelanny batted right handed; Gorzelanny
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Turner walked; Beltran singled to center [Turner to
second]; Bay struck out; Murphy forced Beltran (first to
shortstop) [Turner to third]; Paulino struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Bernadina singled to left; On a bunt Desmond
forced Bernadina (first to shortstop); Werth popped to first;
Ramos struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Hairston singled to third; Tejada flied to left
[Hairston to second]; Niese was called out on strikes; Reyes was
walked intentionally; Turner doubled to center [Hairston scored,
Reyes scored]; H. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED GORZELANNY (PITCHING);
Beltran flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Mets 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: LaRoche struck out; Morse lined to second;
Espinosa doubled to left; Hairston walked; BIXLER BATTED FOR H.
RODRIGUEZ; Bixler singled to third [Espinosa to third, Hairston
to second]; Bernadina grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: COFFEY REPLACED BIXLER (PITCHING); Bay flied to
center; Murphy was called out on strikes; Paulino was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: PRIDIE REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING CF);
ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED NIESE (PITCHING); Desmond singled to
center; Werth was called out on strikes while Desmond stole
second; Ramos flied to center [Desmond to third]; LaRoche flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: SLATEN REPLACED COFFEY (PITCHING); Pridie popped to
shortstop; Tejada flied to left; EVANS BATTED FOR ISRINGHAUSEN;
Evans walked; Reyes singled to right [Evans to second]; Turner
forced Reyes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Mets 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Morse
singled to center; Espinosa popped to catcher; Hairston walked
[Morse to second]; NIX BATTED FOR SLATEN; Nix flied to left;
Bernadina flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Mets 3.

Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  40   25   15    0  .625     -   212  171
Washington Nationals            39   23   16    0  .590   1.5   141  128
New York Mets                   39   21   18    0  .538   3.5   166  196
Miami Marlins                   39   21   18    0  .538   3.5   147  146
Philadelphia Phillies           40   21   19    0  .525   4.0   165  155

Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 2012 (N) at Nationals Park

BAL A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  7  1
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  7  1
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Avery lf                      4   1   2   0       1   1       0   0
Hardy ss                      5   0   0   0       0   2       5   3
Markakis rf                   5   1   2   1       0   1       1   0
Jones cf                      5   0   2   1       0   1       3   0
Wieters c                     5   0   0   0       0   0       9   2
Betemit 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   2       3   0
  Strop p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Davis 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
Andino 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   5
Arrieta p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  N. Johnson ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  O'Day p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Patton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hall ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Gregg p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Flaherty 3b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   2   7   2       3  12      33  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Andino-Hardy-Davis, Davis-Hardy-Davis.
E: Andino (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Markakis (9,off Jackson); Avery (2,off Jackson).
HR: Markakis (7,11th inning off Mattheus 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Wieters (2,off Jackson); Avery (1,off Jackson).
IBB: Hall (1,by Burnett).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    5   1   2   1       0   0       2   3
Bernadina lf                  5   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  5   0   2   0       0   1       1   2
LaRoche 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   2      12   1
Harper rf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       1   0
Espinosa 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   2       1   4
Ankiel cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Flores c                      4   0   1   0       0   0      11   1
Jackson p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Tracy ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Lombardozzi ph              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   1   7   1       1  10      33  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Desmond-LaRoche, Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche.
E: Espinosa (4).
BATTING - 
HR: Desmond (6,6th inning off Arrieta 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Espinosa (1,by Gregg); Lombardozzi (3,by Strop).
GDP: Flores (1,off Gregg); Desmond (4,off Strop).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Desmond (4,2nd base off Arrieta/Wieters).
CS: Harper (2,2nd base by Arrieta/Wieters); Flores (1,2nd base by Arrieta/Wieters).
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Arrieta                       7     6   1   1   1   9   1  26
O'Day                         1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Patton                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Gregg W(2-1)                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Strop SV(3)                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                       11     7   1   1   1  10   1  40
WP: Strop (1).
HBP: Gregg (3,Espinosa); Strop (1,Lombardozzi).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson                       8     5   1   1   1   8   0  28
Clippard                      1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Burnett                       1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5
Mattheus L(2-1)               1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Totals                       11     7   2   2   3  12   1  41
IBB: Burnett (1,Hall).
Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Joe West
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 36680
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Washington Nationals     
1. Avery               lf        Desmond             ss
2. Hardy               ss        Bernadina           lf
3. Markakis            rf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Jones               cf        LaRoche             1b
5. Wieters             c         Harper              rf
6. Betemit             3b        Espinosa            2b
7. Davis               1b        Ankiel              cf
8. Andino              2b        Flores              c
9. Arrieta             p         Jackson             p

ORIOLES 1ST: Avery walked; Hardy flied to right; Markakis
doubled to left [Avery to third]; Jones singled to third [Avery
scored, Markakis to third]; Wieters grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Desmond grounded out (second to first); Bernadina
struck out; Zimmerman singled to center; LaRoche struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Betemit struck out; Davis struck out; Andino struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Harper singled to second [Harper to second (error
by Andino)]; Espinosa flied to center [Harper to third]; Ankiel
struck out; Flores lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Arrieta struck out; Avery doubled to center; Hardy
struck out; Markakis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Jackson was called out on strikes; Desmond
singled to center; Bernadina flied to center; Desmond stole
second; Zimmerman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Jones flied to center; Wieters grounded out (third
to first); Betemit grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: LaRoche struck out; Harper walked; Harper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Espinosa was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis flied to center; Andino lined to third;
Arrieta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Ankiel grounded out (shortstop to first); Flores
singled to pitcher; Flores was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Avery singled to center; Hardy forced Avery (third
to second) [Hardy to second (error by Espinosa)]; Markakis
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hardy to third]; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Desmond homered; Bernadina grounded out (second
to first); Zimmerman popped to second; LaRoche popped to third;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Wieters grounded out (shortstop to first); Betemit
struck out; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Harper singled to center; On a bunt Espinosa
struck out; Ankiel popped to third; Flores popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Andino grounded out (second to first); N. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR ARRIETA; N. Johnson singled to right; Avery grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [N. Johnson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: O'DAY REPLACED N. JOHNSON (PITCHING); TRACY
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Tracy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Desmond grounded out (second to first); Bernadina flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Hardy struck
out; Markakis struck out; Jones singled to shortstop; Wieters
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); PATTON
REPLACED O'DAY (PITCHING); LaRoche grounded out (first
unassisted); Harper popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: BURNETT REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Betemit
walked; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher) [Betemit to
second]; Andino struck out; HALL BATTED FOR PATTON; Hall was
walked intentionally; Avery struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 10TH: GREGG REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Espinosa was hit
by a pitch; Ankiel popped to shortstop; Flores grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Espinosa out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Nationals 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: MATTHEUS REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); Hardy flied
to center; Markakis homered; Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); Wieters grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 11TH: STROP REPLACED BETEMIT (PITCHING); FLAHERTY
REPLACED GREGG (PLAYING 3B); LOMBARDOZZI BATTED FOR MATTHEUS;
Lombardozzi was hit by a pitch; Desmond grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Lombardozzi out at second];
Bernadina struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch;
Zimmerman singled to center [Bernadina to second]; LaRoche
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, Nationals 1.
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